Canada Post Carrier with PTSD Reinstated, Fired for Hoarding 6,000 Pieces of Mail

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A Canada Post carrier in Ontario who was fired by the Crown corporation for hoarding at least 6,000 pieces of mail during the summer of 2022 has been reinstated.

“The [Canadian Union of Postal Workers] acknowledges the undelivered mail as major misconduct for a mail carrier, but asks that [Hyun Min Jang] be reinstated to his position with appropriate accommodation for [the post-traumatic stress disorder] that affected the conduct that led to his discharge,” Kathleen G. O’Neil, an arbitrator with Ontario’s Grievance Settlement Board, said in her decision.

“[Jang] is to be returned to his position at King City, or such other position on which the parties can agree, on the condition that he can provide adequate medical evidence to establish his fitness to return to duty, and whether any current medical conditions would impact his ability to perform his duties to the extent that he would need accommodation.”

O’Neil added that he’s to be “considered to be on authorized leave without pay, with access to such benefits as the collective agreement provides.”

Jang began working for Canada Post in 2014. Before joining the King City team in June 2022, he supported mail delivery operations in Brampton.

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