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

A British Columbia judge held that an employee who was dismissed without cause was entitled to common law damages for failure to give reasonable notice as the employer had repudiated the employment contract by failing to make contractually obligated payments following the dismissal, thereby rendering the contract unenforceable.

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

After a history of challenging negotiations over physician compensation, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and the Province of Ontario agreed to settle the issue of doctors’ fee increases for the period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 through interest arbitration…

Some aspects of employer’s electronic monitoring policy were reasonable, others not, arbitrator rules

When an employer introduced a new electronic monitoring policy, the union filed a grievance claiming that it was an unreasonable exercise of management rights.

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

When her job offer was rescinded during the employer’s enhanced security screening process, a job applicant filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal alleging that the decision by a government agency to withdraw the employment offer was motivated by discrimination on the basis of race and sex.