A registered practical nurse who was terminated for breaching confidentiality policies during her gradual return to work following COVID-19 has won partial compensation benefits, after a tribunal ruled her workplace… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator orders virtual hearing after teacher with medical restrictions asks for accommodation
An arbitrator has ruled that a labour arbitration hearing must proceed virtually after a teacher with medical restrictions requested the accommodation, rejecting the school board’s argument that the case should… …
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PREMIUM Canadian Tire worker awarded $50K after sexual harassment, wrongful termination
A Toronto retail worker has been awarded nearly $50,000 after a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found she was sexually harassed by her supervisor and then fired in retaliation for… …
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Tribunal dismisses post-employment sexual harassment claim involving recruiter with ‘malicious intent’
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a sexual harassment complaint after finding the applicant failed to establish a factual connection between alleged incidents and discrimination under the… Free Membership …
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Ontario court allows broad age discrimination claims against IBM to proceed
An Ontario court has dismissed IBM Canada’s appeal to narrow the scope of age discrimination allegations in a wrongful dismissal case, allowing the plaintiff to pursue claims of systemic discriminatio… …
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Ontario arbitrator denies reconsideration request in termination case involving on-call worker
An Ontario public servant employed on an irregular basis cannot file a complaint about his termination through the Public Service Grievance Board, an arbitrator ruled in denying a reconsideration requ… …
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Dutton, Ont., employer fined $62,000 for failing to pay wages, reprisal against workers
A Dutton, Ont., employer has been fined $62,000 and ordered to pay more than $20,000 in unpaid wages after failing to comply with orders to compensate two employees who were …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Facebook termination clause ruled invalid, employee awarded 10 months’ notice
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that Facebook Canada’s termination clause violated employment standards legislation, awarding a former research director 10 months’ notice but rejecting his c… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM WSIB assessment trumps doctor’s note in casino worker’s dismissed accommodation case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a disability discrimination complaint from a casino worker who alleged her employer failed to accommodate her injury by refusing to reduce her work… …
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Ontario lawyer suspended 8 months for sexually harassing client
An Ontario lawyer has been suspended for eight months and ordered to pay $5,000 in costs after being found guilty of sexually harassing a vulnerable client through inappropriate messages and …