An Ontario arbitrator has dismissed three grievances filed by a United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) member at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in Guelph, finding the employee’s actions warranted … To …
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🔒Federal worker fired for racist comments during probationary period loses appeal of termination
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B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …
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Ontario’s top court upholds Metrolinx’s firing of five employees for sexual harassment in WhatsApp group
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld Metrolinx’s termination of five transit employees who made sexually harassing comments about a female colleague in a private WhatsApp group, overturning an arbit… …
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Employee terminated for time theft after refusing to explain timecard swapping caught on video
An Ontario Superior Court judge has upheld the termination for cause of a factory worker who was caught on video punching another employee’s timecard, ruling that the employee’s refusal to …
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Amalgamated Charities justified in firing unvaccinated workers: Saskatchewan court
A Saskatchewan court has dismissed wrongful dismissal claims brought by two former employees of Amalgamated Charities Inc. (ACI), ruling the employer acted in good faith when it terminated them for …
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Arbitrator upholds discharge of millwright who breached last chance agreement at Maple Leaf Foods
An Ontario labour arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving millwright at Maple Leaf Foods Inc. after finding that he violated a binding last chance agreement (LCA) in three …
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🔒Uniqlo justified in firing store manager for dishonesty, tribunal rules
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Termination upheld for safety violation after fire watch failure at JBS beef processing plant
An arbitration board has upheld the termination of a maintenance worker at JBS Food Canada ULC’s beef processing facility in Brooks, Alta., after finding the employee willfully ignored safety protocol… …
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Firing of two Manitoba pilots over refusal to comply with COVID vaccine policy upheld by arbitrator
An arbitrator has upheld the terminations of two pilots who refused to comply with Perimeter Aviation LP’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, rejecting their claims for religious exemptions and fi… To …