Shipping giant Purolator has lost its B.C. Supreme Court challenge of an arbitrator’s decision to compensate unvaccinated employees suspended or terminated by the company.

Purolator instituted a “safer workplaces policy” that mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees on Sept. 15, 2021, amid the rapid spread of the deadly virus.

In January 2022, unvaccinated Purolator employees were either placed on an unpaid leave of absence or had their contracts suspended — prompting the Teamsters union to file hundreds of grievances, arguing the vaccination mandate wasn’t reasonable.

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