By Marissa Lentz | TimminsToday.com A Northern Ontario teacher who discouraged people from wearing masks and getting vaccinated during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is facing disciplinary action. At …
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New Brunswick worker to undergo independent psychological exam after reporting anxiety, mental health issues in wake of vaccination
A worker in New Brunswick who claimed to be suffering severe anxiety and mental health issues after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine has won a partial appeal of a ruling to …
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Federal Court rejects appeal for EI benefits by worker dismissed for vaccine refusal, rejects comparison to harassment cases
A woman who lost her job over a refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and was denied Employment Insurance (EI) benefits as a result, has lost her appeal of the …
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Tribunal reverses course: Woman who felt forced to retire for financial reasons over vaccine refusal loses EI benefits
A woman who felt she had no choice but to retire from her job, citing financial pressure after being suspended for failing to comply with her employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination …
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Fanshawe College’s decision to place unvaccinated remote professor on unpaid leave unreasonable: Arbitrator
Fanshawe College’s decision to apply its COVID-19 vaccination policy to a professor who worked remotely was unreasonable, an arbitrator has ruled. This case, centered on the London, Ont.-based college’s mandate …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Canada-U.S. border closure did not frustrate contract for duty-free shop worker, rules B.C. appeal court in upholding 10 months’ notice
A duty free shop in British Columbia that refused to pay severance to a retail sales clerk, arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of the U.S.-Canada border frustrated …
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Flight crew members at Exploits Valley Air Services who were laid off 12 months, paid severance lost recall rights: N.L. court
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has upheld an arbitrator’s ruling that unionized flight crew members at Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS) who were laid off during the pandemic, …
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Ontario court grants extension in wrongful dismissal case filed against Pitney Bowes in 2016
A wrongful dismissal case against Pitney Bowes of Canada that began in 2016 has been granted an extension for setting a trial date by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, …
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Municipal inspector, dismissed for non-compliance with COVID-19 vaccination policy, not entitled to EI: Tribunal
The Social Security Tribunal of Canada has refused leave to appeal for a former municipal inspector who was dismissed for non-compliance with his employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. The Tribunal ruled …
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Recreation therapist at hospital who refused vaccine not entitled to EI, tribunal says contracts don’t have to explicitly define misconduct
A claimant identified as OK has been denied permission to appeal a decision regarding Employment Insurance (EI) benefits by the Social Security Tribunal of Canada Appeal Division. The ruling addressed …