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Third party notice of consolidation motion denied as other grievors lacked distinct interest in outcome.
The employer sought to consolidate the grievor's termination grievance with the discipline grievances of two other employees arising from the same incident.
The employer sought to give third party notice of the consolidation motion to the other two employees.
The union opposed the notice, arguing it had carriage of all grievances and there was no conflict of interest.
The Grievance Settlement Board held that the other employees had no third party interest in the outcome of the grievor's grievances, as their collective agreement benefits would not be affected.
The Board found third party notice was not warranted.
Procedural protocol for disclosure and hearing scheduling ordered on consent.
The parties agreed to a procedural protocol to marshal further discussions and evidence regarding a grievance alleging contravention of the Employer's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Policy.
The Vice-Chair confirmed the protocol as an order of the Grievance Settlement Board, setting deadlines for settlement proposals, exchange of particulars, documentary disclosure, and scheduling of the formal hearing.
Employer's motion to adjourn grievance hearing denied; scheduled date to be used to resolve outstanding IME issues.
The Employer brought a motion to adjourn a scheduled grievance mediation/hearing because an independent medical examination (IME) for the grievor was scheduled for the same day.
The Employer argued it would be more productive to meet after the IME report was completed.
The Union opposed the adjournment, arguing there were outstanding issues regarding the substance and form of the IME that needed to be resolved.
The Grievance Settlement Board denied the motion, finding that the scheduled day could be well used to mediate the outstanding issues regarding the IME and lost sick pay, preparing the setting for the major issue of future accommodation.
