York University violated its collective agreement with the York University Staff Association when it hired a work-study student to work full-time hours over the summer, covering the duties of chemistr… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of UHN nurse who stopped patient’s paralytic
A registered nurse who turned off a critically ill patient’s paralytic and lowered his sedation without a physician’s order has lost her wrongful dismissal grievance against University Health Network, with… …
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PREMIUM Ontario ordered to pay three guards on PTSD leave $12.5K each for posting their photos at jail entrances
Three Ontario correctional workers on leave for post-traumatic stress disorder have each been awarded $12,500 after the Grievance Settlement Board found the Ministry of the Solicitor General discriminated against them… …
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Metrolinx wins dismissal of 36 COVID-19 vaccine policy grievances after workers placed on unpaid leave
The Ontario Grievance Settlement Board has dismissed grievances filed by 36 Metrolinx workers who were placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with the transit agency’s COVID-19 vaccination polic… …
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An Ontario government worker’s harassment grievance will proceed after the Grievance Settlement Board rejected an employer motion to have key allegations struck, finding a related ruling from the Work… Free …
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Privacy commissioner orders partial release of trafficking probe records related to migrant farm workers
A journalist seeking records tied to an Ontario Provincial Police investigation into alleged human trafficking of migrant farm workers has won partial access to the files, with Ontario’s Information a… …
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Toure Cleaning ordered to pay $315,000 to workers at CFB Petawawa in Ontario
A cleaning contractor that abandoned its Department of National Defence contract in Petawawa, Ont., without notice has been ordered to pay more than $315,000 in unpaid wages, vacation pay and …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Sudbury, Ont., firefighter’s estate awarded AD&D and life insurance benefits
The estate of a Sudbury firefighter who died of occupational prostate cancer four years after retiring has been awarded accidental death and dismemberment and full life insurance benefits following a …
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Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer’s disability discrimination complaint dismissed
A Thunder Bay police officer who alleged he was harassed and pushed out of his job because of post-traumatic stress disorder has had his human rights application dismissed by the …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Quaker Oats worker in Peterborough, Ont., on WSIB leave awarded holiday pay
A Quaker Oats worker absent on workers’ compensation benefits for more than five years is entitled to holiday pay for statutory holidays that fell during his leave, an Ontario labour …


