Arbitrator overturns firing of Coquitlam care aide, finds employer ‘cobbled together’ allegations

Sourced from Tri-Cities Dispatch

A care aide fired from a Coquitlam long-term care home is entitled to more than a year of lost wages and benefits after a labour arbitrator found her employer had “cobbled together” allegations that did not justify any discipline. In an Aug. 28 decision, arbitrator Christopher Sullivan upheld a Hospital Employees’ Union grievance filed on […]

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