An Alberta appeal board has ordered a workplace safety investigation be reconsidered after finding an officer failed to properly examine whether an employee’s termination was connected to his safety c… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Carpenter at Edmonton school board loses DFR fight against CUPE over banked overtime
The Alberta Labour Relations Board dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 784, finding the union properly investigated a member’s concer… Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Donuts, dancing, and high-fives: Arbitrator overturns suspension of worker who celebrated supervisor’s firing
An Alberta arbitrator has overturned two consecutive five-day suspensions issued to a lead hand shipper at Imperial Dade Canada, finding that neither incident warranted the discipline imposed and orde… Free …
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FeaturedPeople on the Move
Lawyer with two decades experience named new chief of Alberta Human Rights Commission
Zabeda Yaqoob, K.C. will lead the Alberta Human Rights Commission and Tribunals starting today in a six-year appointment that runs until July 20, 2031. Yaqoob brings more than 20 years …
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Former Loblaws worker who stopped communicating with employer loses disability discrimination case
An Alberta human rights tribunal dismissed a disability discrimination complaint against Loblaws after finding a former employee failed to communicate with her employer for nearly two years following … Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Alberta worker who sought leave to work on provincial election campaign loses duty of fair representation fight
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint from a school employee who alleged her union failed to fairly represent her during negotiations for leave to work on a …
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Workplace News
Delta Land fined $350,000 in Alberta after employee killed while working on excavator
A Red Deer, Alta., land development company has been fined $350,000 after pleading guilty to safety violations that led to a worker’s death at a resort construction site. Delta Land …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Oil worker wins wrongful dismissal case after driving truck into water
An Alberta court has awarded a fuel and lubricant technician $95,000 in damages after finding his employer wrongfully terminated him for driving a company truck into standing water at a… …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s psychological injury claim denied due to lack of qualifying events
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has dismissed a worker’s appeal for compensation related to a psychological injury, finding that none of the 12 reported workplace events met t… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Employer denied cost transfer request in claim tied to WCB rehab provider’s alleged negligence
An Alberta employer has failed in its attempt to shift workers’ compensation claim costs onto a rehabilitation service provider, after the Appeals Commission ruled the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) policies… …

