Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd., the operator of the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, constructively dismissed its regular hourly employees by ceasing to schedule their shifts indefinitely in response to the …
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Radisson Blu Vancouver hotel in breach of labour code for undermining union, intimidating striking employees: Board
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has found Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel and Marina in breach of several sections of the Labour Relations Code. The allegations against the …
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FeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator reduces suspension for two hotel workers following altercation at Fairmont Royal York
Two long-serving banquet servers at a luxury Toronto hotel have had their five-day workplace suspensions reduced following an altercation on June 3, 2022. The incident, which took place at the …
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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 …
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FeaturedRecommendedSexual Harassment
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver loses bid to have human rights complaint tossed from worker it fired for alleged poor performance
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has lost its attempt to have a sexual harassment and discrimination complaint from a worker it fired over alleged performance issues dismissed by the British Columbia …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Vancouver hotel worker, sent packing during pandemic, awarded 18 months’ notice
A long-term worker who lost his job at a Vancouver hotel at the start of the pandemic as business collapsed has been awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal. Angelo …