A press operator at a printing company who blocked his employer’s phone numbers so it couldn’t reach him after being laid off has lost his appeal for Employment Insurance (EI)…
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
COVID-19 layoffs and constructive dismissal: Tatha Swann breaks down recent rulings
At HRPA’s Annual HR Law Conference, Tatha Swann, founder of Swann Law in Toronto, provided an insightful session on constructive dismissal viewed through the lens of COVID-19 related layoffs. “There…
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Featured
Lush’s layoff, termination of worker had nothing to do with her Multiple Sclerosis: Tribunal
A worker at a Lush Handmade Cosmetics store in Calgary was not discriminated against because of her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when she was terminated following an extended pandemic-related layoff and…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Unifor says Global News layoffs further erodes democracy in Canada
By Unifor The news of layoffs and restructuring at Global News this week chips away at already barebones newsrooms and puts democracy at risk as the number of media workers…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Fleming College’s decision to layoff staff without 90-day notice justified by pandemic: Arbitrator
Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough, Ont., was not required to give 90 days’ notice of layoffs to unionized staff during the pandemic, an arbitrator has ruled, because the circumstances…
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Constructive DismissalEmployment ContractsFeatured
B.C. pressman loses bid to have termination clause voided because cap was shorter than mandated for ‘group’ layoffs under ESA
A senior pressman at Glenmore Printing in Richmond, B.C., was laid off during the pandemic — a move that both the worker and employer agreed was constructive dismissal. But the…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedMental Health
Unionized optician who refused to work Sundays awarded lost wages, $1K for emotional pain
A unionized optician in Toronto who was laid off after refusing to work Sundays during the pandemic has been awarded more than $16,000 in lost pay, along with $1,000 for…