Grievance referral adjourned sine die on consent of the parties.
The applicant union referred a grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
On the agreement of the parties, the Board consented to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year, after which it would be deemed terminated if no request to proceed was made.
Employer's application for review of Order to Pay dismissed for failure to pay amount into trust.
The employer applied for a review of an Order to Pay under the Employment Standards Act.
However, the employer failed to pay the amount of the Order into trust with the Director of Employment Standards within the 45-day statutory time limit.
As the Board has no discretion to waive this requirement under section 68(7) of the Act, the application for review was dismissed.
Union certification granted following a successful representation vote in the construction industry.
The applicant trade union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for sheet metal workers and apprentices employed by the responding party.
Following a representation vote where more than 50 per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board issued two certificates pursuant to section 160(1) of the Labour Relations Act.
One certificate was issued for the industrial, commercial and institutional sector province-wide, and another for all other sectors in the specified geographic areas.
Trade union certified to represent iron workers following successful representation vote.
The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent iron workers employed by the responding party.
Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, the responding party raised non-specific concerns about the vote.
The Board found no substantive allegations and issued a final decision without a hearing.
Pursuant to section 160(1) of the Act, the Board issued certificates to the applicant for the industrial, commercial and institutional sector in Ontario, and for all other sectors in the District of Thunder Bay.
Application withdrawn with leave of the Board.
The applicant, Harold T. Griffin Inc., sought to withdraw its application against Richard Hames and the Ministry of Labour.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.
Board ordered disbursement of funds held in trust pursuant to Minutes of Settlement.
The employer applied for a review of an Order to Pay under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.
The workplace parties entered into Minutes of Settlement.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued an order directing the disbursement of the funds held in trust by the Director, with $400.00 to be paid to the employee, $904.16 returned to the employer, and the administration fee retained by the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Application for review of Order to Pay dismissed as untimely because no explanation for delay provided.
The applicant employer sought a review of an Order to Pay issued by an Employment Standards Officer.
The application was filed three days after the 45-day statutory time limit.
The Board requested detailed reasons for the late filing to determine whether to exercise its discretion to extend the time limit.
The applicant's agent provided a letter arguing the merits of the case but offered no explanation for the delay.
The Board declined to extend the time limit and dismissed the application as untimely.
Application adjourned sine die on consent for up to one year.
The applicant union and responding employer agreed to adjourn the application sine die.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the matter will be deemed terminated if neither party requests to proceed.
Consent adjournment sine die granted for a period not exceeding one year.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the matter will be deemed terminated if no request to proceed is made.
Board orders disbursement of funds held in trust pursuant to Minutes of Settlement.
The applicant employer sought a review of an Order to Pay under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.
The Board ordered the disbursement of the funds held in trust by the Director in accordance with the settlement, with $125.00 paid to the employee, $87.32 returned to the employer, and the $100.00 administration fee retained by the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Representation vote ordered in construction industry certification application; ballot box sealed pending resolution of disputes.
The applicant union filed an application for certification under the construction industry provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
The responding party employer and an intervenor union raised issues regarding the bargaining unit description, the number of employees, and a subsisting collective agreement.
The Board found that the applicant appeared to have the requisite 40% membership support in the proposed unit.
The Board ordered a representation vote for a voting constituency limited to Board Area 8, as that was the only area where a job site was listed on the application date.
The ballot box was ordered sealed pending resolution of the outstanding issues.
Board adjourned the matter on consent pending the filing of a section 166 application.
The applicant union brought a matter before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Pursuant to an agreement between the parties, the Board ordered the matter adjourned pending the filing of an application under section 166 of the Act.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the application will be deemed terminated if no request to proceed is made.
Related employer application dismissed as common investor did not exercise common control or direction.
The applicant union sought a related employer declaration under section 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, alleging that several residential home building and land development companies were under common control or direction.
The Board found that while the companies were engaged in associated or related activities, they were not under common control or direction.
The common individual among the companies acted primarily as a passive investor in the non-union companies and did not exercise operational or labour relations control.
The application and the related grievance were dismissed.
Hearing adjourned following a Memorandum of Settlement between the parties.
The applicant union and responding employer reached a Memorandum of Settlement on May 3, 2000.
Consequently, the Ontario Labour Relations Board adjourned the scheduled hearings for May 4 and 25, 2000.
The application will be deemed terminated if the Board is not requested to relist the matter within three months.
Board relieves against strict application of Rules for late delivery of certification applications due to clerical error.
The applicant union filed applications for certification to displace the incumbent union.
The incumbent union and an interested party argued the applications should be dismissed due to late delivery to the employer and inaccuracies in the Certificates of Delivery.
The Board found the applicant acted in good faith and intended to deliver the applications on time, but was thwarted by a clerical error with a facsimile number.
The Board exercised its discretion under Rule 44 to relieve against the strict application of the Rules, accepted the application date as March 14, 2000, and directed the opening of the ballot boxes.
Duty of fair representation complaint dismissed for failing to establish a prima facie case.
The applicant filed a duty of fair representation complaint against her union after her termination grievance was settled at mediation-arbitration.
She alleged she did not get a proper hearing and wanted to proceed to a full arbitration.
The union and the employer requested the application be dismissed for failing to make out a prima facie case.
The Board found that the union's decision to proceed to mediation-arbitration was not improper and that the applicant had agreed to the settlement.
As there were no allegations of arbitrary, discriminatory, or bad faith conduct by the union, the Board dismissed the application.
Board awards Chilled Water Plant jurisdiction to CUOE and finds Walton Street plant governed by HLDAA.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board determined a jurisdictional dispute and a ministerial reference regarding Enwave District Energy Limited.
The employer sought a determination of whether the Canadian Union of Operating Engineers and General Workers (CUOE) or the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 416 (CUPE) had jurisdiction over work at its Chilled Water Plant.
The Board found that CUOE had jurisdiction, noting that CUOE had bargained the inclusion of the plant in its recognition clause and that CUPE's predecessor had previously declined the work.
On the ministerial reference, the Board advised that the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act governs the relationship between Enwave and CUOE at the Walton Street plant, as the plant is deemed a hospital under the Toronto District Heating Corporation Act and the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act.
The applicant union sought to withdraw its application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
The Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.
The applicant union sought to withdraw its application against the responding party employer.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board amended the style of cause to reflect the correct name of the responding party and granted leave to withdraw the application.