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Crown Employees
Grievance Settlement
Board
Suite 600
180 Dundas St. West
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8
Tel. (416) 326-1388
Commission de
règlement des griefs
des employés de la
Couronne
Bureau 600
180, rue Dundas Ouest
Toronto (Ontario) M5G 1Z8
Tél. : (416) 326-1388
GSB# 2023-02640; 2023-02641; 2023-02642; 2023-02643; 2023-03065
UNION# 2023-0234-0256; 2023-0234-0257; 2023-0234-0258
2023-0234-0259; 2023-0234-0003
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Stewart) Union
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The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of the Solicitor General) Employer
BEFORE Nimal Dissanayake Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION Anson Cai
Ryder Wright Holmes Bryden Nam LLP
Counsel
FOR THE EMPLOYER Benjamin Parry
Treasury Board Secretariat
Legal Services Branch
Counsel
HEARING October 18, 2024
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Decision
[1] At the hearing convened on October 18, 2024, with the arbitrator’s assistance, the
parties discussed various case management issues in preparation for litigation.
During these discussions they agreed on timelines for the submission of particulars
and production and requested that the agreed upon terms be issued as a Board
order. Having regard to their agreement and request, the Board orders as follows:
1. The Employer is directed to provide by December 2, 2024, its
disclosure (if any is outstanding) regarding the termination of the
grievor’s employment.
2. The Union and the grievor are directed to provide by December 16,
2024, full written particulars (what was done or not done, when,
where, by what means and by whom) with respect to each alleged
act or omission by the Employer, and its disclosure in respect of the
5 grievances.
3. Employer is directed to advise the Union of any preliminary
motions/objections by February 28, 2025. If there are none, the
Employer is directed to provide its disclosure to the Union by
February 28, 2025.
4. Any of the terms in this order may be amended by the parties on
agreement or through a teleconference with the Arbitrator.
[2] The Board remains seized.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 22nd day of October 2024.
“Nimal Dissanayake”
Nimal Dissanayake, Arbitrator