Administration of the Collective Agreement

Question 1

Grievance Rate

Answer 1

Number of grievances filed/number of employees in the bargaining unit

Question 2

Without Prejudice

Answer 2

Refers to documents that cannot be referred to at a subsequent arbitration hearing

Question 3

Without Precedent

Answer 3

A basis for settlement that means it cannot be referred to in any subsequent proceedings

Question 4

Estoppel

Answer 4

A legal concept providing that if a party makes a representation that an issue will be dealt with in a manner different from the provisions of a collective agreement, it will not be able to later insist upon the collective agreement being enforced as written