Definition of a Day Grievances


	Sunday October 12, 2008

January 24, 2006

Re: Definition of a Day Grievances

The Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) has finalized the Memorandum of Understanding for the grievances dealing with the definition of a day for the application of the following leaves:

Leave With Pay for Family-Related Responsibilities (Article 43)
Marriage Leave With Pay (Article 45)
Leave With or Without Pay for Other Reasons - Personal Leave (Article 54.02)

As a result, employees subjected to the Canada Customs Revenue Agency / Public Service Alliance of Canada (CCRA/PSAC) collective agreement who had to complete the above-mentioned leave (difference between the 7.5 hours and the scheduled hours of work) by using compensatory time, vacation leave with pay or authorized leave without pay will have their records corrected.

It is the employer’s objective to make the corrections as soon as possible at the national level.

The period of retroactivity has been determined by the filing of the first grievance which was filed by a UTE member on April 1st, 2002 up until December 9, 2004 when the latest collective agreement clarified the definition of a day as being 7.5 hours.

The employer has confirmed that the application of this settlement will also apply to all employees of the Agency.

In Solidarity,

Betty Bannon,
National President

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