Seaton Village PSW transfers are at the centre of a successful union grievance against the Region of Durham, according to an October 22 release from the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
CUPE says an arbitrator upheld its challenge to a requirement that existing personal support workers register with the Health and Supportive Care Oversight Authority before moving into PSW jobs at the new long-term care home.
Seniority rights at issue
According to the union, provincial regulations did not yet make that registration mandatory, but the Region’s condition prevented unregistered existing workers from obtaining positions at Seaton Village.
CUPE says Arbitrator Parmar found the condition unreasonable and inconsistent with seniority protections in the collective agreement. Local 132 president Tera Engley welcomed the outcome.
The account is attributed to CUPE’s release; it is not a finding independently reached by this publication. The release does not give a compensation total or say how many transfers will result.
The Seaton Village PSW dispute concerns an employment-transfer condition. It should not be read as an announcement that the provincial oversight authority has been abolished or that all registration requirements across Ontario have changed.
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