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Health And Safety Manager Dismissed For Cause For Improper Reporting And Handling Of Her Own WSIB Claim
Bottom Line Last week, the Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a [...]
Human Rights Tribunal Issues Second Highest Award For Injury To Dignity
Sometimes bad facts make bad law. The BC Human Rights Code ("Code") provides that if the Tribunal finds discrimination [...]
Watch Your Back: Employee Ordered To Pay $112,320 In Damages For Soliciting His Employer’s Client
In Catch Engineering Partnership v. Mai, 2023 ABKB 279, the Alberta Court of King's Bench awarded $112,320 in damages against a former [...]
Workplace Investigations: 5 Basic But Important Tips
There has been no shortage of high-profile workplace investigations and discussions surrounding the outcome of those investigations in the [...]
Workplace Substance Abuse Prevention & Compliance Game Plan
Preventing work impairment without violating privacy and disability accommodations laws.
Parental Leave Compliance Game Plan
12 steps for complying with employment standards law parental leave requirements.
6 Changes Payroll Must Know About When Making Year-End Filings
T4 changes affecting CPP and QPP deductions take effect starting with 2024 filings.
Age Discrimination Compliance Game Plan
Age discrimination may be so subtle that you may commit it inadvertently.
The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 (So Far) & Their Impact on You Special Report
HR law comes from 2 major sources: legislation and court cases. While new legislation, like the recent Bill 88 Working for [...]
The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 (So Far) & Their Impact on You
The court cases most likely to directly affect your HR program and policies. HR law comes from 2 major sources: [...]
Company Not Liable for Fraudulent Purchases Made on Its Charge Account
Mr. F, made over $10,000 worth of purchases on a trucking company’s expense account at a store where the company [...]
Trashing Company on Facebook Is Last Straw for Employee with Poor Attendance
Two weeks after returning from a 5-day suspension for leaving work without permission, a maintenance electrician with a track record [...]
Bus Driver Fired for Causing Fatal Accident to Passenger Gets Reinstated
A bus driver got fired for accidentally running over a passenger after she exited the vehicle with fatal results. The [...]
Cut in Work Hours Is Not Constructive Dismissal
A dental hygienist quit her job and sued for constructive dismissal after the practice cut her hours from 3 to [...]
High Court Upholds Decision Not to Enforce Overly Broad Non-Compete Clause
The Employee agrees that during the Employee’s employment with the Company and during the one year period following the termination [...]
Worker Fired for Refusing Vaccination Sues Union for Not Grieving
A pipefitter who got fired for defying his hospital employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy sued the union for not filing [...]
OK to Fire Public Employee for Defying Mandatory COVID Testing Policy
After nearly 24 years of service, an unvaccinated public service employee was terminated for refusing to undergo at-home COVID-19 testing [...]