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 RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM GFL’s without-cause firing before first contract still triggers arbitration: Saskatchewan arbitrator
A Saskatchewan arbitrator has ruled that a waste management company cannot strip a unionized worker of access to the grievance and arbitration process simply by choosing to terminate him without… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Saskatoon Open Door Society ordered to pay nearly $153K after worker’s termination found unjust
A Saskatchewan arbitrator has ordered the Saskatoon Open Door Society to pay a settlement services worker $152,860 after finding her August 2024 termination lacked just cause — and after determining… …
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PREMIUM 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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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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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Saskatoon basketball exec awarded 22 months’ notice after Court of Appeal confirms she was employee, not contractor
A Saskatchewan court has dismissed an appeal by a minor sports organization that argued a worker who had been with the organization for 16.5 years was an independent contractor rather …
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Move to decertify union at Saskatoon’s Heritage Inn dismissed over employer influence
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application to decertify the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 1400 as the bargaining agent for employees of Heritage Inn in …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Saskatoon basketball director nets 19 months’ pay, court blocks independent contractor claim
The former executive-director of the Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association (SMBA) has been awarded 19 months’ salary in compensation for termination after a court concluded she was an employee — and …
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Saskatchewan appeal court upholds ruling that ‘rude and childish’ behaviour was not harassment under Saskatoon Co-op’s policy or legislation
The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan has dismissed an appeal brought by the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1400 (UFCW), against a previous decision concerning a harassment grievance filed …
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Labour, pride groups call out City of Saskatoon after union leader fired – allegedly for championing gender-neutral language
Labour and advocacy groups are rallying around Jackie Morley, a former City of Saskatoon employee and union leader, who was fired from her job. Morley, an advocate for the 2SLGBTQIA+ …