A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has struck two defamation actions brought by a former Fraser Health Authority supervisor against two co-workers, finding the claims belong in labour arbitration,… Free …
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A painter lost his job at a major B.C. liquefied natural gas construction site after refusing a drug and alcohol test demanded by his employer following a sniffer dog search …
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FeaturedSmall Claims Court
B.C. winery uncorks a lesson after failing to give marketing director proper notice
A British Columbia winery has been ordered to pay a former marketing director more than $1,450 after the Civil Resolution Tribunal found it failed to provide sufficient notice of termination. …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Bullying complaint at City of Kamloops returns to arbitration after jurisdiction ruling overturned
A workplace bullying and harassment complaint will proceed to arbitration after the British Columbia Labour Relations Board found an arbitrator wrongly declined jurisdiction over key parts of the disp… Free …
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint against Métis Nation British Columbia, finding it had no reasonable prospect of success. The tribunal determined the… Free Membership …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. court dismisses wrongful dismissal claim against Kimberley arts centre
The Provincial Court of British Columbia has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former manager of a Kimberley, B.C. arts centre, ruling the one-year fixed-term contract expired by …
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A British Columbia trucking company acted within its rights when it terminated a customer service specialist without cause and paid three weeks’ wages in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Personal assistant in B.C. loses millions in gifts after court finds undue influence
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a personal assistant who received more than $5 million in property and cash transfers from her employer — a businessman with …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Quesnel, B.C., civic workers’ vaccine grievance hits a dead end
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen Four City of Quesnel employees fired in February 2022 for disobeying the COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy lost their application for reconsideration. In a Ma… …
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A British Columbia health-care worker has been found guilty of sexually assaulting three female colleagues during an evacuation deployment to Vancouver, in a ruling issued by the Provincial Court of …