COVID-19 vaccines: Labour board rules federal vaccine mandate was not ‘disguised discipline’ [Video]

The Treasury Board’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that suspended employees who refused to be vaccinated was an “administrative measure” to ensure the health and safety of federal employees, and not “disguised discipline,” according to the Federal Labour Relations Board.

Two federal employees suspended without pay for refusing to comply with the vaccination policy in 2021 filed a complaint, alleging their suspension was “disguised discipline that sought to correct their behaviour and induce them to become vaccinated.”

One of the employees worked onsite, while the other worked from home under a telework agreement. According to the ruling, the two employees alleged their suspension without pay was a violation of their rights protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights.

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