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IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Morrison) Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of Labour) Employer
BEFORE Barry Stephens Vice-Chair
FOR THE UNION John Brewin
Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
FOR THE EMPLOYER Caroline Cohen
Ministry of Government Service
Labour Practice Group
Counsel
CONFERENCE CALL June 27, 2012.
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Decision
[1] The parties convened a conference call at 5 p.m. this evening to consider a request from
the employer for an adjournment of the hearing scheduled for Friday, June 29, 2012.
[2] The employer requested the adjournment on the grounds that the substance of the
grievance relates to conditions of accommodation for the grievor. The parties have recently been
advised that the grievor will be taking up a year-long secondment to a different ministry,
beginning next week. As a result, the employer argues, discussions regarding accommodation
would not be logical or fruitful, since the grievor's return to the workplace will be delayed by at
least one year, by which time many factors may have changed.
[3] The union opposed the adjournment for a number of reasons, including the fact that the
mediation date has been set for some time, and the fact that one cannot predict in advance
whether mediation will be successful.
[4] After hearing from both parties, it is my view that the hearing on June 29, 2012 should be
adjourned, to be rescheduled for a time prior to the expected end of the grievor's secondment.
Dated at Toronto this 29th day of June 2012.
Barry Stephens, Vice-Chair