The grievor was on a short illness leave near Christmas. Between her inability to find a physician to certify her fitness and the insurer’s inability to process the form, her return to work was delayed. The arbitrator found that one-third was the employer’s fault and two-thirds her’s.
When her attempt to return to work following a brief illness was delayed by the employer’s insistence that she be certified as fit to return to work by the employer’s benefits insurer, the worker grieved.
