Can Employer Pre-Test to Screen Union Employee Qualifications for Open Jobs?
Unions objected to SaskTel’s “unilateral and arbitrary” use of pre-testing applicants for vacant positions and automatically excluding anyone who flunked
Creating New IT Position Outside Bargaining Unit Not an Unfair Labour Practice
In 2019, the Labour Relations Board ruled that an insurance company committed an unfair labour practice by unilaterally establishing a
Was Terminating Employee After 36 Months of Disability Leave Discrimination?
After 36 months of disability leave and no prospects, an employer decided enough is enough and terminated an administrator’s employment.
Arbitrator Upholds Firing Staffer for Unauthorized Access of Patient Records
A hospital fired a Kidney Care Program clerk with 14 years of service for improperly accessing a patient’s medical record.
Employer Must Prove It Had Just Cause to Fire Employee for Medical Absence
A secretary who was absent from work due to illness emailed his supervisor a note from a nurse practitioner simply
Town Employee Can Sue Both the Town and GN for Sexual Harassment
In March, a Nunavut court ruled that a government employee could sue both her employer, the Hamlet of Pangnirtung, and
OK to Fire Safety-Sensitive Worker for Not Being Fit for Duty
A safety-sensitive tree utility worker got fired for flunking his drug test. The Nova Scotia labour standards officer found that
Forklift Operator Gets His Suspended Driver’s Licence Restored
Trying to make ends meet, a forklift operator decided to risk driving while his licence was suspended so he could