A British Columbia judge has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a long-serving Investors Group investment consultant, finding the company had just cause to end his 27-year career based… …
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B.C. worker fired after harassment complaint not victim of retaliation
A worker who was dismissed the same day she filed a bullying and harassment complaint with her employer’s board of directors was not the target of retaliation, the Workers’ Compensation …
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PREMIUM BC Hydro loses court fight after it steered worker away from reporting mental health injury
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has failed to overturn a finding that it discouraged a worker from reporting a mental-disorder injury to the province’s workers’ compensation board. The Supreme… …
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B.C. court stays accountant’s dismissal claim against AirCFO, says Ohio is proper forum
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has stayed a wrongful dismissal action brought by a British Columbia accountant against a U.S.-based company, finding the court lacked jurisdiction and that Ohio …
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Worker denied comp for stress after accidental voicemail where bosses called her ‘slippery’ and ‘unreliable’
An infection control practitioner who said workplace bullying left her with stress and insomnia will not receive compensation, after British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the … Free Membership …
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PREMIUM B.C. Court of Appeal upholds vexatious litigant order against fired Horizon North worker
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has dismissed every appeal brought by a former catering worker who was declared a vexatious litigant after years of failed attempts to relitigate… …
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FeaturedMental Health
Signed release blocks worker’s discrimination complaint against B.C. health authority
A worker who signed a release settling his grievance with the Provincial Health Services Authority cannot pursue his discrimination complaint, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ruled, fin… Free …
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PREMIUM TransLink can shield legal advice from fired vaccine objector, rules privacy commissioner
A former employee of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority lost his bid to obtain records the transit agency withheld as privileged, after British Columbia’s Office of the Information… …
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint against Sun Life, finding the insurer was not the worker’s employer when he was denied a religious exemption from …
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Vernon, B.C., teacher’s firing upheld for facilitating assessment cheating by student
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance challenging the dismissal of a British Columbia teacher who let one student complete a provincial Grade 12 literacy assessment under another student’s identity,… Free …