Arbitrator rules Fanshawe College's COVID-19 vaccine policy, which resulted in placing an unvaccinated professor on unpaid leave despite teaching remotely from home, was “not reasonable”
Andrew Wing, a professor who worked remotely from home, challenged Fanshawe College's COVID-19 vaccine policy in London, Ontario, and has secured a victory after being placed on unpaid leave for refusing to get the jab.
According to Wing's arbitration ruling, he holds the position of a full-time professor and program coordinator in the Technical Systems Analysis (TSS) program within the School of Information Technology. The program he taught was a newly developed one that started in 2020 and was entirely delivered through remote teaching.
In compliance with a provincial government mandate issued in August 2021, Fanshawe College, along with all Ontario post-secondary institutions, was obligated to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy for its staff and students.
Fanshawe notified its staff and students of its Covid-19 vaccination policy in November 2021, and advised that all employees, regardless of status, who are not fully vaccinated will be placed on full leave without pay as of January 3, 2022.
Wing notified the college that he had no intention of getting vaccinated and did not seek an exemption under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, and that his decision not to get vaccinated was a personal choice according to the arbitrator’s ruling. As a result of non-compliance with the policy, Wing was placed on a three-month unpaid administrative leave as of January 3, 2022.
On March 1, 2022, Wing received an email from the College indicating that non-vaccinated employees could return to paid remote work. He was informed that he could resume work on March 7, 2022.
Arbitrator Larry Steinberg ultimately ruled that because Wing was working completely remotely and never attended the campus that Fanshawe’s policy was “not reasonable.”
You can see the ruling at the link below.
https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onla/doc/2024/2024canlii11422/2024canlii11422.html
So that's the catch, these assholes can never be found completely in the wrong, the courts always seem to find some loophole that leaves these woke organizations an out. The whole damn policy was wrong, but the courts only found that because he was working remotely, that that was the only thing that was wrong. Jesus Christ, getting so sick and tired of these half-assed "wins".
Yeah, a lot of part wins. Sigh. It would be nice to see a big win! One day. 🙏🏻