An employer has had a long standing policy to discipline employees who have not correctly followed a safety procedure, such as lock out, for a balance of shift suspension without pay. As a result of a series of employee injuries the employer increased this penalty to a 5 day suspension without pay. There are no provisions in the collective agreement with respect to penalties of company policies.
A) The union may grieve this and be successful due to the principle of estopple.
B) The union will not be successful at arbitration as penalties are not included in the collective agreement and the policy is reasonable.
C) The employer must negotiate this change with the union.
D) The company can discipline employees for this infraction as long as they advise employees in advance of the policy change.
E) b&d

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The Answer of An employer has had a long standing policy to discipline employees who have not correctly followed a safety procedure, such as lock out, for a balance of shift suspension without pay. As a result of a series of employee injuries the employer increased this penalty to a 5 day suspension without pay. There are no provisions in the collective agreement with respect to penalties of company policies.
A) The union may grieve this and be successful due to the principle of estopple.
B) The union will not be successful at arbitration as penalties are not included in the collective agreement and the policy is reasonable.
C) The employer must negotiate this change with the union.
D) The company can discipline employees for this infraction as long as they advise employees in advance of the policy change.
E) b&d

An Employer Has Had a Long Standing Policy to Discipline