The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by a worker who alleged reprisal in connection with her employment Trico Packaging and Print Solutions. The tribunal found that …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Ontario recycling company fined $175,000 after worker critically injured after falling into equipment
A Drayton, Ont., agricultural and recycling company has been fined $175,000 after a worker was critically injured in an industrial accident. Marvara Farms Ltd. pleaded guilty to violating the Occupational …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OPSEU’s grievance over late issuance of workload forms at Confederation College can proceed: Arbitrator
A union grievance alleging that Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., failed to issue faculty workload assignment forms on time will proceed, following the dismissal of the college’s preliminary… To …
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Workplace News
Construction company fined $70,000 after worker critically injured on job in Fergus, Ont.
A St. Jacobs, Ont., construction company has been ordered to pay a $70,000 fine after a worker was struck by a vehicle and critically injured at a Fergus job site, …
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An Ontario tribunal has revoked the registration of a nurse after concluding that he sexually abused a patient in his care and breached multiple professional standards, including privacy obligations. … …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Court of Appeal affirms amended note’s validity in investment advisor’s recruitment $461,000 bonus dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal involving an investment advisor’s recruitment bonus and has confirmed that an amended promissory note is enforceable and supported by valid consider… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Township of Ignace aims for appeal to Supreme Court of Canada in wrongful firing lawsuit
By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source The Township of Ignace wants to take its appeal of a wrongful dismissal case to the highest court in the land. Ignace lost its first appeal of …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses union grievance over four-day work week at Ontario Clean Water Agency
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance challenging the Ontario Clean Water Agency’s decision to assign Transmission Maintenance Employees (TMEs) to a five-day, eight-hour schedule (5 x 8), rath… To …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Software exec, 51, awarded six months’ pay after less than a year on the job by Ontario court
A recent ruling by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has offered some clarity on how courts may assess notice periods and compensation entitlements for employees who hold executive-level roles …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to keep hospital worker, terminated for misconduct, in the loop about accusations: Board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 139, to reconsider a duty of fair representation ruling that found it …


