Migrant Layoff Ruled Illegal

An employer breached human rights law in laying off migrant workers ahead of Canadians, an Alberta Department of Labour adjudicator has ruled. ATCO Electric Co. said it feared it would violate federal regulations by keeping Jamaicans on staff while cutting its Canadian workforce: “There is no issue about ATCO’s good faith.”

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