Do arbitration clauses in collective agreements preclude employees from commencing wrongful dismissal claims? Download sample legal memo.

Court held workplace policy specifically prohibited employees from disseminating personal information of another employee to third parties without express permission

Tang v. UFCW, Local 1000A (2016) 2016 CarswellOnt 3534 Ontario Labour Relations Board

Employee owes employer damages in lieu of notice of resignation

Khan, Re (2016), 2016 CarswellBC 1225 British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal

Federal Court of Appeal finds essential nature and function of police service was to provide policing services and that was matter within the provincial sphere.

MacGregor v. Lethbridge College (2016) 2016 ABPC 72, 2016 CarswellAlta 563 Alberta Provincial Court

Arbitrator allowed the grievance finding the employer’s Vaccinate or Mask policy was introduced to drive up immunization rates, was unreasonable and undermined rights of employees to refuse influenza vaccination.

Insurance Corp. of British Columbia and COPE, Local 378 (Redundancy), Re (2015) 2015 CarswellBC 3846 British Columbia Arbitration

Employee's termination was not due to her age, but rather was a result of her position becoming redundant.

Steinebach v. Clean Energy Compression Corp. 29 C.C.E.L. (4th) 175, 2016 CarswellBC 641, 2016 BCCA 112 British Columbia Court of Appeal

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