Background
On Dec. 9, 2020, Arbitrator Dana Randall issued an award
upholding an employer's right to make employees take a
COVID-19 test.
CLAC Local 303 (the Union) filed a group grievance on behalf of
its members at Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Home in
Woodstock Ont. (CCRH Woodstock), arguing against the reasonableness
of CCRH Woodstock's mandatory biweekly COVID-19 surveillance
testing of all staff.
CCRH Woodstock provides rental accommodations with care and
services to residents who require minimal to moderate support. They
currently serve 100 residents.
CCRH Woodstock took an Ontario government recommendation for
individuals working in retirement homes and incorporated it into a
mandatory policy. The policy included the following
requirements:
