The grievor was rejected on probation as a lock operator – he alleged that the rejection was punitive – during his probationary period, the grievor received negative feedback about improper clothing and leaving work early and a boater made a complaint against him – the grievor disputed those allegations – the grievor had complained of being harassed – finally, the grievor emailed a colleague, disclosing that he harboured and barely contained the urge to kill – the colleague then brought it to management’s attention – the police were informed and arrested the grievor for questioning – the employer concluded that the grievor did not meet the performance requirements of his position and rejected him on probation – the employer admitted that, had the grievor’s performance been otherwise perfect, he still would have been rejected on probation because of the email – the grievor maintained that the email was simply an expression of frustration – despite his prior work experience as a student, seasonal and term employee before being hired on an indeterminate basis, the grievor was still on probation at the time of his rejection – the adjudicator found that the employer’s reason for rejecting the grievor on probation was the email – the email was, in itself, serious enough to support a termination for cause – the adjudicator also found that the threats against the workplace constituted an employment-related reason to reject an employee on probation.

Grievance dismissed.