C. Burrows

The union grieved that the employer contravened the collective agreement by failing to pay an employee for the three days it took him to obtain a medical certificate confirming his fitness to work.

The employee had disclosed a shoulder problem during a pre-employment assessment.

The Board held that the employer had reasonable grounds to require medical evidence of fitness and was not obligated to compensate the employee during the interim period.

The grievance was dismissed, save for four hours' pay agreed to by the parties for the time spent on the employer's premises.

The applicant trade union filed four applications for certification in the construction industry.

The Board found that the applicant already held bargaining rights for all the employees in the requested bargaining units under existing provincial agreements.

Because there were no unrepresented employees in any of the bargaining units on the date of application, and the applications were not made during the open periods of the collective agreements, the Board dismissed all four applications.