Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal
0473-93 Ottawa Board of Education, Applicant v. Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation - Educational Assistants, Respondent
0474-93 Ottawa Board of Education, Applicant v. Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation - Plant and Support Staff Unit, Respondent
0485-94 Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation - Educational Assistants, Applicant v. Ottawa Board of Education, Respondent
0487-94 Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation - Plant and Support Staff Unit, Applicant v. Ottawa Board of Education, Respondent
Before: Phyllis Gordon, Chair and Members Bruce Budd and Charles Taccone
Appearances: Carolyn Kay-Aggio for Ottawa Board of Education; Cindy Wilkey for Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Cite as: Ottawa Board of Education (30 July 1996) 0473-93; 0474-93; 0485-94; 0487-94 (P.E.H.T.)
DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
On July 22, 1996, at a conference call, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (the “OSSTF”) made a motion that the Ottawa Board of Education (the “OBE”) disclose certain information. The items covered in the disclosure request are listed in correspondence dated June 17 and 18, 1996 and July 2, 1996. We have considered the arguments of counsel and rule as follows:
- With respect to the OSSTF allegation that the job rates found in the plans contravene the Act, we order that:
(i) the OBE forward to the OSSTF an itemization of what constitutes benefits for all job classes in the plans applicable to the Educational Assistants and the Plant and Support Staff Unit.
(ii) the OBE forward to the OSSTF the formula used for determining the salary and benefits portions of the job rate. If more than one formula was used for either of the plans, then the OBE is to describe all such formulas, stating to which job rates they were applied.
(iii) the OBE forward to the OSSTF a description of the methodology used for converting benefits to a common denominator.
With respect to possible allegations the OSSTF may otherwise make that the plans in question contravene the Act, we find the disclosure request premature. After the filing of all amended pleadings, we will again consider a request for disclosure, if necessary.
We order the OBE to provide the disclosure outlined in Paragraph 1 by August 26, 1996. The OSSTF is to file its amended application by September 13, 1996; the OBE is to file any response by October 4, 1996; and, the OSSTF is to file any reply by October 11, 1996. The Deputy Registrar will attempt to schedule a pre-hearing conference during the month of October.
In the absence of a specific question or evidentiary issue that is before us, we are not prepared to elaborate on our decision of May 28, 1996.