An Alberta appeal board has ordered a workplace safety investigation be reconsidered after finding an officer failed to properly examine whether an employee’s termination was connected to his safety c… …
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🔒HR experts warn workplace policies increasingly weaponized by employees
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
CN Rail ordered to pay nearly $35,000 in two separate harassment cases
CN Rail has been ordered to pay a total of $34,500 in two separate harassment cases after an arbitrator found it failed to properly investigate employee complaints and allowed intimidation …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Alberta board rules investigation met fair representation duty despite limited employer disclosure
The Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against a union that withdrew a termination grievance after conducting its own investigation when the em… …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Appeal tossed in constructive dismissal case against City of Saskatoon over failed investigation claims
A Saskatchewan employee’s attempt to hold a city government liable for negligent investigation in her constructive dismissal case has been firmly rejected by the province’s Court of Appeal. The court …
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FeaturedPrivacy
N.W.T.’s Department of Municipal and Community Affairs ordered to disclose workplace investigation report
A recent decision from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories determined that the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) must fully disclose a workplace in… To …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Federal court upholds reinstatement of director fired amidst toxic workplace allegations at Miawpukek First Nation
The Federal Court has rejected an employer’s attempt to overturn an adjudicator’s decision reinstating a senior manager to her former position, concluding that the order was reasonable under federal l… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. court dismisses worker’s challenge over workplace harassment investigation into mobbing complaint
A British Columbia court has dismissed a worker’s attempt to overturn a WorkSafeBC decision that deemed her employer’s followup investigation into a mobbing complaint sufficient and decided no penalti… To …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator clarifies scope of ‘disrespectful conduct’ in Government of Yukon’s workplace policy
The Government of Yukon’s Respectful Workplace Policy and its collective agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) came under scrutiny after a policy grievance was filed by the …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. court rejects fired worker’s attempt to obtain employer’s investigative report amid whistleblower safety concerns
A British Columbia Supreme Court ruling has rejected a fired worker’s attempt to access an employer’s confidential investigative report tied to his termination, citing privacy and safety risks to thir… …