A British Columbia company that operated a small café has lost its appeal of two $500 administrative penalties after failing to provide payroll records and compensation for length of service …
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B.C. tribunal rules student newspaper editor was dependent contractor, awards notice damages
A British Columbia tribunal has ordered a student newspaper to pay $2,100 in notice damages to a managing editor it terminated without cause, finding the worker was a dependent contractor …
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B.C. human rights tribunal declines to defer cook’s complaint despite parallel civil lawsuit
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has refused to defer a discrimination complaint from a restaurant cook who alleges he was treated “like a slave” by his uncle-employer, despite an …
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🔒B.C. court upholds dismissal of correctional officer trainee’s human rights complaint
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B.C. tribunal dismisses human rights complaint against hotel manager, but claim against employer proceeds
A British Columbia human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint against a hotel general manager accused of failing to address workplace harassment, ruling the case should proceed only against the …
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B.C. accounting firm awarded nearly $5K after employee quits with negative vacation balance
An accounting firm in British Columbia has been awarded $4,664 after an employee resigned while owing significant vacation time he had taken during a three-month study leave. The Civil Resolution …
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Hospital Appeal Board dismisses jurisdiction challenge in 11-year temporary privileges case
The Hospital Appeal Board has rejected Vancouver Coastal Health Authority’s attempt to dismiss a physician’s appeal concerning her temporary medical staff privileges, which she held for more than 11 y… …
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B.C. Supreme Court judge dismisses bid to recuse herself in wrongful dismissal suit against province
The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a request to disqualify the trial judge in a long-running wrongful dismissal case against the province, finding no reasonable apprehension of bias arising from …
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🔒B.C. court finds wrongful dismissal after employer failed to follow progressive discipline
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Provincial Health Services Authority release invalid, worker’s human rights complaint to proceed
A worker terminated by Provincial Health Services Authority can proceed with a human rights complaint alleging disability discrimination despite signing a release, a tribunal has ruled. The British Co… To …