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PSGB# 2020-0045
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF ONTARIO ACT
Before
THE PUBLIC SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD
BETWEEN
Jones-Charles Complainant
- and –
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of the Solicitor General) Employer
BEFORE Marilyn A. Nairn Vice Chair
FOR THE
COMPLAINANT
No one appearing for
the Complainant
FOR THE EMPLOYER
Thomas Ayers
Treasury Board Secretariat
Legal Services Branch
Counsel
DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSIONS
July 23, 2021
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Decision
[1] This complaint was scheduled for mediation by videoconference on July 5, 2021
commencing at 10:00am. In its Form 2, the Employer responded on the merits of the
complaint, but also raised an objection to the Board’s jurisdiction to consider the complaint
and sought to have that matter dealt with on July 5, 2021. On June 9, 2021 the Board
advised the Complainant to be prepared to deal with the Employer’s preliminary issue on
July 5, 2021.
[2] On July 5, 2021 the matter convened. The Complainant was not in attendance.
Employer counsel advised that he had received an email from the Complainant on Friday,
July 2, 2021 indicating that she would not be attending. However, no notice was provided
to the Board. On July 5, 2021, the Complainant had not arrived by 10:30am at which time
the hearing was adjourned.
[3] By decision dated July 5, 2021, the Board directed the Complainant to contact the
Board by no later than July 23, 2021 to provide her explanation for not attending on July
5, 2021. That decision noted that, “Should the Complainant not respond as directed
above, within the time allowed, her complaint will be dismissed”.
[4] No communication has since been received from the Complainant. The Board
thus considers the complaint to have been abandoned.
[5] Having regard to the direction of July 5, 2021 and having regard to the fact of
having received no communication from the Complainant within the time provided, this
complaint is hereby dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 27th day of July, 2021.
“Marilyn A. Nairn”
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Marilyn A. Nairn, Vice-Chair