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FeaturedPrivacyWrongful Dismissal
Norfolk County records on wrongful dismissal insurance claim excluded from freedom of information access
A former county employee who sued for wrongful dismissal cannot use Ontario’s freedom of information law to access records about the county’s insurance coverage for that claim, an adjudicator has …
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FeaturedPrivacy
City of Stratford barred from releasing records tied to worker complaints under privacy law exclusion
A privacy adjudicator has dismissed an appeal by a member of the public seeking access to records behind a city’s decision to bar them from municipal property, ruling the documents …
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FeaturedImmigration
Court certifies migrant farmworker class action over hundreds of millions in EI premiums
An Ontario court has certified a class action lawsuit alleging the federal government collected hundreds of millions of dollars in Employment Insurance premiums from migrant farmworkers while systemat… Free Membership …
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FeaturedImmigration
Hungarian Consulate worker denied OHIP coverage after tribunal rules foreign mission not an Ontario employer
A temporary foreign worker employed by the Hungarian Consulate in Toronto has been denied Ontario health insurance coverage after a provincial tribunal found that her employer did not qualify as …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OPG ordered to pay 10 hours of statutory holiday pay to shift workers on 10-hour schedules
An arbitrator has ruled that Ontario Power Generation must pay employees working non-time-balanced 10-hour shifts their full 10 hours of pay for statutory holidays, finding the company’s practice of p… …
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An Ontario court ruling has restored a key protection for workers who file discrimination complaints — and employers and HR professionals should take note of what it means for the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Violence
Ontario hospital did not violate safety law in response to doctor’s harassment of worker: Arbitrator
A northern Ontario hospital did not breach the Occupational Health and Safety Act in its handling of a violent workplace harassment incident involving a physician, an arbitrator has ruled, dismissing …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Caught on camera: Cook’s food theft ends decade-long career at retirement home
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
HRTO ordered to hear ambulance driver’s discrimination claim related to ankle injury
An Ontario court has overturned a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) that dismissed an ambulance driver’s disability discrimination complaint without a hearing, finding the tribun… Free …