The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed applications by three unions seeking a declaration that Silverstone Care Centre Ltd. is a successor employer to Vancouver Coastal Health Autho… Free …
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Nova Scotia legislation transfers Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission staff to new Crown entity
The Nova Scotia government has dissolved the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission and transferred all of its employees to Link Nova Scotia, a newly created body corporate, under legislation that came i… …
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Saskatchewan labour board declares Confederation Inn successor employer, orders union certification
A Saskatchewan hotel operator must recognize a union and honour an expired collective agreement after the province’s labour board found it is the successor employer to a decades-long bargaining relati… …
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New building service provider liable for common law notice after contract transition, court rules
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a new building services provider must pay common law wrongful dismissal damages to an employee of the previous contractor, establishing which company …
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PREMIUM Sawmill in Surrey, B.C., ordered to pay severance after labour board rules buyer not successor
A British Columbia sawmill must pay severance to workers after an arbitrator ruled the company permanently closed its operation, despite the mill property being sold and operations resuming under new… …
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Nova Scotia’s Labour Board has ordered Code Ninjas Halifax to pay a former centre director $2,922.40 in unpaid bonuses and vacation pay after the company failed to honour compensation agreements …
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Brandt Tractor, Notrax Canada ordered to pay $50K for failing to consider worker on mat leave during asset sale
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that two companies discriminated against an employee when they failed to consider her for employment during an asset purchase because she was on …
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Continuous employment protection overrides sale agreement between pub owners for prep cook
The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has ruled that an employer must pay additional termination notice to a long-serving employee despite contractual arrangements between business owners inte… Free Membership …
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BC labour board ruling a win for janitors’ job protection, says union
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee After a Vancouver school switched cleaning companies, the BC Labour Relations Board ordered the company to honour the previous cleaners’ collective agreement and hire …
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Apartment superintendent whose rent-free accommodation was treated as wages owed termination pay: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a rental property’s new owner owed termination pay to a long-time superintendent after treating his rent-free accommodation as wages under the …


