The City of Toronto had just cause to terminate a part-time recreation worker convicted of armed robbery, an arbitrator has ruled, finding that the criminal record barred the worker from… …
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PREMIUM OPG ordered to pay worker for enforced sick leave, keep four-day remote work schedule
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) violated its duty to accommodate a worker with chronic mental health disabilities by placing him on compulsory sick leave rather than permitting him to work from… …
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PREMIUM University Health Network can waive six-month job posting rule, arbitrator finds
A Toronto hospital retained the discretion to consider a worker for a new position even though he had been in his current role for less than six months, an Ontario… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Loblaw sexual harassment case deferred to grievance arbitration by Ontario rights tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has deferred a sexual harassment application filed by a Loblaw worker, finding that an ongoing union grievance covering the same allegations must be resolved …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker fired for calling managers Nazis loses DFR complaint against Unifor
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Unifor, Local Union No. 288, finding the union acted reasonably when it withdrew grievances on behalf… …
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PREMIUM Atura Power worker who left at 44 did not ‘retire,’ arbitrator rules, blocking post-retirement benefits
A mechanical technician who left Atura Power after 10 years of service at age 44 was not entitled to post-retirement benefits under the collective agreement because he did not “retire”… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Edmonton LPN fired after solo tracheostomy procedure and theft of resident’s dessert
A licensed practical nurse at a continuing care facility in Edmonton was properly discharged after performing a tracheostomy ties change without assistance and stealing a dessert meant for residents, … …
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PREMIUM Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada worker’s dismissal upheld after four-year illness absence
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 …