No Proof Driver OK’d Deduction of Truck Damages from His Paycheque

A driver sued a trucking company for $2,100 in unpaid wages. The company claimed he had signed a document admitting responsibility for damaging the truck and authorizing withholding of $2,100 for repairs. The driver denied ever signing the document and the arbitrator believed him: there were no witnesses to the signing; the company didn’t give the document to the Inspector before the hearing; and the version it produced on the day of the hearing wasn’t an original but a suspiciously altered photocopy [Rosen Express v. Dhaliwal, 2015 CanLII 46340 (CA LA), Aug. 3, 2015].