A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 …
Employment Law
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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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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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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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Lawyers are trying to get in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who are owed money through a class-action lawsuit against …
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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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Employment LawFeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Volker Stevin Contracting, supervisor fined $546,000 after worker killed in Calgary
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) …
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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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Ontario public school teachers are protected from unreasonable searches: top court
Ontario public school board teachers have a Charter-protected right against unreasonable search and seizure in the workplace, the Supreme Court of Canada …