Stay informed of the latest workplace law developments locally, nationally, and globally. From the timely quick read In A Flash to the In-Depth Analysis of various Advisors, Mathews Dinsdale’s team keeps you up-to-date.
In this issue: 1) BC Court Rules that Placement on Unpaid Leave for Violation of Mandatory Vaccination Policy is not Constructive Dismissal; 2) Roasted: Investigation Conduct Lands Employer Café in Hot Water; 3) OHRT Rules that it has Concurrent Jurisdiction with Labour Arbitrators over Human Rights Matters
Read moreEmployees who received CERB following termination of employment will no longer have those benefits deducted from any award of wrongful dismissal damages.
Read moreBelieved to be the first civil court decision of its kind in Canada, the BC Supreme Court has dismissed an employee’s claim for constructive dismissal which was brought after the employee was placed on an unpaid leave of absence for failing to comply with her employer’s mandatory vaccination policy.
Read moreThe Federal Government has announced that effective October 1, 2022, all COVID-19 border measures will be lifted. This article details what this means for travellers.
Read moreIn two recent awards, Ontario arbitrators held it was reasonable for employers to insist on employees getting at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, even in the context of the Omicron variant.
Read moreArbitrator upheld a mandatory three-dose vaccination policy in a long-term care home setting and found the employer even had a positive obligation to impose the policy, despite revocation of the Government Directive mandating vaccination policies in long-term care homes.
Read moreIn a recent Ontario decision, Arbitrator Wright held that the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy was a reasonable exercise of management rights.
Read moreAB Court ruled an employee who was put on an unpaid leave of absence due to refusing to comply with the employer’s mandatory Mask Policy, did not amount to constructive dismissal. Rather, the Court determined that the employee had resigned.
Read moreEarlier in June, Arbitrator Stewart upheld Alectra Utilities Corporation’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. Days later, Arbitrator Nairn rendered FCA Canada Inc.’s vaccination policy to be of no force or effect. Are these decisions as inconsistent as they seem?
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