PAFSO Update Vol. 23-2 Spring 2008

30 June 2008
PAFSO Update – Spring 2008 – Vol. 23-2

Topics in this Update:

  • Collective Bargaining
  • CIC Ongoing Promotion Exercises
  • Significant Success – Challenge of FS-04 promotion exercise at CIC
  • Promotion Exercises at DFAIT
  • In Memoriam – Paul Whelan, long serving CIC officer
  • PAFSO long term strategic planning process
  • CIC Career Assignment Program ( Careers Rendez-vous Carrières )
  • Ab Initio – Employment Status While on Official Language Training
  • Alternative Methods of addressing problems in the workplace
  • Employment Insurance (EI) for Spouses – Recent legislation and request for volunteers
  • Communications with Parliament about spousal and family issues (including life insurance)
  • PAFSO Insurance Update
  • Accessing Publiservice while on leave
  • Tax assessment for tuition fees for Lycée Claudel
  • Period of Probation for FSDP Employees
  • Pension Issues – work of the Pension Advisory Committee
  • FSD Hint – FSD 50 Vacation travel assistance