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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust CauseOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Pipeline surveyor’s assault lawsuit dismissed, must use union arbitration: B.C. Court of Appeal
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a surveyor’s civil lawsuit against his pipeline company employer over an alleged July 2021 workplace assault and subsequent wrongful dismissal, rulin… To …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Alleged sexual assaults by auto dealership owner deemed workplace incidents by tribunal
A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has ruled that alleged sexual assaults by an employer against his personal assistant occurred in the course of employment, potentially barring the … …
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Port Coquitlam residents can now access complete Supreme Court registry services locally for the first time, eliminating trips to Vancouver or New Westminster for civil and family court matters. The …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
🔒B.C. refinery worker, fired for lying about price of boots, has grievance dismissed
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British Columbia has appointed Colleen Spier as a Provincial Court judge to address mounting case backlogs at the Nanaimo courthouse, effective July 7. Spier, who most recently served as assistant …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Worker wins right to amend wrongful dismissal claim citing supervisor’s affair with his wife
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has allowed a worker to expand his wrongful dismissal lawsuit to include detailed allegations about how his supervisor’s affair with his wife created a …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
B.C. racist incident helpline connects more than 800 callers to support services in first year
British Columbia’s racist incident helpline handled 807 calls in its first year of operation, with nearly 94% of callers reporting their needs were met, according to statistics released by the …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. trucking firm deemed dependent contractor in wrongful termination case, awarded damages
A trucking company that provided delivery services exclusively to a B.C. lumber distributor for 14 years was a dependent contractor and entitled to reasonable notice of termination, the B.C. Supreme …