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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently held a preliminary hearing to determine whether allegations made under the Human Rights Code (Code) fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of a labour arbitrator, or whether the Tribunal had concurrent jurisdiction over employment-related human rights matters in a unionized workplace. The applications in Weilgosh v. London District

A candidate for one of Courtenay’s two School District 71 trustee positions has been distributing anti-SOGI 123 material, printed by the organization Action4Canada.

A candidate for one of Courtenay’s two School District 71 trustee positions has been distributing anti-SOGI 123 material, printed by the organization Action4Canada.

A candidate for one of Courtenay’s two School District 71 trustee positions has been distributing anti-SOGI 123 material, printed by the organization Action4Canada.

Weilgosh confirms the status quo in Ontario remains, distinguishing the Supreme Court’s decision in Horrocks, based on the unique language in the Ontario Human Rights Code, employees and applicants may choose to pursue human rights claims before labour arbitrators or HRTO.

If I demote an employee but pay them the same, is that constructive dismissal? Firing an employee due to poor job performance is fine, right? Jessica Barrow from Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. dispels these common employment law myths, and more. MYTH: An employee can sign an employment contract – even after they start working For a contract to be enforceable, one of the key ingredients is “consideration.” That’s the quid pro quo of a contract – it’s an exchange of ...

If I demote an employee but pay them the same, is that constructive dismissal? Firing an employee due to poor job performance is fine, right? Jessica Barrow from Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. dispels these common employment law myths, and more. MYTH: An employee can sign an employment contract – even after they start working For a contract to be enforceable, one of the key ingredients is “consideration.” That’s the quid pro quo of a contract – it’s an exchange of ...

In Rayonier v Unifor, Locals 256 and 89, 2022 CanLII 75226 (ON LA), a union filed an individual grievance on behalf of an employee who died at age 66 while still an active employee. This grievance alleged that the employer violated the clear wording of the Collective Agreement (CA) by reducing the amount of life insurance an employee was entitled to when they reached age 65.

Kayla Lemieux, a transgender high school teacher in Ontario, Canada, garnered global attention when photos and videos of her appeared on social media where she was showing her eye-popping fake [...]

When legislators amended Ontario’s Human Rights Code to include gender identity, they unknowingly wrote grotesque sex displays into law.