GSB#2015-0359, 2015-1580, 2015-1672, 2015-2168, 2015-3150, 2015-3227

UNION#2015-0999-0009, 2015-0999-0012, 2015-0999-0014, 2015-0999-0029,

2016-0999-0020, 2016-0999-0019

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Union)

Union

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Treasury Board Secretariat)

Employer

BEFORE

Randi H. Abramsky

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Kate Hughes Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre & Cornish LLP Counsel

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Benjamin Parry Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Counsel

HEARING SUBMISSIONS

January 25, 2016 June 27, 2016

Decision

1Having heard the submissions of the parties, I hereby order as follows:

2The Employee Screening Tool subcommittee process pursuant to Section 3 of the Memorandum of Agreement shall commence on July 13, 2016.

3Commencing in September 2016, the subcommittee will meet once a month to discuss the ESRA tool’s implementation for each ministry.

a. The applicable ministry will ensure that a representative involved in the ministry’s tool implementation will attend the meeting to discuss the tool’s implementation and questions about the process used.

b. The tool implementation for each ministry will be discussed one ministry at a time.

c. While co-ordination of the applicable line ministry’s attendance at the subcommittee and the order of the ministries will be arranged by the Employer, the first three ministries will be the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Attorney General, and Natural Resources and Forestry in no particular order.

4The parties may agree to amend any timelines or meeting dates.

5The Subcommittee will continue until the earliest of:

a. The parties reach a resolution; or

b. All the ministry subcommittee meetings have been completed; or

c. The parties agree otherwise.

6At any point in time after 3 months from September 2016 (i.e., December 2016) should the subcommittee discussions prove to be fruitless either party may terminate the subcommittee with two weeks written notice and the Union may seek a date before Vice-Chair Abramsky to continue the hearing. In addition, should all of the ministry subcommittee meetings have been completed and the discussions proved to have been fruitless the Union may seek a date before Vice-Chair Abramsky to continue the hearing.

7Vice-Chair R. Abramsky is seized with the implementation of this Agreement and any other matters pursuant to the September 18, 2013 Memorandum of Agreement, including the hearing of these grievances. The parties agree to set a date on the earliest opportunity should a hearing be necessary.