Random drug testing again rejected by Ontario Court of Appeal
Posted July 2, 2009
Imperial Oil's second attempt to institute random drug testing at its Nanticoke, Ontario petroleum refinery has suffered the same fate as its first. The province's Court of Appeal has affirmed prevailing arbitral jurisprudence holding that random drug testing – as opposed to testing for reasonable cause, post-incident or as part of a rehabilitation plan – will seldom be justified, even in safety-sensitive work environments. (more)
Charter gives casual workers right to unionize, judge rules
Posted June 29, 2009
Upholding a Charter challenge by unions representing New Brunswick's public sector employees, a Superior Court judge has struck down as unconstitutional a 40-year-old provincial law that says the government's casual and seasonal workers are not "employees" and therefore cannot unionize. The judge has given the New Brunswick government 12 months to remedy this denial of rights, which affects some 6,000 workers who earn less than the government's other employees and are not entitled to health benefits or paid vacation. (more)
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