Better pay is a major motivator, but so is opportunity for growth Brandie Weikle - CBC News Posted: November 26, 2019 Last Updated: November 26, 2019 Nearly nine out of 10 Canadians who have made a career change say they're happier since switching paths, a new survey has found. Conducted on behalf of job site Indeed Canada, [...]
Captain was fired after having sex with another employee in office, but arbitrator found it too harsh VERNON, B.C. (CP) -- The City of Vernon has lost another attempt to oust a fire captain after he had consensual sex with another employee in the fire chief's office that was caught on video. The city went [...]
TORONTO – Ontario is increasing the maximum claim that can be filed in small claims court to $35,000. The government says currently any claim over $25,000 has to proceed in the Superior Court of Justice. The goal is to get cases resolved more quickly than in the higher courts, which can take years. It will [...]
A man laughs hysterically in the short video that’s racked up nearly 1 million likes, as the plastic packet of frozen macaroni and cheese is dropped into a boiler, cut open and then poured into a bowl ready to serve. The woman who posted the clip gives a thumbs-up in the hat that marks her [...]
A B.C. transgender woman who accused multiple aestheticians of discrimination for refusing to wax her male genitalia has had her case dismissed. In a scathing ruling B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member Devyn Cousineau found that Jessica Yaniv had been repeatedly deceptive, and had sought to target small businesses for financial gain “or to punish certain [...]
The former chief executive officer of the advocacy group Dying with Dignity Canada has filed a wrongful dismissal suit against the charity, alleging its board subjected her to years of systemic discrimination before summarily firing her this past summer. Shanaaz Gokool, who led the right-to-die organization for three years, said in a statement of claim [...]
Investigation into harassment allegations against Concordia creative writing prof over Nearly two years after allegations of sexual misconduct in Concordia University's creative writing program were first raised, an independent investigation into one of the former professors in the program, Jon Paul Fiorentino, is now complete. However, the outcome of the investigation isn't clear. CBC obtained a copy of a [...]
'Heated discussions can often have emotions running wild' With federal election day looming, it may be tempting to launch some water cooler tirades about your least favourite candidate or party. But campaign talk can result in nasty office politics, said Margot Ross-Graham, a workplace consultant and founder of Sandbar Coaching and Consulting. Respectful arguments are [...]
Ontario worker’s failure to keep employer informed of jury duty dates during trial stemmed from stress, not dishonest intentions: arbitrator. An Ontario worker who breached his employer’s rules on reporting in during jury duty deserved serious discipline but not dismissal, as his misconduct was caused more by mental health issues than fraudulent intent, an arbitrator [...]
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in two of the term’s most closely watched cases over whether federal civil rights law protects LGBT people from job discrimination. The cases Tuesday are the court’s first on LGBT rights since Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement and replacement by Justice Brett Kavanaugh. A decision is expected by early summer 2020, amid [...]