The City of Toronto must disclose portions of a child-care operator’s budget records to a union that requested them, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled. The union had asked …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Toronto Transit Commission worker’s mask exemption claim rejected by Ontario court
A Toronto Transit Commission foreperson who stopped attending work after his request for an exemption from a mandatory mask policy was denied has lost his constructive dismissal claim, with the …
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Employment ContractsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Van Dolder’s, Wayfair ‘at any time’ termination clauses upheld by Ontario’s top court
Two Ontario workers who argued the termination clauses in their employment contracts were void have lost their claims for common law damages, after the Court of Appeal for Ontario found… …
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Mental HealthSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Durham Regional Police officer’s PTSD lawsuit can proceed, WSIAT rules
A police officer who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after alleging workplace harassment by her supervisor can proceed with a civil lawsuit against her employer, coworkers and other individuals, the Ontario… …
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A Mississauga laboratory worker who alleged she was discriminated against because of tennis elbow and carpal tunnel conditions has had her human rights application dismissed by the Human Rights Tribun… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM IESO not estopped from ending hybrid work model, arbitrator rules
A labour arbitrator has dismissed a policy grievance from the Society of United Professionals seeking to stop the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) from discontinuing its hybrid work model, finding… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Tech founder was Zenova employee, not contractor: Ontario Court of Appeal
A Canadian product development director who sued Zenova Group for wrongful dismissal has won the right to pursue his case in Ontario, after the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned… …
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A Dryden city councillor who called the municipality’s chief administrative officer a “bully” during a public council meeting has been cleared of violating the city’s code of conduct. The councillor …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSubscriber Content
PREMIUM St. Thomas Elgin hospital worker’s vaccine policy firing upheld
An operating room attendant fired for refusing to comply with a hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy has had her termination upheld by a labour arbitrator. The worker had been employed… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Egg carton plant worker denied reinstatement but awarded backpay, severance in wake of altercation
A Brantford, Ont., egg carton plant worker with almost 38 years of service will not be reinstated after his employment was terminated following a workplace altercation, but he is entitled… …


