I was at the GSB today assisting council and G.O. on a policy grievance dealing with remedy for missed overtime opportunities under the Provincial Overtime Protocol.
The employer’s position in a nutshell is a shift in kind, and that they should not be held accountable under the protocol for making mistakes, whether intentional or by poor management.
The Unions position is simple…the employer cannot provide another method of compensation that would not compound the error, and therefore must compensate an individual who has missed an opportunity monataraly in order to make them whole.
I feel in order to continue to have the P.O.P. appear open and transparent, this remedy must remain in place.
The lawyer assigned to the case is the same council that argued the original GSB decision known as the “Jerry Lee” decision out of the old Guelph C.C. in 2001. We could not have had better council, to present this case.
When the Vice Chair writes her decision I will report it here.
In Solidarity,
Dan Sidsworth
