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Human rights applications deferred pending conclusion of concurrent grievance arbitration proceedings.
The applicant filed two human rights applications alleging discrimination, which overlapped with ongoing grievances filed by her union.
The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Defer the second application because the issues were substantially the same as those before the Grievance Settlement Board (GSB).
Despite the applicant's concerns about delay, the Tribunal deferred the applications, noting that the GSB has the authority to address human rights issues and that deferral prevents concurrent proceedings and inconsistent decisions.
Applications by former Crown employees to enforce seniority rights under O. Reg. 10/99 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
OPSEU and individual former Crown employees filed applications alleging that the responding municipalities violated O. Reg. 10/99 by failing to properly credit their seniority after they were transferred to municipal employment.
The intervenor union (CUPE) and the responding municipalities raised preliminary objections regarding the Board's jurisdiction and the applicants' standing.
The Board held that it lacked inherent jurisdiction to enforce the regulation directly, as the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act does not provide a mechanism for individual employees or their former bargaining agent to apply to the Board for such redress.
The applications were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
