The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against a public sector union, finding the union adequately represented an employee who was terminated for refusing …
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A nursing home worker who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after her religious accommodation expired cannot receive Employment Insurance benefits for most of the period she was off work, …
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Amalgamated Charities justified in firing unvaccinated workers: Saskatchewan court
A Saskatchewan court has dismissed wrongful dismissal claims brought by two former employees of Amalgamated Charities Inc. (ACI), ruling the employer acted in good faith when it terminated them for …
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Two NRC employees win vaccine religious accommodation claims, three denied
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ruled in favor of two employees who sought religious exemptions from the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada’s mandatory COVID-19 …
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WestJet accountant who refused to comply with COVID-19 vaccine policy was wrongfully dismissed: Alberta court
An Alberta Court of Justice has ruled that WestJet wrongfully dismissed an accountant who refused to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy after her religious exemption request was denied. …
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Firing of two Manitoba pilots over refusal to comply with COVID vaccine policy upheld by arbitrator
An arbitrator has upheld the terminations of two pilots who refused to comply with Perimeter Aviation LP’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, rejecting their claims for religious exemptions and finding just …
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds denial of EI benefits to CAF member dismissed for vaccine policy non-compliance
A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was denied Employment Insurance (EI) benefits after being dismissed for failing to comply with the military’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, a …
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Federal Court dismisses judicial review over Canada Post’s vaccination policy in EI denial case
The federal court has dismissed a request for judicial review by a letter carrier employed by Canada Post after the Social Security Tribunal (SST) Appeal Division (AD) refused to allow …