A British Columbia employee who declined to return to work following the suspension of the employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy must repay more than $4,000 in parental leave benefits, the Civil …
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FeaturedMental Health
EI benefit period extended for mother with PTSD after traumatic events during parental leave
A mother who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during her parental leave won her appeal to extend her Employment Insurance benefit period, allowing her to receive sickness benefits on to… …
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AccommodationFeatured
Receptionist who returned from parental leave to increased hours, offered different role awarded nearly $45,000
A former receptionist, who was greeted with increased work hours and an attempt to reassign her to a different office and position when she returned from parental leave, has been …
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AccommodationFeatured
Clothing distributor discriminated against employee returning from parental leave: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered Jaytex of Canada Limited to pay compensation to its former Director of Merchandising after concluding that “the applicant’s sex and family status …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules in favour of OPSEU over pro-rating of vacation pay for workers on pregnancy, parental and adoption leave at not-for-profit
An arbitrator has ruled in favour of the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU) in a fight over vacation pay entitlements during leaves of absence. OPSEU filed a grievance against …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Two weeks’ pay tacked on to notice period as ‘deterrent’ for employers after woman fired following parental leave
A Nova Scotia company has been ordered to pay a worker, terminated without cause at the end of her parental leave, an additional two weeks’ pay on top of her …