CAPE’s Redress Representation Protocol Has Been Amended to Reflect Changes to the Public Service Employment Act
February 15, 2007 Following implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act (PSMA), the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) was amended to accommodate the changes wrought by the PSMA. Included in these changes is the manner in which employees can address issues of staffing. Where once an aggrieved employee could file an appeal of a staffing process at the Public Service Commission, the revised PSEA allows employees to file complaints with the Public Service Staffing Tribunal.
(The Public Service Staffing Tribunal is an independent and quasi-judicial body which has been established pursuant to the new Public Service Employment Act to deal with complaints related to internal appointments and lay-offs in the federal public service. The Tribunal conducts hearings and provides mediation services in order to resolve complaints)
Consequently the Canadian Association of Professional employees has found it necessary to revise “Protocol 1: Redress Representation” in order to reflect the changes in the PSEA. Article 3.I has thus been changed from “Appeals of Staffing Decisions” to “Staffing Complaints”, and outlines the approach that the Association will be taking in this regard.
For further information regarding the Complaints Process and Tribunal procedure, please visit:
http://psst-tdfp.gc.ca/article.asp?id=2322
February 15, 2007 Following implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act (PSMA), the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) was amended to accommodate the changes wrought by the PSMA. Included in these changes is the manner in which employees can address issues of staffing. Where once an aggrieved employee could file an appeal of a staffing process at the Public Service Commission, the revised PSEA allows employees to file complaints with the Public Service Staffing Tribunal.
(The Public Service Staffing Tribunal is an independent and quasi-judicial body which has been established pursuant to the new Public Service Employment Act to deal with complaints related to internal appointments and lay-offs in the federal public service. The Tribunal conducts hearings and provides mediation services in order to resolve complaints)
Consequently the Canadian Association of Professional employees has found it necessary to revise “Protocol 1: Redress Representation” in order to reflect the changes in the PSEA. Article 3.I has thus been changed from “Appeals of Staffing Decisions” to “Staffing Complaints”, and outlines the approach that the Association will be taking in this regard.
For further information regarding the Complaints Process and Tribunal procedure, please visit:
http://psst-tdfp.gc.ca/article.asp?id=2322