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Work refusal due to second-hand smoke was not properly investigated: arbitrator

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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Christmas party incident of sexual harassment leads to dismissal, then reinstatement, of firefighter

By Adrian Miedema
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Arbitrator finds employer violated OHSA workplace-violence obligations

By Adrian Miedema
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New Alberta Bill 208 seeks to provide protection against workplace bullying

By Cristina Wendel
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Federal employee has effective veto over appointment of “impartial” workplace violence investigator, as long as veto not exercised in “abusive” manner: Tribunal

By Adrian Miedema
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Persistent “sexual annoyance” of five female coworkers gets employee fired for cause, despite late reporting of incidents

A shelter support worker’s persistent pattern of sexual comments to five female coworkers justified his dismissal for cause, despite the […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Sidewalk rage? Employee convicted of dangerous driving under Criminal Code after “trying to scare” his boss by driving towards him

An employee has been convicted of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he drove towards his boss three times, […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Despite employee’s concerns with speed, quality and outcome of harassment investigation, no reprisal under OHSA

Even though an employer’s harassment investigation was allegedly slow, inadequate and had a questionable outcome, the employee had not suffered […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Fired employee’s Facebook post calling company “s—hole” showed dismissal for workplace outbursts, threat was indeed appropriate

An employee who yelled and swore at a manager about a written test for a maintenance position, and a few […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Shot at in parking lot, employee awarded $5,000 in damages from employer despite WSIB coverage

A labour arbitrator has awarded a unionized employee $5,000.00 in damages from his employer – despite the fact that the […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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After Co-Worker Washes Feet With Vinegar In Cubicle and Makes Threatening Statement, Employee Entitled to Transfer to Different Building

A Quality and Service Manager working for the Parole Board of Canada is entitled to work in an entirely different […]

By Chelsea Rasmussen
  • Caselaw Developments
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Teachers’ union fighting for right to refuse work due where students violent

A student’s violent acts in a classroom have led to a dispute about the circumstances in which teachers may engage […]

By Adrian Miedema

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