The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved a $4.5-million settlement in a class action alleging WestJet Airlines failed to protect female flight attendants from workplace harassment. The court… Free …
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PREMIUM Sunwing pilot loses arbitration after sexual harassment, assault during layover
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a senior Sunwing Airlines captain who sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a flight attendant during a resort layover, rejecting the union’s argument that… …
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds WestJet’s termination of unvaccinated aircraft maintenance worker
A federal appeals court has dismissed a judicial review application from a former aircraft maintenance engineer who lost his job for refusing to comply with WestJet’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, find… …
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WestJet entitled to assign former Sunwing pilots vacation in blocks under five days during training gaps
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance challenging WestJet’s practice of assigning former Sunwing pilots accrued vacation in blocks of fewer than five days, finding the company was permitted to… …
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Federal Court overturns board ruling in WestJet sexual harassment dismissal case
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a Canada Industrial Relations Board decision that found WestJet unjustly dismissed a long-service employee, ruling the board unreasonably concluded the worker… Free …
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WestJet ordered to pay $1,000 compensation after crew shortage cancellation deemed avoidable
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling requiring WestJet to pay $1,000 compensation to a passenger whose flight was cancelled due to a crew shortage, finding the airline …
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PREMIUM WestJet accountant who refused to comply with COVID-19 vaccine policy was wrongfully dismissed: Alberta court
An Alberta Court of Justice has ruled that WestJet wrongfully dismissed an accountant who refused to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy after her religious exemption request was denied.… …
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B.C. court admonishes WestJet’s ‘potentially adversarial’ approach to producing documents in flight attendants’ class action
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered WestJet to disclose a wider range of harassment complaint files involving flight attendants, ruling that any allegations brought forward by class memb… …
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WestJet ordered to hand over documents related to its anti-harassment program as part of class-action lawsuit from flight attendants
WestJet has been ordered to provide a range of documents relating to its anti-harassment program — including training and exit interview material — by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. …
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WestJet’s attempt to limit period in class-action lawsuit over workplace harassment denied by Supreme Court of British Columbia
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an application by WestJet to limit the class period in a lawsuit alleging the airline breached its employment contracts regarding a harassment-free …