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Work Force Adjustment

Provided by CAPE for the use of members and CAPE representatives, here is a document summarizing the Work Force Adjustment Directive and its application at Statistics Canada. The document was prepared by the President of the Statistics Canada local with the collaboration of the national office.

New Procedure for Referring Priority Persons
The Public Service Commission has posted a Letter to Heads of Human Resources regarding changes to the Public Service Commission (PSC)’s procedure for referring priority persons, as well as related updates to the Priority Information Management System (PIMS).

Work Force Adjustment – CAPE Prepares its Members
Following Public Works and Government Services’ (PWGSC) announcement of Monday, June 20 of anticipated position reductions within the department, spanning a three year period, CAPE has taken several steps towards assisting our affected members.

Work Force Adjustment: Questions and Answers
Adapted from a document prepared by the National Joint Council

Work Force Adjustment
The flowchart serves as an information guide only

Work Force Adjustment Directive



Alternations

The Continuation of Employment of Affected Employees
Positions are eliminated every day in the federal public service; they have been forever and for various reasons. Deciding on what work will be done and how it will be done is the employer’s prerogative. But public service bargaining agents have negotiated work force adjustment obligations on the employer directly or indirectly into collective agreements in order to guarantee to some extent that a decision to eliminate a position will not necessary translate into the elimination of an employee’s employment.