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Complaints about lazy coworker don’t qualify as health and safety concern, tribunal rules

by Todd Humber
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A medical office assistant in British Columbia who was fired after repeatedly complaining that a co-worker was not pulling her weight has lost her appeal for reinstatement, with a tribunal…

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Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at Safety News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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