Saskatchewan’s top court has ruled that Nutrien’s challenge to an arbitrator’s decision on a COVID-19 immunity provision can proceed to judicial review before the underlying arbitration on the merits is… …
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By Farzam Sepanta, Laura Arpan, and Liam O’Brien As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite …
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Air Canada ordered to compensate pilots denied religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine policy
An arbitrator has ruled that Air Canada wrongfully denied religious exemptions from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to seven pilots, ordering the airline to compensate them for lost income f… …
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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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Court upholds Purolator worker’s EI disqualification for refusing COVID-19 vaccination policy
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a judicial review application from a Purolator worker who was denied Employment Insurance benefits after being suspended for refusing to comply with the …
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Alberta tribunal finds worker who contracted COVID co-operated earlier than WCB determined
An Alberta worker who contracted COVID-19 at work will have wage loss benefits reinstated retroactively after an appeals tribunal found she resumed cooperation with medical treatment earlier than the … …
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Alberta tribunal overturns dismissal of religious exemption complaint against Canadian Natural Resources
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has overturned a director’s decision to dismiss a complaint filed by a worker who alleged religious discrimination after his employer denied his request for an …
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Alberta nurse’s duty of fair representation complaint over vaccine policy tossed by tribunal
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a nurse’s complaint that her union failed to fairly represent her in a grievance challenging an unpaid leave of absence for non-compliance with …
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PREMIUM Stellantis worker’s human rights complaint over COVID shot dismissed after union grievance settled
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a human rights application from a worker who challenged his employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, ruling that the substance of his complaint… …
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PREMIUM B.C. Court of Appeal overturns arbitrator’s ruling on Purolator COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision and found that a labour arbitrator applied the wrong legal standard when assessing the reasonableness of Purolator Canada’s… …