News Items tag as: Employment Standards Tribunal

Kelowna distillery loses another appeal after shorting staffer $60,000
July 12, 2025 - 10:00 AM

The directors of a defunct Kelowna distillery have failed in their latest attempt to avoid paying a staff member $60,000.
Kelowna daycare that shorted staffer $9,000 in wages loses another appeal
June 06, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna daycare on the hook $10,000 for failing to pay a former early educator, has failed in its latest attempt to overturn the ruling.
Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
June 01, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages.
Fined Lake Country RV park wins appeal over gardening dispute
April 12, 2025 - 2:00 PM

An arrangement that saw a BC couple work at a Lake Country RV park for free housing, is now in front of an employment tribunal as the two sides disagreed about whether the gardening the couple did was paid work or not.
BC business that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
March 29, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A BC business owner who failed to pay his employees and then tried to claim his company wasn't an "employer" has lost an appeal and been ordered to pay $5,100.
Kelowna daycare on the hook $10,000 for underpaying staffer
November 03, 2024 - 12:30 PM

A Kelowna daycare is on the hook for $10,000 after it short-changed a former staff member when she left the job.
Summerland private school loses appeal over 'illegal' teacher
January 10, 2023 - 12:00 PM

A Summerland private school, that knowingly employed a foreign teacher with no work permit, has lost an appeal after it was ordered to pay compensation to the teacher for unpaid wages and a fine.
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News Items tag as: Employment Standards Tribunal

Kelowna distillery loses another appeal after shorting staffer $60,000

Kelowna daycare that shorted staffer $9,000 in wages loses another appeal

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages

Fined Lake Country RV park wins appeal over gardening dispute

BC business that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'

Kelowna daycare on the hook $10,000 for underpaying staffer

Summerland private school loses appeal over 'illegal' teacher

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