An Ontario bus driver deserves suspension following a collision that damaged a bus, but not dismissal, an arbitrator has ruled.
The worker was a motor coach operator for Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), a Crown agency providing transportation services in Northern Ontario. She was hired in 2009.
In April 2010, the worker suffered a work-related injury that kept her out of work for several years. She returned to work in January 2018 with a permanent accommodation agreement that an instruction that she “avoid work involving cleaning products or work on a cleaning crew.” There were no other restrictions, although the worker was off for two weeks in August 2018 with anxiety.
