Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal
PEHT Case No: 0731-15-PE Accor Canada Inc. c.o.b. as Novotel, Applicant v Pay Equity Commission, Respondent
PEHT Case No: 0733-15-PE Law Cranberry Resort Limited, Applicant v Pay Equity Commission, Respondent
BEFORE: Mary Anne McKellar, Chair
DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL: August 27, 2015
Decision
1These are applications under the Pay Equity Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.7 as amended ("the Act").
2Section 4.2(1) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act permits a panel of one to decide these matters.
3Each application involves an objection to the Order of a Review Officer made as a consequence of his audit of the applicants ("the Employers") for compliance with the Act. The Employers say that the directions made by the Review Officer cannot be complied with and should be revoked on that basis, and/or that the Review Officer lacked authority to make them in any event.
4Although the Employers have posted copies of the pertinent Order, application, and Tribunal decision in the workplaces, no employee has filed a response in this matter.
5The Pay Equity Office ("the Office"), which was identified by each Employer as a respondent and served with the applications, has neither filed a response to the applications, nor taken the position that it is not a proper respondent and should be removed from the style of cause.
6The applications appear therefore to be unopposed.
7I am referring these matters to the Registrar to list together for one day of hearing. The panel assigned to hear the matters may make further directions respecting the order of proceedings.
8In the interests of expediency, the evidence relied on by the Employers in support of the assertion that the Orders cannot be complied with may be tendered by affidavit filed with the Tribunal at least 5 working days prior to the hearing, but the Employers should ensure that the affiants attend the hearing in the event that the panel wishes to ask them any questions.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 26th day of August, 2015.
"Mary Anne McKellar" Chair