Accommodation and the Duty of Fair Representation
(modified from “Accommodating the Mentally Disabled Employee: The Union Perspective” by Catherine Sullivan, BC Government & Service Employees’ Union, Burnaby, BC, with the assistance of Law Co-op Student Patrick Hayes,…
Accommodation: Cautionary Tips
The duty to accommodate is owed to both current employees and job applicants. There are no hierarchies of different forms of accommodation. Therefore, family, religious, disability and other forms of…
Accommodations For People With Mental Health Considerations
There is no comprehensive list of accommodations for people who are dealing with mental health issues. Accommodations tend to be based on the individual needs of Employees as well as…
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Basic Pointers for Preparing a Grievance
Gather all the facts, including the “7 W’s” (What, Where, When, Why, Want, Whoa!)Make sure the situation at issue can be grieved, then thoroughly assess the facts to see whether…
Dos and Don’ts – Assisting Members with Mental Health Issues
Do sensitize Union members about mental health disabilitiesensure we have harassment-free workplaceslisten carefully and respectfullyrecognize signs of mental health disabilities so that we can assist our members and direct them to appropriate resourcesfind out…
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How to handle grievances
This document has been created as a reference and is a live working document, meaning this document can be changed, added to and edited as required. We are hoping this…
How to Support a Co-worker Experiencing Mental Health Issues
Public Safety Personnel (PSP) can experience extremely high levels of job-related stress. Their exposures to job-related stressors can increase their risk for developing mental health symptoms associated with generalized anxiety…
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Individual Grievance Wording- 699 Denial Leave With Pay
Details of Grievance: I grieve the Employer’s refusal to grant me “699 leave” with pay, requested on _________ (request date) and denied on ________ (refusal date), when I was unable…
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Mental Health Issues How to handle with the members
These strategies can help you have supportive conversations with employees and avoid triggering negative reactions
Sample forms for release of medical information and ability to work
I authorize my treating medical practitioner to provide the following information to the Human Resource person responsible for my file information: The purpose of this form is to provide the…
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Steps in the accommodation process
Need for accommodation arises Employee approaches management or union about accommodation need or a pending return to work, or union representative recognizes that accommodation may be needed and discusses with…
The right to refuse unsafe work
There has been a lot of questions regarding the Right to Refuse, therefore, UVAE felt it important to share information on the process so that members know what their rights…