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1 On ta rio P u b l ic Se rv ice Emp loye e s Un io n de s employ6s de la p u b l iq u'e de I 'On ta rio M E M O R A N D U M TO : F ROM : DAT E : A l l P res iden ts wi th mem be rs in the M i n ist ry of the Atto rney Gene ra l A l l S tewa rd s i n the M i n istry of the Atto rn ey Gen e ra l R u t h H am i l to n, O P S S u p e rv i s o r M a rc h 2 9, S U BJ E CT : ' M i n istry of th e Atto r n e y G e n e ra l E RC M i n u tes - Se p tem be r 1 3, Attached, fo r yo u r i nfo rm at io n, a re the m i n u tes of the a bove capt ioned meet i n g. P lease post o r othe rw ise ma ke them ava i lab le to the mem be rs i n you r wo rkp laces. A lso attached is a M E RC refe r ra l fo rm wh ich sh ou ld be used whe n refe rri ng u n reso lved loca l iss ues to the m i n istry leve l. The refe r ra l sh o u ld be sen t ca re of the J ob Secu ri ty U n it with a l l t h e s u p p o rt i n g d o c u me n ta t i o n, (e. g. m i n u te s, c o r re s p o n d e n ce, e tc. ), w i t h a n y refe r ra l s. P L EAS E N OT E : TH E S E M I N I STRY M I N U T E S WE RE P R E PAR E D BY T H E EM P LOYE R. A U T H O R I Z E D FO R D I ST R I B U T I O N : I N SO L I DA R I TY, Wa r re n (S m o key) T h om a s P re s i d e n t Ru th H am i l ton O P S S u p e rv i so r / i s a tt. C C : M E RC C h a i rs M i n i s try E R C O nt a ri o P u b l i c S e rv i ce Em p l oye es U n i o n L esm i l l R d., To ro n to, O nta ri o M 3 B 3P 8 S y n d i c at d e s em p l oy6s d e l a fo n ct i o n p u b l i q u e d e I ' O n ta ri o 1 0 0, ru e Le sm i l l, To ro n to (O n ta ri o ) M 3B 3P 8

3 , M E R C M I N UT ES M i n istry o f the Atto rney Gene ra l M I N ISTRY EM P LOY E E R E LAT IO N S COMM ITT E E M E ET I NG (M ERC ) Septem be r 1 3, : 0 0 a. m. - 4 : 0 0 p. m. O PS EU To ro n to Re g i o n a l Ofi ce 3 1 We l l e s l ey St. E T o ro n to, O n ta r i o C HAI R : U n i o n F o r th e U n i o n J u l i e We b e r (C o -C h a i r), OPSEU Lo ca l 22 8 S h e l l ey M cc o rm i c k (Vi ce- C h a i r), O PSEU Lo ca l 52 6 l b rah i m Boza i O PS E U Loca l 526 J i m J u re n s, O P S E U L o ca l 52 6 J u d i th M a ri o n (OPSE U J o b S e c u rity ) F o r th e M i n i s try Va l e ri e N evi l l e (C o -C h a i r), H R -S B U, CSM D B rian Ga rra h, Cou rt Se rvices D ivis io n Ka re n F r i tz l a r, C e n tre F o r Em p l oye e Re l a t i o n s R e g re ts : G race L in, Po l i cy & Adj ud icative Tri buna ls D iv is io n Lawrence He l pe rt, Leg a l Services D ivis ion R e co rd e r : Ka re n F r i tz l a r C e n t re F o r Em p l oyee Re l a t i o n s G u ests : S ue D unfo rd, S trateg ic B us i ness U n i t Tony Ven tu ra, Co u rt Servi ces D ivis io n S us ie B rid g e, Cou rt Services D iv is i o n S he i l a. B ristow, Co u rt Services D iv is i o n P a g e 1 o f 7

4 Ref # I A g e n d a I tem 1. STAN D I N G ITEMS : 1. a ) Conve rs i o n 1. b ) MAG U pdate Iss ue a ) Artic le 3 1 A Conve rs ion of U ncl ass ified Pos i tio ns to C l a ss ifi e d P o s i t i o n s As reports beco me ava i lab le the Em p l oye r wi l l sha re wi th th e U n i o n C o u rt Serv i ce s D i v i s i o n T h e Em p l o ye r a d v i s ed th a t th e tra i n i n g to s u p p o rt p rofess i ona l and respectfu l wo rkp l ace h as been com p leted i n 1 1 o f 3 1 s i te s. F eed b a c k h a s b e e n p o s i t i ve a l th o u g h i n some s i tes the re have been p rob lems wi th the aud io and p a rt i c i p a n ts w i l l h a ve a n o th e r o p p o rt u n i ty to p a rt i c i p a te i n anothe r sess ion. U nde r B i l l 1 68 Manag e rs as we l l as em p loyees have a jo int respon s i b i l i ty to ensu re tha t the leg is la ti on is co m p l ied wi th Victi ms a nd Va l u a b le Pe rso ns D ivis ion Fo l low-u p/a ctio n Em p l oye r to fo l l ow u p N o u pd a te th is meeti ng Le,q a l Se rvices D ivis ion N o u p d a te th i s m e eti n g 1. c ) MAG 's Va ca n cy As re po rts become ava i l a b le the Em p l oye r wi l l s h a re w i th Em p l oy e r to fo l l ow u p Repo rts th e U n i o n l. d ) E n fo rcem e n t I s s u e re s o l ve d R em o ve from a g e n d a P ro g ram P a g e 2 o f 7

5 Ref # 1. e ) A g e n d a I tem Loca l Em p l oyee Re l a t i o ns C om m i ttees Iss u e The U n ion i nq u i red i f the Emp l oye r can p rovide a l ist of a l l MAG LE RC ' s F o l l ow- U p/a ct i o n T h e Emp l oye r w i l l i nve s t i g a te a n d g e t b a c k to th e U n i o n befo re th e n ext m eeti n g. l. f) J H S C 's The U n io n i nq u i red i f the Em p l oye r can co nfi rm th at both Th e Em p loye r wi l l i nvestigate 1. g ) 1. h ) Em p l oy e e en gagemen t actio n p lan M i n i stry ' s C o u rt Re p o rt i n g Rev i ew pa rties at th e J H S C ' s a re jo i n tly i nvo lved i n deve l o p i ng the risk assessmen ts as pe r B i l l Th e Em p l oye r wi l l d isc l ose M i n istry and ava i l ab le D ivis io na l resu l ts ava i la b le to d a te to the U n i o n An u pd a te o n the ro l l o ut of d ig i ta l reco rd i ng s h ou l d be c om p l e te d by M a rch 3 1, C l uste r 4 wi l l be th e l ast to be i m p le men ted. C u rren tly th e aud io a nd e rg on o m ic assessments a re be i ng reviewed. The U n ion ra ised conce rns abo ut iss ues a t O l d C i ty H a l l and D u rh am. a n d g e t b a c k to th e U n i o n b efo re th e n ext m eeti n g. A meeti ng to d iscuss re ports w i l l b e h e l d l a te r i n S e p te m b e r w i th th e M E RC com m i tte e. T h e Em p l oye r w i l l i nve s t i g a te a n d g e t b a c k to th e U n i o n p ri o r to the n ext meeti ng. 1. i ) M i n is try ' s C o u rt Re po rt i n g Rev i ew Th e E m p l oye r g a ve a n u p d a te : 4 fi xe d te rm u n c l a s s i fi e d & 7 FPT co m peti ti ons a re cu rrently be i ng rec ru i ted. A n u m be r of staf i nte rp rete rs we re retested i n J u ne and J u l y. Th e test re s u l ts a re b e i n g revi ewe d. S o fa r 2 s taf i n te rp re te rs h ave b e e n n o t i fi e d th a t th ey a re n ow fu l ly accred i ted. The rem a i nd e r w i l l be n o tified as resu l ts beco me ava i l a b l e. 1 j ) 1. k) J o b Desc ri pt i o ns B i l l 1 6 8, T h e Em p l oye r p rovi d e d a n u P d a te. Th e co u rt secu ri ty wo rki ng g rou p has co m p le ted a d raft and Th e Em p l oye r w i l l fo l l ow u p P a g e 3 o f 7

6 , Ref # Age nd a I tem 1.! ) C a ree r M e n to r i n g P ro g ram 2. D I S C LOS U R ES t 3. Repo rt Back I tems 3.a ) MAG D ive rs i ty P l a n I ss u e th e U n i o n w i l l b e p rov i d e d a n o p p o rtu n i ty to p ro v i d e co m m e n ts The Em p l oye r p rov id ed a n u pda te. Th e Em p l oye r wi l l ofe r the p rog ram ag a i n. Deta i ls. wi l l be sen t o u t th is week The U n ion has asked fo r add i tio na l i n fo rm ation on the s e l e ct i o n c r i te r i a to i d e n t i fy m e n te es ( p a rt i c i p a t i n g m em b e rs ) T h e Em p l oye r p rov i ded a n u pd ate o n MAG ' s D i ve rs ity P l a n. T h e D i ve rs i ty g ro u p s i n c l u d e : Abo rig i na ls ; F ran coph o nes ; Lesb i a n, Gay, b isexua l and T ra nsg end e r ; Peop le with D isab i l i ties, Vis i b l e M i no ri ties. Em p l oyees a re encou rag ed to ap p ly. Fo l low- U p/actio n a n d g e t b a ck to t h e U n i o n b e fo re th e n ext m e e t i n g The Em p loye r w i l l fo l l ow u p on h ow pa rti c i pan ts a re s e l e cte d The p resen ta tion w i l l be d e fe rre d to th e n ext m e e t i n g 3. b ) I ss u e res o lved Rem ove from ag e n d a 3. c ) D ryd e n C o u rth o u s e W i ndso r C o u rth o u s e Afte r h o u rs A c cess Extend ed hou rs of access have now been g ran ted to a l l staf to 7 : 0 0 p. m. Wi ndso r h as m ade a rra ng eme n ts wi th the Wi nd so r Po l ice Se rvices, Co u rt Secu ri ty B ra nch that Po l ice Services wi l l act as the fi rst AE D respo nde rs fo r a l l c ri ti ca l i n cide n ts The E m p loye r wi l l fo l l ow u p on con tact i n fo rm ati on and get ba ck to the U n ion befo re th e next m eeti n g. 3. d ) Ke n o ra co u rth o u s e P i l o t P roj e c t The E m p l oye r is l o ok i ng to exten d the p i l o t to o the r l o cat i o n s. Th e Em p l oye r wi l l p rovi d e a d d iti o n a l fee d b a c k o n th e p i l ot and the U n io n wi l l then respo nd. The U n i o n i nq u i red i f the Em p l oye r wi l l p rovid e a l ist o f a l l F PT co u rt s u p p o rt staf. The E m p l oye r wi l l p rov ide a l ist o f o the r potentia l p i l ot s i tes to th e U n i o n The E m p l oye r wi l l p rovide the U n i o n w i th a l i s t o f n ame s o f a l l F PT co u rt s u p p o rt s taf. Pag e 4 of 7

7 Ref # 3.e) 3. f) 3. g ) 3. h ) 3. i ) 4. a ) = 4. b ) 4. d ) Agen da I tem C han ge i n pe r p a g e rates fo r C o u rt of A p p e a l s tra ns c r i p ts O l d C i ty H a l l C o u rt Stu den ts ) e rfo rm i ng BU wo rk C o u rtroom secu ri ty A rti c l e M i n ist ry tra c k i n g W i n d s o r C o u rth o us e p h o n es N EW B U S I N ESS F ixed Te rm u n c l ass i f i ed s c h ed u l i n g C I M S Fam i ly W i refram es 4. C ) B ra ce b r i d g e C o u rth o u s e T h u n d e r Bay Va ca n c i es I s s u e h a s b ee n re s o l ve d I s s u e P o l i cy g rieva n ce h a s b ee n fi l e d o n th i s i s s u e the refo re it can not be d iscussed at th is tab l e I s s u e re s o l ve d T h e Em p l oye r h a s a tra c ki n g system i n p l a ce E m p l oye r h a s i n d i ca te d th a t p h o n e s a re n o t b e i n g re co rd e d o r m o n i to re d. F ixed te rm u nc l ass ified staf can let the man ag e r know at a n y t i m e th a t th ey a re u n a va i l a b l e fo r a n y re a s o n a n d w i l l b e s ch e d u l e d a p p ro p r i a te ly. Any i ss u e s re g a rd i n g s ched u l i n g shou ld be d iscussed with the loca l manage r. A presentation on the CIMS project will be arranged at a fu tu re m e eti n g. The u n i on asked i f the re wi l l be stafi ng im pacts as a resu l t o f C I M S. T l e Em p l oy e r ad v i s e d th a t as i t i s o n th e d eve l o pmen t s tag e im p a cts a re u n kn own a t th i s t i m e. Th e U n io n h as ra ised co nce rns reg a rd i ng va ri ous issues i ncl ud i ng sched u l ing of staf. The U n ion ra ised so me co nce rns rega rd ing vacan cies Fo l low-u p/actio n Rem ove from th e ag e n d a Remove from the ag end a R em ove fro m th e a g e n d a R em ove from th e a g e n d a Remove fro m th e a g e n d a Rem ove from th e a g e n d a The Em p loye r wi l l fo l l ow u p The loca l LERC mem be rs h ave ag reed to wo rk tog ethe r to add ress these co nce rns T h e Em p l oye r w i l l i n ve sti g a te and ge t back to the U n i o n P a g e 5 0( 7

8 Ref # 4. e ) A g e n d a I tem F am i ly Law I n fo rm ation C e n t re M a n a g em e n t p e rfo rm i n g B a rg a i n i n g u n i t wo rk O l d C i ty H a l l I s s u e The U n ion ra ised co nce rn s tha t stafi ng in Fam i ly Law i n fo rmation Co u rt is be i ng p rov ided by an o uts id e vendo r i n seve ra l l ocatio ns ac ross the p rovi nce. Th is wo rk was p rev i ous ly pe rfo rmed by ba rga i n i ng un i t mem be rs. T h e U n i o n ra i sed co n ce rn s a b o u t m a n g e rs at U n i ve rs i ty Ave n u e p e rfo rm i n g b a rg a i n i n g u n i t wo rk T h e U n i o n ra i s e d co n ce rn s re g a rd i n g the s ch e d u l i n g o f o n l y one pe rso n i n certa i n cou rts Fo l low- U p/action The Em p loye r wi l l i nvestigate and res po nd p rio r to the next meeti n g. The Em p loye r w i l l i nvestigate a n d res po nd p rio r to the next m e e t i n g The Em p loye r wi l l i nvestigate an d res po nd p rio r to the next meeti ng. 4. h ) 4. i ) 4. j ) 4. k ) To ro n to E ast Om b u d sman Repo rt Vaca n c ies used to fu l fi l l red u c t i o n ta rg ets P rog ram Rev i ew The U n io n ra ised conce rns reg a rd i ng d ife ren t sou nd leve ls o n th e a u d i o e q u i p m e n t The U n i o n ra i s e d co n ce rn s reg a rd i n g s om e i s s u e s th e re p o rt ra ised i n co n necti on w i th O PGT ( Ofi ce o f the P u b l i c G ua rd i an an d T rustee) The U n ion i nq u i red h ow many vacancies we re used to fu lfi l l the 5% red u cti o n ta rg et T he U n i o n i n q u i re d h ow m a ny p rog ram s a re b e i n g revi ewe d w i th th e M i n i s t ry. The Em p loye r wi l l a n d res p o n d p r i o r m e e t i n g The Em p loye r wi l l a n d re s p o n d p r i o r m e e t i n g The Em p loye r wi l l a n d re s p o n d p r i o r m ee t i n g i n ve s t i g a te to th e n ext i nve s t i g a te to th e n ext i n ve s t i g a te to th e n ext Th e Em p l oye r wi l l d isc l ose to the U n i o n once i n fo rm ati on is ava i l a b l e ; P a g e 6 o f 7

9 Ref # 4. i) Age nda Ite m A rt icle m ) Syste m Offic e r 7 Pos itio ns [ssu e The U n io n inq u i red why a re oth er ba rga i n in g un its getti n g new positions co ntra ry to a rticle 1. 8 Th e Em p loye r a dvised tha t al l new job descd pti0 ns a re provided to the U n ion on a m o nth ly ba s is Th e U n ion i nq u i red if the M i n ist ry wou ld be h i r i n g a ny S.O. 7 positio n s, f Fo l low -U p/action Remove from Agenda Re move from Agenda o The M in ist as n o p Fa ns to h ire a ny S, O.T s / Fo r the Fo r Ma na g em e n t : I We be r ; U C o-c h a i r Va lede Nev i l le Ma nagem en t Co-Ch a i r i l l i i i MAR t , Date' Date o o Page 7 o f 7

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