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Home My WebLink About1985-1530.Hare.88-03-171 a- wARlo CROWN EWOVEFS GRIEVANCE SETTLEMEbjT BOARD IN THE MATTE; OF AN ARBITRATION Under THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT Before THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD Between OPSEU (Hare) Griever And The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministi-y of Cummunity & Social Services) Employer Before B.B. Fisher Vice-Chairman I.J. Thomson Member S.J. Seiler Member For the Griever P. Lukasiewicz Counsel Gowling & Henderson Barristers & Solicitors For the Employer M. Alchuk Counsel Legal Services Branch Ministry of Community & Social Services Hearing November 27, 1987 ,DECISION . . . . . . ,, .:: .,x ‘f ;.’ Th$sisajcbqxy2etiticmcaeewhemthegrievorwasmtgranbdan intemh. meimndsnt,~.cclin-,waspresent~ thepxuwsI@andafter~advisedof~his~,parKcipatedh theprooeeaingsby'~~~ofwi-. ,lhep3rtiesagrsdduringtheheSngthattheBoan3wasmlytcdezide astowhetherormtthegr*rhadbeeniqmqzerlychiedan intenriewandifthe~weretomfind,thenthepartieswouldseek toworkcutanappmpriate~withthe~~jurisciiction ofulem3tterir,theeventthet~an~ cculdncttez%a&ed. Ihecmpetiticn involve2thepcsitionofMairbnaxe~c II at the HuroniaRe&nelC!mtre. IhepositionofMaMxmce~cII. involvedpmvid.bgaverietyofsewiceeurdergenerel supervisicnwith reqectto mutine andprev&zativemahbvce at the facility. lhejcbweepcshasan intemal cmpetiticm in Deoember, 1985. A ccpyoftheintennl~tionieatta~as~wA'A"tothie decision. The?zewere16a@icaticnsin~lreceivedbymnweImt. Five people weregrmantd-~. !lhe~ofthe~l~ti~wasinitiallydcnebyMr.Graham E!4il.ler,~wasthe~superintendent fortbe last u yemat orillia Regk%lal CxIltre. Hedidanhitiesortingoftheapplications MddistirquishedhetbwmthDsepeaplathathefelt~bave interviews~thosepeoplethathefelt~d~haveinterviews. Mr. mllerthen presentedhispmpcsedaelectiontotheather- , / ’ -2- ~.Bullertestifiedthatheread~the~icationfonnsand~ ~the&illsandqualificatia-bst0thosel~inthejcb critwhthathehed~forthe ,puposeOfirstructingtheIiuuen -Department~P=m=- ilenlal ozmpatitim n&ice. lhej&criteria is attachedas~ wBi tothisaward. The grievcrtestifiedextensively as tohis qualificatimsbthas statedcmtheapplicationfor ei@qmmtandothezwise. Althaqhthea&~tionforenplciy&tthada sectiontobe filled& bythea@icantlistinghiseducaticn,Mr.Hamdidnotdcsckut ratherputthema, %n file" on the form. Hedidthiehcausehe k&lievedthatmanag5xmthadthe right to inspscthis.permmel file ardtheywuldobtaina E%umEuyofhisedlnationbaclopaLnrlby referring to that file. His~ti~ba~attherelevanttimeconsistedof~l~on ofgrade,12,plus3~~towards~U,4cseditstanrdsa .Iaentzd retardation aiuree given at a ommmityccllege,afirstaid curse or CR? axmsarxlasignhguapcarse .~Hebelievedthatall ofthiswasmhisfileemxptftxtheCFRa%Xm.’ Att.htimeoftheaqetit.km,Mr.Hamwaseqlqedasareaidenthl ammllorIIattheHurmi.a~oentre.~~poeitirmimmlved thedinxtcamofpatientsanrl~creh?ld~~~todo with the positicm of MainteMnoe M&ianic II. -3- _. prior to his position as a residmtial bamsellor II at Iiuunia ~carpenter, -in3 grass, cpem&mpw duties on a golf ccurse, janitorial work, operating a skiliftandgmming @I==t~. ~maintainiqcmtainequipnent. Iiealsolisted inhis applicziticm form thathehadextensive~i~intheuseofvariarspckJertools whileassistitqinbuildingsatsforatheatmaxpany.Haalso ,' inScatedthathedidwccdmr~asa~~. Atthe~oftheapplicatianformonthe~page,justabove thesi~~space,isatypewrittenquestion,'?tmreyouattachedan Eadditional sheeyresrrme?". Ihe question them provides for a yes/m ~tobeinlicatedbyti~offcam'ofthebwes.~griarar ticluxloffthe~yeSv box, hwever, cmthsapplication fomwhichwas lnarksdasexhjbit3,therewasm~timalsheet. Thac+lployertfStifiaL¶ul&#litswitnesses,aniaamseLthattheyhad madeathmaqhseax&~falltherebvantfilesardwezflunableto aapeup~withany~~~shgta~totheaFplicatiaplfarm. %sgrievorteatifiedthathedidnotbaWaaspecific~~of atbdhqthethhdsheet,harever,hafeltthathamsthavsatta~ sudlanae3$itiwnlEheetandgEive~- for his belief. First, he imlicatedthathebmldmthawticked off 8-n cmthe appl&ation -4- *. ,: .,. ./ .:;.::: ..: _ .: sketunless~there,infact,hadbesnanackiiti~sheet. -Y‘ beirdica~thattheadditianalsheet- hispriorwcrktlisbry ata~calledlBrr,Oliveram3Zaq. l?hpmviazsarploymnt waSquitemkvanttothepsiticnof~IWhanicIIasit hlv0dhiS~h~hhf&Thl settingwithaaqanythat ~manufaMfilterti. HewasemPlQYBdthen~for~aneyearpari&. anAehrtedoffasaGrikter. Hethenhcaireal5xkWelderinwhichhe ass&tedvaricustradesmen inthelaycxtandasseWlyofequi~in making jigs. The skills utilizedbyhimatthatth includ&arc weld&i, lseimringandtackirq. Bealmassistedthewelderin assmblyand follcuzd shcpdxawingswhic5amsimilartoblueprinh Iheg-riavor's widmcemsgiven ina stmi~t.fonmxdmmerani alUm@ihedidnot specifically rema&erattachirqsuchadoammt, grievor,harwer,beindicatedthathavingmofthegTievor’s expmhnaatDorr,Oliveran3Icng,hewculdmthavedmqsdhis opinimasto-ortitc~b.imanan. UIkfOltUtB~~ fortheeslplcryer,wedidnothearthetmtinmy ofthotbertm 1 macbersofthepanel~reviewed~a~plicati~ form, Merefore, we ‘3, 5: . . :’ -5- h?lvenoideaasto wbetberorrtotthaathet~ 0ftherwiarpne.l mi9btbave~Mr.nareanintwiewbasedmtbisadditianal rslevant information. lheeployerwasgfvenar@eopprtmitytocall thssetmpcpleas.additicnal wia :asthe issue of the kissing pagewasraisedearlyonintheday.ofthe~iitraticpI~~, -,tbeenploykdwsemttoaskforanadj~ sottlataey amldcallacklitiomlwitrsses. !meeJlp1oyers6snedto0*1yreston theirassertionthtthethitdpagewasrwtatt.ah33 totheirfilesgrrl themfo~asbdthis Ematdtobelievethat,it justdidnotexist. This 'Boardf~thatit~lsthecbligatianof~~layerto~that theaplication fonnasreceivedisuxpleteandthe.refo~whcevw initiallyTxceiv&this daammt should have &ecJced it. mtF-=m wculdhaveasmTzh&thatVmewasanadditicnalsheetmiss~and shcwldhavemxleemquiriesofthegriwortoensure thatthefun ~lication fomwaspnsmted totAeselmt.impanel. W,Mr.mler,in mviewhqthisdozurmt, dmldhave ticedthatthere~additimal~thatwere~tobe Itisvery~to~thedifferenoa betseen ttm griwor‘s, applicathfoxlrl~wasrejectedby~~~~~icatiao fanuofMr.JeffStorey,whovasgrant&anintxview. lherearea limber Of similarities a theseaFp1ication forms: . . . , -6 - Hr. fixaxeydidnct. -,fJfr.~had~~tely2yearsof anappzntia2asathwbm.l steeliitt4?rbutitisclsarthathedid r&ccapletethecnuBe andhis rt?ascnforleavingthe~ce ccumeinhiscwnmn3swSe,"yalrgarrlfcolish~". Ttxzefore itisclearthattheapplicati~fannindicatesmthbqnnrethanhe sinplyatten3edthisapprmtioecuxse oratleastatten3edthework portionof the apprentice ccurse. lb-aver, wehavemideawhetherhe wassuccessfulornotinthatamse, wecnlyknowthathegllitafter2 Years. 2. The pceition of.Mr. Hare at the time of applying for the job was thatofaresidmtial ccunsellor,whi&asIp~~~imslynobdhasm relevancetoaMalaintenance~cpcsit.ion. similarly, Mr. storey's positicnatthe tim oftheapplicationwas that of a LamdzyWurker II whichalsohdmthirgtodowi~thesJ+sreqiredofaHa+mame Mechanic. Prior to his govenm&mim,F. liarewasenployedat Ho~valley~rt~hedid,~culerthings,carpentry jcbs. Mr.Sxmy,priortmhisenplcrymntwiththegowemmtwas wbW=a carpenter's h&per doing simihr matters. Priortomrkirqasa wpenter~shslper,xc'.stmmywase3@qedat Rn-r,0liveran3Iczqasan~ceatmbJml stael fitter. Ihe cmly evideme before this Board as to whatis By structural &eel fitterAs ~theev~of~.~ler,~testifiedthatithadtoQwith leanivlgtoworkwith~girdersardrelateditaas.~fnthecourse oftAi.s+~p,Ur.~inllcatedmhis zeslmlethathe -7- el&mentandothermacfiinery. nr..!hreyalso-tedthatbe learnedtoreadblue~. ~Aswis&it.ec,&xwe,thegriemrakc~ ~atDarr,Oliver.ardlcngkrasimilarpasitiQlassisting -invIeperformance oftheirdutiesarN3usedsimilar mabineq . Unfortunately, the informticm rqatdiq the grhvor~s pcsition at Dxr, Oliverard Lorr~was cmthemissirgthirdpage scthat no~ofthepanelever~ofthat~o~ti~at~timethat "IhisBoardfindsthat,basedona~~ofMr.Storey's ~licationfonnas filedardthegrievor'saF@ication fonnas filed, plusthe~o~~onthatvas~~~~~page,~tthere was little, if any, difference betweenthetx~a@ications. lberefore, sinxthepanel saw fittogiveM. Storeyan intzrview, it foll~that,hadtheintenriewpanelhaddlltheinformatianthatthey ~dhavehadrqardiqMr.Hara,theywxildhaveandshouldhave grarhedh.imanintervi~also. Mr.~leriniicatedthathedidlurrmakeany~~irrtoMr.Hare's educaticmbecauseitwasllDtxxzfenxdtointheap@icatiakfarm. He agreed that the words, WI file" ~1 the epplicati~ fom wwx present ~he.readit,krthewasurder'the~icnthathehadnori~t ofaooesato~.Ilare*sfile,therefare,he~rw,wwh~. He also sow that he made.no attempt to.%contact...the 'griever or Human ~toadvisethegri6vorthathe~dnotgainaccesstithis filearrivrereforeUle~i~shalldprovideittohim. c:. ‘, -0- ~~thisBoardfin3sthat#egri.ein3rwasbqmparlydenied~ intervh for the following 2 reasons: e&xati~backgraLndardhad~dDneso,they~dhavef~& th?ltheaIrpleted~school. Al- this is mt a Bpecific rquhwentmthejobspecification, itst&kesthisBaardthatthe ~letionofhi~~l~dbea~ariult-ideratianfor 2. Afatalenvrinthisprccess wastheenployer8slacJcofkncwledge ofthethirdpageoftheapplication fozmwheminthegrievcr indicated fmtheromkratthistimean3shrplymfersthisla9ttertothap3rties -9- I f0rxEs0lUtionwithth&ardretainirqj~ctim. 1fmIeso1ution isforthami.n3,theFaar&qKalthererplestofeitherpartywill