An arbitrator has dismissed a policy grievance from the union representing British Columbia paramedics that sought shift premiums for members participating in employer-offered training they were not r… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Black Nova Scotia cop’s banana peel claim referred back for review
A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation appeal involving a police officer who found a banana peel placed on his personal vehicle by colleagues has been referred back to hearing officers after… …
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Federal Court of Appeal orders RCMP review body to clear years-old appeals backlog within six months
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee to issue findings and recommendations on a group of RCMP members’ outstanding appeals within six …
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PREMIUM WorkSafeBC must compensate paramedic whose PTSD was aggravated by trainer’s threat, harassment
A British Columbia workers’ compensation appeal tribunal has ruled that a paramedic with permanent, work-related post-traumatic stress disorder is entitled to compensation after his condition was aggravated by a trainer… …
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Ontario paramedic loses bid to convert vacation days to sick leave after bicep injury
A paramedic employed by the County of Frontenac has lost a grievance seeking to convert four pre-scheduled vacation days to sick leave after sustaining a bicep tear, with an arbitrator …
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HRTO ordered to hear ambulance driver’s discrimination claim related to ankle injury
An Ontario court has overturned a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) that dismissed an ambulance driver’s disability discrimination complaint without a hearing, finding the tribun… Free …
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Ontario labour board denies request to retract London police email about use of force training injury
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request from an injured worker seeking to have London Police Service retract an internal email about a workplace injury that occurred during …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator orders Guelph police to disclose unredacted workplace investigation report
An arbitrator in Ontario has ordered the Guelph Police Services Board to produce an unredacted workplace investigation report and the investigator’s complete file to the Guelph Police Association, finding the… …
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Iranian paramedic denied work permit despite provincial nomination, job offer in B.C.
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge from an Iranian national whose work permit application was denied despite receiving a provincial nomination and a confirmed job offer as …
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Federal Court finds RCMP transfer delay due to third-party grievance was unreasonable
The Federal Court has set aside an RCMP internal grievance decision after finding that adjudicators unreasonably concluded a constable’s transfer delay was due to staffing issues when evidence showed … …