The obituary for defined-benefit pension plans in the private sector was written long ago. Now we can add a date to it. Defined-benefit pension plans – or DB plans, as they are known in the industry – are the plan of choice for unions and, indeed, most employees, since they provide a predictable amount of [...]
VANCOUVER—The University of British Columbia has been hit again with workplace controversy, as eight human rights complaints from six employees have been filed with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. The Association of Administrative and Professional Staff that represents UBC employees, with roughly 4,500 members, alleges that its members were terminated or denied a promotion based [...]
Former female warden claims she endured 26 years of harassment, assault in ‘old boys club’ A former female warden has filed a $13-million lawsuit against Correctional Service of Canada alleging her 26-year career has left her suffering from post-traumatic stress, anger, depression, fear and humiliation. The 28-page statement of claim filed Monday in Federal Court [...]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is vowing to scrap labour-reform legislation from the previous Liberal government that raised the province’s minimum wage and introduced a range of other worker protections, a declaration that comes days after his government said the law was under review. Mr. Ford’s comments, made in the legislature on Tuesday, caught the opposition [...]
Ontario is introducing legislation that, if passed, would bring in stricter controls to safeguard young people and combat the criminal market, and provide safer ways to buy recreational cannabis legally. The proposed Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 introduces new controls, in addition to introducing amendments to various acts to make them stronger. Supporting licensed [...]
Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the minimum wage will remain at $14 an hour rather than rising to $15 an hour TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will halt a planned increase to minimum wage that was scheduled to kick in next year. Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the minimum wage will remain at [...]
Repeated sexual advances from colleagues and superiors, prompting her to wear a fake engagement ring. Frequent remarks from fellow officers about the bodies of female cops and sexual assault victims. Pornographic images posted in common areas in the police station, sometimes with racist comments scrawled overtop. During her nearly decade-long stint as a Toronto police [...]
CHARLOTTETOWN—In what might be a moral victory for every Canadian who ever had to go to work in bad weather, a P.E.I. man has won a five-year battle to get 3.5 hours’ worth of pay after being unable to get to the office. A labour panel granted Leslie Smith leave pay for time missed during [...]
B.C. woman filed a human rights complaint over demand she wear a bra at work The "burn your bra" movement is back, this time ignited by young women shunning the undergarment not for political reasons, but in the name of comfort. However, some braless women feel discomfort when managers mandate they must wear one in the workplace — a rule [...]
A popular Church St. restaurant abruptly closed this week, leaving staff upset after they say they learned of their job loss via a note taped to the restaurant’s front door. Lola’s Kitchen is part of a section of Church St. that has been purchased for the development of a new condo building. While employees said [...]