An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling has determined that temporary layoff provisions in employment contracts are not termination clauses and therefore remain enforceable even when other termina… Free Membership …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUMEmployer’s demotion offer to executive returning from mat leave ruled constructive dismissal
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PREMIUMOntario town can’t claim councillor is employee to hide mayor’s reprimand letter: Privacy commissioner
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Job candidate’s lawsuit over alleged stolen business plan stayed, court cites ‘reprehensible conduct’
A former job applicant who sued Colliers Macaulay Nicolls and one of its employees over an alleged stolen business plan has had her lawsuit stayed after repeatedly refusing to pay …
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‘If you kill a worker, you should go to jail’: Union blasts lack of jail time in workplace death of PSW
An Ontario organization that provides care for adults with developmental disabilities has been found guilty of multiple workplace safety violations in connection with the drowning death of a personal … …
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Human rights complaints filed by Thunder Bay, Ont., cop dismissed for lack of factual basis
A Thunder Bay police officer’s multiple human rights complaints alleging reprisal have been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the adjudicator found the claims lacked sufficient f… …
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Workplace News
Mississauga, Ont., manufacturer fined $100,000 after worker injured by machine during maintenance
A Mississauga, Ont., aluminum manufacturer has been fined $100,000 after a worker was injured when a machine activated while he was performing maintenance, highlighting the critical importance of proper lockout …
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By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source FORT FRANCES, Ont. — A government-appointed panel is proposing big changes to how Ontarians can seek justice through civil law, and many lawyers in …
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PREMIUMWorker’s bid for $50,000 from union over Red Lobster girlfriend harassment case dismissed
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Family status not a factor in firing of worker who sought time off to care for aging mother: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a delivery driver who claimed he was fired for requesting time off to care for his elderly mother, ruling …