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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-0378.Chapman.15-03-17 DecisionCrown Employees Grievance Settlement Board Suite 600 180 Dundas St. West Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8 Tel. (416) 326-1388 Fax (416) 326-1396 Commission de règlement des griefs des employés de la Couronne Bureau 600 180, rue Dundas Ouest Toronto (Ontario) M5G 1Z8 Tél. : (416) 326-1388 Téléc. : (416) 326-1396 GSB#2011-0378 IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION Under THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT Before THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD BETWEEN Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (Chapman) Association - and - The Crown in Right of Ontario (Treasury Board Secretariat) Employer BEFORE Christopher J. Albertyn Vice-Chair FOR THE UNION Marisa Pollock Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP Counsel Nadine Blum Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP Counsel FOR THE EMPLOYER Paul Meier Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Counsel HEARING March 12, 2015 - 2 - Decision [1] This matter concerns a complaint regarding the implementation of a Memorandum of Settlement concluded on March 1, 2013. [2] The Complainant contends that a permanent vacancy arose, pursuant to Paragraph 2.1 of the Memorandum of Settlement, to which she ought to have been assigned. The Employer denies there was any permanent vacancy, among other defences. [3] In order to expedite the hearing of the matter efforts will be made to limit the extent of oral evidence needed. This will be done by determining what relevant facts are undisputed. To that end, the Union will produce a chart and/or narrative chronology setting out the assignment of work to the RPBAs during the period May 2012 to date (“the summary”). In order to do so, the Union requires production of arguably relevant documents. [4] The Employer has produced many documents. At the hearing on March 12, 2015 the Union sought clarification of whether certain additional documents exist. The Employer undertook to investigate the matter. After its investigation it will produce, by March 31, 2015, all additional documents arguably relevant and requested by the Union. The documents thus far produced and those to be produced are subject to the conditions described below. [5] The Union will provide the summary to the Employer by April 17, 2015. The Employer will have input into the summary, with the intention that the parties agree the summary by the next date of hearing, May 7, 2015, so that the summary may be handed in then as an agreed Exhibit. - 3 - [6] The documents produced by the Employer are subject to the following conditions: a. The Union gives the implied undertaking regarding use of the documents; b. The Complainant understands that the documents disclosed, and the information contained therein, are to be used by her only in connection with this proceeding and for no other purpose; c. Union counsel or the Union may review the content of the documentation with the Complainant, but they will not provide the Complainant with a copy of any of the documents; d. The Complainant will keep confidential the content of the documentation shared with her; e. The Board retains the power to enforce and to vary the terms of this order. [7] To the extent the parties have not agreed on the procedure to expedite the hearing by the next hearing date, May 7, 2015, that day will be used, at least at the start, to determine the agreed facts and to decide on the following: a. The issues in dispute and how best to deal with them; b. what oral evidence, if any, will be needed on the disputed facts, if any; c. the order of proceeding. Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 17th day of March 2015. Christopher J. Albertyn, Vice-Chair