Employer’s decision to withdraw offer of employment was informed by unconscious bias and discriminatory, B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rules

2025-03-21T11:36:35-04:002025, British Columbia, Priority Alert|

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal held that a government agency's decision to withdraw a conditional offer of employment during its security screening process was discriminatory. While accepting that the complainant's adversarial tone and language throughout the security screening process provided a basis for the employer to question the complainant's suitability for the position, the Tribunal held that the decision to rescind her offer was influenced by a stereotypical perception of her as a non-compliant and overly demanding Indigenous woman, and did not constitute an impartial evaluation of her qualifications or conduct. Finding that the applicant would have successfully begun a probationary period but for the discrimination, the Tribunal awarded the complainant $36,812.48 in lost wages, representing the wages the complainant would have earned during the six-month probationary period, and $15,000 for injury to dignity.

Interest arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 6.95% catch-up and 3.0% normative increase for 2024–2025 in light of inflation and the repeal of public sector wage cap legislation

2025-03-17T10:30:56-04:002025, Ontario, Priority Alert|

In the context of provincial physician shortages, particularly in underserved communities, an interest arbitrator awarded Ontario doctors a 9.95% compensation increase for the first year (2024–2025) of the Physician Services Agreement between the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Medical Association. The arbitrator allocated 6.95% of this increase for non-retroactive catch-up, to address significant inflation and to compensate for the impact of the now-invalidated Bill 124 restricting compensation increases in the parties' previous negotiations, while the remaining 3% was designated as a normative increase, matching the amount awarded to other healthcare unions in the hospital sector for the same period.

Court awards dismissed employee $25,000 in punitive damages based on employer’s termination letter purporting to withhold entitlements unless employee signed a waiver

2025-03-05T16:20:02-05:002025, British Columbia, Labour Law|

March 4, 2025, eAlert No. 602 A British Columbia judge held that an employee who was dismissed without cause was entitled to [...]

Announcing Co-chairs: Edmonton Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference

2023-09-15T13:12:42-04:002023, Alberta, Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector, Conference|

Co-chairs now announced for Lancaster's Edmonton Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference, November 21 – 22, 2023. Register by Saturday, [...]

Announcing program faculty: 2023 Labour Relations Certificate

2023-09-15T13:04:11-04:002023, Ontario, Professional Learning Programs|

Fall 2023 Lancaster–Toronto Metropolitan University Labour Relations Certificate Program: Announcing program faculty Program Faculty Bruce Curran, Associate Professor, Faculty of [...]

Co-chairs, Advisory Committee, and Panel Titles: Vancouver Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference & Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference

2023-09-15T11:31:12-04:002023, Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector, British Columbia, Conference, Labour Arbitration and Policy|

Co-Chairs, Advisory Committee, and panel titles now announced for Lancaster's Vancouver Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference & Vancouver Bargaining in the Broader [...]

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