Human Resources committee  The commission could provide you with those figures. We don't have them. When we request them, it rarely provides them to us.

Human Resources committee  In joint cases, we take a case and we know that the scales are the same for each one. The reason is the same for all of them. So we go to court and the decision rendered will be applicable to everyone since it becomes case law for the others. It will automatically apply to everyo

Human Resources committee  That's correct.

Human Resources committee  This kind of situation results in various costs. First of all, there is the worker who has no income. At that point, he goes into debt because his rent and various payments are due. Then, if that person has to appear before the umpire and isn't represented by a lawyer from his un

Human Resources committee  All right. In both of the cases I have discussed, unanimous decisions were rendered by three members of the board of referees. The commission interfered in the process without being accountable to anyone. It appeals decisions and subsequently withdraws its appeals. We want this

Human Resources committee  Good morning, everyone. It is an honour and a pleasure to come and testify today. This testimony will focus on two specific cases of businesses that have had to deal with the board of referees following a closing, a lock-out and the end of a labour dispute. First, I will talk ab

Human Resources committee  Today I'm testifying based on my experience as an MP's assistant. I was the assistant to Mr. Yvan Loubier for 10 years, and I have been back with Ms. Thi Lac since 2008. I've had to deal with various files concerning appeals to the board of referees and sometimes to the umpire. C

Human Resources committee  I'll be talking to you about two things. I'll be talking about the experience I acquired defending workers who asked to be represented before the board of referees. I'll also be talking mainly about the experience of two businesses, involving a number of workers, that appeared be