Employment contract not frustrated by disability

The company claimed that it could terminate a disabled worker because his disability frustrated the employment contract. The arbitrator disagreed, pointing out that the Canada Labour Code overrode the common law and the collective agreement and guaranteed him employment and benefit coverage.

A trucking company fired and then discontinued making benefit and pension plan contributions for a non-active worker 21 years after he sustained a disabling workplace injury.

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