The B.C. Supreme Court has struck portions of a wrongful dismissal claim for failing to plead material facts, but granted the plaintiff leave to amend the pleadings. The employer, Wainbee …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Mixer driver wins job back after punching co-worker who repeatedly dared him to fight
An arbitrator has ordered the reinstatement of a mixer driver terminated for punching a co-worker, finding the employer failed to address years of racist provocation and workplace aggression that led …
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A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by AFX Mixing & Pumping Technologies for a second injunction that would have prevented its former managing director and his family …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Vancouver hotel ordered certified after unfair labour practices stopped union drive
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has ordered remedial certification of a union at a high end Vancouver hotel after finding the employer committed multiple unfair labour practices that effec… …
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B.C. tribunal dismisses casino worker’s duty of fair representation complaint as premature
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Gateway Casinos & Entertainment employee, ruling the application was premature b… To …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Judge convicts Canada Post shop steward of sexual assault in Prince George, B.C.
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A BC Supreme Court judge convicted a former Canada Post shop steward in Prince George of one of two sexual assault charges on Tuesday, …
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FeaturedImmigration
Iranian paramedic denied work permit despite provincial nomination, job offer in B.C.
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 …
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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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
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, …


