A federal labour board has dismissed a grievance filed by a former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research technician who alleged his termination was discriminatory, made in bad faith, and amounted… …
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PREMIUM Termination too harsh for forklift operator who failed to report racking damage, arbitrator finds
A cold-storage warehouse worker in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, who was fired for failing to report damage he caused to a metal racking system has been reinstated — but without back… …
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IESO hybrid work not covered by telework clause, arbitrator rules
The Independent Electricity System Operator’s hybrid work model does not fall within the definition of teleworking in its collective agreement with the Society of United Professionals, an Ontario labo… Free …
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PREMIUM Statistics Canada supervisor fired for falsifying monitoring reports over four-month period
A federal labour board has upheld the termination of a Statistics Canada call centre supervisor who submitted false quality monitoring reports on 41 occasions over roughly four months, finding that… …
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PREMIUM CRA worker loses family status grievance after board finds wife not under his ‘care and supervision’
A Canada Revenue Agency auditor who alleged discrimination based on family status has lost his grievance after the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board found he failed to… …
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PREMIUM Iron Mountain Welding ordered to pay worker $42,304 in lost wages after out-of-seniority layoff
A British Columbia arbitrator has ordered a Maple Ridge metal fabrication company to pay a laid-off welder more than $42,000 in lost wages after finding the employer bypassed seniority rules,… …
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DND financial officer’s job description partially rewritten after tribunal finds ‘basic’ label understates his work
A federal financial officer embedded at a New Brunswick military base has won a partial victory in a job description grievance, with a labour tribunal ordering the Department of National …
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PREMIUM Cargill worker reinstated after arbitrator rules 24-year employee’s termination was excessive
A Guelph, Ont., beef processing worker fired for urging co-workers to walk off their jobs days after a six-week strike will be reinstated, after an arbitrator found the termination was… …
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PREMIUM ‘Burn it to the ground’: PSW says union took sarcastic remark at face value, withdrew termination grievance
A personal support worker’s complaint that her union mishandled grievances arising from her termination will proceed to a full consultation, after the Ontario Labour Relations Board rejected the union’s motion… …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker’s DFR complaint dismissed despite concern over rep’s contradictory statements on vacation time
An Alberta worker who retired after using up his front-loaded vacation time — believing his union had told him he was entitled to keep it — has had his duty… …


