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Tribunal declines to dismiss human rights application at summary hearing; matter proceeds to next stage.
The applicant, a hairstylist of aboriginal status, alleged discrimination in employment on the basis of race, ancestry, colour, and place of origin.
The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine whether the application should be dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.
Accepting the applicant's allegations as true, the Tribunal could not conclude that the application had no reasonable prospect of success.
The application was permitted to proceed to the next stage in the hearing process.
Application for review of unpaid wages claim dismissed as untimely; statutory exception did not apply.
The applicant sought review of an Employment Standards Officer's decision refusing her claim for unpaid wages on the basis that it was filed outside the six-month time limit under section 82.3(1) of the Employment Standards Act.
The applicant argued that her claim should be permitted under the exception in section 82.3(2) because an officer had investigated other employees' claims against the same bankrupt employer.
The Board held that the exception requires the officer to have specific knowledge of the employee's identity and entitlement, which was not present here.
The application for review was dismissed.
