Employer ordered to pay arrears, surcharges, and collection costs for persistently failing to remit benefit contributions.
The union filed a grievance and an unfair labour practice complaint against the employer for persistently failing to remit benefit fund contributions as required by the collective agreement.
The employer failed to appear at the hearing.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the employer's repetitive and intentional refusal to fulfill its clear contractual obligations constituted a violation of section 50 of the Labour Relations Act.
The Board ordered the employer to pay the wrongfully withheld amounts, interest, surcharges, and the union's costs of collection, and directed the employer to post a notice of its violations.
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Local 95 v. Standard Insulation Ltd., 1984 CanLII 1092
