A Manitoba carpentry company must repay $31,572.92 that a foreign worker from China paid an unlicensed recruiter, even though the worker never started the job and the company never knew …
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A Loewen Windows data analyst fired for dishonesty after his caregiver benefits paperwork named his brother rather than his son is owed two weeks’ wages in lieu of notice, the …
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PREMIUM Winnipeg chemist who secretly filmed female co-workers’ buttocks granted discharge
A Winnipeg chemist who secretly filmed two female co-workers’ buttocks at their workplace over two months has been granted a conditional discharge by the Provincial Court of Manitoba on two… …
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A Winnipeg accountant fired for chronic lateness after refusing an employer’s offer to have him drop his daughter off 10 minutes earlier has lost his complaint against the union that …
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FeaturedImmigration
Expired Manitoba Technology Accelerator letter sinks work permit bid for foreign entrepreneur
A foreign entrepreneur’s bid for judicial review of a refused work permit has been dismissed by the Federal Court, which found nothing unreasonable in an immigration officer’s decision to reject …
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Physician’s $1-million wrongful dismissal claim mostly struck against Prairie Mountain Health
A physician’s $1-million lawsuit against Prairie Mountain Health and its former chief medical officer has been largely struck by the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba, though the plaintiff was …
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A Winnipeg church that argued a former youth pastor’s paid employment ended when he began a romantic relationship with a church leader’s daughter has lost its appeal of an order …
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A whistleblower reprisal complaint against Bass Pro Shops Canada has been dismissed by the Manitoba Labour Board because the worker who filed it is not covered by the province’s whistleblower …
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Manitoba landscaping company ordered to pay HR coordinator $2K over overtime retaliation
A Brandon, Manitoba landscaping company must pay $2,000 to a former HR coordinator who was fired hours after telling a manager they would only work overtime if it was properly …
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A Winnipeg restaurant owner has had the deposit required to appeal a wage order reduced to $5,000, the Manitoba Labour Board has ruled. The Employment Standards Branch had ordered the …


