Settlement will see government pay up to $11 million OTTAWA — The federal government will pay up to $11 million to women who say they were denied sickness benefits while they were on maternity leave. The settlement ends a protracted legal battle with thousands of women who argued they were denied access to 15 extra weeks of [...]
Faculty association says firing a tenured prof 'very serious,' files for arbitration Acadia University has fired tenured professor Rick Mehta, a move that comes months after a formal investigation was launched into complaints over controversial comments he made on social media and in the classroom. Mehta said in an interview he is disappointed by the university's decision [...]
Employer groups looking for more flexibility to adapt to changing labour market dynamics Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada's federal labour rules which are to be updated by the time Labour Day rolls around next year, Canada's [...]
A former morning host of JAZZ.FM91 is suing the troubled not-for-profit Toronto radio station, alleging she was bullied for years by its former president and CEO, Ross Porter, and then constructively dismissed last spring after joining others in complaining about his alleged misconduct. The move comes days before the station’s annual general meeting on Friday [...]
Lawsuit alleges company dodging employment standards rules by labelling drivers private contractors A lawsuit filed against Skip the Dishes aims to change the relationship between the online delivery service and its drivers. Charleen Pokornik, a delivery driver for Skip the Dishes, is seeking class-action certification for her lawsuit, which alleges the company has misled its [...]
For decades, the United States was a destination country for talent migration. In the last two years, however, Canada has surpassed its southern neighbor on several key metrics when it comes to winning foreign talent. First, university enrollment of foreign nationals jumped 20 per cent, year over year, in 2017 helping Canada surpass its 2022 [...]
An Ontario-based company owned by security giant Garda failed to appropriately compensate employees and misled them about the existence of a so-called averaging agreement to avoid paying overtime, a proposed $25 million class-action lawsuit claims.According to the class action, which requires court approval to proceed, Garda subsidiary Primary Response also instructed security guards to arrive [...]
Proposed benefit will allow employees in federally-regulated workplaces time off to leave abusive partners The Liberal government will begin consultations this fall on a benefit that would give survivors of domestic violence time off work to relocate, get medical treatment or seek legal advice. (CBC) The Liberal government is moving soon on its plan to [...]
OTTAWA – The federal government is planning to announce a new statutory holiday to mark Canada’s "tragic and painful" residential school legacy. CTV News has confirmed that the government is consulting with Indigenous groups ahead of moving forward with declaring an annual day to acknowledge what has been declared a time of cultural genocide in [...]
OTTAWA—The growth of Canada’s soon-to-be-legal recreational pot industry is starting to create a small buzz among job hunters. The job website Indeed has released new numbers that show cannabis-related searches, while still small, were more than four times higher last month compared to the year before. The data say weed-related searches increased to 26 out [...]