An Ontario Superior Court judge has upheld the termination for cause of a factory worker who was caught on video punching another employee’s timecard, ruling that the employee’s refusal to …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Hospital in North Bay, Ont., can’t deny weekend shifts to avoid premium pay: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that North Bay Regional Health Centre cannot refuse to offer weekend call-in shifts to part-time employees simply because working those shifts would trigger premium pay entitle… …
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Ontario court upholds dismissal of male educational assistant’s sex discrimination claim
The Ontario Superior Court has upheld a Human Rights Tribunal decision dismissing a male educational assistant’s claim that he was fired due to sex discrimination, finding no evidence to support …
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A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a female police officer’s discrimination complaint against the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and related parties while a parallel grievanc… Free Membership …
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A Toronto-area waste recycling company has been fined $110,000 following the death of a worker who was struck by a front-end loader in 2023. Millwick Waste Recycling Inc. pleaded guilty …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Town of Whitby violated collective agreements by allowing part-time staff to exceed 24-hour weekly limit
An arbitrator has ruled the Town of Whitby violated both its full-time and part-time collective agreements with CUPE Local 53 by allowing part-time employees to work beyond contractual hour limits …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a job applicant who waited too long to file her case, even though the school board took months to …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator gives SEIU green light to pursue discrimination, reprisal claims in probationary employee’s firing
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that the union representing a probationary employee terminated by Mainstay Community Housing can proceed with claims under the Human Rights Code and the Occupational He… …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Janco Steel fined $200,000 following worker’s forklift death in Stoney Creek, Ont.
A Stoney Creek steel processing company has been fined $200,000 after a worker was fatally struck by an industrial forklift at the facility in 2022. Janco Steel Ltd. pleaded guilty …
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PREMIUM Court sets aside executive’s self-negotiated employment contract in corporate dispute
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