Finance committee They will be appeals officers appointed by the minister. It's a common practice in the labour program to have outside experts hear appeals. It's an arm's-length relationship. They're not from the government side, the employer side, or the employee side.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee Yes. Just to be clear, it will affect three to five people. I understood you to be asking, initially, how many people there are in total in terms of health and safety appeals officers.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee This change will affect three to five people, depending on the number of appeals that come in.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee I don't know the answer to that question. I'll have to get back to you on that.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee That's right. We'll do that rather than designating current public servants who are doing the work now.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee I unfortunately don't have the current average, but I can provide that information in writing to the committee. The 90 days will provide for more timely decisions, as there has been some concern about the length of time that the appeals processes have taken.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee The use of “appointment” indicates Parliament's intention to ensure the independence of decision-makers from government. The amendments would bring part II of the code in line with part III of the code in terms of labour standards. Under part III, the wage recovery referees are
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee The amendments are intended to address issues of timeliness and efficiency. A 90-day timeframe for a decision is seen as reasonable and is in keeping with labour code practices of other tribunals. There isn't a way to arbitrarily decide whether or not it's a win. I believe the mi
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee Current officers who were designated will continue to work in health and safety but will not hear appeals.
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff
Finance committee They were designated in the past as well, in the same manner, by the minister. The appointments now will allow the minister to make outside appointments. In fact, that wasn't restricted before. This is just bringing it into line with the same language that applies to part III of
May 5th, 2010Committee meeting
Lenore Duff