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GSB# 2017-0616
UNION# 2017-0713-0001
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Webb) Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) Employer
BEFORE
M.V. Watters
Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION
Alex Zamfir
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Grievance Officer
FOR THE EMPLOYER Felix Lau
Treasury Board Secretariat
Legal Services Branch
Counsel
HEARING December 3, 2019
-2-
DECISION
[1] At the hearing on December 3, 2019, counsel for the parties made submissions
with respect to the process to be adopted to promote the timely and efficient hearing of
the grievance going forward.
[2] After considering the submissions, it is ordered that:
i) The Employer is to identify positions, consistent with the
limitations and restrictions outlined in the Functional
Abilities Evaluation of April 29, 2019, that it considers
suitable for the grievor to work in on an accommodated
basis. The information obtained by the Employer is to be
provided to the grievor in a timely manner for purposes of
securing a medical clearance from his family physician to
return to work;
ii) The Employer is to provide particulars to the Union by
March 31, 2020 detailing its efforts to identify suitable
positions for the grievor to work in on an accommodated
basis including, the nature and scope of its search, the jobs
identified together with their job duties, the status of the jobs
and the Ministries canvassed; and
iii) The Union is to provide particulars to the Employer by
March 31, 2020 relating to the earliest date the grievor could
return, or could have returned, to work.
[3] If counsel require any clarification or assistance with respect to the above, a
Conference Call can be scheduled to address any issues arising.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 10th day of December, 2019.
“M.V. Watters”
_________________________
M.V. Watters, Arbitrator