Jordan Kirkness

The applicant filed a Request for an Order During Proceedings to reactivate her human rights application, which had been deferred pending the conclusion of a related Employment Standards Act (ESA) proceeding.

She also requested that the Tribunal application be consolidated with the ESA proceeding before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Tribunal denied the request, holding that the application must remain deferred until the ESA proceeding concludes, and noting that the Tribunal has no authority to consolidate its proceedings with ESA proceedings.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment, including an improper reduction of her bonus.

The applicant also filed a complaint under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) regarding the same bonus reduction.

The respondents requested that the Tribunal defer the application pending the completion of the ESA complaint.

The Tribunal granted the request, finding that proceeding concurrently would require the parties to address substantially the same issues in two different forums, raising the potential for inconsistent findings.