A senior geological advisor wrongfully dismissed by a Calgary-based energy company is entitled to damages for share awards that would have vested during her reasonable notice period, the Court of …
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A human rights tribunal in Alberta has dismissed a worker’s application alleging that her former employer breached a settlement agreement, finding the respondent met all obligations under the deal. Th… …
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PREMIUM Alberta tribunal dismisses gender discrimination complaint filed after worker’s termination
A former employee’s human rights complaint alleging gender-based discrimination has been dismissed by the Alberta Human Rights Commission after a tribunal found no evidence linking the respondent’s conduct to a… …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker’s DFR complaint dismissed despite concern over rep’s contradictory statements on vacation time
An Alberta worker who retired after using up his front-loaded vacation time — believing his union had told him he was entitled to keep it — has had his duty… …
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By Somya Lohia | Shootin’ the Breeze Alberta teachers will learn later this week whether a court will suspend the province’s back-to-work legislation that ended last fall’s strike. The two-day hearing… …
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PREMIUM Alberta’s top court upholds constructive dismissal ruling against provincial government
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed both an appeal and a cross-appeal arising from the constructive dismissal of a long-serving provincial government director, upholding findings that the employer failed… …
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Union revocation bid tossed after board rules collective agreement was already in force
An Alberta labour board has dismissed an employee-led bid to strip a union of its bargaining rights, ruling the revocation application was filed after a new collective agreement had already …
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CUPE failed City of Calgary worker assigned to wrong job for 25 years, labour board rules
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has found that a union breached its duty of fair representation after it dismissed without investigation a worker’s concerns about being reassigned from duties she …
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PREMIUM Alberta long-term care home justified in firing nurse for dishonesty: Arbitrator
An Alberta long-term care facility was justified in terminating a licensed practical nurse whose repeated dishonesty across multiple workplace incidents rendered the employment relationship irreparable, an arbitration board has ruled.… …
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PREMIUM Alberta arbitrator orders in-person hearing at Health Shared Services termination arbitration
An Alberta arbitrator has ordered a termination grievance to proceed in person in Calgary, finding that the case’s reliance on contested oral testimony and credibility assessment tips the balance against… …


