1696-00-ES Octagon Industries Inc., Applicant v. Darren Buck et al, Terry McKever, Employment Standards Officer and Ministry of Labour, Responding Parties.
Employment Practices Branch File No. 42003301
BEFORE: Harry Freedman, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; December 11, 2000
- This is an application under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E‑14, as amended, (the "Act"), for review of Order to Pay No. 58814 issued by an Employment Standards Officer. The applicant (employer) and Darren Buck, William Buck and Tom Gregory (the employees directly affected by the order to pay) entered into Minutes of Settlement dated December 1, 2000. Those Minutes of Settlement provide:
O.L.R.B. File No: 1696-00-ES
E.P.B. File No: 42003301
In the matter of an application for review under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.14, as amended
Between:
Octagon Industries Inc.
(the Employer)
‑ and ‑
Darren Buck, William Buck, Tom Gregory
(the Employees)
‑ and ‑
The Ministry of Labour
Minutes of Settlement
The employer has applied for review of Order to Pay No. 58814 dated 26-07-00. In order to resolve this matter, the Employer and Employee agree to request that the Ministry of Labour disburse the funds paid to the "Director in trust" as follows:
(i) to be paid to the Employee $ 7,500.00
to be paid to the Employer $13,111.35
to be retained by the Government $ 2,061.13
of Ontario Consolidated Revenue Fund
total amount held by the Director $22,672.48
(ii) interest earned on the moneys held in trust in
this matter is to be paid to the above parties in
proportion to the amounts paid out.
The Employer and the Employee acknowledge that if the Ministry does not disburse the funds held in trust as outlined above, either of them may request that this matter be relisted for hearing. If no request to relist the matter is received by the Ontario Labour Relations Board within 90 days of the date of these minutes, the application for review shall be dismissed.
Darren Buck $2,200.00
William Buck $2,100.00
Tom Gregory $3,000.00
The above settlement is on a without prejudice basis, without any admission of liability, and cannot be relied on by any party if the matter is relisted for hearing.
Signed at Barrie this 1st day of December 2000.
“Darren Buck”
“William Buck”
"Tom Gregory" "Illegible Signature"
Employees Employer
For the Ministry of Labour
(where applicable)
- The Ministry of Labour, although a party to these proceedings, is not a signatory to this settlement. Should the Ministry of Labour have any objection to the settlement or to the Board making an order directing the Ministry of Labour to disburse the funds in accordance with the Minutes of Settlement set out above, it must deliver its written objection to the Registrar of the Board within 10 working days of the date of this decision. Should no written objection be delivered on or before that date, the Board deems the Ministry of Labour on its own behalf and on behalf of the Employment Standards Officer who issued the order to pay to have consented to the aforesaid Minutes of Settlement.
Disposition
- Having regard to the Minutes of Settlement, the Board hereby orders that the total of $22,672.48 held in trust by the Director be disbursed as follows as soon as practicable after the expiry of the 10 working day period referred to above unless an objection is delivered to the Registrar on or before December 28, 2000:
(i) paid to: Darren Buck $ 2,400.00
William Buck $ 2,100.00
Tom Gregory $ 3,000.00
$ 7,500.00
paid to the Employer $13,111.35
to be retained by the Government of $ 2,061.13
Ontario Consolidated Revenue Fund
(ii) interest earned on the moneys held in trust in this
matter is to be paid to the above parties in proportion
to the amounts paid out.
- Pursuant to section 69.1(5) of the Act, this application is terminated.
“Harry Freedman”
for the Board