An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a personal support worker (PSW) at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto after she didn’t return to work following an approved …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Toronto firefighters’ association loses judicial review of arbitration decision over ‘full net pay’ calculation
The Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association’s application for a judicial review of an arbitration award has been dismissed, upholding the Arbitrator’s decision on the calculation of “full net pay” for …
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City of Toronto loses bid to force upcoming arbitration hearing with CUPE to in-person rather than virtual
An arbitrator has decided that an arbitration hearing scheduled for Feb. 7, 2024, between the City of Toronto and Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will …
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FeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator reduces suspension for two hotel workers following altercation at Fairmont Royal York
Two long-serving banquet servers at a luxury Toronto hotel have had their five-day workplace suspensions reduced following an altercation on June 3, 2022. The incident, which took place at the …
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TTC worker, reinstated after being fired for cause, awarded $175,000 – but no punitive damages
A unionized Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker, who was fired for cause and later reinstated to his position, has been awarded $175,000 in compensation for the nearly four years he …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Toronto doctor who invited patient to Beatles tribute concert suspended for professional misconduct
A Toronto-based physician, RS, has been suspended for six months following a disciplinary hearing by the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. The Tribunal found that RS engaged in “disgraceful, …
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‘The best of poor options’: Union steward at airline caterer gets damages, but not job back, as arbitrator cites poisoned work environment
A Toronto-based company that provides in-flight meals and products for airlines took a flawed approach to terminating a union chief steward, but the arbitrator stopped short of reinstating him because …
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FeaturedMental Health
Fired Toronto firefighter awarded loss of earnings benefits for work-related PTSD
An Ontario court has upheld a ruling by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), granting loss of earnings benefits to a Toronto firefighter who suffered from post-traumatic stress …
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MLSE worker who ignored employer for months, and then resurfaced asking for work, abandoned position: Arbitrator
A part-time worker for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto who didn’t attend an orientation session and ignored repeated communications from his employer for months — before resurfacing …
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The Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) has been ordered to tell an unsuccessful applicant for a special constable role why he failed a background check — and give him an …