Does an employer have a right to refuse to enforce a provision that may seem unfair?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Tuplin v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2021 FPSLREB 29 (CanLII):
The employer stated that the fact that a particular provision may seem unfair is not a reason for an adjudicator to ignore it if the provision is otherwise clear (see Chafe v. Treasury Board (Department of Fisheries and Oceans), 2010 PSLRB 112).
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