Gibson Building Supplies has been ordered to pay its former executive assistant nearly $20,000 in damages, including $10,000 in punitive damages due …
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Lights, camera, safety: B.C. clarifies fall-protection rules for young performers in film and television
British Columbia has amended its employment standards regulation, allowing young performers under 16 to participate in film and television productions that require …
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Arbitrator dismisses four COVID-19 safety grievances at Ontario Correctional Institute
An arbitrator has rejected a series of grievances related to safety measures in place at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton, …
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Arbitrator sides with Air Canada in dispute over drug-testing a flight attendant’s hair sample
An arbitrator has sided with Air Canada in a dispute with a union over conducting a drug test using a hair sample …
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Canada Post’s vaccine mandate for ‘exclusively’ remote workers unreasonable: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that a Canada Post policy, which required employees who worked “exclusively” remotely to be fully vaccinated to limit …
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Employment Law
‘Going with younger people now’: Toronto water taxi driver awarded $20K for age discrimination
A former water taxi driver in Toronto has been awarded $20,000 in lost wages and damages after the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal …
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Employment Law
B.C. employer justified in firing traffic flagger for posts she made on Facebook: Tribunal
Way to Go Traffic Solutions (WTG) was justified in firing one of its workers due to her conduct on social media, the …
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Employment Law
Arbitrator overturns termination of Edmonton crane operator in workplace harassment case
An arbitrator has overturned the dismissal of a crane operator at Sterling Crane in Edmonton who was fired for making a sexist …
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CRA worker who alleged age discrimination over degree requirement loses case at Federal Court
A Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) worker, who alleged age discrimination because a job posting required a degree that was not common when …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Spiritwood Stockyards fined $325K following workplace fatality, serious injury
Spiritwood Stockyards (1984) Ltd. has been fined $325,000 after pleading guilty to two violations of Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. …