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AN ALBERTA company and its
benefits provider overreached in
the medical information sought
to support short-term disabil-
ity (STD) claims, an arbitration
board has ruled.
EPCOR Utilities is a util-
ity company based in Edmonton.
EPCOR funded an STD ben-
efit program administrated by a
third-party provider. If the em-
ployee was going to be absent for
more than 10 working days, they
had to complete an employee
consent form and have their doc-
tor complete an attending physi-
cian form, both to be submitted to
Rollbacks reversed
After a 2016 wage drop, workers at
Canadian Kraft Paper in The Pas,
Man. ratify new deal with 16 per
cent boost to pay
EDUCATION
University of Western Ontario
London, Ont.
(2,375 graduate teaching assistants) and the Public Service Alliance of
Canada (PSAC), Local 00610
Renewal agreement: Effective
Sept. 1, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2023.
Ratified in March 2021. Signed
on March 11, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2020: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2021: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2022: 1%
Paid holidays: 10 days.
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Photo:12963734
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see Employer > pg.8
Toronto construction site introduction of
COVID-19 testing reasonable: arbitrator
AN ONTARIO company's introduction of a CO-
VID-19 rapid-testing policy was a reasonable ex-
ercise of its management rights, an arbitrator has
ruled.
EllisDon Construction is a construction com-
pany that was the general contractor on a mid-rise
residential construction project in downtown To-
ronto. The project began in December 2019 and
one month later, EllisDon engaged a subcontractor,
Verdi Structures, to perform concrete formwork.
Verdi employees were working at an early stage
of the construction, so there were no walls on the
floors of the building where they were working.
As a result, they were in an open-air environment.
When the COVID-19 pandemic started in March
2020, EllisDon and Verdi instructed their employ-
ees to maintain six feet of physical distance, except
when their work required them to be closer. They
also had to wear face masks whenever possible.
In February 2021, EllisDon implemented a rapid
August 9, 2021
see Efforts > pg.8
City of Regina — Saskatchewan pg. 3 Canlin Energy
(Hanlan Robb Gas Complex) — Alberta pg. 4 St.
Joseph's Villa — Ontario pg. 5 School District No. 71
Comox Valley — British Columbia pg. 6 A.S.P. (Calgary
International Airport) — Alberta pg. 7
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SafakOguz
(iStock)
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Alberta utility company asks for
too much information on STD
