In July 2006, the Board of Directors directed seven full-time staff members to go on leave with pay and benefits to complete an investigation into internal issues. The investigation lasted a total of 5 working days. Society keys and email passwords were confiscated and computers were searched. Staff were directed not to enter SFSS property until directed otherwise. In August, a staff member was fired as a result of the investigation. Directors have outlined in Board meetings on July 26, August 9, and August 23 that they are bound by confidentiality in their collective agreement with CUPE 5396, and cannot disclose the justifications for terminating the employee. However, they have iterated that they had just cause and that they are prepared to go to arbitration. These Directors later illegally disclosed the supposed reason during classroom speaking sessions which was recorded as part of the regular lecture recording. A 2007 article in 'Upping the Anti' quotes "an elected officer of the SFSS" as having stated to a colleague that "'don’t trust her" because "[she attempted to bring speculation upon the CFS at the CFS conference in May by publicly asking inappropriate questions during some of the meetings.'" The fired employer was later reinstated and arbitration results included a full retroactive pay.