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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
  • Caselaw Developments
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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
  • Caselaw Developments
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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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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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  • Safety - Risk Management
  • Violence and Harassment

“Presumptive remedy” for retaliatory discharge under OHSA is reinstatement of employee, OLRB states

Where an employer fires an employee for raising safety concerns, the employee will generally be entitled to reinstatement, the Ontario […]

By Adrian Miedema

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