The applicant was a senior cadre whose terms and conditions of employment were not governed by a collective agreement or an arbitral award – his employer decided that he had not met the minimum qualifying period for performance pay – after being told by a representative of the employer that he could not grieve, he attempted unsuccessfully to have the initial decision reconsidered informally – he later grieved the initial decision – the employer denied the grievance as untimely at all levels of the grievance process but addressed its merits nevertheless – since the grievance was not referable to adjudication, the applicant sought an extension of the time limit to file his grievance in preparation for a judicial review of the employer’s final-level decision – the Chairperson found that the applicant could seek an extension of time to file his grievance even if his employer had already rendered its decision at the final level of the grievance process – however, the applicant’s reliance on his informal attempts to have the initial decision reconsidered did not excuse missing the time limit to file a grievance – furthermore, the applicant’s reliance on the employer’s representations that he had no right to grieve was not a cogent or compelling reason for not filing his grievance in a timely manner.

Application dismissed.