Ontario Power Generation (OPG) violated its duty to accommodate a worker with chronic mental health disabilities by placing him on compulsory sick leave rather than permitting him to work from… …
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IESO hybrid work not covered by telework clause, arbitrator rules
The Independent Electricity System Operator’s hybrid work model does not fall within the definition of teleworking in its collective agreement with the Society of United Professionals, an Ontario labo… Free …
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OPP Association case tossed after worker files competing civil and human rights claims on same facts
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a human rights application from a Nigerian Canadian woman who alleged race-based discrimination and wrongful termination by the Ontario Provincial Po… Free …
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By Farzam Sepanta, Laura Arpan, and Liam O’Brien As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
PIPSC files unfair labour practice complaint over federal return-to-office mandate
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, challenging the federal g… …
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PREMIUM TELUS allowed to maintain three-day office return after Quebec union loses remote work fight
Editor’s note: This article was written from an automatic translation of the ruling, originally published in French. An arbitrator has ruled that TELUS Communications did not violate its collective agreement… …
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Tribunal denies appeal in remote work refusal case, upholds EI disqualification for misconduct
A worker who refused her employer’s directive to return to the office at least one day per week has been denied Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of …
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PREMIUM Library of Parliament loses bid to keep telework out of arbitration for 135 employees
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has jurisdiction to include certain terms and conditions relating to telework in arbitral awards for Library of Parliament employees, according to… …
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By Stephen Wood, University of Leicester More than five years into the homeworking revolution, a narrative seems to have emerged – of employees being hauled back to the office against …
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Opinion/CommentaryWorkplace News
Remote work reduced gender discrimination — returning to the office may change that
By Laura Doering, University of Toronto and András Tilcsik, University of Toronto Return-to-office mandates are spreading across North America, with Canada’s major banks, the Ontario government, Amazon and Facebook calling employees back into the office. These moves …


