This decision concerns the termination of a public sector employee and the interplay between two pieces of legislation: the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act and the Public Service Employment Act. The legal principles discussed herein may not be relevant...
We have encountered a great deal of arbitration decisions relating to COVID-19 vaccination in the early days of 2022. Most of these decisions, to the dismay of non-vaccinated Canadians, uphold mandatory vaccination workplace policies and the associated discipline for...
On March 7, 2019, Mr. Czerniawski had an argument with a co-worker. The encounter quickly became heated. Emotions were high, voices were raised and, allegedly, threats were made. Mr. Czerniawski was instructed to leave the work premises but refused to do so. Police...
It is well known that employment contracts of an indefinite period (i.e., not fixed term contracts) give rise to a duty wherein employers must give reasonable notice, or pay in lieu of such notice, to employees whose employment is being terminated without cause. The...
In the event of a termination without cause, employees are generally entitled to a reasonable notice period. The purpose, of course, is to provide dismissed employees with an opportunity to find alternative suitable employment. At common law, reasonable notice periods...
