Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Regulations

Marginal note:Other party’s response

• 48 (1) A party that receives a copy of a request for arbitration under subsection 136(1) of the Act may, no later than seven days after receipt of the copy, file its response concerning the arbitral award to be made for any term or condition of employment in respect of which the arbitration was requested.

• Marginal note:Form and content

  (2) The response must be filed with the Board and signed by the authorized representative of the party filing its response and must contain the following information:

  • (a) the name and contact information of the party filing the response and its authorized representative;

  • (b) the name and contact information of the other party to the dispute;

  • (c) its proposals, in both official languages, concerning the arbitral award to be made in respect of the terms or conditions of employment for which arbitration was requested;

  • (d) any request for the establishment of an arbitration board consisting of three members under subsection 140(1) of the Act; and

  • (e) the date of the response.

• Marginal note:Request for arbitration of additional matters

  (3) A notice referred to in subsection 136(5) of the Act must be filed with the Board and signed by the authorized representative of the party filing the notice and contain the following information:

  • (a) the name and contact information of the party filing the notice and its authorized representative;

  • (b) the names and contact information of the other party to the dispute;

  • (c) the additional terms or conditions of employment for which arbitration is requested;

  • (d) the proposals of the party filing the notice, in both official languages, concerning the arbitral award to be made in respect of the additional terms and conditions of employment; and

  • (e) the date of the notice.