Mr. Delaney

The Corporation of the City of Peterborough objected to a Review Officer's order requiring the implementation of a pay equity plan negotiated with the Professional Fire Fighters Association.

The employer argued the comparison system and job data collection were flawed and gender-biased.

The Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal found that the parties erred in treating each rank of Fire Fighter and Fire Alarm Operator as separate job classes, concluding there is only one job class for each.

The Tribunal also found the job data collection and comparison system inadequate.

Rather than ordering the parties to renegotiate, the Tribunal appointed a Review Officer to assist in settling the plan using the Tribunal's findings on job classes and job content.

One member dissented, arguing the parties' agreement on job classes should have been respected.