The Government of Saskatchewan introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act on Wednesday, saying the changes would ease administrative requirements for employers while offering greater support for workers. “To meet…
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Workplace News
Proposed changes to Saskatchewan’s Workers’ Compensation Act would extend cancer coverage to wildland firefighters
The Saskatchewan government introduced amendments to The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 on Wednesday that, if passed, would extend presumptive cancer coverage to wildland firefighters. The legislation aims to address health…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court dismisses application to reinstate Imam at Islamic Association of Saskatchewan
An application by two members of the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) Inc. (IAS) seeking to reinstate a terminated Imam has been dismissed by the Court of King’s Bench for…
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Two companies fined after worker struck, injured by ejection clamp in Saskatchewan
Two companies have been fined after a December 2022 workplace incident near Major, Sask., left a worker seriously injured. Strathcona Resources Ltd. and Steel View Energy & Industrial Services Ltd.…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Board dismisses City of Regina worker’s duty of fair representation complaint due to excessive delay
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application by a worker against the Regina Civic Middle Management Association (the Union) and the City of Regina, citing excessive delay that…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Two CUPE grievances against City of Regina stayed until WCB rules if claims are barred
An arbitration board has stayed the hearings of two grievances filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 21, against the City of Regina. The grievances, which allege…
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Bakke Contracting Ltd. has been fined $125,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation that resulted in a serious injury to a worker. The penalty, handed down by Moose…
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A recent ruling from the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan struck claims of bad faith and negligent investigation against the City of Saskatoon in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a…
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Denovo Window & Door Inc. has been fined $70,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation in connection with a scaffold fall that seriously injured a worker. The Saskatoon…
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Summit Wireline Inc. has been fined $55,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation related to a serious injury sustained by a worker in 2022 in Saskatchewan. On Sept.…
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