His GPS could bring a whole new twist to his disciplinary file

Release date: September 1st, 2011

In the context of the hearing regarding grievances challenging various disciplinary measures brought against a driver/delivery man, the arbitrator ruled on the admissibility as evidence of various reports stemming from the global positioning system (GPS) aboard the employer’s vehicles. The union objected to these reports being brought up as evidence, alleging that this went against just and reasonable working conditions under section 46 of the Charter. Yet the evidence proved that a GPS system had been installed by the employer on all his vehicles in order to be able to quickly find the delivery men on campus to assign them to new tasks. The existence of the GPS was known to the employees and was part of their working conditions. Consequently, the evidence is found admissible. Service Employees Union – Local 800 v. McGill University (G. Forbes), 2010EXPT-1460, DTE 2010T-412 (T.A.) Me Louise Viau.


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