The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that a disciplinary action complaint filed by a former employee of Capital Power Corporation will be remitted back to Occupational Health and Safety …
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B.C. nurse denied mental health benefits after being called ‘ma’am’ by his supervisor, having lunch bag hidden
A British Columbia healthcare worker’s claim for compensation due to a mental disorder stemming from alleged workplace bullying has been denied by the B.C. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT)… Free …
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By Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University and Irene Huertas-Valdivia, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos It’s summer and that means high season and busy times for the tourism sector. According to the …
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Supervisor’s public threat to worker’s job security cited to justify WCB mental injury award
An office manager whose supervisor bullied and harassed her — including threatening her job security in front of co-workers — is entitled to WCB benefits for psychological injury, the Appeals …
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Tribunal cites ’employer-decision exclusion’ in denying WCB benefits to nurse who alleged bullying, harassment by bosses
A British Columbia nurse’s appeal for compensation due to alleged workplace bullying and harassment has been denied by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT). The nurse, employed at a long-… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Investigations
OLRB rules against Stelco, citing inadequate ‘closure letter’ after workplace harassment complaint and investigation
Stelco failed to meet its obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) regarding workplace harassment of one its employees that occurred via social media, the Ontario Labour Relatio… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Arbitrator upholds firing of B.C. professor who filed knowingly false allegations of sexual harassment against colleague
A professor in British Columbia who was fired after knowingly making false allegations of sexual harassment against a female colleague has had his termination upheld by an arbitrator. SN was …
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FeaturedMental Health
‘Blunt and rude’ email to correctional officer by management was not threatening behaviour: B.C. tribunal
The British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has denied a correctional officer’s appeal for compensation for a mental disorder, which he attributed to an email received from an as… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
B.C. tribunal confirms employer retaliation against fitness facility worker for reporting safety and harassment issues
The British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has confirmed an earlier ruling that an employer retaliated against a fitness facility worker who raised safety issues, including bull… Free Membership …
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Room attendant who alleged manager called her ‘garbage’ was not bullied, harassed: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that a room attendant at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver was not subjected to bullying or harassment by her supervisors. The attendant, who is part of the …