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Practice Area: Labour Relations
Arbitrator Finds University’s Vaccination Policy to be Reasonable
On July 22, 2022, Arbitrator Wright released a preliminary award, Wilfrid Laurier University v United Food and Commercial Workers Union, in which he found that the University’s mandatory vaccination policy (Policy) was reasonable. In so finding, he cited the fact that the University implemented the Policy in accordance with the instructions and advice issued by…
Assisted in successfully defending a private-sector client against a union grievance alleging that bargaining unit members were entitled to additional payment for certain tasks.
Assisted in successfully defending a private-sector client against a union grievance alleging that bargaining unit members were entitled to additional payment for certain tasks.
Assisted in successfully defending a university client against a grievance alleging that certain long-standing positions should be within a bargaining unit.
Assisted in successfully defending a university client against a grievance alleging that certain long-standing positions should be within a bargaining unit.
Successfully represented a school board in a labour arbitration involving the interpretation of a paid leave under the collective agreement.
Successfully represented a school board in a labour arbitration involving the interpretation of a paid leave under the collective agreement.
Successfully represented a municipality in a fire services interest arbitration involving a complex staffing issue.
Successfully represented a municipality in a fire services interest arbitration involving a complex staffing issue.
Arbitrator Finds Two-Dose Vaccination Policy No Longer Reasonable
On June 17, 2022, Arbitrator Nairn held in FCA Canada Inc. v Unifor, Locals 195, 444, 1285 that a two-dose mandatory vaccination policy (Policy) implemented by an employer was no longer reasonable going forward due to the evolving scientific evidence regarding the COVID-19 virus. In so finding, she cited a number of pre-print scientific studies…
Arbitrator Finds Grievor was Prima Facie Discriminated Against when Employer Denied her Requested Exemption to the COVID-19 Vaccine
In Public Health Sudbury & Districts v. Ontario Nurses’ Association, Arbitrator Robert Herman accepted that an employee may be entitled to an exemption from an employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy on the basis of creed where they held a sincere belief that the relationship between the COVID-19 vaccines and fetal cell lines was contrary to…
Represented a variety of social services agencies in negotiations for renewal collective agreements and successfully bargained first collective agreements for newly unionized agencies.
Represented a variety of social services agencies in negotiations for renewal collective agreements and successfully bargained first collective agreements for newly unionized agencies.
Who’s Who Legal Recognizes Five Hicks Morley Lawyers as Global Leaders in the Areas of Labour, Employment & Benefits for 2022
Hicks Morley is proud to announce that six of the firm’s lawyers have been recognized by Who’s Who Legal in the areas of labour, employment and benefits.