A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a female police officer’s discrimination complaint against the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and related parties while a parallel grievanc… To continue …
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A Toronto-area waste recycling company has been fined $110,000 following the death of a worker who was struck by a front-end loader in 2023. Millwick Waste Recycling Inc. pleaded guilty …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Town of Whitby violated collective agreements by allowing part-time staff to exceed 24-hour weekly limit
An arbitrator has ruled the Town of Whitby violated both its full-time and part-time collective agreements with CUPE Local 53 by allowing part-time employees to work beyond contractual hour limits …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a job applicant who waited too long to file her case, even though the school board took months to …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator gives SEIU green light to pursue discrimination, reprisal claims in probationary employee’s firing
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that the union representing a probationary employee terminated by Mainstay Community Housing can proceed with claims under the Human Rights Code and the Occupational He… …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Janco Steel fined $200,000 following worker’s forklift death in Stoney Creek, Ont.
A Stoney Creek steel processing company has been fined $200,000 after a worker was fatally struck by an industrial forklift at the facility in 2022. Janco Steel Ltd. pleaded guilty …
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🔒Court sets aside executive’s self-negotiated employment contract in corporate dispute
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Ontario extends layoff protections, targets job scams in response to U.S. tariff threats
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario employers will gain new flexibility to extend temporary layoffs beyond current limits while facing enhanced compliance measures under legislation introduced today that directly responds to eco… To continue reading, …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Toronto-based private college, director fined $410,000 for unpaid wages owed to 14 workers
A Toronto-based private college and its director have been fined $410,000 for failing to pay nearly $185,000 in wages owed to 14 employees, following a lengthy legal battle that began …
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Workplace News
Precision Stamping fined $60,000 after worker critically injured by faulty forklift in Tecumseh, Ont.
A Tecumseh, Ont., manufacturing company has been fined $60,000 after a worker was critically injured when a forklift with defective brakes collided with metal storage racks, creating a dangerous pinch …

