By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press The University of Manitoba is suing its former law school dean to recover hundreds of thousands …
Employment Law
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A worker’s refusal to comply with his employer’s directive to return to the office five days a week has resulted in the …
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Employment LawFeatured
Whose property is it anyway? Employee not entitled to use of company car during disputed notice period
by Jackson Lund & Jemma Lewisby Jackson Lund & Jemma LewisIn 415909 Canada Inc c.o.b. PARS 2000 v Moghadam,[1] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that an employee must first prove …
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Employment Law
B.C. employer on hook for $30K in unpaid overtime for ‘office manager’ who didn’t perform managerial duties
The British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Colonial Countertops Ltd. challenging a previous ruling that ordered the company …
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Employment LawLabour Relations
Wescast Industries loses bid to block arbitration in Ontario plant closure grievances
An arbitrator has dismissed Wescast Industries Inc.’s attempt to block the arbitration of two policy grievances related to a plant closure, paving …
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Employment LawFeatured
Stop using WhatsApp: Nunavut privacy commissioner’s message to senior leaders at Department of Education
The Department of Education in Nunavut has come under scrutiny following a review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner, who found errors …
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Employment Law
Nova Scotia court rules it has jurisdiction in wrongful dismissal case against U.K.-based company
In a decision that highlights the complexities of modern employment relationships and the implications of global corporate structures, the court found that …
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Arbitrator Jasbir Parmar has ruled that the termination of an Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) staffer was not based on just cause, …
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Employment LawOpinion
Recipe for disaster: How a Facebook message stirred up a workplace fiasco for pregnant cook
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberRelatives can be… annoying. Not all of them. And not all the time. But sometimes, when it comes to family you just …
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Employment LawFeaturedRecruitment
Balancing speed and diligence: Avoiding common pitfalls in recruitment
by Norm Keithby Norm KeithThe employment relationship is fundamentally, first and foremost, a contract. It is a personal service contract between an individual and an employer. …