The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation application filed by a former security guard, finding that a six-year delay between the alleged breach and his …
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Security guard loses fight to backdate EI application after employer said he wouldn’t qualify
The Social Security Tribunal of Canada has dismissed a security guard’s appeal to backdate his Employment Insurance application, finding he did not show good cause for the two-year delay. The …
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Garda Canada security guard’s union complaint dismissed for delay, lack of evidence
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a security guard’s complaint that his union failed to represent him fairly in disputes with his employer, Garda Canada Security. The worker, …
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Security guard fails to prove constructive dismissal after refusing to attend investigation meetings
A British Columbia security guard lost his bid for severance pay after a tribunal found he was not constructively dismissed when his employer placed him on unpaid suspension for failing …
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Security guard’s firing had nothing to do with his religion: Alberta Human Rights Tribunal
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint filed by a part-time security guard who alleged his former employer, Paladin Security Group, discriminated against him based on religious be… …
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FeaturedMental Health
‘Clearly irrational:’ B.C. court orders new hearing for security guard who was denied workers’ comp for mental disorder
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a new hearing for a security guard who was denied workers’ compensation benefits for his mental disorder. It concluded that the Workers’ …
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds denial of EI benefits to airport screener for misconduct over employer’s vaccine policy
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the decision to deny employment insurance benefits to a screening officer at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport who was suspended for not disclosing his …
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FeaturedMental Health
Not objectively traumatic: WorkSafeBC decision to deny mental health claim by airport security officer upheld on appeal
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has upheld a decision by WorkSafeBC denying a mental disorder claim filed by a security officer at an airport. The claimant alleged that a …
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Double dismissal: Northwest Protection Services, former employees both leave empty handed in spat over fiduciary duties, confidential information
An Ontario court has dismissed an employer’s lawsuit against two of its former employees, and it also tossed out a counterclaim by those workers. Northwest Protection Services Ltd., a company …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. hires more than 300 security officers to protect workers at health-care facilities
In a significant move to bolster the safety of health-care workers and patients in British Columbia, the provincial government has successfully recruited 320 new relational security officers across 26 health-care …