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| HRCMS’s Labour Relations associates are experienced professionals who can serve your needs in such areas as: |
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- Employee Relations
- Grievance Handling
- Discipline
- Performance Coaching
- Performance Appraisals
- Collective Bargaining
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If your company has needs in the above areas above and beyond your staffing time or abilities, please call for a site-specific quote on allowing us assist you.
The Ministry of Labour promotes a stable and constructive labour relations climate and fosters productive workplace relationships in Ontario. The Ministry’s labour relations activities focus on settling workplace disputes under various employment-related statutes, assisting in the settlement of collective agreements and producing collective bargaining information. Labour Management Services provides neutral third party assistance to trade unions and employers through collective agreement conciliation and mediation, the appointment of arbitrators, and the provision of timely and neutral collective bargaining information. These services are provided by: |
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- Arbitration Services
- Mediation Services
- Collective Bargaining Information Services (CBIS)
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Mediation Services aims to foster harmonious labour relations and to minimize disruption in the workplace arising from strikes and lockouts. The service provides conciliation and mediation services in order to assist the parties in bargaining collective agreements. The service also provides an Interactive Solutions program to assist the parties in improving their relationship and to provide an awareness of best practices.
CBIS services include the collection, analysis and distribution of information on the province's 9,500 collective bargaining relationships.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal that is responsible for a wide variety of matters including determining bargaining units and bargaining agents, trade union certification, unfair labour practices, first contract arbitration, and jurisdictional disputes. |
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- Labour Relations
- Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001
- Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993
- Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (Part IX Firefighters; Employment and Labour Relations)
- Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act
- Labour Relations Act, 1995
- Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1997
- Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997
- Public Sector Transition Stability Act, 1997
- Rights of Labour Act
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| Labour Relations Act |
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| The Labour Relations Act, 1995 governs both the process by which a trade union acquires bargaining rights and the procedures by which trade unions and employers engage in collective bargaining; the Act applies primarily to workplaces in the private sector, but also applies to certain parts of the public sector (municipal workers, hospital employees, Ontario Hydro, etc.) with some modifications. Designated Regional Employers' Organization Section 163.2 and 163.3 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 sets out the steps for local modification of the ICI collective agreement where the collective agreement renders the employers bound by it at a competitive disadvantage. Modification may take place either through negotiation or through arbitration. Two types of organizations may initiate an application to modify the ICI collective agreement, an employer bargaining agency and a "designated regional employers' organization" (DREO). A group of employees may apply to the Minister of Labour to be designated as a DREO. [ Regulations ] |
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| Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001 |
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| The Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001 covers ambulance workers who are not covered by the Crown Employees' Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 or the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act. When a collective agreement covering ambulance workers is being negotiated, the statute requires that the parties must have an essential ambulance services agreement before ambulance workers in the bargaining unit can engage in a strike. Where the Ontario Labour Relations Board determines that the proportion of employees designated as essential results in no meaningful right to strike or to lock-out, an impasse in collective bargaining is resolved by binding arbitration. |
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| Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act |
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| The Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act prohibits strikes and lock-outs where collective bargaining involves employees of hospital, nursing homes and homes for the aged; if these parties are unable to reach a negotiated settlement, their bargaining impasse is resolved by binding arbitration. [ Regulations ] |
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| Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 |
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| The Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 governs the process by which a trade union acquires bargaining rights and the procedures by which trade unions and employers engage in collective bargaining; the Act applies to Crown Employees (e.g. employees of the Ontario Public Service, the Workers' Compensation Board, the Liquor Control Board, etc.) [ Regulations ] |
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| Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 |
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| The Ministry of Labour is responsible for Part IX of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997. This part is entitled "Firefighters: Employment and Labour Relations". Among other things, the Part contains provisions dealing with, |
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- the appointment of conciliation officers and arbitrators to resolve disputes between parties
- interest arbitration and grievance arbitration; and
- the operation of collective agreements.
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| Public Sector Transition Stability Act, 1997 |
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| The Public Sector Transition Stability Act, 1997, or Bill 136, came into force on October 29, 1997. The statute consists of two new Acts: The Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (PSLRTA), which establishes a framework for resolving labour relations issues resulting from restructuring of municipalities, district school boards, hospitals, and other broader public sector employers. The Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1997 (PSDRA), which reforms the interest arbitration processes which apply to police, firefighters and hospital employees. [ Regulations | There are no regulations associated with the Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1977 ] |
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| Note: For a complete reference to the Regulations made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, please see the Annual Consolidated Index to the Regulations of Ontario: |
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