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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
Brantford, Ontario | (191 municipal administration employees) and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 181 By May 08, 2025 Renewal agreement: April 2, 2023 to April 3, 2027.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
It’s a well-known saying that refers to the necessity of parties who might otherwise be at odds to team up to face a bigger challenge.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
An British Columbia worker was unjustly subjected to post-incident drug and alcohol testing following a minor workplace accident and is entitled to damages for the violation of his privacy rights, an arbitrator has ruled.
It’s a caution for employers to perform a thorough and meaningful investigation into the potential causes of an incident and not to jump to conclusions, according to Melanie Samuels, chair of the Employment and Labour Group at Singleton Reynolds in Vancouver.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
Kitchener, Ontario | (Commercial screen printing employees) and United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175 By May 07, 2025 Renewal agreement: July 2, 2024 to July 1, 2027.
Wage adjustments:
2024: $0.50/hour
2025: $0.50/hour
2026: $0.50/hour
Paid holidays: 12 days including 1 floating holiday.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
Worker wanted to wear equipment from uniform under previous employer By May 07, 2025 A worker wasn’t harassed or unjustly fired when he was told repeatedly that he wasn’t following the employer’s uniform rules and then dismissed for it, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
“Employers need to be careful anytime they're implementing changes to an employee's contract and not just assume they can unilaterally make the changes they want.”
Those are the cautionary words for employers from Dylan Snowdon, a labour and employment lawyer at Carbert Waite in Calgary, after an Alberta court ruled that a long-serving employee was constructively dismissed when her employer tried to change her longstanding work-from-home arrangement.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
‘If punishment less than termination would be reasonable… that will likely be substituted’ By May 06, 2025 A long-term employee whose conduct made his female co-workers uncomfortable deserved discipline but not dismissal, the Canada Industrial Relations Board has ruled.
The worker joined the airline WestJet in 1998, moving up through several positions and receiving positive performance reviews. He had no discipline on his record.
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1 week ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
Email accepted employer’s settlement offer with conditions By May 05, 2025 The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed a summary judgment application brought by a former executive against her employer, ruling that no binding settlement agreement had been reached between the parties.
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2 weeks ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
Waterloo, Ontario | (484 maintenance and food service employees) and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79 By May 01, 2025 Renewal agreement: May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027.
Wage adjustments:
2024: 3.2%
2025: 3.5%
2026: 3.3%
Shift premium: 5 per cent per hour for any employee requested to perform the duties of the Chief Engineer. 15 per cent per hour for Group Leader or Shift Engineer.
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2 weeks ago | 
hrreporter.com | Jeffrey R. Smith
Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario | (450 teaching assistants) and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3905 By May 01, 2025 Renewal agreement: September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2026.
Wage adjustments:
2023: 2%
2024: 3%
2025: 2.5%
Paid holidays: 11 days. Hours of work can be rescheduled to observe holy days according to religious beliefs with at least 10 days notice.
