Premium Subscription Required This content requires a paid subscription to HR Law Canada for access to in-depth case law analysis and premium content. Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Log in …
Tag:
ontario
-
-
Workplace News
Ontario introduces automatic credential recognition for healthcare workers as it aims to reduce barriers
Ontario will automatically recognize credentials for doctors and nurses licensed in other Canadian provinces under legislation introduced Monday, part of a broader push to reduce regulatory barriers and speed up …
-
FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Court rejects Diamond & Diamond motion to strike wrongful dismissal claim from former lawyer
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an attempt by Diamond & Diamond Lawyers to strike or narrow a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former lawyer who alleges …
-
FeaturedJust Cause
Ontario court upholds firing for cause after worker defrauded family business of $553,000
An Ontario court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim and upheld the termination for cause of a worker who defrauded his employer of more than $553,000 through a fraudulent invoicing …
-
Employment ContractsFeatured
Clean Water Works loses novel bid to void $350,000 termination pay order
An Ontario tribunal has rejected an employer’s attempt to escape a $350,000 termination payment by arguing that provisions never written into the employment agreement should be implied into it — …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator adopts flexible timeline for evidence in TTC one-person subway operation grievance
An arbitrator has ruled that the union representing Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway operators can continue introducing evidence about the safety of one-person train operation (OPTO) until the … Free …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
County of Haliburton must face hearing on alleged OHS reprisal after firing probationary truck driver
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to stop a health and safety reprisal complaint from proceeding to a hearing, finding a truck driver raised sufficient concerns …
-
Constructive DismissalFeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWrongful Dismissal
Employer cannot use safety legislation to shield itself from constructive dismissal, Ontario tribunal finds
A worker’s claim for constructive wrongful dismissal can proceed in civil court despite her former employer’s argument that workplace safety legislation bars the action, the Workplace Safety and Insur… Free …
-
FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal defers Halton District School Board teacher’s disability discrimination case pending grievance
A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a disability discrimination complaint filed by a teacher against the Halton District School Board, finding the application raises similar is… Free …
-
FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal dismisses City of Toronto worker’s complaint filed years after alleged incidents
A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has dismissed a complaint filed by a City of Toronto employee, finding the application was filed more than four years after the last …