By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed a petition by Gibraltar Mines Ltd. and sent a worker’s long-running discrimination complaint back to the B.C. Human …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUMInvestment banker at Cannacord Genuity awarded $2.5 million for wrongful dismissal
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUMStep-grandparent not covered under bereavement leave clause at mining firm
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A British Columbia mining company must pay workers for time spent travelling to and from a remote mine site on employer-provided transportation, the province’s Employment Standards Tribunal has ruled…. Free …
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Mining worker’s race discrimination claim against Impala Canada tossed by tribunal after civil settlement
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a race discrimination application from a former mining worker who settled a civil wrongful dismissal claim weeks before filing with the tribunal, …
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PREMIUMUnionized worker fired by Ontario mining firm awarded nearly $100K, but no reinstatement
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust CauseOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …
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Canada’s claim that it champions human rights is at odds with its mining practices
By Véronique Plouffe, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Canada presents itself as a gender equality and human rights champion both at home and abroad. But it’s also a global leader in …
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Teck Coal ordered to pay $140,000 after mine worker severely injured changing truck wheel
A mining company that contracted out truck maintenance has been ordered by the British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board to pay an administrative monetary penalty of $140,000 after a serious wheel …
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The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed Search Minerals Inc.’s bid to halt a wage claim filed by its former CEO, affirming that the province’s Labour Standards Code applies to …