Drunken Picket Line Threat to “Shoot Everyone” Did Not Warrant Dismissal: Ontario Arbitrator
A mining employee who consumed alcohol and uttered threats on a picket line was not properly dismissed, as his threats […]
Violence and Harassment
Gas Station Employees’ Safety and Wages Would be Protected under Ontario Private Member’s Bill
An Ontario Private Member’s Bill, introduced on September 20, 2012, seeks to protect gas station attendant’s safety and their income. […]
Employee Dismissed After His Psychiatrist Discloses Workplace Violence Threat Made in Treatment Session
In an unusual case, a psychiatrist has decided to disclose, to an employee’s employer and the police, a threat made […]
Reviewing Ontario’s Workplace Violence and Harassment Law
In this article, Andy Pushalik reviews employer’s duties as they relate to workplace violence and harassment in Ontario. On June […]
When does Workplace Violence Justify Dismissal? Pipe-Throwing Employee’s Risk of Reoffending Outweighed Hopes of Reform
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a unionized employee where the risk of him committing another violent act outweighed […]
“Picking On” Employee, Suspending Her for Refusing Work Assignment, Were not Safety-Reprisal
A nurse who refused a work assignment, then claimed that her supervisor had suspended her and was “picking” on and […]