Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Regulations

Marginal note:Notice of reference to adjudication

• 89 (1) A notice of a reference to adjudication shall be filed, together with two copies of the grievance,

  • (a) in the case of an individual grievance,

    • (i) in Form 20 of the schedule if the grievance relates to the interpretation or application of a provision of a collective agreement or an arbitral award, or

    • (ii) in Form 21 of the schedule if the grievance relates to a termination, demotion, suspension, financial penalty or deployment;

  • (b) in the case of a group grievance, in Form 22 of the schedule; and

  • (c) in the case of a policy grievance, in Form 23 of the schedule.

• Marginal note:Copy of consent form

  (2) If the notice of the reference to adjudication concerns a group grievance, the bargaining agent shall also provide, in duplicate, a copy of the consent form submitted in accordance with subsection 77(2).

• Marginal note:Grievance relating to interpretation or application

  (3) If an individual grievance relates to the interpretation or application, in respect of the grievor, of a provision of a collective agreement or an arbitral award, the notice of the reference to adjudication shall contain a declaration by an authorized representative of the bargaining agent for the bargaining unit to which the collective agreement or arbitral award applies, indicating that the bargaining agent is willing to represent the grievor in the adjudication proceedings.