Treasury Board Secretariat, the RCMP and PSAC/USGE (the “Alliance”) reach an agreement on grievances filed as a result of the National Detachment Clerk Review.
Treasury Board Secretariat, the RCMP and PSAC/USGE (the “Alliance”) reached an agreement on May 27, 2011, concerning former RCMP employees who left their substantive positions prior to the completion of the National Detachment Clerk Review.
Within the agreement the RCMP will pay retroactive compensation to the identified “former” employees based on the following criteria:
- Employees who were incumbents of a Detachment Assistant generic reclassified position and were subsequently deployed to another generic Detachment Assistant position prior to the date of the classification decision (June 17, 2009 or December 21, 2009). These employees are entitled to retroactive remuneration from the effective date of their reclassified initial generic position description. This applies to employees who submitted grievances and those who did not, as the RCMP recognizes that they have been assessed and been found qualified for the reclassified position.
- Employees who deployed, transferred or were promoted from their generic Detachment Assistant position to a different position within the RCMP are entitled to retroactive remuneration from the effective date of the reclassification to the date that they vacated the position, upon the following conditions:
- Detachment Assistant positions: if they have received training on PROS or PRIME, entered data into the system, and management is satisfied that they significantly performed the duties and met the conditions of the reclassified position.
- Administrative Assistants: if they had delegated financial authority or received training on PROS or PRIME, supervised Detachment Assistant(s) during the retroactive period and management is satisfied they significantly performed the duties and the conditions of the reclassified position.
This applies to employees who submitted grievances and those who did not. - Employees who deployed, transferred or were promoted from their generic Detachment Assistant position to a position external to the RCMP but within the core Federal Public Service, are entitled to retroactive remuneration from the effective date of their initial reclassified generic position to the date of their departure from the position, if their departure date was between the date of the announcement of the review (December 2008) and May 31, 2010. This applies to employees who submitted grievances and those who did not.
- Employees who retired from their generic Detachment Assistant positions are entitled to retroactive remuneration, if they retired between the date of the announcement of the review (December 2008) and May 31, 2010, provided it can be shown the employee significantly performed the duties of the reclassified position. This applies to both employees who submitted grievances and those who did not.
- Employees who were incumbents of a Detachment Assistant generic position and were on approved maternity or parental leave without pay are entitled to retroactive remuneration and adjustment of allowance, if management is satisfied that they significantly performed the duties of the position prior to the commencement of the leave without pay period. This applies to employees who submitted grievances and those who did not.
- Employees who were appointed to the reclassified generic Detachment Assistant position on an acting appointment basis (over 4 months), if the acting appointment was after the date of the announcement of the review (December 2008) and prior to May 31, 2010, are entitled to retroactive remuneration, if they significantly performed the duties. This applies to employees who submitted grievances and those who did not.
- Employees who were entitled to acting pay (under 4 months) will only be assessed for entitlement, if they have submitted a grievance prior to May 31, 2010.
- Employees who resigned or were terminated and did not submit a grievance are not entitled to retroactive remuneration.
It was agreed that all individual grievances concerning the retroactive remuneration will remain in abeyance in the system, and will be withdrawn upon completion of the implementation of the settlement.
Treasury Board Secretariat, the RCMP and the Alliance will endeavour to implement the terms of this settlement by December 31, 2011 and will provide updates with respect to the implementation of the settlement as the implementation progresses.
If for unforeseen reasons, this deadline becomes unachievable, the parties will discuss a revised deadline.
Communiqués and further information will be posted as it becomes available, on this site.