An arbitrator has dismissed grievances filed by two nurses who claimed Norfolk General Hospital in Simcoe, Ont., violated their collective agreement by not granting them two full weeks of vacation …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses nurse grievance over resignation as untimely after 13-month delay
An arbitrator in British Columbia has dismissed a nurse’s grievance seeking reinstatement after her resignation, ruling the union’s 13-month delay in filing violated mandatory collective agreement tim… To continue reading, …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Ontario doctor’s licence revoked for sexually abusing patient during 2010 appointment
The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal has revoked a doctor’s medical licence after finding he sexually abused a patient during a routine appointment in December 2010. The tribunal or… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator allows vacation grievance to proceed despite hospital making worker whole
An arbitrator has ruled that a union’s grievance over vacation entitlements during pregnancy and parental leave can proceed to a full hearing, even though the employer already provided the worker …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Labour board settles essential services staffing dispute at Nova Scotia care centre
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has ordered a continuing care centre in Enfield to maintain specific staffing levels during any work stoppage, settling a dispute over how many casual and …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination complaint from a hospital worker who filed his application nearly two years after the alleged incident, ruling the delay fell …
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Nova Scotia Health Authority ordered to quash disciplinary decisions against two nephrologists
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has quashed disciplinary decisions against two specialist physicians after finding the Nova Scotia Health Authority failed to provide an appropriate level of procedural f… To …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Maple View Lodge nurses awarded wage increases, paid isolation leave in interest arbitration
An interest arbitration board has awarded registered nurses at Maple View Lodge in Athens, Ont., wage increases totaling 6.5 percent over two years, along with new paid isolation leave and …
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FeaturedImmigration
Foreign-trained respiratory therapist who failed assessment refused registration in Ontario
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has confirmed the refusal of a certificate of registration for an internationally educated respiratory therapist applicant who failed to demonstrate entr… To continue …
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A hospital food services worker who was terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccination has had her human rights complaint dismissed after a tribunal found she had no reasonable prospect of proving …