The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has declined to dismiss a reprisal application filed by a former employee of Red Lobster who alleges he was removed from the work schedule …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Board rules time theft, not reprisal, led to worker’s dismissal following forklift injury
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a workplace safety reprisal claim from a former employee at Kaiser Aluminum Canada who was fired after being injured in a forklift accident …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker who alleged he was fired for raising safety concerns following confrontation with colleague has appeal dismissed
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed an appeal by a former employee of L. Chabot Enterprises who alleged he was unjustly dismissed in retaliation for raising workplace safety concerns. The …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Former Bentley Canada employee’s reprisal claim dismissed by OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed an application brought by a former Bentley Canada Inc. employee. The worker, S.A., alleged that her termination and subsequent treatment by the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
LCBO worker’s reprisal complaint put on hold by OLRB as arbitration proceeds
A customer service representative at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has had his reprisal complaint adjourned by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB). The ruling came after the …
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Nuclear engineer fired for inability to work respectfully with colleagues, not as reprisal for harassment complaint: Board
AECOM Nuclear Services Canada (ACNS) did not engage in illegal reprisals when it fired an engineer who filed a harassment complaint against a supervisor under workplace safety legislation, the Ontario …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Mechanic from Mexico who faced demand for wage repayment, threats of deportation awarded $60K by OLRB
A mechanic from Mexico who was fired after he resisted a demand for repayment of a portion of his wages, and was threatened with deportation, has been awarded more than …