NOTICE OF 2018
AFS NCR Information Technology
Subgroup AGM
Event:AFS NCR Information Technology Subgroup Annual General Meeting
DATE: Tuesday April 17, 2018
TIME: 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM Registration and Mingling
3:45 PM to 5:30 PM Meeting
LOCATION: Salon A/B, PIPSC HQ/National Office, 250 Tremblay Road, Ottawa ON
Meeting AGENDA
The current mandate for your Hamilton AFS Subgroup Executive positions will end at our April 5, 2018 Annual General Meeting. Therefore, our By-Laws require us to call for nominations. The successful candidates will be elected or acclaimed for two-year terms commencing at the end of our Annual General Meeting.
Nominations are now invited for the following positions:
The current mandate for some of your London AFS Sub-Group Executive members will end at our Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Annual General Meeting. Therefore, our By-Laws require us to call for nominations. The successful candidates will be elected for three-year terms commencing at the end of our Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Annual General Meeting. Nominations are now invited for the following positions:
Hamilton AFS Subgroup and Hamilton CRA Branch (34D)
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Location: The Venetian Club, 269 John St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 4P6
Social: 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Dinner: 5:30 Buffet Dinner and Meeting
Approval of Agenda as per Notice of Meeting
Adoption of prior meeting’s minutes
Business Arising from Minutes
AFS Hamilton Subgroup Treasurer’s Report – Steve Budz
The purpose of the award is to recognize the contributions of a London Branch PIPSC member who shows resilience when faced with obstacles, pride in their membership in PIPSC and dedication to professionalism. The award consists of a personalized plaque for the recipient and a permanent plaque listing all the past recipients which will be displayed in the workplace.
Nominated Member:
Your CFIA-VM bargaining team will be holding 3 conference calls to explain the ratification process and present the tentative agreement. Please join us on the call that is most convenient for you.
Call 1: Friday March 16, 2018 8:00 p.m. Eastern, 5:00 p.m. Pacific time
Call 2 (In French): Saturday March 17, 2018 11:00 a.m. Eastern, 8:00 a.m. Pacific time
Call 3: Saturday March 17, 2018 1:00 p.m. Eastern, 10:00 a.m. Pacific time
Dial in number: 1-855-453-6962 or 613-244-1334
Conference ID # 5659754
Fellow members,
Following tremendous pressure on the part of public service bargaining agents, the government has finally introduced some much-needed flexibility in the recovery of overpayments caused by Phoenix.
According to the Treasury Board, “in order to relieve and mitigate the financial stress and hardships of employees experiencing overpayments in Phoenix”, the Employer will now adopt a “flexible and respectful approach to managing the recovery of overpayments (including Emergency Salary Advances and priority payments)”.
This is an important development for our members. Unless an employee decides on an earlier repayment schedule, the Employer has agreed to delay, all or in part, the recovery of these types of overpayments until their pay file is reconciled – which it defines as receiving their correct pay for three consecutive pay periods.
In the case of employees currently on Leave Without Pay, the recovery process is not to begin until they return to work or their employment is terminated.
Your Department/Agency or the Pay Centre must develop with you a flexible repayment schedule. According to our information, you are to be provided “maximum discretion, as reasonable, to determine a repayment plan.”
If you have any questions, please contact your departmental Labour Relations or Compensation staff.
Need help with your Phoenix issues? Contact us at https://www.pipsc.ca/news-issues/phoenix-pay-system/phoenix-help-form.
Better Together,
Debi Daviau,
President
A Special General Meeting was held to consider the decision of a Panel of Peers to remove Mr. Peter Taticek from his duties as a Board member.
In keeping with the legislation governing the Institute, a Special General Meeting of the NCR members held a democratic vote and decided against implementing the decision of the Panel of Peers.
As always, the Institute's focus remains on getting results for our members. Governance issues can be common in democratic organizations, but they have never distracted the Institute from serving our 55,000 professional members. As evidenced by our recent achievements at the bargaining table and our growing influence on the government's agenda, our union is stronger than ever.