A manufacturer of retail store fixtures in Ontario lost its termination case against a unionized worker not because it lacked reasons to fire him — but because it waited too …
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PREMIUM Candu engineers reinstated after arbitrator finds no just cause for dismissal
Two nuclear engineers dismissed by Candu Energy for sending internal documents to their union must be reinstated with full back pay, an arbitrator has ruled, finding the company failed to… …
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PREMIUM Lhoist fires 35-year lab tech over migraines, arbitrator orders reinstatement
A mineral processing company in British Columbia dismissed a lab technician with 35 years of service without just cause after failing to properly accommodate a chronic migraine condition or warn… …
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PREMIUM Termination too harsh for forklift operator who failed to report racking damage, arbitrator finds
A cold-storage warehouse worker in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, who was fired for failing to report damage he caused to a metal racking system has been reinstated — but without back… …
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PREMIUM Cargill worker reinstated after arbitrator rules 24-year employee’s termination was excessive
A Guelph, Ont., beef processing worker fired for urging co-workers to walk off their jobs days after a six-week strike will be reinstated, after an arbitrator found the termination was… …
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PREMIUM AltaSteel worker reinstated after arbitrator rejects gross negligence finding in cold billet incident
A pulpit operator at an Edmonton steel mill who was fired after a cold billet entered the bar mill and caused significant equipment damage has been reinstated, with an arbitrator… …
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PREMIUM Saskatoon Open Door Society ordered to pay nearly $153K after worker’s termination found unjust
A Saskatchewan arbitrator has ordered the Saskatoon Open Door Society to pay a settlement services worker $152,860 after finding her August 2024 termination lacked just cause — and after determining… …
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Niagara Health System ordered to reinstate nurse fired after 21 years over attendance record
An arbitrator has ordered Niagara Health System to reinstate a registered nurse with 21 years of service who was dismissed for excessive absenteeism, finding the employer applied its attendance suppor… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator reinstates steel plant worker fired for cannabis use during lunch break
A steel plant worker who was fired after being observed smoking cannabis during his lunch break has been reinstated with a three-month suspension, after an arbitrator found the dismissal was… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator overturns firing of Saskatoon Open Door Society worker after profane outburst
An arbitrator has overturned the termination of a cultural bridging facilitator at Saskatoon Open Door Society who told her supervisor to “f— off” during a heated workplace meeting, finding the… …


