An arbitrator dismissed 11 harassment complaints filed against striking workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario, ruling the conduct did not constitute intimidation or harassment… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrators award 3.5% wage increases to Ontario retirement home workers
An arbitration board awarded 3.5 per cent wage increases in each year of a two-year collective agreement for 89 unionized workers at Deerview Crossing Retirement Residence in Hamilton, Ont., according… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Municipal worker’s suspension upheld for calling councillors ‘uneducated’ in email sent during work hours
An arbitrator has upheld a three-day suspension for a municipal equipment operator who called three councillors “uneducated” and said they should be removed from office in an email sent during …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses union bid to force single pay band system at Ottawa Catholic School Board
An arbitrator has dismissed a union’s attempt to force the Ottawa Catholic School Board to create a unified pay band system for all bargaining unit members, ruling the employer satisfied …
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FeaturedMental Health
Paramedic loses workers’ comp appeal after misconduct breaks link between PTSD, job loss
A paramedic in Ontario with compensable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied loss of earnings benefits after a tribunal found his workplace misconduct broke the causal chain between his me… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Ontario court dismisses McMaster professor’s challenge to dismissal for sexual misconduct with vulnerable student
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed a judicial review application by a former McMaster University psychology professor who was fired after a hearing committee found he exploited a mentally vuln… …
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FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
Ontario lawyer gets four-month suspension for sexually harassing two female employees
An Ontario lawyer has been suspended for four months and ordered to pay $12,500 in costs after admitting he sexually harassed two female employees at his law firm where he …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination application against Unity Health Toronto after finding the worker had already filed a civil court action containing the same human right… …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Ontario hospitals, nurses’ union clash over arbitration decision on 60,000-worker contract
The Ontario Hospital Association and Ontario Nurses’ Association offered sharply different views Tuesday on an arbitration decision that sets contract terms for more than 60,000 hospital nurses across… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Toronto manager awarded four months’ pay after court strikes down termination clause
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