A mineral processing company in British Columbia dismissed a lab technician with 35 years of service without just cause after failing to properly accommodate a chronic migraine condition or warn… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Paladin airport screeners win wage gains, break protections in B.C. arbitration
An interest arbitrator has awarded Paladin Airport Security Services screening officers wage increases, enhanced break protections and targeted benefit improvements at eleven British Columbia airports, while rejecting a broad package… …
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PREMIUM B.C. man found guilty of sexual assault against auto shop receptionist
A British Columbia man has been found guilty of sexual assault after a Provincial Court judge determined he repeatedly subjected a young receptionist to unwanted physical contact at the automotive… …
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A British Columbia employment standards tribunal has upheld a ruling requiring an Alberta-based publisher to pay wages, commissions, and vacation pay to a former worker who performed her job entirely …
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‘Just because she is a mother’: B.C. worker wins discrimination case after maternity leave return blocked
A British Columbia immigration consulting firm discriminated against a returning worker based on sex and family status when it treated her in a humiliating manner and then terminated her employment, …
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PREMIUM B.C. convenience store discriminated against worker with seizures, tribunal rules
A British Columbia convenience store and its owners discriminated against a worker with disabilities by barring her service dog from the workplace, subjecting her to hurtful comments about her condition,… …
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A Syrian refugee who worked at a British Columbia childcare centre and alleged he was paid less than his female coworkers, had wages withheld after his termination, and was fired …
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by a former cannabis security manager who alleged his employer failed to consider his anxiety, depression, and addiction relapse be… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Holi powder toss at B.C. gas station becomes workers’ comp question
A British Columbia gas station worker’s wrongful dismissal claim against her employer and a co-worker has been partly diverted through the workers’ compensation system after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM WorkSafeBC ruling finds no prohibited action in remote-work dispute over pet allergies
A British Columbia project administrator who raised repeated complaints about dog allergies and workplace harassment did not suffer prohibited action from her employer, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has ruled.… …