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… Free …
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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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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 …
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PREMIUM Ontario court sets aside $500,000 default judgment in sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal lawsuit
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Ontario employers will see new requirements and benefits for workers after the province’s sixth Working for Workers Act, 2024 received royal assent on Dec. 19. The legislation, which the government …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
‘Inflammatory, unfounded, and outlandish:’ Ontario court tosses case from 500 plaintiffs over workplace vaccination measures
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Ontario court has tossed out an amended statement of claim filed by nearly 500 plaintiffs against 54 health care entities alongside the Government of Ontario and several of its …
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Job posting reserved for ‘qualified woman’ did not breach human rights laws: Ontario tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application alleging sex discrimination against the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) after it posted a job reserved for a “qualified …
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Human tights tribunal dismisses late-filed discrimination claim over Chartwell’s vaccine policy
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination application filed against Chartwell Master Care, ruling that the application was filed outside the statutory one-year limitation per… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedMental Health
Workplace harassment mismanagement clears path for employee damages outside WSIB: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that an employee can seek damages for breaches of a collective agreement and duty of care, despite the employer’s argument that such claims fall exclusively under …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker who injured knee granted permission to appeal ruling 10 years after statutory objection period expired
A recent ruling by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has granted a worker permission to challenge a workplace injury decision nearly 10 years after the statutory object… …


