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B.C. man wins job back after post-chicken wing diarrhea mistaken for COVID symptom
B.C. man wins job back after diarrhea symptoms mistaken for COVID
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B.C. man wins job back after post-chicken wing diarrhea mistaken for COVID symptom
Arbitrator rules to reinstate worker as company COVID-19 policies were unclear
COLE SCHISLER Sep. 15, 2021 11:08 a.m. NEWS
When Jeremy Arnot ordered a bad plate of chicken wings to his Ladysmith hotel room while on a work trip, he had no idea it could cost him his job.
The wings allegedly induced a case of diarrhea for Arnot, whose employer then insisted he get tested for COVID-19. When Arnot failed to follow the company’s COVID-19 policies, he was fired, told to pay for his hotel room and find his own way home to Trail. But now, labour arbitrator Paul Love has reinstated Arnot’s employment as an industrial cleaner, saying that companies need to establish clear COVID-19 safety protocols and ensure their employees are trained on what to do if they may be infected with COVID-19.
“An employee’s report of diarrhea during this pandemic is not a sufficient justification for demanding a COVID test. The employer must establish, based on objective considerations, that a demand for a test is warranted,” Love wrote.
It all started when Arnot and a crew from Terrapure Environmental were sent for a cleaning job at a mill in Crofton in late November 2020. On that trip, Arnot ordered the fateful chicken wings that kept him up sick all night and into work the next day.
Arnot was sent back to his Ladysmith hotel to rest after he complained to a supervisor. What happened next was anything but restful.
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Arbitrator rules to reinstate worker as company COVID-19 policies were unclear
COLE SCHISLER Sep. 15, 2021 11:08 a.m. NEWS
When Jeremy Arnot ordered a bad plate of chicken wings to his Ladysmith hotel room while on a work trip, he had no idea it could cost him his job.
The wings allegedly induced a case of diarrhea for Arnot, whose employer then insisted he get tested for COVID-19. When Arnot failed to follow the company’s COVID-19 policies, he was fired, told to pay for his hotel room and find his own way home to Trail. But now, labour arbitrator Paul Love has reinstated Arnot’s employment as an industrial cleaner, saying that companies need to establish clear COVID-19 safety protocols and ensure their employees are trained on what to do if they may be infected with COVID-19.
“An employee’s report of diarrhea during this pandemic is not a sufficient justification for demanding a COVID test. The employer must establish, based on objective considerations, that a demand for a test is warranted,” Love wrote.
It all started when Arnot and a crew from Terrapure Environmental were sent for a cleaning job at a mill in Crofton in late November 2020. On that trip, Arnot ordered the fateful chicken wings that kept him up sick all night and into work the next day.
Arnot was sent back to his Ladysmith hotel to rest after he complained to a supervisor. What happened next was anything but restful.
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How inspiring! Everyone everywhere should get all the details! "Fateful chicken wings" indeed! This could be a 12-part Netflix series. I'm willing to share Creative Credit and profits with you Mahatma, but you should know that my Mom always said I should get top billing. You wouldn't want to disappoint my mom, would you?
