A human rights application filed against Mirmil Products has been dismissed as an abuse of process by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, after the applicant accused his own lawyer …
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An Ontario government worker’s harassment grievance will proceed after the Grievance Settlement Board rejected an employer motion to have key allegations struck, finding a related ruling from the Work… Free …
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Quaker Oats worker in Peterborough, Ont., on WSIB leave awarded holiday pay
A Quaker Oats worker absent on workers’ compensation benefits for more than five years is entitled to holiday pay for statutory holidays that fell during his leave, an Ontario labour …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsOccupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Waterloo school board in Ontario can bar sick leave for workplace injuries: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that employees of the Waterloo Region District School Board who are denied loss-of-earnings benefits by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board cannot turn to sick leave… …
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Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board must restore existing flex work arrangements for eligible field staff at least 30 days before they return to the office, the Ontario Grievance Settlement …
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PREMIUM Police body camera analyst awarded benefits for PTSD from viewing graphic footage
A civilian records system operator who reviewed and redacted police body camera footage has won entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits for chronic mental stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, after an… …
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A case management meeting at the Grievance Settlement Board collapsed in March after the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board refused to participate while a union representative facing criminal charge… Free …
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PREMIUM Aluminum manufacturer in Ontario penalized for firing injured worker during claim
An Ontario aluminum manufacturer has been found to have breached its re-employment obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act after terminating a production technician who was off work following… …
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PREMIUM WSIB ordered to stop excluding union rep from meetings after criminal charges filed
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ordered the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to stop refusing to participate in meetings and hearings where a union national representative is present, pending… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video sinks WSIB claimant who said he couldn’t lift a phone
A Mississauga, Ont., man has been convicted of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) about his functional abilities while collecting loss-of-earnings benefits,… …