A British Columbia human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint against a hotel general manager accused of failing to address workplace harassment, ruling the case should proceed only against the …
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B.C. accounting firm awarded nearly $5K after employee quits with negative vacation balance
An accounting firm in British Columbia has been awarded $4,664 after an employee resigned while owing significant vacation time he had taken during a three-month study leave. The Civil Resolution …
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Hospital Appeal Board dismisses jurisdiction challenge in 11-year temporary privileges case
The Hospital Appeal Board has rejected Vancouver Coastal Health Authority’s attempt to dismiss a physician’s appeal concerning her temporary medical staff privileges, which she held for more than 11 y… …
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B.C. Supreme Court judge dismisses bid to recuse herself in wrongful dismissal suit against province
The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a request to disqualify the trial judge in a long-running wrongful dismissal case against the province, finding no reasonable apprehension of bias arising from …
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PREMIUM B.C. court finds wrongful dismissal after employer failed to follow progressive discipline
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Provincial Health Services Authority release invalid, worker’s human rights complaint to proceed
A worker terminated by Provincial Health Services Authority can proceed with a human rights complaint alleging disability discrimination despite signing a release, a tribunal has ruled. The British Co… Free …
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B.C. court strikes aggravated damages claim in wrongful dismissal case, grants leave to amend
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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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… …

