GSB#2016-1147

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (JM)

Association

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)

Employer

BEFORE

Jasbir Parmar

Arbitrator

FOR THE ASSOCIATION

Marisa Pollock Goldblatt Partners LLP Counsel

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Felix Lau Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Counsel

HEARING

August 4, 2017

Decision

1This matter was scheduled for mediation on August 4, 2017. The Union requested an adjournment, which the Employer was only prepared to agree to with conditions.

2I therefore grant an adjournment to allow the Association to provide medical documentation by August 25, 2017 that the Complainant is or will be following a treatment plan recommended by an addiction specialist. The Complainant will also provide medical documentation confirming that he has entered the treatment plan on the first available date and that he has completed the treatment plan. The Complainant will provide an update on the status of his treatment plan by September 25, 2017, and final confirmation will be provided within two weeks of the completion of the treatment plan. The Association must also produce a written undertaking from the Complainant by September 25, 2017 that he intends to attend and participate in these proceedings. If the Association is unable to provide the above documentation by the stated deadline(s), a conference call will be convened at which time final submissions will be heard on whether this matter should be dismissed.