The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to stop a health and safety reprisal complaint from proceeding to a hearing, finding a truck driver raised sufficient concerns …
Reprisals
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Wage dispute, not safety complaint, led to dump truck driver losing job: OLRB
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Labour board dismisses reprisal complaint against The Original Cakerie
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a worker’s complaint that she was unlawfully terminated by The Original Cakerie after raising health and safety concerns. In a decision released Sept. …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Ontario labour board dismisses Serco supervisor’s safety reprisal claim for lack of protected activity
An Ontario labour tribunal has dismissed a workplace reprisal complaint filed by a former supervisor at Serco Canada, finding the application failed to establish he had engaged in any activity …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Investigations
Alberta worker fired same day as safety complaint wins order for new OHS investigation
An Alberta appeal board has ordered a workplace safety investigation be reconsidered after finding an officer failed to properly examine whether an employee’s termination was connected to his safety c… …
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PREMIUM Teacher’s classroom reassignment was not workplace reprisal, labour board rules
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Manitoba board upholds dismissal of worker who raised safety concerns, finding no reprisal
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed an employee’s claim that he was terminated for raising workplace safety concerns, ruling that his dismissal was due to disrespectful and insubordinate behaviour… Free …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Operations manager, fired by non-profit gym after raising safety concern, awarded $12K
The B.C. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has upheld a decision ordering a volunteer-based, non-profit gym to compensate its former operations manager for lost wages and interest after fin… Free …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has stayed a complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) alleging workplace reprisal, ruling that a parallel Human Rights Code application p… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
OLRB allows reprisal claim to proceed against Red Lobster
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 …

