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 …
Hospitals
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules West Haldimand General Hospital not required to hold vote on 5-hour shift addition
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance against West Haldimand General Hospital in Hagersville, Ont., ruling the employer was not required to hold a vote among employees when it added …
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Manitoba government stations police officers at Health Sciences Centre emergency department
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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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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Hospital in North Bay, Ont., can’t deny weekend shifts to avoid premium pay: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that North Bay Regional Health Centre cannot refuse to offer weekend call-in shifts to part-time employees simply because working those shifts would trigger premium pay entitle… …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a gender identity discrimination complaint after finding the applicant failed to establish a factual link between alleged workplace mistreatment and disc… To continue …
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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 RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
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 u… To …
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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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FeaturedPrivacy
Hospital’s privacy safeguards questioned after radiologist’s unauthorized access to patient records
A public hospital’s privacy measures are under scrutiny following a radiologist’s unauthorized access to patient health records, including those of his sister-in-law and her family, as revealed in a d… …

