Employer properly withheld documents in access to information request
Alberta’s privacy commissioner confirmed that an employer properly withheld certain information from an employee because the personal information of a…

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds nearly $200,000 in damages for loss of disability benefits during common law notice period
Reasonable notice under the common law requires employers to dismiss their employees with proper notice or pay in lieu thereof. If the employer chooses the latter, it must make the employee whole for the common law period of reasonable notice. (In PDF)

Employer relied on outdated discipline for threat; dismissal void
An Ontario labour arbitrator just allowed an employee’s grievance after the employer terminated him for swearing, refusing to leave the workplace and threatening the vice-president with a shovel. There was absolutely no…