The Saskatchewan government has named 12 lawyers as King’s Counsel for 2025, recognizing their contributions to the legal profession and public service. The recipients include lawyers from private practice, government …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Carlton Trail Community College breached duty to bargain in good faith by reassigning duties without notice
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has found Carlton Trail Community College committed an unfair labour practice by reassigning adult basic education credit programming duties to an out-of-scope position without notifying …
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🔒Arbitrator overturns firing of Saskatoon Open Door Society worker after profane outburst
An arbitrator has overturned the termination of a cultural bridging facilitator at Saskatoon Open Door Society who told her supervisor to “f— off” during a heated workplace meeting, finding the …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
3Twenty Modular fined $100,000 after wall collapse injures worker
A Saskatchewan construction company has been fined $100,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when a wall fell on their leg at a worksite in Corman Park. 3Twenty Modular pleaded …
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
Self-represented applicant ordered to pay costs after failed bias claim against Saskatchewan judge
A Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench judge has dismissed multiple applications from a self-represented litigant seeking judicial review of Law Society of Saskatchewan decisions, including claims of judicial bias based …
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Workplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Saskatchewan expands interpersonal violence definition to include coercive control, cyberstalking
Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that broadens the legal definition of interpersonal violence to include coercive control and cyberstalking. The Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act amends The Victims of Interpersonal Violence …
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FeaturedImmigrationWorkplace News
Saskatchewan lays first charges against employers under immigration protection act
Saskatchewan has charged three employers with violating provincial laws designed to protect foreign workers, marking the first criminal charges laid under the province’s immigration protection legislation. Kartikkumar Prakashkumar Patel, Rutvik …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Q Group Restaurants loses bid to strike harassment claims, compel early production
A Saskatchewan court has dismissed an attempt by Q Group Restaurants to strike allegations of verbal and sexual harassment made by a former senior employee, ruling the claims can proceed …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Labour board rejects Saskatchewan’s bid to toss union complaint over Marshal wage talks
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has rejected an application by the Government of Saskatchewan to summarily dismiss a complaint from the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU), which alleges …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Saskatchewan labour board declares Confederation Inn successor employer, orders union certification
A Saskatchewan hotel operator must recognize a union and honour an expired collective agreement after the province’s labour board found it is the successor employer to a decades-long bargaining relationship, …