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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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
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 …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Former mining executive denied CPP disability pension over back pain that spread throughout his body
A former mining executive has been denied a Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability pension after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s Appeal Division found he did not meet the criteria …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Termination clause in mining director’s employment contract ruled unenforceable by Ontario court
An Ontario court has ruled that the termination provisions in an executive’s employment agreement are unenforceable because they did not meet the minimum requirements laid out by the province’s employment …
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Mental HealthWrongful Dismissal
Mining company ‘untruthful, misleading and unduly insensitive’ in how it handled executive’s departure: Ontario court
An Ontario court has awarded a mining executive $50,000 in moral damages for the way his without cause termination was handled. William Gascon was hired as the general manager of …