In the summer of 2012, our members started hearing rumours that Treasury Board was planning to start paying employees “pay in arrears”. This means that instead of being paid in real time, you would be paid for the two preceding weeks. Eventually, when you leave your employment, you will be paid the final two weeks owing to you. No matter how you look at it, this would create a hardship for our members because in order to implement the new system, the employer is going to have to hold back two weeks of pay.
We advised Treasury Board that we had serious concerns, and asked for consultation on this issue. In November, 2012, we were told informally that there were no plans in the works to move employees to “pay in arrears”. We asked for confirmation in writing. On November 29, 2012 we received the letter reprinted below. On December 12, 2012, we posted on our website that the Review of pay in arrears is dead on arrival.
On May 27, 2013, the PSAC attended a meeting on pay policy changes. We were given a document prepared by PWGSC outlining how the Government plans to move to a “pay in arrears” system starting in January, 2014. What can we tell you – we were misled.
We are continuing to investigate this “policy change”, which is being made without consultation and in violation of our collective agreements. We will do everything in our power to ensure that our members are protected from any and all financial hardship.
Stay tuned, we’re just getting started.
We advised Treasury Board that we had serious concerns, and asked for consultation on this issue. In November, 2012, we were told informally that there were no plans in the works to move employees to “pay in arrears”. We asked for confirmation in writing. On November 29, 2012 we received the letter reprinted below. On December 12, 2012, we posted on our website that the Review of pay in arrears is dead on arrival.
On May 27, 2013, the PSAC attended a meeting on pay policy changes. We were given a document prepared by PWGSC outlining how the Government plans to move to a “pay in arrears” system starting in January, 2014. What can we tell you – we were misled.
We are continuing to investigate this “policy change”, which is being made without consultation and in violation of our collective agreements. We will do everything in our power to ensure that our members are protected from any and all financial hardship.
Stay tuned, we’re just getting started.
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