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With the 2017 tax season almost here, overpayment situations caused by the Phoenix system can become particularly stressful for government employees.  Pressed by public service bargaining agents, the government has taken a number of steps to ensure public servants are not out-of-pocket as a result of an overpayment.

Most important among these, the government is asking its employees to register any overpayments in order for them to avoid tax issues in the months ahead. To do so, employees should call the special call centre for public servants at 1-855-686-4729 (7 am – 7 pm EST), or visit the Tax and repayment information for employees website for any Phoenix tax-related questions. PIPSC advises its members to keep a record of this call. If employees report their overpayment by January 19, 2018 (a deadline imposed by the government), the latter will recover the exact amount of the overpayment received.  The above site also lists the repayment options available to employees.

Additional information on overpayments and other Phoenix-related issues can be found at:

Published on 3 January 2018

Your CRPEG Bargaining team has met a number of times to prepare for the next round of negotiations. The team met on December 21st with the employer for one day of bargaining to start this next round of negotiations. Your current collective agreement will expire on December 31st. The Teams will again use the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliations Services to conduct Interest Based Negotiations (IBN). Dates have been set in January and February 2018.

Published on 22 December 2017

Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From your AV Group Executive representing AU-CO-PG members

Ray Paquette, Peter Gabriel, Raymond Poon, Lynn Morris, Jean Laberge Jennifer Mollins, Darlene McKay, Tom Georgas, Margaret Bigras, Jacques Laperriere, David Chu and Andrew Wigmore

http://www.pipsc.ca/groups/av

Published on 22 December 2017

On December 15, 2017 the Collective Agreement was approved by the Governor General in Council. All parties have now approved the Agreement and will be scheduling a date for signing early in the new year. Once the Agreement is signed, the Employer has 120 days to implement the terms of the Agreement and make payments reflective of the negotiated retroactive economic increases. Please stay posted as the Agreement is finalized.  

Published on 21 December 2017

The National Executive is pleased to announce that the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group will be held on Saturday, April 7th. Details related to location and delegate selection will be made available in the coming months. This early notification is intended to address the concerns raised at previous AGMs that adequate advance notice was not provided.

-Your National SP Executive

Published on 21 December 2017

Your NUREG Bargaining team is pleased and proud to announce that on Monday December 18, 2017, NUREG and the CNSC signed NUREG’s first ever Member Ratified collective agreement. This is an historic event. We thank the CNSC for pushing the agreement through the approval process with the government so we could sign before Christmas. We thank each and every one of you for all your help and support along the way. 

The 120 day time period to issue retro checks and to implement our new salaries starts as of the day of signing.

Published on 21 December 2017