The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal accepted a discrimination complaint filed three weeks past the one-year deadline after finding a care aide’s post-traumatic stress disorder prevented her from recognizing workplace… …
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B.C. tribunal rejects late sexual harassment complaint against major retailer
A British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has refused to accept a sexual harassment complaint against a major retailer and manager, ruling that a two-year filing delay was not in the …
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Elected official wins wrongful dismissal case after Indigenous government fails to follow own suspension rules
An elected president of an Indigenous government in British Columbia has been awarded more than $320,000 in damages after a court found he was constructively dismissed when the board suspended …
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B.C. tribunal links domestic violence trauma to failed driving tests in workplace discrimination case
A British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has denied an employer’s application to dismiss a discrimination complaint filed by a worker who was demoted after failing to obtain her driver’s licence, …
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B.C. court upholds order blocking Gate Gourmet from using out-of-province workers during Vancouver airport strike
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a labour relations board order that prevented Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. from using workers at its Alberta and Ontario operations to perform catering …
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FeaturedOpinion/CommentaryThe Sidebar
When it comes to retirement discussions, ‘maybe’ is a four letter word
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe phone call that changed everything lasted maybe five minutes. On one end of the line, a beer equipment servicer (identified here as B.G.) laid off during the early pandemic …
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PREMIUM Beer worker who said he ‘might as well retire’ during COVID layoff wins wrongful dismissal case
A British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that an employee’s ambiguous comment about retirement during a pandemic layoff did not constitute a clear resignation, awarding him six months’ pay after… …
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PREMIUM 🔒Bookkeeper wins constructive dismissal case after office desk reassignment
A British Columbia Provincial Court has ruled that a company constructively dismissed its senior bookkeeper when it moved her from her own desk to a smaller workspace to make room… …
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A British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling has clarified when terminated employees can seek compensation through corporate oppression claims, emphasizing that employment-related losses must stem from s… Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Employee who discussed retirement for two years loses wrongful dismissal claim
A British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who discussed retirement plans with his employer for nearly two years voluntarily resigned rather than being wrongfully dismissed, even though… …

