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 …
Air Canada could have to pay more than $100 million in compensation to workers who lost their jobs at maintenance centres more than a decade ago, say lawyers in a …
A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …
The former general manager of a transportation business, owned by his parents, has been ordered to return two company vehicles in an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling. The decision …
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 Columbia Court of Appeal. G.E. was terminated without …
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has been ordered to reinstate a worker who refused to take a drug test in the wake of a minor derailment. Arbitrator Graham J. Clarke …
Two workers have been awarded about $233,000 in back pay after a bid by their employer to pay part of their salaries in a company-created cryptocurrency was rejected by the …
Lawyers are trying to get in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who are owed money through a class-action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. The suit was launched after the …
A sales rep who was terminated without cause because she needed accommodation to care for her cancer-stricken mother during the COVID-19 pandemic has been awarded more than $100,000 by the …
A Calgary-based construction company and its supervisor have been fined a combined $546,000 following convictions under Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in connection with a workplace fatality. Volker …
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