'The applicable interpretive principle is that eligibility for benefits should be construed liberally,' says arbitrator
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A BC provincially regulated employer violated its collective agreement by not recognizing the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II as a holiday for its employees, an arbitrator has ruled.