Unfortunately, the implementation of a Pay Direct Card for members of
the Public Service Health Care Plan has been further delayed. The Card
was the major priority flowing from the 2005 renegotiation of the
Public Service Health Care Plan, however there are still a number of
steps to be completed before the Card will be introduced.
Program to prepare public servants for senior posts
John Ivison,
National Post, with files from Canwest News Service
Published: Saturday, January 12, 2008
OTTAWA - It used to that you had to join the navy to see the world --
now you just have to enlist in the senior ranks of the federal
government bureaucracy.
Dangerous work. No backup. Nasty bosses. Vicious infighting. The RCMP is in ruins.
JONATHON GATEHOUSE AND CHARLIE GILLIS | November 14, 2007 |
'After months of delays, the Crown withdrew the case on the day their preliminary hearings were scheduled to begin because the chief witnesses—five RCMP officers who were at the centre of the investigation—were unavailable to testify. "Officers Claim Illness, Drug Charges Dropped," said the headline in a local paper. The prosecutor and various police agencies—the bust was the work of the elite Golden Horseshoe Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit(CSFEU)—expressed disappointment. But no one seemed willing to address the reasons a bunch of battle-tested cops have been off the job on stress leave for close to 20 months, or ask why the Mounties appeared willing to let four accused mobsters walk rather than fix the problem.'
More bargaining dates for negotiations with Treasury Board
From the PSAC national site
PSAC will be negotiating with Treasury Board from January 29 to
February 1 and from February 26 to 29 for our Technical Services (TC),
Operational Services (SV) and Frontière/Border Services (FB) bargaining
units.
Negotiations for the Program and Administrative Services (PA) and
Education and Library Science (EB) units are scheduled from February 5
to 8 and from March 4 to 7.
Sign up now to receive the information bulletins that will be issued by the PSAC negotiating teams as bargaining progresses.
Feds must stop relying on temps: staffing watchdog
Kathryn May
Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
OTTAWA
- The government has to break its reliance on temporary workers as it
heads into a fiercely competitive job market where all employers will
be fighting over a shrinking talent pool, says Canada's staffing
watchdog.
The year 2007 is fast coming to an end and a new
beginning is shining oh so brightly on the horizon. Every year we face changes
and this year has been no exception yet 2008 will be witness to even more
change.
Overview of the Amendment to the Coordination Formula of the Public Service (PS), Canadian Forces (CF) and RCMP pension plans with the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
Posted December 13th, 2007 - From the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Overview of the Amendment to the Coordination Formula of the Public Service (PS), Canadian Forces (CF) and RCMP pension plans with the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
Improvement to the three major public sector pension plans – Tax implications
Posted here December 13th, 2007
To: Heads of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Improvement to the three major public sector pension plans – Tax implications
An amendment to the coordination formula contained in the Public Service (PS), the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pension plans was approved in June 2006. This amendment will improve benefits for those reaching age 65 in 2008 or later and may have implications on the amount plan members can contribute to an Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). The purpose of this notice is to inform you in advance of these possible implications.
Canada: Charter Now Protects Collective Bargaining — What Does It Mean For You?
12 December 2007
Article by Donovan Plomp
Introduction
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released a landmark decision, Health Services and Support-Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn. v. British Columbia, which concluded that collective bargaining is constitutionally protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The decision reverses 20 years of prior jurisprudence by the court, and
unions have hailed it as a huge victory.
OTTAWA
-- Under intense pressure from MPs, the federal government opened the
best jobs in the nation's capital to anyone who wants apply. The big
surprise is how few want to work in Ottawa.
First half's $9.3 billion `embarrassing' riches Nov 24, 2007 04:30 AM
OTTAWA
“The federal government is heading for a record tax haul and another massive surplus after revealing yesterday it has accumulated a $9.3 billion surplus in the first six months of the fiscal year.
OTTAWA -- Retiring baby boomers have sparked an unprecedented churn of workers within the federal government, starting at the top where nearly 60 per cent of executives spend less than a year in their jobs.
Feds have right to spend public service pension surplus, Ont. court rules
From CBC News November 21, 2007
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed claims from public service
unions and RCMP and military associations that the federal government
was wrong to take billions in surplus funds from accounts containing
their pension contributions.
Public Service Commission Concerned About the Over-Reliance on the Temporary Workforce
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 13, 2007) - The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Canada has tabled today in Parliament its 2006-2007 Annual Report along with four audit reports. Two statistical studies were also released. The Annual Report presents the results of the PSC's oversight of the integrity of the staffing system and non-partisanship in the federal public service.
Travel Directive: reimbursement of dependent care costs and the meaning of “sole caregiver”
From CEIU National Site Posted here November 15th, 2007
Members with dependant care expenses arising from government travel may be entitled to reimbursement and this entitlement depends, in part, on whether the member is considered to be a “sole caregiver”.
Your PSAC Program and Administrative Services (PA) bargaining team met
Treasury Board for another four days, starting October 30. The two
teams met every day and exchanged information in a respectful
atmosphere.
Stewards must be able to operate in the workplace without interference
or intimidation for the union to be effective. A recent decision by the
Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) reinforces the rights
needed by stewards to work on behalf of their members.
