A City of Coquitlam field arborist fired for taking extended breaks at a coffee shop and during lunchtime runs has been ordered reinstated without back pay, a labour arbitrator has… …
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PREMIUM B.C. college worker disciplined for bullying loses bid to unmask coworkers who complained about him
A British Columbia public body employee who sought access to workplace investigation files has been granted partial disclosure, with the province’s information and privacy commissioner finding much of the material… …
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PREMIUM Firing of John Howard Society worker days after rights complaint not retaliation, B.C. tribunal finds
A support worker who was fired days after telling her employer she planned to file a human rights complaint has had her discrimination and retaliation case dismissed by the British… …
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A worker disciplined for not flagging a supplier problem that arose while he was on disability leave will have part of his human rights complaint proceed to a hearing, the …
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A nurse who overheard a colleague question whether she had postpartum depression or a brain injury has lost her human rights complaint against Interior Health Authority, with the British Columbia …
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Best Buy ordered to pay $60,000 by human rights tribunal after firing B.C. worker with knee injury
A Best Buy employee who was fired during a company-wide restructuring while struggling with an undiagnosed knee injury has been awarded more than $60,000 by the British Columbia Human Rights …
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BC woodworking shop’s overtime-for-materials scheme breached employment standards
A British Columbia woodworking shop’s bid to recover more than $1,000 in materials from a former worker who used banked overtime hours to buy them has been dismissed, with the …
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A Victoria cannabis retailer has been ordered to pay a $7,000 penalty after a budtender sold cannabis to a 17-year-old test shopper without asking for identification, with British Columbia’s Liquor …
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Two former directors of Orchard Technology Inc. have been ordered to personally pay more than $25,000 each in unpaid wages owed to a former employee, the British Columbia Employment Standards …
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A technical sales representative’s claim for more than $42,000 in commissions has been sent back for further investigation by the British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal, in a split decision th… …


