The Manitoba Court of Appeal (the “Court”) in Pokornik v. SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc., 2024 MBCA 3, recently upheld a lower court decision dismissing a large online meal delivery service’s motion to stay a class...more
2/6/2024
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An Alberta labour arbitrator found an employer was justified in firing a unionized employee for just cause for his off-duty sexual assault of a co-worker.
In Corporation of the City of Calgary v Amalgamated Transit...more
4/6/2023
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Co-Workers ,
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Employee Misconduct ,
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Off-Duty Employees ,
Public Employees ,
Sexual Assault