The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that SNC-Lavalin has fired two employees at its Candu Energy nuclear division and imposed a lesser penalty on a third after an investigation into allegations of sharing confidential information outside the organization. The Globe's Jeffrey Jones writes that the Montreal engineering company said Wednesday it made the moves after an internal probe confirmed the staff members had shared proprietary information with their union, whose officials do not have the necessary security clearance. The employees had been on paid administrative leave since the start of the year, when evidence in contravention of the company's code of conduct and protection of information procedures was brought forward. The terminations come amid contention between the company and the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates (SPEA), the union representing 900 Candu employees, over the issue of e-mail monitoring. Previously, SPEA complained that SNC had been surveilling e-mails between the union and staff during collective bargaining negotiations in 2021. Its accusation became part of two unfair labour practice complaints filed by the union with the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.