William Cook

The applicants filed an application under the Pay Equity Act.

The Tribunal noted that the applicants failed to provide the respondent hospital with their submissions.

The Tribunal directed the applicants to serve the submissions forthwith and reminded them of their obligation to copy all parties on correspondence filed with the Tribunal.

The respondent employer requested that the Tribunal dismiss the applicants' Pay Equity Act application on a prima facie basis.

The applicants alleged that the employer and union failed to consider certain admitting and switchboard duties added to their ER Clerk classification during job evaluation.

The Tribunal declined to dismiss the application, finding that the applicants sufficiently pleaded that the evaluation system unreasonably excluded important job information related to the four statutory criteria under section 5 of the Act.

The applicants, ER Clerks, alleged that their position was not accurately evaluated under the Pay Equity Plan.

The employer requested that the application be dismissed on a prima facie basis.

The Tribunal found that the application lacked particulars regarding the job evaluation and the alleged new duties.

The Tribunal directed the applicants to provide a clear and concise statement of facts and events by a specified date, failing which the application may be dismissed.

The applicant filed an application under the Pay Equity Act challenging an Order issued by a Review Officer requiring the production of payroll records.

The Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal issued a preliminary decision scheduling a teleconference hearing to determine whether the Review Officer had the legal authority to make the Order.

The Tribunal also directed the applicant to advise whether it would pursue its argument that it need not comply with the request for information on the basis of privacy, and set deadlines for the filing of legal authorities.