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These guidelines apply to all departments and agencies for which the Treasury Board is the employer, i.e. those listed in Schedule I and IV of the Financial Administration Act (FAA).
Treasury Board Secretariat
Establishing guidelines concerning the grievance procedure.
Negotiating grievance procedures in collective agreements.
Reviewing departmental grievance procedures and any significant amendments to them.
Providing advice to departments and agencies about grievances, particularly those at the final level.
Responding to policy grievances presented by bargaining agents.
Establishing an internal grievance procedure for represented employees in keeping with collective agreements, and for excluded and unrepresented employees in keeping with the PSLRB Regulations.
Consulting the TBS Labour Relations sector on the grievance procedure and for any significant amendments to it.
Complying with the grievance procedure provisions of collective agreements, PSLRB Regulations, and the departmental grievance procedure, including posting of notices concerning steps in the grievance procedure;
Consulting on and responding to grievances in the official language in which they are presented. Employees have the right to present grievances in the official language of their choice, regardless of location, the internal language used, or the language requirements of their positions.
Public Service Labour Relations Act
Public Service Labour Relations Board Regulations
Treasury Board Guidelines on Adjudication
Informal Conflict Management System Directive
Values and Ethics Code for the Public Service
Departmental grievance procedure
Departmental codes of discipline or conduct
These guidelines cancel and replace chapter 4 of the Treasury Board Manual dated October 4, 1994.
Enquiries should be directed to:
Employer Representation Group
Labour Relations and Operations Sector
Treasury Board Secretariat