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AN ONTARIO employer's pol-
icy that adjusts vacation entitle-
ment and service accrual for em-
ployees away from work for more
than 30 days doesn't discriminate
against workers with disabilities,
an arbitrator has ruled.
The William Osler Health Sys-
tem operates three health-care
facilities near Toronto. Its collec-
tive agreement had a provision
entitled "Effect of Absence" that
stipulated service credit for the
purposes of "salary increment,
vacation, sick leave, or any other
Deal signed
Marriott hotel workers at
Toronto airport approve
new contract
AN ONTARIO transit company was entitled to
dismiss a bus driver during her probationary peri-
od after three collision incidents, an arbitrator has
ruled.
The Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC)'s col-
lective agreement requires new employees to com-
plete a probationary period of 10 months. During
this time, an employee's progress is reviewed and
the TTC co-operates with the union in providing
guidance and assistance to the employee.
The TTC hired Tricia Griffin, 44, on March 13,
2017 to be a bus operator. She received standard train-
ing and route familiarization before being placed on
"on-call status," which involved reporting to work
and waiting to pick up a driving shift. Probationary
employees worked this way for four to five weeks, at
which point they could bid for regular routes.
On May 17, Griffin was driving a bus through a
construction area when she misjudged the clear-
ance between her side mirror and a traffic sign pole.
GOVERNMENT
e Town of Drumheller
Drumheller, Alta.
(40 municipal employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees
(CUPE), Local 135
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022.
Ratified on May 8, 2019. Signed
on Aug. 21, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective January 2019: 1%
Effective July 2019: 0.65%
Effective January 2020: 1%
Effective July 2020: 0.75%
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
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see Policy> pg. 7
see Progressive> pg.7
Vacation, service change
ruled not discriminatory
Toronto bus driver legitimately dismissed
after 3 minor collisions while on probation
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Saint John Construction Association— New Brunswick pg. 3 City
of St. Catharines – Ontario pg. 4 ACDEN Bee-Clean, operated by
Bee-Clean Industrial – Alberta pg. 5 The Corporation of Massey
Hall and Roy Thomson Hall — Toronto pg. 6
June 1, 2020
Call : 1-888-858-7838
Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
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