A human rights complaint alleging workplace sexual harassment at a Subway restaurant in Fort McMurray, Alta., has been dismissed after the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found the physical contact expe… …
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PREMIUM🔒B.C. restaurant worker, suspended without pay for gossiping, was constructively dismissed
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Continuous employment protection overrides sale agreement between pub owners for prep cook
The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has ruled that an employer must pay additional termination notice to a long-serving employee despite contractual arrangements between business owners inte… Free Membership …
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Cook in Victoria awarded damages after being fired for bringing dog into kitchen
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a Victoria restaurant to pay a former cook $1,893.40 in wrongful dismissal damages, finding the employer failed to prove it had just cause …
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Workplace News
Former Mackenzie restaurant owner denies sexual assault allegations in Prince George court
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Mackenzie restaurant proprietor who was charged with sexual assault denied all the allegations in Prince George provincial court on Friday, Feb. 7. Sotirios …
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Federal court upholds denial of work permit for cook lacking proof of English proficiency
The Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review by an Indian citizen who sought to overturn the refusal of his work permit application by an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship …
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Restaurant supervisor’s sexual harassment complaint against UBC Alma Mater Society can proceed: Tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that a sexual harassment complaint brought against the University of British Columbia’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) by a former supervisor will proceed to …
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Pregnant cook, fired over a Facebook message she sent, awarded nearly $40,000 by human rights tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded a former cook $37,849 after she was dismissed from her job shortly after announcing her pregnancy. The Tribunal found that the termination …
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Server’s sex discrimination against Vancouver restaurant proceeding to hearing
A former server at a Vancouver restaurant has successfully challenged an attempt to dismiss her complaint of sex discrimination, which she claims created a “toxic work environment” marked by verbal, …
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By Brishti Basu | The Tyee Summer is typically when restaurants hire and train new workers. During the 2021 heat dome, that meant few breaks for Khushi Mehta and her …

