GSB# 2022-8790; 2022-8865; 2022-9833; 2022-10125

UNION# 2022-0999-0013; 2022-0999-0014;

2022-0999-0018; 2022-0999-0019

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

Christopher Albertyn

Arbitrator

FOR THE UNION

Jorge Hurtado Morrison Watts Counsel

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Lisa Compagnone Legal Services Branch Senior Counsel

Maria-Kristina Ascenzi Treasury Board Secretariat Labour Practice Group Counsel

HEARING

February 23, 2024

Decision

1Earlier decisions were issued in this matter on July 13 and November 30, 2023. The July 13 decision ordered that the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was a paid holiday in 2022. The November 30 decision set out a process for the parties to address various implementation issues together.

2Pursuant to the November 30 decision, the issues concerning the methods and principles for calculating retroactive adjustments have been agreed to. What remains is the timetable for implementation of retroactive adjustments.

3Pursuant to the November 30 decision, within 30 days of the date of this decision, the Employer will advise the Union on its proposed deadline(s) (which may include staggered deadlines) for the retroactive implementation.

4If there is no agreement on the Employer’s proposal on implementation timelines, a further hearing will be held on April 18, 2024 (“the next hearing”). Notice thereof will be given by the Registrar.

5The Union has also raised the issue of accumulation of seniority and the Employer has agreed to a timeline for a response to that issue.

6Should either party give notice to the other of an intention to raise an issue of implementation other than timelines, including the seniority issue, at the next hearing, the procedure for dealing with the issue will be dealt with at the next hearing, unless the issue can reasonably proceed to hearing.

7I remain seized of these issues and of the implementation of this and the prior decisions.