Glossary - Employment and Work

In Debt and Consumer Rights, Employment and Work, Tribunals and Courts

Garnishment is one option for getting money from someone if they didn’t obey a court order to pay you. To do this, you have to fill out forms and follow the rules of the court that apply to this process.

You might be able to get money from:

• someone’s bank account
• payments they get, like rent cheques from a tenant
• their wages if they’re employed

There are some things that usually can’t be garnished, like:

• employment insurance
• social assistance
• pensions (unless the creditor is a government agency)

In Employment and Work, Human rights at work, Human Rights, Types of discrimination

A grievance is an official complaint by a union against an employer. Grievances are decided by arbitrators, who are private judges hired by the union and the employer. Arbitrators hear your complaint and decide whether it happened. If you win, the arbitrator can order your employer to pay you money, change workplace rules, or stop doing something that’s not fair to you.