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Termination: Single Episode of Physical Abuse against Mental Patient Justifies Firing of Nurse

A mental health centre fired a nurse for rough handling

By |2022-01-31T11:03:47-08:00January 31, 2022|Anti-Harassment & Bullying, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Harassment, Québec, Remote & Flexible Workplaces, Workplace Violence|0 Comments
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Nepotism: Firefighter Shouldn’t Lose His Job Because His Dad Is a Department Officer

A fire department fired a recently recruited firefighter upon learning

By |2022-01-31T11:00:44-08:00January 31, 2022|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Québec, Termination|0 Comments
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Constructive Dismissal: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case

An employee went on medical leave in 2016 and never

By |2022-01-31T10:51:56-08:00January 31, 2022|Anti-Harassment & Bullying, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Harassment, Nova Scotia, Termination|0 Comments
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Labour Unions: Union Can’t Broaden Certification Application to Make It Province-Wide

In June 2019, a union applied for certification to represent

By |2022-01-31T10:47:12-08:00January 31, 2022|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Labour Standards, Newfoundland and Labrador|0 Comments
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Labour Unions: Court Rejects Union’s Request for Temporary Freeze on Reclassification

With negotiations deadlocked and a strike looming, the province unilaterally

By |2022-01-31T10:42:41-08:00January 31, 2022|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Labour Standards, New Brunswick|0 Comments
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Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App

An elevator construction and maintenance firm issued employees a mobile

By |2022-01-31T10:37:04-08:00January 31, 2022|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Computer, Internet & Social Media, Privacy|0 Comments
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Harassment: Union Can’t Blame Harassing Behaviour on Employee’s Mental Disability

A nurse terminated for workplace harassment after nearly 20 years

By |2022-01-31T10:43:53-08:00January 31, 2022|Alberta, Anti-Harassment & Bullying, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discrimination, Harassment, Mental Health, Termination|0 Comments
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Discrimination: Appeals Court Pulls the Plug on $33,000 Pregnancy Discrimination Ruling

A waitress claimed that the employer cut her hours and

By |2022-01-31T10:25:36-08:00January 31, 2022|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discrimination, Health & Safety, Termination|0 Comments
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Work Refusals: Prison Guards’ Powerful Rifles Justify Work Refusal of Nearby Worker

Management of a maximum security prison replaced guards’ 9 mm

By |2022-01-31T10:22:51-08:00January 31, 2022|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Federal, Work Refusals|0 Comments
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Drugs & Alcohol: Being Impaired at Work Is Just Cause to Fire Safety-Sensitive Railway Worker

A track operations foreman got fired after a post-incident test

By |2022-01-31T10:19:23-08:00January 31, 2022|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Termination|0 Comments
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Raising Health And Safety Concern Real Motivation For Terminating Worker For “Poor Fit” During Probationary Period

A recent decision[1] by the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (“WCAT”) upheld

By |2022-01-28T15:48:12-08:00January 28, 2022|Articles, British Columbia, Constructive Dismissal, Contributor, Health & Safety, HR Program Management, Performance Reviews, Termination, Training, Onboarding & Orientation, Work Refusals, Workers' Compensation|0 Comments
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Legitimately Disciplining Employees Without Committing Reprisals – Game Plan

Employees who engage in protected activity on Monday aren’t exempt

By |2022-01-26T08:06:08-08:00January 26, 2022|Articles, Conflict & Dispute Resolution, Discipline, HR Leadership, HR Program Management|0 Comments
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Illegal Reprisals – Know The Laws Of Your Province

Don’t punish employees for exercising their workplace rights. Reprisals, aka,

By |2022-01-26T08:05:41-08:00January 26, 2022|Alberta, British Columbia, Conflict & Dispute Resolution, Discipline, Federal, HR Leadership, HR Program Management, Know the Laws, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Termination, Yukon|0 Comments
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