FPSLREB Decisions

Jurisdiction - Compensation - Recruitment and Retention Allowance - Aircraft Operations Group - the collective agreement provided for a higher Recruitment and Retention Allowance for Group A employees than for Group B employees - the grievors, who were Group B employees, objected to the fact that certain Group B employees were receiving the Group A allowance and the grievors were not - the employer raised a number of objections to the adjudicator's jurisdiction - in light of the conclusion which he reached on the merits, the adjudicator found that it was not necessary for him to deal with these objections - the evidence established that the Group B employees who were receiving the Group A allowance were excluded from the bargaining unit and, therefore, were not covered by the collective agreement - accordingly, the employer did not violate the collective agreement when it paid the higher allowance to them - as the grievors were Group B employees, they were not entitled to receive the higher amount under the relevant provisions of the collective agreement applicable to them. Grievances denied.