Common use of Right to Refuse and No Disciplinary Action Clause in Contracts

Right to Refuse and No Disciplinary Action. No employee shall be discharged, penalized or disciplined for refusing to work on a job or in any workplace or to operate any equipment where s/he has grounds to believe that it would be physically unsafe or unhealthy to do so, or where it would be contrary to the applicable federal, provincial or municipal health and safety legislation or regulations, or where such work would result in the pollution of the environment. There shall be no loss of pay or seniority during the period of refusal. No employee shall be ordered or permitted to work on a job or operate a piece of equipment where another worker has refused until the matter has been investigated by the Health and Safety Committee and the matter has been satisfactorily resolved.

Right to Refuse and No Disciplinary Action. No employee shall be discharged, penalized or disciplined for refusing to work on a job or in any workplace or to operate any equipment where she/he she has grounds to believe that it would be physically unsafe or unhealthy to do so, or where it would be contrary to the applicable federal, provincial or municipal health and safety legislation or regulations, or where such work would result in the illegal pollution of the environment. Such refusal shall be put in writing as soon as practicable. There shall be no loss of pay or seniority during the period of refusal. No employee shall be ordered or permitted to work on a job or operate a piece of equipment where another worker has refused until the matter has been investigated by the Health and Safety Committee and the matter has been satisfactorily resolved.

Right to Refuse and No Disciplinary Action. No employee shall be discharged, penalized or disciplined for refusing to work on a job or in any workplace or to operate any equipment where she/he she has grounds to believe that it would be physically unsafe or unhealthy to do so, or where it would be contrary to the applicable federal, provincial or municipal health and safety legislation or regulations, or where such work would result in the pollution of the environment. There shall be no loss of pay or seniority during the period of refusal. No employee shall be ordered or permitted to work on a job or operate a piece of equipment where another worker has refused until the matter has been investigated by the Health and Safety Committee and the matter has been satisfactorily resolved.