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 (June 2022)

This report includes matters reviewed by the Executive Committee at its March and April 2022 meetings.

March meeting of the Executive Committee:

• Upheld a grievance under the Travel Directive pertaining to kilometric rates and meals for travel to a temporary workplace after first dismissing an objection to timeliness.
• Received a presentation from Corporate Fleet Services on the calculation of the kilometric rate under the Travel Directive.
• Approved, between meetings, Appendix C – Allowances of the Travel Directive.

April meeting of the Executive Committee:

• Denied a grievance under the Relocation Directive pertaining to Temporary Dual Residence Allowance.
• Impassed on a grievance under the Relocation Directive pertaining to a term employee.
• Received a presentation from the Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Employment Equity Committee (JEEC) on the JEEC’s 2021 Achievements Report and its 2022-2023 Work Plan. The Executive Committee accepted the Report and approved the Work Plan.
• Accepted the Official Languages Committee’s 2021-2022 Achievements Report and approved the 2022-2023 Work Plan with the exception of the cyclical review of the Bilingual Bonus Directive.
• Accepted the Final Report of the Yearly Planning Agenda 2021-2022.
• Approved the Yearly Planning Agenda 2022-2023.
• Approved the Schedule for the Cyclical Review of Directives 2022-2023.
• Approved a request from the Disability Insurance Plan Board of Management to form a sub-committee to examine its Terms of Reference and to provide recommendations regarding Plan provisions.
• Approved the agenda for the 2022 NJC Seminar.
• Approved, between meetings, Appendix A – Lower Kilometric Rates of the Commuting Assistance Directive and Appendix B – Kilometric Rates of the Travel Directive.