An Ontario accountant has been fined $7,500 and has been suspended for six months after admitting to professional misconduct by sending inappropriate and graphic text messages to an international stud… …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ontario to require temporary help agencies, recruiters to be licensed starting in 2024
In an effort to safeguard vulnerable and temporary foreign workers, the Ontario government has announced a new licensing requirement for temporary help agencies (THAs) and recruiters operating in the province. …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Costly crash of Mississauga fire truck warranted written warning, arbitrator rules in siding with city
A costly accident involving a City of Mississauga fire truck, driven by an Emergency Vehicle Technician (EVT), took center stage in a recent arbitration ruling, resulting in the upholding of …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Welder with nearly 40 years’ tenure awarded 12 months’ pay after being fired by successor employer
ASCO Manufacturing, a Toronto-based company specializing in the manufacturing of tables and desks, has been found liable for wrongful dismissal by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a case …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Ontario’s privacy commissioner orders school board to reconsider denial of access to security footage in employee dispute
In a recent decision, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has stated that the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (the board) must issue a new access decision regarding security fo… Free …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court flushes plumbing supply company’s defense down the drain after it repeatedly stalled examinations in wrongful dismissal case
A plumbing supply company in Ontario has had its statement of defence struck by a court after it was found to be uncooperative in a wrongful dismissal case. The case …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ontario implements new regulations to address labour shortages, enhance workplace safety
In a bid to tackle labour shortages and promote inclusivity in the workforce, the province of Ontario has recently implemented a series of regulations aimed at streamlining the employment process …
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The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has announced the appointment of the Honourable Aubrey Danielle Hilliard, a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Check your spam folder: Human rights tribunal rescinds interim decision after employer claims it didn’t receive communications
Check your spam folders. That’s the message coming out of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after it rescinded an interim decision after the employer respondent said it didn’t receive the …
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Abuse of process: Ontario’s human rights tribunal dismisses claim from worker who received earlier payment from employer
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed an application alleging discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and reprisal in the social area of employment based on sex and sexual orientation… Free Membership …