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… Free …
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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 …
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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 …

