In an ongoing labour dispute between the Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 837, and Hydro One, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) is deliberating over a confidentiality order…
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Ontario court upholds ICICI Bank’s decision to fire assistant VP who shared confidential info with competitors
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has upheld ICICI Bank of Canada’s decision to terminate the employment an assistant vice-president for cause after he shared confidential information with two competitors…
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Ontario court refuses to grant injunction to LivingArt Kitchens against former employees turned competitors
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has rejected a request for an injunction from LivingArt Kitchens Inc. that sought to restrict three former employees from competing and using alleged confidential…
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N.L.’s privacy commissioner backs decision to protect witness confidentiality in workplace accident case
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled that the Department of Digital Government and Service NL was right to withhold witness statements from an injured worker who sought…
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Double dismissal: Northwest Protection Services, former employees both leave empty handed in spat over fiduciary duties, confidential information
An Ontario court has dismissed an employer’s lawsuit against two of its former employees, and it also tossed out a counterclaim by those workers. Northwest Protection Services Ltd., a company…