An Ontario arbitrator has found that Almonte General Hospital breached its collective agreement by failing to provide written reasons for releasing a probationary nurse, but determined the breach did not …
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Employer denied increased workers’ comp cost relief for nurse subjected to sexual harassment
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied an employer’s appeal seeking an increase in Second Injury and Enhancement Fund (SIEF) cost relief for a workplace injury claim …
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Doctor’s sexual assault of housekeeper in hospital was workplace violence, not sexual harassment: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a hospital’s response to a workplace sexual assault committed by a doctor against a housekeeper did not comply with its obligations …
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Hospital porter’s firing over mask dispute, misconduct allegations overturned at arbitration
An Alberta arbitration board has ruled that Covenant Health improperly terminated a long-serving hospital porter without properly considering his medical condition or fulfilling its duty to accommodate, ordering his reinstatement …
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Toronto hospital’s use of RPNs, PSWs from staffing agencies breached collective agreement: Arbitrator
Unity Health Toronto breached its collective agreement by using registered practical nurses (RPNs) and personal support workers (PSWs) from third-party staffing agencies in a manner that placed them under the …
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An Ontario tribunal has revoked the registration of a nurse after concluding that he sexually abused a patient in his care and breached multiple professional standards, including privacy obligations. In …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to keep hospital worker, terminated for misconduct, in the loop about accusations: Board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 139, to reconsider a duty of fair representation ruling that found it …
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has denied a nurse’s claim for compensation for a mental disorder under section 135 of British Columbia’s Workers Compensation Act. It found that the …
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Halifax nurse not entitled to shift premiums during educational program, arbitrator rules
A registered nurse who was enrolled in a specialty emergency nursing program at Halifax Infirmary has been denied shift premiums for evening, weekend, and holiday work during her clinical shifts, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedMental Health
Arbitrator dismisses grievances over nurse’s termination for sleeping on the job, citing her lack of engagement
An arbitrator has dismissed two grievances filed by the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) on behalf of a nurse who had been terminated by Age Care Royal Oak Long Term Care …
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