Brad Sallows
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Then I suppose the problem lies with the people drawn towards that kind of job culture in the first place, not with the employer's policies.
Colin P said:Some people do well in a higher profit, greater risk environment and take that last 15 years to maximize the income, often retiring early and working for industry as consultants/contractors. To attract the talent that we need, you have to have something to offer them and currently we don't have anything to do so.
Colin P said:They have a limited developmental program but they still need significant tickets to get into that as well. You really don't want process monkeys for inspectors, things generally go off the rails badly when you do.
MCG said:By law, Member of Parliament pay increases equivalent to the average large private sector union pay increases of the year. At least they did not vote themselves a pay raise, but the optics of MPs getting a larger increase while the public service gets small increases is not so great.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Raises+senators+more+than+double+average+wage+boost+public/9593722/story.html
The mandate of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is to provide independent analysis to Parliament on the state of the nation’s finances, the government’s estimates, and trends in the national economy; and upon request from a committee or parliamentarian, to estimate the financial cost of any proposal for matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction.
In February 2014, PBO published a report estimating the fiscal impact of paid sick leave in the federal public service at $871 million in 2011-12. PBO received a follow-up request from Mr. Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, to undertake an independent financial analysis of the variance in sick leave costs among departments.
Summary
Data obtained by the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) from individual core public administration (CPA) departments demonstrate a notable variance among organizations in the use of sick leave. This report provides a snapshot of the fiscal and budgetary materiality of paid sick leave based on 20 CPA departments. The analysis suggests that in 2011-12 the incremental cost of paid sick leave was not fiscally material and did not represent material costs for departments in the CPA.
Data quality and availability limit PBO’s ability to provide Parliament with fiscal analysis of sick leave in the public service. Data provided to PBO by TBS are highly aggregated, while data obtained from departments suffer from significant inconsistencies that prevent reconciliation. Parliamentarians should keep these limitations in mind when drawing conclusions based on analysis derived from these data sets.
DBA said:Another option is to split the skills required across jobs in some way for a portion of the work so you don't need as many people with all the requirements. For inspections that would usually be a team that updates surveys (document any changes since the last inspection with pictures, measurements, take samples etc) that are then reviewed by inspectors before an inspection to help plan it or in lieu of one. Like sending oil and lubricant samples from a large engine off to a lab for analysis with the results then being used to optimize the frequency and scope of more costly engine inspections and maintenance.
Speaking in general of course, I don't know enough specifics to tell if actually applies to your situation.
Must be nice!!"Counting weekends, vacations, statutory holidays, sick days, family days and personal days, federal employees can already get between 150 and 165 days off every year with full pay," Thomas said.
OTTAWA - The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) wants its members to be able to take paid grieving days for "aboriginal spirit friends."
The Educational and Library Science group of the public servant union did not offer an explanation or definition of "aboriginal spirit friend," but wants the term added to the list of family members workers can take days off to mourn.
Gilles Benoit of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, said he's never heard the term before.
A PSAC spokesman attempted to define "aboriginal spirit friend," saying "it refers to the loss of a spiritual leader in the community, such as an elder. We have negotiated bereavement leave in other agreements for such losses."
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) said the term appears to be a creation of PSAC -- perhaps a reference to spirit guides that are "commonly considered to be religious spirits or ghosts and can take human or animal form."
The taxpayer watchdog group is stunned by the demand.
"They want 10 days off with pay if an imaginary friend dies," CTF national director Greg Thomas said in a statement. "These people might as well be working at imaginary jobs."
The Treasury Board -- the government department that negotiates with the union -- didn't say whether it was aware of the definition of "aboriginal spirit friends," but affirmed its commitment to negotiating "in good faith" with the unions.
Earlier Thursday, PSAC criticized a government proposal to reduce the number of sick days for federal service workers.
"If implemented, workers will be forced to choose between going to work sick or losing pay for basic necessities," according to a PSAC press release.
A spokesman for Treasury Board president Tony Clement said the government's focus was "creating a short-term disability plan that would help public servants get healthy and back to work."
PSAC also wants an extra week of paid holiday every year for employees, and demand taxpayers contribute one cent for every hour worked by unionized federal workers to a "social justice fund" controlled by the union.
"Counting weekends, vacations, statutory holidays, sick days, family days and personal days, federal employees can already get between 150 and 165 days off every year with full pay," Thomas said.
Larry Strong said:This is what pisses me off. Must be nice!!
Crantor said:It would be if it was actually true. :