Should the employer assist in these expenses it will be considered an offence. Normally the Board directs a three-month time bar but has occasionally placed longer bar depending on the offence. Time Bars are used by the Board for cooling-off periods and are designated periods whereby the same applicant cannot refile on a dismissed application. The imposition of a time bar on any re-application for certification will depend on the stage of processing and the outcome of the vote count. Unusual circumstances may warrant either lifting of a bar or that one not be imposed from the issuance of a dismissal order.
Time bars are specific to application for certification.
It should be noted that the Board cannot change the geographic description of the unit applied for. The Board pays particular attention to the true wishes of the employees rather than the wishes of the union or the employer. Whenever a matter can be solved by arbitration as specified in the Act, the Board will not hear such case until arbitration is completed. Normally the Board conducts the vote within three working days of receipt by the employer and five working days of receipt by the Board of the Application. Special circumstances may lead the Board to delay the taking of a vote, even in some cases until after a hearing has been held.