Unionized workers at Ryder Integrated Logistics’ warehouse in Caledon, Ont., can spend a new $250 uniform allowance on any CSA-approved footwear or winter gear, according to a ruling by an …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Employer granted injunction to stop Unifor from blocking entrance to Del Monte facility in Oshawa, Ont.
A company that provides workers, supervisors, and other personnel to Del Monte’s fresh produce picking and packaging facility in Oshawa, Ont., has been granted an injunction against Unifor in an …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses grievance after Sudbury cop on probation fired, citing lack of jurisdiction under Police Services Act
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance filed by the Sudbury Police Association against the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board over the termination of a probationary police officer, citing lack of …
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Health and safety manager’s termination upheld by Ontario court in bizarre workplace accident case
The Ontario Superior Court has upheld the termination of a former Health, Safety, and Training Manager at Patene Building Supplies after she allegedly failed to report her own workplace injury …
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Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million punitive damages award against Blue Cross in LTD case from former director at Humber River Hospital
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a significant award of punitive damages to SB, a former director at Humber River Hospital, from Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of …
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Ontario court grants extension in wrongful dismissal case filed against Pitney Bowes in 2016
A wrongful dismissal case against Pitney Bowes of Canada that began in 2016 has been granted an extension for setting a trial date by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Former BMO Nesbitt Burns advisor awarded 24 months’ notice, but no bad-faith damages and no compensation for book of business
A former investment advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns has been awarded 24 months’ notice but the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to award damages for the loss of opportunity …
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Athanasios (Athan) Makrinos has been appointed a partner at Whitten & Lublin. “Makrinos, an employment lawyer and litigator, values hard work, integrity and fairness. These values result in Athan …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Mall worker who slipped, fell in London, Ont., parking lot on way to job was not on employer’s premises: Tribunal
A worker who fell and was injured while walking from the parking lot to her place of employment inside a mall in Ontario was not on the employer’s premises at …
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Dana J. Campbell-Stevens, Liliane Gingras joining partnership at Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Dana J. Campbell-Stevens and Liliane Gingras are joining the partnership at Rubin Thomlinson LLP. “These accomplished workplace investigators bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our team,” the firm …