A Newfoundland and Labrador arbitrator has upheld the discharge of a licensed practical nurse employed at a long-term care facility after finding she took and shared a photograph of a… …
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PREMIUM City of Toronto right to fire rec worker over armed robbery conviction
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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Worker fired for refusing to give manager access to his Outlook calendar not entitled to EI
A worker dismissed for refusing to give his manager full access to his Outlook work calendar has been disqualified from receiving Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of …
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An Alberta court has upheld the for-cause dismissal of a vice-president of business development who misrepresented his academic qualifications on a job application, finding the deliberate misrepresent… Free Membership Required …
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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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Probationary worker loses grievance after failing to meet National Defence training standards
A federal employee who was terminated during a probationary training program at the Department of National Defence failed to convince the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board th… …
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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 B.C. Court of Appeal upholds firing of poultry worker who broke COVID rules
A British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a poultry plant worker who continued working for nearly four hours after learning his roommate had tested positive for… …
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PREMIUM Alberta long-term care home justified in firing nurse for dishonesty: Arbitrator
An Alberta long-term care facility was justified in terminating a licensed practical nurse whose repeated dishonesty across multiple workplace incidents rendered the employment relationship irreparable, an arbitration board has ruled.… …
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PREMIUM Sunwing pilot loses arbitration after sexual harassment, assault during layover
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a senior Sunwing Airlines captain who sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a flight attendant during a resort layover, rejecting the union’s argument that… …