The Supreme Court of British Columbia has found that Mac’s Convenience Stores breached its duty of honesty in contractual performance toward a group of temporary foreign workers it recruited but …
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Worker can’t rewrite argument to revive Trans Mountain human rights complaint: B.C. tribunal
A worker cannot revive her dismissed human rights complaint against Trans Mountain by changing her position on whether the pipeline company was her employer, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
B.C. court sends Civeo punitive damages back over double counting
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has upheld a labour arbitrator’s authority to hear an employer’s defamation grievance against a union but ordered the British Columbia Labour Relations Board to …
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FeaturedMental Health
Gore Mutual fails in bid to dismiss former claim adjuster’s mental disability complaint
Gore Mutual Insurance Company must face a former claims adjuster’s complaint that it discriminated against her because of a mental disability, after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal refused … …
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PREMIUM Female manager at Mt. Baldy ski resort paid less than men, but no discrimination found: B.C. tribunal
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint from a man who was passed over for two library jobs at College of New Caledonia, finding he had …
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FeaturedImmigration
Foreign worker in B.C. awarded $45K after woodworking firm misrepresented job opportunity
A Surrey, B.C. stairs and railings company has been ordered to pay $44,718.49 to a foreign worker after the British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal dismissed its appeal of a determination …
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Arbitrator dismisses 20-month-old grievance over four days’ lost pay for worker at oriented strand board plant
An arbitrator has dismissed a United Steelworkers grievance against Louisiana-Pacific Canada at its Dawson Creek oriented strand board plant, finding the union waited nearly two years after the grieva… Free …
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FeaturedLegal CostsSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
B.C. tribunal orders former client to pay $2,514 in unpaid legal fees in severance case
A British Columbia lawyer and his law corporation have won a small claims dispute against a former client who refused to pay legal fees after a severance negotiation, with the …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen The BC Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling against a former City of Prince George employee who sued for wrongful dismissal. Rob …