Ontario Labour Relations Board
1215-00-ES Concord Elevator Inc., Applicant v. Leon Ramcharan and Ministry of Labour, Responding Parties.
Employment Practices Branch File No. 40011540
BEFORE: Inge M. Stamp, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; November 29, 2000
1This 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. 54179 issued by an Employment Standards Officer. The applicant (employer) and Leon Ramcharan (the employee directly affected by the order to pay) entered into Minutes of Settlement dated November 23, 2000. Those Minutes of Settlement provide:
O.L.R.B. File No: 1215-00-ES
E.P.B. File No: 40011540
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:
Concord Elevator Inc.
(the Employer)
‑ and ‑
Leon Ramcharan
(the Employee)
‑ and ‑
The Ministry of Labour
Minutes of Settlement
The employer has applied for review of Order to Pay No. 54179 dated 14-06-2000. 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 Employer $ 10,000.00
to be paid to the Employee $
to be retained by the Government $ 1,000.00
of Ontario Consolidated Revenue Fund
total amount held by the Director $ 11,000.00
(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.
(iii) on a without prejudice, without precedent basis the Employer shall pay the sum of $5,000.00 (five thousand dollars) less 10% withholding tax on or before Dec. 7, 2000, to Leon Ramcharan.
(iv) furthermore Leon Ramcharan acknowledges and understands that there will be no other preceedings owing out of his employment and cessationof employment with the Employer and fully release same regarding past, present and future claims, if any whether contractual or statutory arising in any fashion. Leon Ramcharan acknowledges that he has entered into this settlement voluntarily and has taken such advice as he has thought necessary in his elected not to take such advice voluntarily.
As this settlement disposes of all issues in dispute, the parties agree that this application is terminated in accordance with subsection 69.1(5) of the Act.
Receipt of these Minutes of Settlement by the Ministry of Labour constitutes a Direction to the Ministry to pay out the money in trust in accordance with the terms of this agreement.
Signed at Toronto this 23rdth day of November, 2000.
(“Rosemary McCarthy”) (“Leon Ramcharan”)
Employer Employee
Rosemary McCarthy Leon Ramcharan
For the Ministry of Labour
(where applicable)
2The 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
3Having regard to the Minutes of Settlement, the Board hereby orders that the total of $11,000.00 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 13, 2000:
(i) paid to the Employer $ 10,000.00
paid to the Employee $
to be retained by the Government of $ 1,000.00
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.
4Pursuant to section 69.1(5) of the Act, this application is terminated.
“Inge M. Stamp”
for the Board