An employer that made a job offer to a candidate, only to rescind it two weeks later before he started, has been …
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Labour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Paramedics’ union floats concern over life jackets, but arbitrator sides with County of Frontenac
A fight between paramedics in the County of Frontenac and their employer over the type of personal flotation devices (PFDs) provided has …
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The former general manager of a transportation business, owned by his parents, has been ordered to return two company vehicles in an …
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Employment Law
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds termination clause for former Harbour Air Seaplanes executive
The former vice-president of maintenance operations at Harbour Air Seaplanes has lost his appeal of a wrongful dismissal ruling in front of the British …
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Employment LawFeatured
Just following orders: CPKC ordered to reinstate employee fired over refusal to take drug test
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has been ordered to reinstate a worker who refused to take a drug test in the wake …
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Employment LawFeaturedPayroll
Ontario company’s plan to pay half of workers’ wages in crypto it created shot down by labour board
Two workers have been awarded about $233,000 in back pay after a bid by their employer to pay part of their salaries …
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Employment LawFeatured
Octapharma ordered to pay $105K after terminating worker who needed accommodation to care for cancer-stricken mom
A sales rep who was terminated without cause because she needed accommodation to care for her cancer-stricken mother during the COVID-19 pandemic …
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The Superior Court of Quebec has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $219 million in compensation to former taxi permit …
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Employment Law
‘Particularly egregious’: Former EA’s termination provisions ruled unenforceable, court tacks on $10K in punitive damages
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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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
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 …


