The Nova Scotia Labour Board has ruled it lacks jurisdiction to hear allegations of racial discrimination and harassment, striking those claims from a worker’s complaint while allowing his labour standards …
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The Federal Court has set aside a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision that dismissed racial discrimination complaints from three RCMP officers who alleged they were denied promotions because of their …
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Black legal clinic worker in Toronto loses discrimination, harassment grievances
An arbitrator has dismissed race-based discrimination and harassment grievances filed by a long-serving community legal worker at a Toronto clinic, finding insufficient evidence that her workplace experiences were motivated by …
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Trylon TSF fires Black machine operator after two weeks, human rights complaint fails
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a Black worker who alleged his former employer fired him because of his race after learning he had filed …
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$15,000 settlement offer in racial discrimination case at shelter reasonable: B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a racial discrimination complaint against a shelter operator after finding the organization’s $15,000 settlement offer was reasonable, despite the complainant’s request for $220,000 …
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Federal court dismisses proposed class action against Department of National Defence over systemic racism claims
A Federal Court judge has struck down a proposed class action alleging systemic racism within the Department of National Defence, ruling that federal labour legislation bars the court from hearing …
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Fluor Constructors loses bid to delay racism complaint over workplace safety incident
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has denied Fluor Constructors Canada’s application to defer a racism complaint filed by a former scaffolding worker who alleges he faced discrimination after a …
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Court rejects bid to quash human rights inquiry after dismissal of Black long-term care worker
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has dismissed a judicial review application by a long-term care provider seeking to stop a human rights inquiry into the termination of a Black …
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🔒Federal worker fired for racist comments during probationary period loses appeal of termination
A federal employee who was dismissed for making inappropriate comments about racial and religious minorities during her probationary period has lost her grievance challenging the termination, with a labour relations …
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🔒Nova Scotia cop’s DFR case against union proceeds in wake of alleged racist banana peel incident
A Nova Scotia police officer’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union will proceed to a review officer after the provincial labour board found the union failed to adequately …