Deborah J.D. Leighton

The grievor, a correctional officer, filed a grievance claiming entitlement to 4 hours of travel time.

The employer denied the claim, asserting no violation of the collective agreement.

The matter proceeded to an expedited mediation/arbitration hearing under Article 22.16 of the collective agreement.

The arbitrator denied the grievance without written reasons, in accordance with the parties' policy for expedited hearings.

A correctional officer grieved that the employer treated him unfairly in balancing his hours when he transitioned from the unclassified to the classified service.

The matter was referred to mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement.

The Grievance Settlement Board denied the grievance without written reasons, in accordance with the parties' policy for expedited hearings.

The grievor, a correctional officer, alleged that the employer wrongly denied him overtime in violation of the collective agreement.

The parties referred the grievance to mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement and requested a decision without precedent, prejudice, or written reasons.

The Grievance Settlement Board denied the grievance.

The grievor, a correctional officer, filed a grievance alleging that the employer owed him eight hours for call back pay.

The employer maintained that the grievor was not entitled to the pay and that the collective agreement had not been violated.

The matter was referred to mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement.

The arbitrator denied the grievance without written reasons, in accordance with the parties' policy for expedited hearings.

The grievor, an unclassified nurse at Quinte Detention Centre, alleged she should have been assigned shifts on several days when she made herself available.

The parties referred the grievance to expedited mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement.

The arbitrator denied the grievance without written reasons, in accordance with the parties' policy for expedited hearings.

The grievor, a correctional officer, alleged that the employer wrongly denied him overtime in violation of the collective agreement.

The matter proceeded to an expedited mediation/arbitration hearing without precedent or prejudice.

The Grievance Settlement Board denied the grievance without written reasons.

The grievor, a Cook 4 at the Toronto Jail, alleged that the employer failed to exercise its management rights reasonably when posting schedules and failed to distribute overtime fairly.

The parties referred the grievance to mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement and requested a decision without written reasons.

The Vice-Chair denied the grievance.

A correctional officer grieved that the employer violated the overtime protocol.

The parties referred the grievance to mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement and requested a decision without precedent or prejudice, and without written reasons.

The Grievance Settlement Board denied the grievance.

A correctional officer filed four grievances alleging the employer violated the health and safety articles of the collective agreement.

The parties referred the grievances to mediation/arbitration and requested a decision without written reasons in accordance with their policy for expedited hearings.

The arbitrator denied the grievances.

The grievor, a correctional officer, filed a grievance alleging that the employer violated Articles 2 and 3 of the collective agreement and the Code of Ethics.

The parties referred the grievance to mediation/arbitration under Article 22.16 of the collective agreement.

The arbitrator issued a decision without precedent or prejudice and without written reasons, denying the grievance.

The grievor, a correctional officer, filed grievances alleging the employer wrongly disciplined him by removing him from his driver assignment after he was charged by police for running a red light and causing an accident.

The parties referred the matter to mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement and requested a decision without written reasons.

The Grievance Settlement Board denied the grievances.

The complainant and the employer requested that their agreement for the disclosure of documents and particulars be made an order of the Public Service Grievance Board.

The Vice-Chair issued the consent order, directing the employer to provide details regarding complaints, investigations, and staffing decisions within 14 days, subject to a restriction that the documents only be used for the purpose of the complaint before the board.

The grievor, a correctional officer, grieved that he should be given a full-time position in the regular service.

The employer argued that a MERC agreement governed the conversion of correctional officers.

The parties referred the grievance to mediation/arbitration and requested a decision without precedent or prejudice, and without written reasons.

The Vice-Chair dismissed the grievance.

The grievor, a correctional officer, filed a grievance claiming losses and mental anguish resulting from an employer investigation into allegations against him.

The parties referred the matter to expedited mediation/arbitration without written reasons.

The Grievance Settlement Board granted the grievance, ordering the employer to credit the grievor's vacation and time banks, pay $10,656.00 in damages for mental anguish, and expunge the grievor's personnel file of all related documents.

The union grieved that a fixed-term personnel/payroll clerk was entitled to be converted to a full-time position in the regular service under the collective agreement.

The employer did not dispute that the grievor met the requirements.

Following an expedited mediation/arbitration, the arbitrator granted the grievance in part, ordering the employer to review the grievor's work history and hours to determine her entitlement to conversion and, if eligible, to place her in a full-time position.

The union filed two overtime grievances on behalf of a correctional officer, alleging he was improperly denied overtime shifts on December 7, 2008, and January 22, 2009.

The parties referred the matter to expedited mediation/arbitration under the collective agreement, requesting a decision without precedent or prejudice and without written reasons.

The Grievance Settlement Board granted the grievances and ordered the employer to pay the grievor 24 hours at his overtime rate.

The union filed a grievance on behalf of a cook at the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre, arguing she was entitled to be converted to a full-time position in the regular service under the collective agreement after working full-time for more than 18 months.

The employer did not dispute that the grievor met the requirements.

The arbitrator granted the grievance in part, ordering the employer to review the grievor's work history and hours to determine her entitlement to conversion, and if so, to place her in a full-time position in the regular service.

A correctional officer grieved that the employer violated the collective agreement by unfairly assigning shifts in the segregation unit and failing to schedule agreed-upon training in a timely manner.

The parties referred the matter to expedited mediation/arbitration.

The arbitrator found no violation of the collective agreement and dismissed the grievances without written reasons, in accordance with the expedited hearing provisions.

The grievor, a cook at a detention centre, grieved a 20-day disciplinary suspension.

The union argued the discipline was excessive, while the employer maintained it had just cause based on the grievor's behaviour and prior record.

Following an expedited mediation/arbitration hearing, the Vice-Chair granted the grievance in part, substituting a 15-day suspension and ordering the employer to reimburse the grievor for 5 days' pay.

A correctional officer grieved that the employer wrongly distributed overtime and failed to follow the HPRO 3 protocol when a shift was given to another officer as overtime before the grievor had received her 40 hours as an unclassified officer.

The matter was referred to expedited mediation/arbitration.

The Grievance Settlement Board found no violation of the collective agreement and denied the grievance without written reasons.