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In 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?
Read moreFederal government announces that effective June 20, 2022, it will lift COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal public servants and transportation workers. Some vaccine mandates for domestic and outgoing travel will also be suspended.
Read moreCOVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on June 11, including those in hospitals and on public transit. The existing mask mandates in long-term care and retirement homes will remain in effect.
Read moreAn ON employer has been convicted and fined $125,000, under OHSA for failing to take the reasonable precautions necessary to protect against the transmission of COVID-19.
Read moreFederal Government announced effective April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result to enter Canada.
Read moreEffective March 1, 2022 Alberta lifted almost all remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions and is officially in “Step 2” of a three-phased approach in moving towards an endemic and out of the pandemic phase.
Read moreThis Alberta decision is significant for employers across Canada faced with similar claims related to unforeseeable and unpreventable impacts and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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