Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the Council in administering the activities of Council during the intervals between the Council's quarterly meetings. Executive Committee decisions are subject to the formal ratification by Council when they are reported at the next regular meeting of Council. Council may also delegate its decision-making authority to the Executive Committee to facilitate timely and effective action.

Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (September 2019)

This report includes matters reviewed by the Executive Committee at its June 2019 meeting.

June meeting of the Executive Committee:

• Received a presentation from Julie Desroches, Chairperson of the Official Languages Committee (OLC), on the OLC’s Report on the State of Bilingualism in the Public Service as well as the OLC’s Work Plan for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
• Upheld a grievance under the Travel Directive pertaining to a temporary assignment. The Committee determined the grievor was not treated within the intent of the Directive as the Employer acknowledged the grievor was assigned to a temporary work location and did not receive the required notice, as provided for in sub-section 1.9.2 of the Directive.
• Denied a grievance under the Travel Directive pertaining the retroactive denial of travel benefits and the recovery of monies paid under the Directive. The Committee determined the grievor had been treated within the intent of the Directive as weekend travel home does not constitute a break in continuous travel at the same location.
• Denied a grievance under the Foreign Service Directives pertaining to the Incidental Relocation Expense Allowance. The Committee determined the grievor was treated within the intent of FSD 15.29 as the grievor is not entitled to receive the full allowance given that a relocation did not occur.
• Impassed on a grievance under the Relocation Directive pertaining to the determination as to whether a relocation was employee or Employer-requested.
• Referred the Occupational Health and Safety Directive, the Uniforms Directive and First Aid to the General Public – Allowance for Employees to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee for the cyclical review of the Directives and Allowance.
• Approved the 2017 Environmental Allowance rates under the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive, further to a neutral third-party adjudicator’s binding decision concerning the allocation of access points for accessibility to Yellowknife, NWT and Whitehorse, YK.
• Approved the continued use of the interim methodology for the determination of the Shelter Cost Differential, under the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive, for the 2019-2020 rental period, effective August 1, 2019.
• Granted a request from the Relocation Committee to extend the timeline for the completion of the cyclical review of the Relocation Directive to September 2019.
• Received a memorandum from the Joint Employment Equity Committee on the legalization of cannabis and referred the document to the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety for examination.
• Confirmed Ottawa, ON as the location for the 2020 NJC Seminar.
• Agreed to forward a request from CUPE Local 104 to join the NJC to Council for consideration at its September 2019 meeting.