OK to Fire Poorly Performing Employee Before Probationary Period Ends
The union grieved the university’s decision to terminate a lecturer before she finished her probationary period but the Québec arbitrator
Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties
An injured electrician was told she could return to work as long as she produced a doctor’s note assessing her
Fatal Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Employment
A Toronto Transit Commission bus driver got fired after running over a 14-year-old passenger right after she exited the bus.
Permanent Residency Not a Direct Grounds for Employment Discrimination
Although a foreign engineering student had stellar credentials and a 3-year postgraduate work permit, an energy company wouldn’t offer him
Ontario Courts Split on Constructive Dismissal Rights of Employees on IDEL
A new Ontario regulation temporarily bars employees placed on infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) from suing for constructive dismissal. However,
It’s 3 Strikes and Y’er Out for Fired Diamond Miner
Strike 1: A diamond miner fired for a series of relatively minor safety violations lost his OHS reprisal case. Strike
Court More than Doubles OHS Fine against Garage Owner for Explosion Death
The acetylene torch a garage mechanic was using to remove the gas tank from a 1999 Dodge Caravan sparked an