The grievor extended a number of times the delay for a hearing of his grievance concerning his suspension without pay in the wake of a criminal charge – the grievor referred his grievance to adjudication well after the deadline for the employer to respond to the grievance at the final‑level of the grievance process – the Deputy Head applied for an extension of time to reply to a grievance at the final‑level – the Deputy Head also objected to the premature referral of the grievance to adjudication – the Chairperson found that the referral was not premature given the length of time that the grievor had waited for a response to his grievance – the Chairperson also found that considerations that would apply to a grievor requesting an extension of time did not apply to the employer – since there was no restriction on the Deputy Head replying to the grievance at any time before the hearing, there was no need to extend the time limit.

Objection dismissed.

Application for an extension of time dismissed.