A former employee of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority lost his bid to obtain records the transit agency withheld as privileged, after British Columbia’s Office of the Information… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator allows union to rely on Ontario school board’s legal advice reference
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation can rely on a Greater Essex County District School Board human resources coordinator’s reference to legal advice she received, after an arbitrator dis… Free …
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Legal CostsPrivacySubscriber Content
PREMIUM City of Kingston ordered to disclose total legal costs paid in employee dismissals
The City of Kingston must disclose the total amount it paid to lawyers and consultants in connection with employee dismissals over a six-year period, an adjudicator has ruled, finding the… …
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PREMIUM SaskTel ordered to disclose customer data in workplace defamation case over Instagram posts
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ordered SaskTel to release customer information to help identify anonymous defendants in a defamation lawsuit involving alleged workplace sexual harassment claims, overturning a lower… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OLRB rules against solicitor-client privilege claim in long-term care dispute
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruled that a portion of a document central to a labour relations case involving the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Trillium Health Partners, …
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Former chief commercial at TerraFarma not entitled to documents detailing legal advice amidst workplace investigation: Ontario court
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the former chief commercial officer at cannabis company TerraFarma cannot access documents detailing the legal advice received by the company amids… …
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Former employee entitled to see copy of workplace investigation: N.L. Supreme Court
A former municipal worker is entitled to see a copy of a workplace investigation report into his conduct, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled. This was despite …