A federal court has overturned a Social Security Tribunal decision that denied employment insurance benefits to a supply teacher who resigned from a daycare centre, citing constructive dismissal, afte… Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Calgary teacher’s accommodation grievance died with resignation: Alberta labour board
A teacher who resigned from the Calgary School Division after years without a workplace accommodation cannot pursue a grievance under the collective agreement, the Alberta Labour Relations Board has r… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Teacher who complained about air quality loses reprisal claim over classroom reassignment
A Nova Scotia teacher who was moved to a different classroom after raising air quality concerns has lost her reprisal complaint, with the Court of Appeal upholding a Labour Board …
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FeaturedSexual HarassmentWorkplace Violence
Educational assistant, sexually assaulted by student in pool, awarded workers’ comp benefits
A Nova Scotia school board has failed in its appeal of a workers’ compensation decision that found a sexual assault committed by a student against an educational assistant was a …
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FeaturedJust CauseProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
Alberta court upholds teacher’s firing after she sat on student’s lap and ground against him
An Alberta court has upheld the termination of a teacher who sat on a student’s lap and ground against him, ruling the conduct amounted to sexual assault and that dismissal …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedLegal Costs
Yukon court awards union $8,000 in costs after striking teacher’s defamation and conspiracy claims
The Supreme Court of Yukon has awarded the Yukon Association of Education Professionals $8,000 in costs after successfully striking a former executive member’s claims for defamation and conspiracy, fi… Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator adjourns sick leave grievances over jurisdictional dispute at Dufferin-Peel Catholic board
An arbitrator has adjourned proceedings involving 19 sick leave grievances at Ontario’s Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board after the employer challenged whether the cases could be heard unde… Free Membership …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductWorkplace News
Thirteen teacher complaints made in three months, misconduct report shows
By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters — during the first qua… Free Membership Required …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal defers Halton District School Board teacher’s disability discrimination case pending grievance
A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a disability discrimination complaint filed by a teacher against the Halton District School Board, finding the application raises similar is… Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Catholic school board justified in firing teacher after prolonged absence, arbitrator rules
A Catholic school board acted within its rights when it terminated a secondary school teacher’s employment in 2016 after more than four years of absence and ongoing disputes about treatment …