An arbitrator has clarified the application of premium duplication clauses in a collective agreement between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Unity Health Toronto, a health network comprised…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules MLSE must pay staff for online Smart Serve training time
Arbitrator Norm Jesin has ruled that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) must compensate certain non-alcohol-serving employees for time spent completing compulsory online Smart Serve training. The decision directs MLSE…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal dismisses sex discrimination and reprisal claims against Toronto hotel
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and reprisal filed by a former maintenance technician against a hotel located in downtown Toronto.…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OLRB stops four complaints in their tracks, lets two proceed on TTC worker’s union representation claims
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed the majority of a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker’s complaints against his union, Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 (the Union), citing undue…
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Tierney Read Grieve has joined Toronto-based Turnpenney Milne LLP as managing director. “Our little team continues to grow,” said Catherine Milne, a founding partner of the firm, in a LinkedIn…
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FeaturedPrivacy
Toronto police ordered to release body-worn camera footage as privacy commissioner rejects labour relations exemption
The Toronto Police Service has been ordered to release video footage from the body-worn cameras of three officers involved in a contentious incident, following a ruling from the Information and…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Indigenous cop in Toronto has human rights claim dismissed, tribunal says WSIB already dealt with issues
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint by a female Indigenous Toronto Police Service constable, who alleged her employer discriminated against her on the basis of race,…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedMental HealthUncategorized
Union argues TTC worker who quit should be reinstated, pointing to his inability to make rational decisions
A former carhouse operator for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is seeking to void his resignation, citing an incapacity to make rational decisions due to mental disability. The case, heard…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
City of Toronto wins arbitration in four grievances filed by former employee involving domestic disputes
An arbitrator has dismissed four grievances filed against the City of Toronto by a former employee who claimed violations of the collective agreement between the City and the Canadian Union…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court allows former TTC worker to pursue human rights damages in wrongful dismissal case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker the right to amend his statement of claim against the TTC to include damages for…
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