Employment Law

An Edmonton cement plant was justified in firing a unionized worker after allegations surfaced that he threatened to return to work with a gun and shoot both a co-worker and…

The Federal Court has agreed to review the federal government’s decision to mandate public servants return to the office three days per week. The mandate, which is set to begin…

Graham Steele, Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, has ruled that the Department of Human Resources (HR) must undertake further searches for records that may reveal whether a former Department of…

It’s a reality many employment lawyers and HR professionals are familiar with — self-represented litigants (SRLs) can, at times, be frustratingly difficult to deal with. They can be emotional, often…

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press The University of Manitoba is suing its former law school dean to recover hundreds of thousands of public dollars he spent upgrading his resumé…

A worker’s refusal to comply with his employer’s directive to return to the office five days a week has resulted in the denial of his Employment Insurance (EI) benefits. The…

In 415909 Canada Inc c.o.b. PARS 2000 v Moghadam,[1] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that an employee must first prove they were wrongfully dismissed and entitled to common…

The British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Colonial Countertops Ltd. challenging a previous ruling that ordered the company to pay a former employee nearly $29,000 in…

An arbitrator has dismissed Wescast Industries Inc.’s attempt to block the arbitration of two policy grievances related to a plant closure, paving the way for the grievances to be heard…