Document Type

Arbitration Decision

Publication Date

7-3-2002

Keywords

Special Leave, Winter Storm, St. John's, Unreasonable, Compensation

Abstract

The Union brings this arbitration on behalf of six employees who were denied special leave with pay in the context of a severe winter storm in the St. John's area. The Union seeks lost rights, earnings, and benefits. The Employer's position is that it acted reasonably in denying special leave, because it was unsafe for the employees to leave before the end of their shift, and by the end of the shift, the storm had abated, so that at that time they would have had no difficulty getting home safely.

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