Colleen Ballance2023-06-06T18:15:04-04:002023, Firefighters/Fire Services Employment Law, Human Rights in Employment, Municipal Employment Law, Priority Alert, Quebec|
Municipal fire service's refusal to hire colour-blind firefighter was discriminatory, tribunal holds Facts: The applicant, who by 2012 had been a [...]
Design2023-04-28T14:56:47-04:00Alberta, Discharge and Discipline|
An Alberta arbitrator upheld an employee's dismissal for wearing a mask bearing an Islamophobic statement at work after making discriminatory comments about Asian and Muslim people. Finding that the employee, who had 20 years' service, deliberately and defiantly engaged in a series of discriminatory acts in the workplace over the course of a day, despite receiving multiple warnings from the employer and co-workers, the arbitrator held that the employee's dismissal was justified and that there were insufficient reasons to substitute a lesser penalty.
Design2023-04-28T14:56:41-04:00Disability and Accommodation, Federal|
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board dismissed a family status and sex discrimination grievance filed by a pregnant correctional officer who requested remote work (work from home) to accommodate her pregnancy-related medical needs.
Design2023-04-28T14:56:34-04:00Alberta, Disability and Accommodation|
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal awarded lost wages and $30,000 in general damages to a female mechanic who was chastised and criticized at work in relation to both her disabilities and gender, and then dismissed while on leave, holding that the employer's actions created a poisoned work environment and that her gender and disabilities were factors in her dismissal.
