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Subway Aldergrove Whistleblowers, Calls for ESA Changes: Global BC
An investigation into allegations from whistle-blowers of two Subways in B.C. has prompted growing calls to change B.C.'s Employment Standards Act.
Woman Loses Hair Salon Job After Proposing ‘Shoot an Indian Day’
A woman was fired after a racist rant on Facebook where she threatened to kill "Indians". Can comments on social media lead…
Skip The Dishes Driver Launches Lawsuit Over Employee Misclassification
"Skip The Dishes" has been served a class-action lawsuit in Manitoba in regards to their drivers being classified as "independent contractors".
900 CHML – Is a Criminal Charge Reason Enough to Fire Someone?
What rights does both the employer and employee have an employee has a criminal charge? Can the employee be terminated from their…
Rights tribunal slams Imperial Oil for cancelling job offer to engineer
The HRTO has ruled that an employer cannot discriminate against job candidates who do not have Canadian permanent residence status but can…
640 Toronto – Striking York University workers slam back-to-work legislation
The union representing striking workers at York University says the Ontario government’s back-to-work legislation is a “trampling” of employees' rights.
‘Six-Million-Dollar’ Hydro One CEO Walked Away from $10M Severance?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses why Hydro One CEO Mayo Schmidt may have opted for the smaller…
Employment Lawyer on MAGA Hat Restaurant Controversy: CFAX
A Vancouver restaurant manager was fired for cause when he refused to serve a customer who wore a “Make America Great Again”…
B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro-Trump hat
A restaurant manager was fired for cause when he refused to serve a patron wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat. Did…