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PSGB# P-2018-2992
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF ONTARIO ACT
Before
THE PUBLIC SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD
BETWEEN
Skoretz Complainant
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The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of the Solicitor General) Employer
BEFORE Brendan Morgan Vice-Chair
FOR THE
COMPLAINANT
Christopher Dilts
Sullivan Mahoney LLP
Counsel
FOR THE EMPLOYER Andrew Lynes
Treasury Board Secretariat
Legal Services Branch
Counsel
HEARING October 8, 2019
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DECISION
[1] Following the October 8, 2019 hearing, the Board issues the following direction:
1) The hearing of the matter on October 8, 2019, is adjourned with the
consent of the parties.
2) The hearing date, scheduled for December 4, 2019, is cancelled on
the consent of the parties. The Board will forthwith contact the
parties to identify an alternative hearing date to be set for January,
2020 or as soon thereafter.
3) The parties have agreed to work towards completing an ‘Agreed
Statement of Fact’.
4) Counsel for the Employer shall complete a draft of the Agreed
Statement of Fact and forward it to Counsel for the Complainant
and the Board by no later than November 22, 2019. Should
Counsel require additional time to complete the Employer’s draft
the Board requests that Counsel advise the Board of the need for
an extension of time at the earliest possible opportunity.
5) The Board shall schedule a conference call with the parties during
the week of November 25th and 29th, 2019, or alternatively,
December 2nd and 6th, 2019. The purpose of the teleconference
shall be to determine the status of the Agreed Statement of Fact
and any other procedural matter or matters that involve the
complaint.
6) Counsel for the Complainant shall complete his response to the
draft agreed statement of fact by no later than Friday, December
13, 2019. Should Counsel require additional time to complete his
response to the draft he shall notify the Board at the first
opportunity.
7) If the parties are able to successfully conclude an Agreed
Statement of Fact the Board will the establish a process by which
written submissions and argument will be forwarded to the Board
by the parties or, in the alternative, direct that the parties to attend
at the Board in January, 2020, to provide submissions and or final
argument.
8) However, should the parties be unable to complete the Agreed
Statement of Fact the hearing of this matter will resume on the
hearing date set for January, 2020.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 21st day of October, 2019.
“Brendan Morgan”
_______________________
Brendan Morgan, Vice-Chair