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