Bertrand v. York Catholic District School Board, 2014 CanLII 30305

Court File and Parties

0641-13-PE Marc Bertrand (on behalf of a group of employees identified on Schedule "A" and anonymous employee(s)), Applicant v. York Catholic District School Board, Respondent.

0875-13-PE Frances Smith, Applicant v. York Catholic District School Board, Respondent.

1794-13-PE Catherine Franko, Lynne Hoevenaars, Sonja Kohler, Janet Mullally, Michelle Prinzo and Emanuela Ruth, Applicants v. York Catholic District School Board, Respondent.

BEFORE: Patrick Kelly, Vice-Chair.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL: May 30, 2014

Decision

1These are applications under the Pay Equity Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.7, as amended (“the Act”).

2I am issuing this decision pursuant to the authority conferred in subsection 4.2(1) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

3There is a disagreement between the parties in 1794-13-PE concerning the extent of the extension that ought to be granted the respondent for the filing of its response. The respondent wants until June 30, 2014, whereas the applicant is only willing to consent to June 23, 2014.

4In my view, a deadline of June 23, 2014 is sufficient time to enable the respondent to provide its response in this matter. Moreover, that deadline provides only a fairly limited opportunity to counsel for the applicant to consult with her clients concerning the contents of the response before the end of the school year and before her clients disperse from their jobs for the summer period. In any event, the respondent has not provided sufficient detail about the duration of the medical leave of the individual who will be assisting in the preparation of the response in order to justify its proposal for a June 30, 2014 deadline. I also take into account that the respondent is in the unusual position of having been in possession of the application for several months already.

5Accordingly, the respondent’s response is due on or before June 23, 2014.