The Manitoba government has appointed a new chairperson and full-time vice-chairperson to the Manitoba Labour Board, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino announced today.

 

“The Manitoba Labour Board has the important role of assisting Manitobans and employers by ensuring fair and efficient resolution of labour matters,” said Marcelino. “I am pleased to welcome Karine Pelletier and Helen Krahn, both highly respected labour and administrative lawyers with adjudicative experience, to their new roles on the board. I also want to thank outgoing chair Colin S. Robinson for more than 20 years of service with the board and wish him well in his future endeavours.”

 

Pelletier, the board’s current full-time vice-chairperson, has been appointed to chairperson to replace Robinson, whose term expired April 30. Pelletier is a mediator and arbitrator who practices in labour, employment, human rights and administrative law.

 

Krahn, who was a part-time vice-chairperson, has been appointed to full-time vice-chairperson. Krahn is an arbitrator on the Manitoba Labour Board’s list of arbitrators and a deputy chief commissioner at the Residential Tenancies Commission.

 

“I am thrilled to be offered the opportunity to serve as the Manitoba Labour Board’s next chairperson,” said Pelletier. “The board is well-respected in the community due in large part to individuals who have served before me. I am eager to continue to build on our successes, strengthening relationships and serving our labour and employment community.”

 

The Manitoba Labour Board is an independent and autonomous specialist tribunal responsible for the fair and efficient administration and adjudication of responsibilities assigned to it under the Labour Relations Act. The board also has statutory responsibilities under 13 other statues including the Employment Standards Code, the Construction Industry Wages Act and the Workplace Safety and Health Act.

 

The Manitoba Labour Board consists of a chairperson, vice-chairpersons and an equal number of members representing employees and employers.