A worker who used her employer’s messaging platform to make disrespectful comments about the company’s owner and allegedly encourage time theft lost her job due to “misconduct” and is not…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Hamilton school board cleared in harassment case involving texts to teacher from vice-principal’s spouse
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed a case involving allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination within the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The case, brought by an occasional…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Ontario court rejects motion to block text message disclosure in wrongful dismissal case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion aimed at preventing a woman from disclosing the contents of specific text messages in a separate wrongful dismissal lawsuit against…
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Executive chef didn’t have right recipe for constructive dismissal, rules B.C. Court
A chef at a remote back-country ski lodge in British Columbia was told not to come in to work and not talk to his team after returning from a medical…