Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Soor) v. The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services), 2019 CanLII 12512

GSB# 2017-2101

UNION# 2017-0229-0023

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Soor)

Union

• and -

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

Employer

BEFORE

D.J.D. Leighton

Arbitrator

FOR THE UNION

Dan Sidsworth Ontario Public Service Employees Union Grievance Officer

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Greg Gledhill / Samantha Gray Treasury Board Secretariat Employee Relations Advisor / Labour Relations Intern

HEARING

November 7, 2018

DECISION

1Mr. Satinder Soor, a Correctional Officer 2 at Ontario Correctional Institute, filed a grievance on July 1, 2017, in essence alleging that the employer breached the collective agreement, by denying payment of particular meal and travel expense claims. The employer submits that the claims were not filed within the time limits required and there has been no breach of the collective agreement.

2The parties referred this grievance to mediation/arbitration in accordance with Article 22.16 of the collective agreement. At the outset of the hearing, the parties agreed that I had the jurisdiction to deal with this matter. They asked that I issue a decision without precedent or prejudice, and without written reasons.

3Having carefully considered the evidence put before me including documents submitted by the union and the employer, the submissions of the parties on the grievance, as well as the jurisprudence of the Board, I hereby deny the grievance.