COVID-19 has dominated our world for the past year. It has
touched every facet of our lives. It has resulted in ever-changing
rules, policies and procedures being implemented that affect the
way we work, shop, socialize and engage in extra-curricular
activities. Employers, in particular, have been required to
radically change the way things have always been done and have had
to implement procedures and policies relating to COVID-19 to ensure
the health and safety of their employees and those that enter the
workplace.
One burning question that has been plaguing employers is what
action they can take when an employee blatantly disregards its
COVID-19 policies and procedures. This was the very question that
arose in Garda Security Screening Inc. v. IAM, District
140 (Shoker Grievance), [2020] O.L.A.A.
No. 162.
