Abdul Junejo v. The Regional Municipality of Peel and Robert Woodhouse, 2009 HRTO 998

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Abdul Junejo

Applicant

-and-

The Regional Municipality of Peel and Robert Woodhouse

Respondents

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Alison Renton

Date: July 8, 2009

Citation: 2009 HRTO 998

Indexed as: Junejo v. Peel (Regional Municipality)

1This is an Interim Decision in respect of an Application filed with the Tribunal on September 23, 2008, under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”). The hearing of this Application is scheduled for July 15 and 16, 2009. The purpose of this Interim Decision is to consider the Request to Intervene made by the applicant’s union, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 966 (“the union”).

2In this Application, the applicant alleges discrimination and harassment in employment on the grounds of colour, place of origin, ethnic origin, and family status. The union is the bargaining agent for employees in the applicant’s workplace.

3The union seeks to intervene in accordance with Rules 11.2 and 11.3 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure. The union states that it may be affected by the outcome of the Application as the applicant is seeking reinstatement. The union does not intend to call any witnesses at the hearing and takes no position on the facts raised in either the Application or the Response.

4The applicant and the respondent did not take advantage of their opportunity under Rule 11.4 to file a response to the Request to Intervene, and have therefore neither agreed nor objected to the proposed intervention.

5The remedies requested by the applicant, if granted, may affect employees other than the applicant and might also affect the union itself. Therefore, the union has a significant interest in the outcome of the Application.

6The union’s request to intervene is granted.