At a meeting on January 17,
after being pressured by national president Robyn Benson, Treasury Board
finally admitted they will only complete the group structure exercise
for the PA and TC groups by 2017-18 at the earliest.
Work on the occupational group structure review has been at a standstill for over 18 months. There have been changes in personnel at Treasury Board responsible for the occupational group review. It also appears that there was a lack of long-term commitment of resources, given the government’s focus on deficit reduction and job cuts.
Treasury Board also confirmed they will allocate long-term resources to classification reform. However, the union is still not convinced the employer has a realistic plan in place. We have demanded that the employer provide a clear plan and timetable for the work that needs to take place and wewill continue to push Treasury Board to meet its negotiated commitments.
Treasury Board and PSAC had also begun to discuss timelines for the occupational group review of the TC bargaining unit, and to begin consulting with departments and Components. We also agreed that the SV and EB groups are supposed to follow once the PA and TC groups are completed.
It already has been five years since PSAC negotiated a commitment from Treasury Board in the PA agreement to engage in a meaningful process with the union to update the classification system in the federal government.
Work on the occupational group structure review has been at a standstill for over 18 months. There have been changes in personnel at Treasury Board responsible for the occupational group review. It also appears that there was a lack of long-term commitment of resources, given the government’s focus on deficit reduction and job cuts.
Treasury Board also confirmed they will allocate long-term resources to classification reform. However, the union is still not convinced the employer has a realistic plan in place. We have demanded that the employer provide a clear plan and timetable for the work that needs to take place and wewill continue to push Treasury Board to meet its negotiated commitments.
The review so far
Progress on the review looked promising in 2012 when Treasury Board outlined its proposal to divide the PA group into three new occupational groups. At that time PSAC expected the new occupational group standards would be adopted by the fall 2012 and work on the new classification standards for the three new groups would follow. None of this work has been done.Treasury Board and PSAC had also begun to discuss timelines for the occupational group review of the TC bargaining unit, and to begin consulting with departments and Components. We also agreed that the SV and EB groups are supposed to follow once the PA and TC groups are completed.
It already has been five years since PSAC negotiated a commitment from Treasury Board in the PA agreement to engage in a meaningful process with the union to update the classification system in the federal government.
January 30, 2014
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