A Toronto-based company that provides in-flight meals and products for airlines took a flawed approach to terminating a union chief steward, but the arbitrator stopped short of reinstating him because… …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Union leaders vow legal fight as Metroland Media shuts down 70 newspapers and lays off over 600 workers
Last week, NordStar’s Metroland Media announced the shutdown of 70 community newspaper print editions and the layoffs of 605 workers. This includes 106 unionized members of Unifor Local 87-M. The …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Toronto cop’s human rights complaint against union, service gets green light from tribunal as it rejects DFR argument
A Toronto cop’s human rights complaint against multiple defendants, including the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Association (TPA), is being allowed to proceed. The TPA — the …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Termination clause in mining director’s employment contract ruled unenforceable by Ontario court
An Ontario court has ruled that the termination provisions in an executive’s employment agreement are unenforceable because they did not meet the minimum requirements laid out by the province’s employ… …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Appeal court ends ‘grudge match’ between employer, worker over meeting and planning future employment with competitor
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has ruled that meeting and planning future employment with a competitor is not a breach of an employment agreement. The ruling comes in the wake of …
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Arbitration/Labour Relations
CUPE grievance against hospital’s new shift-switching policy upheld, previous arbitration cited
In a recent labor dispute, a union’s grievance against a hospital concerning employee shift exchanges has been upheld. The central issue revolves around a new policy from Trillium Health Partners …
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FeaturedImmigration
Lawyer awarded $400K after Chinese immigration firm forged his signature on Nova Scotia PNP applications
An Ontario lawyer has been awarded $400,000 in damages from a Chinese immigration consulting firm after it forged his signature on least 25 applications to a Nova Scotia provincial nominee …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Former GoodLife Fitness worker, who alleged company was harassing and gaslighting him, has ‘frivolous’ claim tossed by OLRB
A former GoodLife Fitness employee with a history of making complaints against his employer, including that it had tapped his phone and was stalking him, has had his latest application …
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Legal News
Settlement reached in Grenville Christian College class-action lawsuit over harm inflicted on boarding students
A settlement has been reached in the long-standing class action lawsuit between the plaintiffs and the insurers of the now-defunct Grenville Christian College (GCC). The settlement aims to address allegations …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWrongful Dismissal
Labour board rejects Teva Canada’s bid to dismiss reprisal case from worker it fired over alleged lockout/tagout policy violation
An employee of Teva Canada, terminated for allegedly violating the company’s lockout/tagout safety policy, will have his case move forward, according to a recent decision by the Ontario Labour Relatio… …