A Vancouver worker’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit against a Victoria-based construction company will proceed in Vancouver, after the Supreme Court of British Columbia rejected the employer’s bid to tran… Free Membership …
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A worker banned from a liquefied natural gas construction site near Kitimat, B.C. after a random drug dog search has had his privacy complaint against the project’s prime contractor upheld …
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A roofing worker disqualified from employment insurance benefits after his employer initially reported him as having quit has had that disqualification overturned by the Appeal Division of the Social … …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM EllisDon can’t deny LTD based on age, arbitrator rules
EllisDon Facilities Services (Osler) breached its collective agreement when it refused to consider a worker’s long-term disability claim because he was over 65 at the time he became disabled, an… …
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The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review filed by a construction worker who was denied regular employment insurance benefits after he lost his job for refusing to …
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Two Jamaican migrant workers will receive a combined total of more than $178,000 after the Ontario Labour Relations Board found their employer’s compensation orders did not adequately address losses t… …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Cressey Construction loses appeal over remote-work dismissal in Vancouver
A Vancouver-based real estate developer has lost its appeal of a trial decision finding it constructively dismissed a longtime director after ordering her back to the office full-time without notice,… …
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Ontario construction firm ordered to pay $185K in reprisal case after mitigation argument fails
A construction company that fired a worker for filing an employment standards complaint has been ordered to pay nearly $185,000 in wages, compensation, and severance after an Ontario tribunal rejected… …
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Alberta roofing company loses appeal of $6,000 fall protection penalty
An Alberta roofing company has been denied an appeal of a $6,000 administrative penalty after four workers were found performing work on a residential roof without fall protection, despite the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. construction worker’s complaint against union over sexual harassment investigation dismissed
The BC Labour Relations Board has dismissed a construction worker’s complaint that her union failed to properly represent her during a workplace sexual harassment investigation, finding she agreed to … …


