Definitions and Core Concepts
This term refers to a job offer at the same group and level, in the same geographic area, for which the employee is qualified.
What is a reasonable job offer?
This option provides a 12-month surplus period during which the employer attempts to place the employee.
What is Option A?
Alternation requires this type of employee to be willing to leave the public service.
What is a non-affected employee?
Departments or organizations will make every reasonable effort to do this during the employee's surplus period.
What is market a surplus employee within their preferred area of mobility?
When it is determined that the services of an employee are no longer required, the deputy head advises the employee in writing. They must advise which of these four workforce adjustment situation applies.
What are lack or work, the discontinuance of a function, a relocation of a work unit, or an alternative delivery initiative?
This is the period during which an opting employee must choose Option A, B, or C.
What is the opting period?
This option provides a cash payment based on years of service and ends the employment relationship.
The non-affected employee (the alternate) is able to choose from these options when alternating.
What are Options B or C(i)?
A surplus employee who refuses a reasonable job offer may face this outcome.
What is a layoff?
The voluntary departure program has concluded for the department and there were insufficient voluntary departures to meet the department's target. This is the next step.
What is the Selection of Employees for Retention or Lay-off?
Pay has the same meaning as this specific term in the employee's collective agreement.
What is "rate of pay".
This option provides up to $17,000.00 for training to support future employability.
What is Option C?
In this situation, the alternate moving into the opting position is exempt from meeting the requirements of the position.
What is the alternate will not be performing the duties of the positon and the alternate will be struck off strength within five days of the alternation?
This protection applies when an employee is deployed into a lower-level position.
What is salary protection?
An opting employee asks whether they can still alternate. This is the correct answer.
What is "yes, alternation is available during the opting period"?
These are two bargaining agents that have a Workforce Adjustment Appendix in their collective agreements.
What is PSAC and PIPSC.
Employees choosing Option B will resign but are considered to be this for the purpose of severance pay.
What is laid off?
This type of employee may pursue alternation during the opting period.
What is an opting employee?
This may occur at the end of the surplus period of no reasonable job offer has been secured.
What is a layoff?
A job offer is at the same group and level but in a different geographic area. It is not considered this.
What is a reasonable job offer?
This WFA concept allows an affected employee to change positions with a non-affected employee who is willing to leave the public service.
What is alternation?
This option allows an employee to pursue alternation during the opting period.
What is Option A? (The only option that allows alternation)
This is the employer's responsibility when evaluating whether alternation is feasible.
What is assessing whether the employee can perform the duties?
To facilitate the redeployment of affected employees, surplus employees, and laid-off persons, departments shall make every reasonable effort to do this.
What is retrain them for existing vacancies or anticipated vacancies identified by management.
An opting employee chooses Option C and requests advance payment of $17,000.00 for tuition and related expenses. This is the correct response.
What is explain that the education allowance provides for reimbursement of receipted expenses related to tuition and costs of books and relevant equipment.