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The monthly employee premium for the Public Service Disability Plan has increased from 29 cents per $1,000 in salary to 35 cents per $1,000. This reflects the increased cost of the plan. The Employer paid premium has also increased proportionately. The employer pays 85% of the premium, the employee 15%. This plan offers income replacement of 70% of salary to members who are temporarily disabled. 

An insured member with an annual salary of $75,000 will be paying $4.50 more per month or $54.00 per year. This change was approved by the Disability Board of Management – a joint employer-union oversight committee of the National Joint Council.

Most members employed in the Core Public Administration and at Separate Agencies are covered by this plan; however, members who have previously held a management or excluded position may be instead covered by the Management Disability Plan. The Management Plan’s premium is not affected by this change. 

The employer has noted this change on the plan’s notice page.

 

Published on 11 June 2020

Hi Everyone,

Dale Hudson, PIPSC Representative, has agreed to do presentations for us on the new EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SUPPORT PROGRAM (EWSP). This new program will replace our current sick leave program. Please find below the link that explains the details of the EWSP.

http://www.pipsc.ca/news-issues/sick-leave

Information session

August 21st at 6:30pm in the Ron Smyth situated on the 2nd Floor of Crossman Community Centre, located at 99 Wynwood Blvd. Moncton.

Published on 14 August 2018

Employee Wellness Support Plan Presentation for South Vancouver Island PIPSC members

Dale Hudson is one of the nine PIPSC members on the EWSP Advisory Team who meet each month to work out the details of what will be included in the new program. As you may recall, PIPSC signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Treasury Board (TB) during the last round of contract negotiations.

Published on 25 June 2018

May 7-13 is the Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMAS) Mental Health Week. Every May for the last 67 years, Canadians in communities, schools, workplaces and the House of Commons have joined forces to #GETLOUD by speaking out and challenging the stigma and discrimination that too often accompany mental illness.

Mental Health Week slogan "Get Loud" with PIPSC signature

 

One in five Canadians experience a mental health issue or illness each year. That impacts all of us, in our communities, at home and at work. Countless Canadians aren't getting the care they need and then end up in emergency rooms looking for help.

With most adults spending more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, addressing mental health in the workplace is especially critical. For many years, Canadian unions have been involved in building workplaces that support mental as well as physical health and safety.

 

What unions like PIPSC are doing

We:

What you can doPIPSC Mental Health Guide Cover image

You can:

  • Download your copy of PIPSC Mental Health Resource Guide! The Guide is a comprehensive tool-kit that will help you recognize the signs of mental illness, provides advice on starting these difficult conversations and includes information on where to access resources for support. 
  • Speak up. Talk openly about mental health. Talking openly about mental health, with people you feel safe with, can end the silence and shame around mental health problems.
  • Be a friend to someone you know is struggling. You can be the friend who opens up a conversation.
  • #GETLOUD on social media: check out the CMHA toolkit for shareable images and sample posts and tweets.

We all have an important role to play in ensuring that our workplaces are mentally healthy and with this guide you will be better equipped to deal with what is quickly becoming the mental health epidemic.

Together we can break the stigma!

Published on 7 May 2018