An arbitrator has found that Toronto Metropolitan University breached its collective agreement and employment legislation by retaining external investigators who were in a solicitor-client relationship with the institution, leading to …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Privacy commissioner orders Nunavut’s Department of Human Resources to release unredacted harassment reports
Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Graham Steele, has ruled that the Department of Human Resources (HR) improperly redacted workplace harassment investigation reports and recommended they be released to the complainant …
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By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Staff members at the Manitoba Teachers’ Society met the official launch of a third-party probe into the union’s embattled headquarters with outrage, tears and …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Firing of Capital Care Group employee in harassment case overturned at arbitration, poor investigation cited
An arbitration panel in Alberta has ruled that the termination of a housekeeping attendant at Capital Care Group was excessive — though his conduct towards female co-workers was inappropriate and …
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FeaturedSexual HarassmentWrongful Dismissal
Dismissal of assistant who was allegedly harassed by Ontario MPP unjust: Arbitrator
Arbitrator Jasbir Parmar has ruled that the termination of an Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) staffer was not based on just cause, but rather due to circumstances beyond her control, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Nova Scotia Public Works supervisor reinstated after being fired over alleged harassment
An arbitrator has overturned the termination of a Nova Scotia Public Works Supervisor, citing insufficient evidence of sexual harassment and a flawed investigative process. The case centered on JB, a …
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Opinion/Commentary
Are employees who testify in workplace investigations entitled to anonymity? The answer is ‘maybe’ – and that’s a problem
When employers are investigating allegations of wrongdoing, they need the co-operation of witnesses who are often colleagues of the accused. It can create uncomfortable situations, with people afraid to speak …
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FeaturedPrivacyWrongful Dismissal
Ontario court orders TD Bank to produce unredacted complaints, workplace investigation documents
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered the Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) to produce unredacted versions of employee complaints, a whistleblower complaint, and an investigation report in a wrongful dismissal …
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Featured
‘Fundamentally flawed’: CBSA ordered to conduct new investigation into harassment and violence
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been ordered to conduct a new workplace investigation, using a different investigator, after a long-serving border guard alleged multiple incidents of workplace harassment …
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Opinion/Commentary
Parq Vancouver plays winning hand in human rights case, provides blueprint on how to handle serious complaint
I’ve written a lot of stories over the years about legal missteps by employers and the damages that can cause to workers, reputation, and the bottom line. But every once …
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