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‘Not one iota of evidence’: Court tosses teller’s claim RBC stole his idea for Borealis AI
A former Royal Bank of Canada teller who claimed the bank’s artificial intelligence research institute grew out of his 2015 emails suggesting the branch play promotional messages between songs on …
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PREMIUM RBC financial planner wins $2.5 million in wrongful dismissal suit
A Royal Bank of Canada financial planner dismissed for cause has been awarded more than $2.5 million by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which found the bank failed to… …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination application against Royal Bank of Canada and one of its managers, finding the matter falls under exclusive federal jurisdiction beca… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Ontario court orders Edward Jones to answer discovery questions about executive’s cancer diagnosis
An Ontario judge has ordered Edward Jones Investments to answer questions about what company officials knew regarding a senior executive’s cancer diagnosis and when they knew it, in a wrongful… …
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Court blocks attempt to examine RBC Dominion Securities CEO before substitution motion hearing
An Ontario court has refused to allow a wrongfully dismissed employee to examine a company CEO as a witness on the employer’s pending motion to substitute a different witness for …
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Ontario court upholds ICICI Bank’s decision to fire assistant VP who shared confidential info with competitors
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has upheld ICICI Bank of Canada’s decision to terminate the employment an assistant vice-president for cause after he shared confidential information with two com… …
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Federal Court upholds firing of RBC investment planner who manipulated client transactions to gain nearly $100,000 in unearned compensation
The Federal Court has upheld an adjudicator’s decision that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) had cause to dismiss a long-serving worker for misconduct related to unauthorized transactions. JM, an …
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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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Ontario Superior Court of Justice certifies class action lawsuit against RBC Dominion Securities for claimed vacation and holiday pay compensation violations
By Cavalluzzo LLP RBC Dominion Securities Inc., a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, and one of Canada’s leading full-service investment and wealth management firms, is facing a now certified class action lawsuit, claiming damages for allegedly unpaid vacation and holiday pay …