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Members of the Ottawa South Branch are cordially invited to attend with their teenage child a workshop for Teens and Financial Literacy (Parents optional)

The seminar is full and we cannot accept any more registrations.

Speaker:  Pamela George

Pamela is an Accredited Financial Counsellor of Canada (AFCC) and is the author of Three Little Piggybanks-Financial Literacy for Children.

Topics to include:

Published on 8 January 2018

2018 QUINTE BRANCH AGM

Date: January 24, 2018 (REVISED DATE)

Location: Fairfield Inn by Marriott – 407 North Front Street, Belleville

Time:

5:30 p.m. - Meet and Greet

6:00 p.m. - Dinner

6:30 p.m. – Welcome

Approval of Agenda 
Approval of the minutes of the 2016 AGM
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Election
     * President
     * Members-at-Large

Published on 4 January 2018

[566.34.9834 (Reisman)]

** CTAO Severance Grievance Update**

We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their prior years of service with the CRA as part of the calculation of their severance pay entitlement following a spell with the Ontario Ministry of Revenue. The matter is currently scheduled to proceed at the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on January 23-25, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.

Published on 4 January 2018

566.34.9832 (Myles), 566.34.9833 (Alcock)]

**PSTAR Severance Grievances Update**

We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their years of service with the Ontario Ministry of Revenue as part of the calculation of their severance pay entitlement. The matter is currently scheduled to proceed at the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on January 23-25, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.

Published on 4 January 2018

NB PIPSC/IPFPC

New Brunswick Occupational Health & Safety Act (OH&S)

What is it for?

OH&S is the discipline concerned with protecting the health and safety of all stakeholders in the workplace from exposure to hazards and risks resulting from work activities. It is administered by Worksafe NB.

Do we fall under it?

Yes

Published on 3 January 2018

NB PIPSC/IPFPC

New Brunswick Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA)

What is it for?

To enhance collective bargaining and constructive employer-employee relations, reduce conflict and facilitate labour-management cooperation and the fair resolution of disputes. 

Who administrates the PSLRA?

Published on 3 January 2018

NB PIPSC/IPFPC

Duty to Accommodate

To accommodate means to modify or adjust policies, practices and facilities to eliminate their discriminatory effect.

Duty to accommodate rights and obligations are legislated under three NB provincial Acts:

Published on 3 January 2018

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