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… …
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds WestJet’s termination of unvaccinated aircraft maintenance worker
A federal appeals court has dismissed a judicial review application from a former aircraft maintenance engineer who lost his job for refusing to comply with WestJet’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, find… …
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PREMIUM Caught on camera: Cook’s food theft ends decade-long career at retirement home
A retirement home cook with nearly a decade of service was justifiably terminated for stealing food from the kitchen where he worked, an arbitrator has ruled, finding the video evidence… …
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Alberta court upholds teacher’s firing after she sat on student’s lap and ground against him
An Alberta court has upheld the termination of a teacher who sat on a student’s lap and ground against him, ruling the conduct amounted to sexual assault and that dismissal …
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PREMIUM Coast Mountain Bus Company driver fired for chasing, kicking passenger after bottle thrown
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a transit operator who chased down and physically assaulted a passenger after the passenger threw a plastic juice bottle that bounced off a… …


