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Crown Employees
Grievance Settlement
Board
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180 Dundas St. West
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8
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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# 2022-8790; 2022-8865; 2022-9833; 2022-10125
UNION# 2022-0999-0013; 2022-0999-0014;
2022-0999-0018; 2022-0999-0019
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Union) Union
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The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Treasury Board Secretariat) Employer
BEFORE Christopher Albertyn Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION Jorge Hurtado
Morrison Watts
Counsel
FOR THE EMPLOYER Lisa Compagnone
Legal Services Branch
Senior Counsel
Maria-Kristina Ascenzi
Treasury Board Secretariat
Labour Practice Group
Counsel
HEARING February 23, 2024
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Decision
[1] Earlier decisions were issued in this matter on July 13 and November
30, 2023. The July 13 decision ordered that the National Day for Truth
and Reconciliation was a paid holiday in 2022. The November 30
decision set out a process for the parties to address various
implementation issues together.
[2] Pursuant to the November 30 decision, the issues concerning the
methods and principles for calculating retroactive adjustments have
been agreed to. What remains is the timetable for implementation of
retroactive adjustments.
[3] Pursuant to the November 30 decision, within 30 days of the date of this
decision, the Employer will advise the Union on its proposed deadline(s)
(which may include staggered deadlines) for the retroactive
implementation.
[4] If there is no agreement on the Employer’s proposal on implementation
timelines, a further hearing will be held on April 18, 2024 (“the next
hearing”). Notice thereof will be given by the Registrar.
[5] The Union has also raised the issue of accumulation of seniority and the
Employer has agreed to a timeline for a response to that issue.
[6] Should either party give notice to the other of an intention to raise an
issue of implementation other than timelines, including the seniority
issue, at the next hearing, the procedure for dealing with the issue will
be dealt with at the next hearing, unless the issue can reasonably
proceed to hearing.
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[7] I remain seized of these issues and of the implementation of this and the
prior decisions.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 27th day of February 2024.
“Christopher J. Albertyn”
Christopher J. Albertyn, Arbitrator