Two Saskatchewan restaurant owners have been convicted of human trafficking after a court found they recruited, transported and controlled a Bangladeshi worker who came to Canada seeking legal work status,… …
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ImmigrationOur FavouritesWorkplace News
Moose Jaw restaurant convicted in first Saskatchewan foreign worker case
A Moose Jaw restaurant has become the first employer convicted under Saskatchewan’s former foreign worker protection legislation, after pleading guilty to charging a temporary foreign worker a fee tie… Free …
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The Ministry of Social Services failed to conduct a thorough search for records on vacant positions, employee overtime and temporary staffing, Saskatchewan’s information and privacy commissioner has f… Free Membership …
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The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal by REV Automotive Group Inc. after finding the company missed the statutory deadline to deposit an appeal fee tied to a …
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FeaturedImmigration
Saskatoon man sentenced to conditional term over workplace immigration fraud scheme
A Saskatoon man has been sentenced to a conditional term of two years less a day and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to counselling misrepresentation under …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
GFL Environmental loses appeal over fired driver’s cannabis test in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal by GFL Environmental and upheld a wage assessment for a worker who was fired after testing positive for cannabis. The Board …
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FeaturedPrivacyWorkplace Investigations
Humboldt’s $330 harassment-report fee ruled unreasonable, refund urged by Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner
Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner found that the City of Humboldt charged a former employee an unreasonable $330 fee for access to a harassment investigation report, and recommended … Free …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan board upholds firing of co-op worker who shredded key document
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal from a former Meadow Lake Co-operative Association employee, affirming an adjudicator’s finding that the retail co-operative had just cause to terminate… …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Saskatchewan board overturns constructive dismissal finding for distillery worker
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has cancelled a wage assessment against a Regina-area distillery, finding an adjudicator wrongly concluded a worker had been constructively dismissed when the real cause of… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Court orders students’ union at University of Regina to pay 12 months’ severance
A former director of programs and public relations at the Students’ Union of the University of Regina has been awarded 12 months’ pay in lieu of notice plus $10,000 in… …