A catering manager at a B.C. sports venue who says a co-worker sexually assaulted her after a night of after-hours drinking with colleagues has been denied compensation for a mental… …
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PREMIUM B.C. employer cites ‘lack of work,’ not worker’s bizarre conduct, and loses reprisal case
A B.C. construction labourer cut off from work weeks after reporting safety concerns was the target of a prohibited reprisal, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has ruled. The tribunal reached… …
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Funding cuts led to job loss for B.C. manager at non-profit, not her bullying complaint
A British Columbia non-profit program manager who was let go about two and a half months after her bullying and harassment complaint was resolved lost her job because of funding …
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PREMIUM Firing at fast food joint in front of Elders was abusive, B.C. tribunal rules
A newly hired Indigenous project superintendent who was fired in a fast-food restaurant in front of Elders, hours after his manager refused his request to have a job site blessed,… …
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‘Has issue with everyone’: Supervisor’s rudeness to all defeats nurse’s discrimination claim
A Filipino licensed practical nurse who said her supervisor belittled her and her employer passed her over for leadership roles because of her race and bipolar disorder has lost her …
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PREMIUM Stillbirth counts as death for CIPA Lumber bereavement leave: arbitrator
A mill worker whose wife delivered a stillborn daughter is entitled to three days of paid bereavement leave, an arbitrator has ruled. The arbitrator found that a stillbirth counts as… …
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Legally arguable, morally indefensible: Denying bereavement leave after stillbirth
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIn June 2024, a worker at a lumber mill on Annacis Island in Delta, B.C., asked for three days of paid bereavement leave. His wife had delivered a stillborn daughter …
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Only lawyer denied paid parking wins grievance against B.C. agency in Victoria
A Victoria lawyer who was the only counsel at the BC Family Maintenance Agency without employer-paid parking is entitled to a parking spot at the agency’s expense, a British Columbia …
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PREMIUM $300-million defamation claim over Workday safety note dismissed by B.C. court
A Workday quality assurance engineer who sought $300 million in damages over a manager’s note describing him as aggressive has had his defamation lawsuit dismissed by the Supreme Court of… …
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Champ’s Fresh Farms pay formula for mushroom pickers upheld despite sub-minimum piece rates
Champ’s Fresh Farms did not breach minimum wage rules for piece-rate mushroom pickers by using grade-based rates, some below the minimum, because no worker was paid less than the minimum …

