In the healthcare sector, recent rulings address pressing issues: one upholding a termination for mis-dosing despite recognizing mitigating factors, and another detailing the complexities of job competition based on seniority and scoring systems.
Examining recent shifts, this article contrasts healthcare sector rulings on mandatory vaccinations, revealing a complex landscape of arbitrator opinions on discipline and termination for non-compliance.
Bill 149, amending the ESA, WSIA, DPWRA, and FARPCTA, receives Royal Assent, bringing significant changes across Ontario’s workforce laws effective March 2024.
OLRB clarifies employer obligations: Workplace investigation outcomes must specify respondents found guilty of harassment and outline corrective actions taken.
This update covers key rulings in healthcare law, from mandatory vaccination policies to workplace grievances about overtime, scheduling, and job postings.
The Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. decision, which we reported on here (and many times thereafter), opened the floodgates to ongoing…
a) Evidence – Step 2 Grievance response is admissible Humber River Hospital v NOWU (Johnston, December 18, 2023) The union argued that…
On February 12th, 2024, the Court of Appeal released its decision regarding Bill 124. In Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association v. Ontario…
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision has poked yet another hole in employers’ standard termination clauses, prompting another wave of reviews of…
Sysco Central Ontario Inc. v Teamsters Local Union No. 419, 2024 CanLII 8906 (ON LA) The default for resolving disputes between unionized…
Where an employee needs a specific qualification to perform a job, is the employer obligated to pay an employee to obtain that…
Cases of Interest True Employer Declaration – Ontario Labour Relations Board declines to decide an application challenging the use of agency nurses…
