Violence and Harassment
Christmas party incident of sexual harassment leads to dismissal, then reinstatement, of firefighter
Arbitrator finds employer violated OHSA workplace-violence obligations
New Alberta Bill 208 seeks to provide protection against workplace bullying
Federal employee has effective veto over appointment of “impartial” workplace violence investigator, as long as veto not exercised in “abusive” manner: Tribunal
Persistent “sexual annoyance” of five female coworkers gets employee fired for cause, despite late reporting of incidents
A shelter support worker’s persistent pattern of sexual comments to five female coworkers justified his dismissal for cause, despite the […]
Sidewalk rage? Employee convicted of dangerous driving under Criminal Code after “trying to scare” his boss by driving towards him
An employee has been convicted of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he drove towards his boss three times, […]
Despite employee’s concerns with speed, quality and outcome of harassment investigation, no reprisal under OHSA
Even though an employer’s harassment investigation was allegedly slow, inadequate and had a questionable outcome, the employee had not suffered […]
Fired employee’s Facebook post calling company “s—hole” showed dismissal for workplace outbursts, threat was indeed appropriate
An employee who yelled and swore at a manager about a written test for a maintenance position, and a few […]
Shot at in parking lot, employee awarded $5,000 in damages from employer despite WSIB coverage
A labour arbitrator has awarded a unionized employee $5,000.00 in damages from his employer – despite the fact that the […]
Teachers’ union fighting for right to refuse work due where students violent
A student’s violent acts in a classroom have led to a dispute about the circumstances in which teachers may engage […]
“Presumptive remedy” for retaliatory discharge under OHSA is reinstatement of employee, OLRB states
Where an employer fires an employee for raising safety concerns, the employee will generally be entitled to reinstatement, the Ontario […]