Arbitrator may order change to hours, location of doctor who sexually-harassed hospital nurse
Where a doctor has sexually harassed a nurse, a labour arbitrator has authority to decide how close the doctor should be […]
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Full bioSafety committee members lose claims that employer retaliated against them
Disciplinary letters issued to three members of a safety “Policy Committee” were not retaliatory under the Canada Labour Code, the […]
Supreme Court denies chronic stress WCB claim after employee reacted to disciplinary letter
The Supreme Court of Canada has denied an employee’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits for “chronic stress” which he said […]
Company fined $25,000 for operating electrical contracting business without license under Electricity Act after apprentice injured
An electrical contractor has been convicted and fined for carrying on an electrical contracting business without being licensed under the […]
$50,000 fine after trip-over-cord accident shows employers must listen to safety committee recommendations
A nurse’s trip over a cord has landed a hospital a $50,000 fine, where the joint health and safety committee […]
Threat, assault on supervisor were just cause for dismissal at isolated mine in NWT with “zero tolerance” violence policy
An employee at an isolated camp in the Northwest Territories who assaulted and threatened his supervisor was dismissed for just […]
Supervisor who solicited and procured drugs from employee was fired for cause
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the for-cause termination of a supervisor who used text messages to solicit and […]
“Everyone just knew” was not a defence to OHSA charges: court
An employer’s assertion that “everyone just knew” the safety rules, was not a defence to charges under the Occupational Health […]
Government OHSA advisors must be licenced paralegals, court decides
Employees of Ontario’s Office of the Worker Advisor and Officer of the Employer Advisor who provide legal services relating to […]
Disabled employee who lied about ability to work was fired for cause
An employee who lied to and misled her employer about her ability to perform her work as a reporter, was fired for […]
Ontario announces new JHSC certification training standards, refresher requirements
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that new “JHSC Certification Training Standards” will come into effect in early 2015. […]
Adjudicator’s award was shaming of union officials for “ongoing campaign”, harassment of member which breached duty of fair representation
A union member has won a legal battle against local union officials after they engaged in a “campaign” against him that […]