Fact Sheet #2

Workforce Adjustment Committee
Fact Sheet #2

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What is a work force adjustment situation?

A work force adjustment situation is one where your employment is jeopardized by:

  • a lack of work (Definitions),
  • discontinuance of a function (Definitions),
  • the relocation of a work unit (Definitions),
  • the closure of an office or work location(s) (6.4),
  • an alternative service delivery initiative (7.1 – i.e., the transfer of any work, undertaking or business of the CRA to any employer outside the Agency).

In some work force adjustment situations only specific individuals are involved, while in other cases the adjustment may involve entire work sections or functions. Situations involving alternate service delivery involve specific processes and procedures, which are outlined in the Alternate Service Delivery Initiatives fact sheet.

Where 10 or more indeterminate employees are involved, CRA must advise the Public Service Alliance of Canada no less than 48 hours before the situation is announced. This notice must include the identity and location of the work units involved, the expected date of the announcement, the anticipated timing of the situation, the number of employees by group and level, and who will be affected (2.1.1).

Note that the Work Force Adjustment Appendix only applies to indeterminate employees. Unfortunately, term employees are not covered by the WFAA.