The Manitoba government will place two uniformed police officers in the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg emergency department around the clock to improve safety for patients and staff, ministers announced Tuesday. …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Nursing board upholds advice for retirement home nurse who failed to update care plans
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has confirmed a decision to issue professional advice to a registered practical nurse at an Ontario retirement home who failed to properly document …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyProfessional Misconduct
‘Rude’ nurse who halted clinic visit over safety fears cleared of misconduct
A regulatory board has upheld the College of Nurses of Ontario’s decision to take no further action against a registered nurse who was accused of being rude, unprofessional, and refusing …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital upheld despite nurses’ termination grievances
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was reasonable, even though it led to the termination of eight nurses who refused to ge… …
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🔒Fired nurse awarded workers’ comp benefits despite on-the-job misconduct
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Court rejects bid to quash human rights inquiry after dismissal of Black long-term care worker
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has dismissed a judicial review application by a long-term care provider seeking to stop a human rights inquiry into the termination of a Black …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Hospital’s failure to provide written reasons for probation termination breached agreement, but decision stands
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 … …
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FeaturedMental HealthSexual Harassment
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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Doctor’s sexual assault of housekeeper in hospital was workplace violence, not sexual harassment: OLRB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe 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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
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 accommodat… To continue reading, …