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AN ONTARIO worker's contin-
ued dishonesty over damage he
caused to his employer's property
was just cause to terminate his
employment, according to an ar-
bitrator.
The worker was a facilities
maintenance attendant for Loyal-
ist Township in eastern Ontario,
initially hired in June 2000. The
township had a policy requiring
"complete reporting of accident
and incidents involving town-
ship staff and/or township equip-
ment."
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AN ONTARIO worker's stress after a disagree-
ment with his manager was a legitimate illness de-
serving of sick days under the collective agreement,
an arbitrator has ruled.
Usman Murtaza was a project manager at the In-
dependent Electricity Operator (IESO), a Crown
corporation that operates the electricity market in
Ontario. In September 2017, Murtaza was trans-
ferred to a unit with a different manager.
The new manager soon had issues with Mur-
taza's job performance and his relationships with
co-workers. On Jan. 30, 2018, Murtaza had an argu-
ment with the manager and the manager told him
she wasn't satisfied with his performance.
Two days later, Murtaza emailed his manager to
say he was sick and was taking the day off. A note
said that his doctor had advised him to rest and take
off work until Feb. 19.
The collective agreement had a sick-leave plan
that granted employees 23 days of sick leave each
SENIORS HOUSING
Eagle Hill Foundation
Two Hills, Alta.
(45 aides, cooks, supervisors, coordinators, housekeepers, maintenance,
kitchen-prep staff ) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE),
Local 1461
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31,
2021. Ratified on July 15, 2019.
Signed on July 23, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1%
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Tenneco Canada — Ontario pg. 3 Construction Labour Relations
Association of Manitoba – Manitoba pg. 4 TST Overland
Express – Ontario pg. 5 Municipal District of Provost No. 52 —
Alberta pg. 6 Innotech Aviation — Ontario pg. 7
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see Lying> pg. 8
see Acute> pg.8
Municipal worker's deceit about
building harm ends employment
Employer's bid to recoup more than $5,000
on 'physical with psychological' leave denied
Photo:
sturti
(iStock)
May 18, 2020
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