Benevolent Society Heidehof for the Care of the Aged / Niagara Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 302
Ontario Ministry of Labour · Labour arbitration (Ontario) · Ontario, Canada · 2019-07-11
Why it matters
A labour arbitration between Benevolent Society Heidehof for the Care of the Aged and Niagara Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 302, on the issue of termination of employment. The arbitrator was Tom Hodges. For a student, it is an example of how Ontario's grievance arbitration system resolves disputes under a collective agreement: a neutral arbitrator interprets the agreement and issues a binding award, the everyday machinery of Canadian labour law.
Summary
A labour arbitration between Benevolent Society Heidehof for the Care of the Aged and Niagara Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 302, on the issue of termination of employment. The arbitrator was Tom Hodges. For a student, it is an example of how Ontario's grievance arbitration system resolves disputes under a collective agreement: a neutral arbitrator interprets the agreement and issues a binding award, the everyday machinery of Canadian labour law.
The detail
Parties: Benevolent Society Heidehof for the Care of the Aged and Niagara Health Care and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 302
Outcome: See the published award for the arbitrator's decision.
Applicable law: Ontario Labour Relations Act; the parties' collective agreement
Issues in play: Collective agreement interpretation
Read the full decision at Ontario Ministry of Labour ↗
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