The employer deducted sick credits from the grievor while she was on a partial schedule after an accident. The employer argued that she was not on a Graduated Return-to-Work (GRTW) program. The arbitrator found that the GRTW was not defined in the contract and that she was effectively on an GRTW just the same.
Eleven months after undertaking a graduated return to work, a postal worker discovered by chance that the employer had been dipping into her sick leave credits to top up her wages and compensate for her reduced hours.
