The respondent requested to defer the human rights application pending the outcome of a reconsideration of an Ontario Ministry of Labour Order made under the Employment Standards Act.
The applicant opposed the deferral.
The Tribunal found that the subject matter of the ESA proceeding was virtually identical to the human rights application, involving allegations of reprisal related to pregnancy leave.
To avoid adjudicative duplication and the potential for inconsistent findings, the Tribunal granted the request and deferred the application pending the conclusion of the ESA proceeding.
