By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Three years after a farm worker was killed in a Norfolk County ginseng field, charges against the farm’s owners and a supervisor have been dropped. Norfolk County OPP said the…
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Gwillimdale Farms Ltd. has been fined $125,000 following a fatal workplace incident that occurred in 2022, where a worker was killed while lubricating machinery at the company’s vegetable processing facility.…
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Longtime farm worker awarded nearly $440,000 in wrongful dismissal case
A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. farm workers who hand-harvest crops get rate increase Jan. 1
Farm workers and producers are reminded that the minimum wage for agricultural piece rates will increase by 2.8% on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops…