A woman who was fired after asking to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to protect her diabetic …
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Employment LawFeaturedImmigrationRemote Working
Foreign worker not eligible for OHIP because she works remotely for company located in Quebec, Nova Scotia: Board
In a decision handed down by the Health Services Appeal and Review Board, an Ontario worker and her family were denied continued …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Unifor and GM reach tentative agreement for CAMI workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
Unifor has reached a tentative collective agreement with General Motors, covering more than 1,300 workers at the CAMI Assembly and Battery Assembly …
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One man is dead after an industrial accident at Ontario Place, police said Tuesday. Toronto police officers responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Mississauga Walmart warehouse workers vote to join Unifor
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkers at Walmart’s Mississauga, Ont., warehouse have voted to unionize, marking the company’s first warehouse in Canada to join a union, according …
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FeaturedTraining & Development
50,000 new construction workers: Ontario pumps $26 million into LiUNA training campus
The Ontario government is investing more than $26 million to expand LiUNA Local 183’s skilled trades training campus in Vaughan, a move …
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Employment LawFeatured
Muslim woman awarded nearly $45,000 in Ontario workplace prayer accommodations case
A former employee of Energy Call Solutions (ECS) has been awarded $44,625 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the Tribunal …
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Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., will begin voting Tuesday on whether to join the union. Unifor National …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program
Ontario child-care centres that aren’t participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer fee subsidies to lower-income …
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The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, effective Oct. 1, 2024. This 3.9 per cent …