Employee faked illness: employer’s termination upheld
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench just quashed the decision of an arbitrator and upheld an employer’s termination once it became clear that the employee faked being sick in order to avoid work.
The duty to accommodate is not unlimited
The decision in Purina Petcare reinforces three propositions that favour Ontario employers faced with the prospect of providing permanent workplace accommodations… (In PDF)
Termination of probationary employee was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court just quashed the grievance settlement board’s decision that a probationary employee’s termination was arbitrary and discriminatory and granted the application for judicial review. The evidence was clear that the employer’s decision to terminate the probationary employee was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory. In fact,…
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