A housekeeper fired from the Holiday Inn & Suites, Vancouver Downtown over three cigars found in a guestroom fridge has been reinstated by a labour arbitrator, who ruled the termination… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Hampton Inn operator loses bid to escape $120K wrongful dismissal judgment
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a ruling that a numbered Ontario company operating as Hampton Inn and Suites in Brantford is jointly liable, as a common employer,… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Probationary hotel worker fired after pushing for paid breaks loses DFR fight against Unifor
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint by a former hotel night auditor who alleged his union failed to properly represent him after he was terminated during …
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PREMIUM Exchange Hotel Vancouver violated labour code with anti-union communications: Labour board
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled that the operator of Exchange Hotel Vancouver breached provincial labour law by sending employees communications that cast doubt on a union’s motives during… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Ontario tribunal denies reconsideration in Best Western sexual harassment case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a request to reconsider its decision dismissing a sexual harassment application against Best Western Plus Waterloo, finding the worker failed to establi… …
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B.C. tribunal dismisses human rights complaint against hotel manager, but claim against employer proceeds
A British Columbia human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint against a hotel general manager accused of failing to address workplace harassment, ruling the case should proceed only against the …
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Vancouver hotel ordered certified after unfair labour practices stopped union drive
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has ordered remedial certification of a union at a high end Vancouver hotel after finding the employer committed multiple unfair labour practices that effec… …
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Saskatchewan labour board declares Confederation Inn successor employer, orders union certification
A Saskatchewan hotel operator must recognize a union and honour an expired collective agreement after the province’s labour board found it is the successor employer to a decades-long bargaining relati… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Best Western Waterloo not liable for co-worker’s sexual harassment, tribunal rules
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a worker’s complaint against Best Western Plus Waterloo, ruling the hotel cannot be held liable for sexual harassment carried out by a …


