The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) tweeted on Nov. 17 that it plans to lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Nov. 27 and “invite those whose employment was terminated under the policy to return to work with seniority in tact [sic].”
The public transport agency will reinstate a reported 354 employees fired in January 2022 but says in its news release that these employees won’t receive back pay.
It was facing wrongful dismissal lawsuits amounting to nearly $3 million as of early summer this year, reported CTV News Toronto on June 24. At least four former employees were suing for damages of a total of $2.9 million as a result of being terminated due to the vaccination mandate….