A sand and gravel company has been fined $150,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when he became entangled in a conveyer system on a construction site near Entwistle, Alta. …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Alberta tribunal upholds dismissal of sexual harassment complaint after worker rejects $64K settlement
A health and safety coordinator who alleged sexual harassment and retaliation has lost her bid to revive human rights complaints after rejecting a settlement offer the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Edmonton school bus driver wins reinstatement after allegations she used vehicle for personal reasons
An Alberta arbitrator has overturned the termination of a school bus driver and ordered her reinstated with back pay after finding the employer failed to prove most allegations of misconduct, …
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PREMIUM Tribunal rejects Canadian Natural Resources bid to delay human rights complaints over vaccination policy
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed an application by Canadian Natural Resources to stay six human rights complaints related to the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, ruling that the complaints… …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Alberta court dismisses worker’s bid to exclude constructive dismissal from Public Service Act cap
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has dismissed a former public service employee’s attempt to exclude constructive dismissal from the termination pay limits set out in the Public Service… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Excalibur Drilling appeal of OHS noise order in Alberta dismissed
Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has dismissed Excalibur Drilling’s attempt to challenge a government order requiring the company to conduct a proper noise exposure assessment at i… Free …
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PREMIUM Union cleared in DFR complaint after worker barred from Billy the Kid TV set in Alberta
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint from a worker who alleged his union failed to fairly represent him after he lost a film industry assignment due to… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Carry Steel worker’s complaint against union dismissed after settlement deemed fair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Carry Steel employee after finding a settlement offer from the union and employer …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. court stays wrongful dismissal claim against contractors, says it must proceed in Alberta
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has stayed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit brought by a former worker of Integrated Contractors, ruling the case must proceed in Alberta rather than B.C. …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
BP Canada defeats wrongful dismissal claim but must face defamation suit in Alberta
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has dismissed a former employee’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit against BP Canada Energy Group for long delay, but ruled the same worker can proceed …