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Racing licence appeal withdrawn following joint submission regarding past criminal charges and probation.
Michelle Redel appealed a Notice of Proposed Order refusing to renew her racing licence due to past criminal charges, including animal cruelty and assault.
The parties reached an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission for Disposition.
Redel withdrew her appeal and licence application, agreeing not to reapply until June 2016 and to comply with her probation orders.
The Ontario Racing Commission accepted the joint submission.
Employers must pay $70 per diem travel allowance under collective agreement regardless of overnight accommodation expenses.
The union referred two grievances to the Ontario Labour Relations Board alleging that the employers violated the provincial collective agreement by refusing to pay a $70.00 per diem travel allowance to employees working in a designated geographic zone.
The employers argued that the allowance was only payable if employees incurred overnight accommodation expenses, and that they could require proof of actual expenses.
The Board held that the plain language of the collective agreement entitled employees to the allowance whenever they worked a day in the zone, regardless of whether they incurred accommodation expenses.
The agreement only permitted a reduction in the allowance if the employer and the union agreed.
The grievances were allowed.
