2627-99-ES Chris Tessaro, Applicant v. The Muskoka Store and Ministry of Labour, Responding Parties.
Employment Practices Branch File No. 21103750
BEFORE: Mary Ellen Cummings, Alternate Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; April 19, 2000
1This is an employee appeal of an Officer’s decision not to issue an Order to Pay.
2Notice of hearing was sent to all parties on February 25, 2000, setting a hearing date of June 23, 2000.
3By undated letter, received by the Board on April 5, 2000, the employer requests that the matter be adjourned until after the Labour Day weekend (September 4, 2000) because the hearing falls at the beginning of the employer’s busy season.
4The Ministry of Labour’s representative does not object to the adjournment request. The applicant does object. Unless all parties agree to an adjournment, the Board will not adjourn a hearing, except in the most compelling circumstances.
5While I appreciate that the timing of the hearing is not convenient to the employer, the reasons offered for the request are not compelling enough to adjourn the hearing without all parties’ agreement.
DISPOSITION
6The hearing will not be adjourned.
“Mary Ellen Cummings”
for the Board