3. 148 C.L.A.S. 253
British Columbia Arbitration
Fraser Health Authority and HSA BC (Ram), Re
2021 CarswellBC 1860, 148 C.L.A.S. 253
In the Matter of an Expedited Arbitration under the Labour Relations Code, RSBC 1996 c. 244
FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY (Surrey Memorial Hospital) As represented by HEALTH EMPLOYERS'
ASSOCIATION OF BC (the "Employer") and HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF BC (Rachele Ram
Time Theft Grievance) (the "Union")
Lisa Southern Member
Heard: March 4, 2021
Judgment: June 2, 2021
Docket: None given.
Counsel: Kristy Faris, for Employer
Stephen Hutchinson, for Union
Subject: Public; Labour
Disciplinary offences --- Dishonesty — Theft
Time theft — Union filed grievance claiming that employer imposed excessive discipline on grievor by
issuing two-day suspension for theft of time and restricted her from picking up additional shifts until
post suspension — Letter of discipline stated that employer had based decision on number of factors,
including that grievor was dishonest in investigation interview — Union took issue with how
investigation interview was conducted — Discipline was not excessive — It was irregular to interview
someone who was ill without taking steps to ascertain their fitness to participate, but neither union nor
grievor had objected to participating in interview — There was no dispute that grievor had engaged in
repeated acts of dishonesty by engaging in theft of time, which was serious misconduct — Grievance
dismissed
