Please note: This information pertains to members covered by Treasury Board collective agreements.
Recently, Treasury Board departments have started to reject classification and pay grievances received at the same time as job content grievances, ruling them premature.
Overall, this shouldn’t change how we proceed with these grievances; we have always recommended that members file all three grievances (classification, job content and pay) at the same time. This should continue to be the case.
That said, members should be aware that the employer may rule the classification and pay grievances premature. Members and their representatives should therefore address what the appropriate effective date of the new work description should be in their job content grievance. The effective date should be part of the remedies being requested. This will protect any potential retroactive remedy (should the position be reclassified upwards).
If you have any questions, please speak with your regional vice-president.