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Canadian Employment Law Today
Issue 561 • Jul. 14, 2010
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CASES AND TRENDS
Employee fired after home burns down
Employer ordered to pay $40,000 for bad faith in assuming worker quit after taking time off
Drug-stealing nurse entitled to accommodation analysis
Hospital’s claims it couldn’t trust nurse nor accommodate restrictions on her nursing licence not accepted without examining options
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Unfair representation by union
Can an employee go around the union to the courts if a grievance doesn't work out?
CASE IN POINT
Foreign worker wages: Open to negotiation?
Labour Market Opinions outline required wages for foreign workers, but can employers negotiate pay with the workers themselves?
MORE CASES
Employer should assume work refusal was for safety reasons: Board
Corrections officer was worried about contamination from searching for contraband in inmate's excrement
Insubordination plus past suspensions equals just cause
Bus driver had a history of suspensions for insubordination and taking a bus without permission was the last straw
YOU MAKE THE CALL
Frequent absences poison to worker’s job
Employer grew frustrated with employee's refusal to take new positions to accommodate disability
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