Ontario caseworker reinstated after post-jury duty termination

Failure to keep employer informed of breaks during months-long trial stemmed from stresses of job, health not dishonest intentions: arbitrator

Ontario caseworker reinstated after post-jury duty termination

An Ontario worker who breached his employer’s rules on reporting in during jury duty deserved serious discipline but not dismissal, as his misconduct was caused more by mental health issues than fraudulent intent, an arbitrator has ruled. 

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