The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge from an Iranian national whose work permit application was denied despite receiving a provincial nomination and a confirmed job offer as …
British Columbia
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A British Columbia barbershop has failed to overturn a determination that it owes a former employee more than $7,500 in unpaid wages and vacation pay, after an employment standards tribunal …
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Employer breached duty to bargain in good faith by withholding pension info: B.C. board
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found Richmond Elevator Maintenance breached its duty to bargain in good faith by failing to provide pension plan information to the International Union… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses nurse grievance over resignation as untimely after 13-month delay
An arbitrator in British Columbia has dismissed a nurse’s grievance seeking reinstatement after her resignation, ruling the union’s 13-month delay in filing violated mandatory collective agreement tim… To continue reading, …
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A British Columbia mining company must pay workers for time spent travelling to and from a remote mine site on employer-provided transportation, the province’s Employment Standards Tribunal has ruled…. To …
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🔒B.C. pharmacy’s bitter pill: $150K for dismissing 77-year-old worker after 45 years
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BC Hydro employee ordered to repay parental leave top-up after refusing to return to work
A British Columbia employee who declined to return to work following the suspension of the employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy must repay more than $4,000 in parental leave benefits, the Civil …
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Mental disorder claim over alleged workplace throat-grabbing filed too late: B.C. tribunal
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has denied a worker’s appeal of a mental disorder claim that was filed more than two years after her termination, finding no special circumstances existed …
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B.C. court delivers a rare guilty verdict in a workplace fatality case
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, a B.C. Supreme Court judge …
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Food demonstrator fired for job abandonment, not safety reprisal: B.C. tribunal
A British Columbia food demonstrator who claimed she was fired for raising workplace concerns has lost her appeal after a tribunal found her employer terminated her employment due to job …


