Canadian Employment Law Today


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LABOUR RELATIONS 7/17/2008
Car trouble is not pressing personal business worthy of paid leave: Board
Most convenient course of action doesn't qualify as pressing personal business, says arbitration board

LABOUR RELATIONS 7/17/2008
Permanent layoff became temporary layoff when workers unexpectedly called back: Court
Employer believed layoff would be permanent but once things changed workers were entitled to temporary layoff benefit, court says

WORKERS' COMP. 7/2/2008
Worker was removed from job for reason other than compensated injury: Tribunal
Employer didn't know about injury and removed worker from forklift driving position due to safety concerns

JUST CAUSE 7/2/2008
Tim Hortons employee fired for taking toonie fails in malicious prosecution appeal
Employee claimed store fired her to avoid her maternity leave

WORKER'S COMP. 6/18/2008
Removal from normal job not result of compensated injury: Tribunal
Worker never raised issue of hearing loss before or after he was removed from his job driving forklift for other reasons

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