Only one person applied for the promotion, and he had the degree and the years to match
The only person who applied for the promotion did not get it. He had the credentials and the experience, his union argued, yet he was passed over after a scored job interview, and an arbitrator declined to overturn the result.
Arbitrator Michael Bendel dismissed the grievance on July 6, 2026, rejecting the Ontario Public Service Employees Union's challenge to Seneca Polytechnic's refusal to promote a bargaining-unit worker to senior business intelligence analyst. The sole internal applicant scored 35 per cent on a panel assessment that set 75 per cent as the promotion mark.
The worker, already an intermediate analyst in the college's IT department, was the only applicant for the senior role posted on Aug. 16, 2023. At a Sept. 6 interview, a panel of two senior managers scored him on seven weighted factors, from technical knowledge to diversity, equity and inclusion, plus a separate skills test.
His master's degree in computer science earned a four, exceeding the posting's requirements, and his experience drew a three. Technical knowledge, innovation, communication skills and the skills test each scored a one. The overall figure came to 35 per cent, below the 75 per cent target set in advance.
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