I was looking at MyGCPay this morning and noticed that some of my deductions weren’t taken off this week’s pay. Is December considered a three-pay month because January 1st falls on a stat holiday (so we’ll get paid the day before)? I don’t recall this happening before but maybe I just didn’t notice.

Thank you in advance!

There’s a weather advisory for snow (heavy at times) making driving conditions challenging. Are you going in today?

I’m in Barrhaven driving to Gatineau. Also, since I lost my portage pass, I’m parking outside. It’s not gonna be fun.

I have a question about WFA. It seems that if the employer gives a guarantee of a reasonable job offer, you cannot benefit from WFA options. Is this correct? What if the reasonable job offer is in another city? I am married and cannot leave the city I live in to take a job elsewhere. That would result in my husband losing his job.

26 years in. So fed up with the politics, capital and small "p" alike. It's the same old repetitive story. X party comes in, makes a bunch of changes, pendulum swings and y party comes in, reverses x's changes. Big decisions seem to be nonsensical, favoritism is rife, priorities don't always align with need.

So much waste, so much time lost, so many senior executives just wanting to please.... When I first joined the PS, speaking truth to power actually meant something. Now we just wait to be told what to do, regardless of sense or facts.

Not sure how I'm going to make it to 30 years... How are you all coping?

Please, no references to EAP. They are not the solution.

I noticed a bunch of NoCs that expired yesterday haven’t posted NAPAs yet - is this indicative of hiring freezes in real time or just a normal thing?

As the title says I am just curious what your group/team/section/division whatever it may be is doing (if anything) in regards to a Christmas party. Ours was a thank you for all your work this year why don't you bring your own lunch down to the cafeteria and sit with your colleagues while management provides some sweet treats for you. People were not impressed as you can imagine. Would love to hear what others are doing this holiday season.

Question about payment of pension deficiencies. If I were to take 18 months mat + parental leave then followed by 2 years of LWOP Care of Immediate family, then came back to work- that would be a hefty pension payment that I would have to make over 2 years. Does pension centre allow a longer term to pay back pension deficiencies? Like 3 or 4 years?

Currently on a term contract that ends coming fiscal. I got an offer for another term contract from another department that would start next fiscal when my current contract ends.

I LOVE my current position and the work that I do. It's very challenging and fulfilling but the department has not mentioned anything about not renewing terms and that they will have answer mid January. I would really want to stay at my current position and dept. but also very unsure if I'll get renewed.

The other dept. Is offering me a position that's a lot lower (at least 10k pay cut) but can give me another 1 yr term contract. They are asking if I can commit to this position so they can draft up the LOO.

Should I commit to the new position where I'm guaranteed a job in April? Or should I wait until mid January to see if my current dept. renews my term?

Le médecin m'a prescrit Wegovy et il a compléter le formulaire de preautorisation. Je n'ai pas de problème de santé sauf que mon IMC est au dessus de 30. J'ai envoyé mon formulaire aujourd'hui, combien de temps ça a pris pour vous avant d'avoir une réponse? Est-ce ce que juste un IMC supérieur à 30 est suffisant?

PG level, trying to increase my knowledge of procedures/policies. Other than your own dept. Info pages and CSPS are there any other avenues I can explore? I would like to advance if i can. TY

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/denley-trudeau-is-treating-the-public-service-with-contempt

Hello All,

I've recently been exploring leadership and development opportunities within the GoC.

So far I have come across very little in the way of opportunities for more junior employees. In my view, developing talent should occur throughout the employment cycle as a core component of growing the capability of a workforce. I do not believe these opportunities should be reserved for those solely looking to join the EX cadre. (If you're waiting for people to get leadership positions before you give them a chance to develop transferable leadership skills... You're putting the cart before the horse)

Although I can qualify for the more formal programs that exist, I was a little shocked to find there weren't opportunities for people below AS-04, EC-05 and other EX - 3, to access career advice from other public servants.

Is this a case in many other departments?

I have found informal opportunities by "chance" to mentor junior employees over the years, but would like to know how others have supported the talent pipeline, or if they can share how they have provided/accessed informal or formal mentorship in their own careers.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts and input.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone could assist me with this. I have been on long term disability for over a year and I am wondering if that means my pension contribution stopped during this whole time. Will I have to buy back time whenever I return to work or will it push back my retirement age?

I am not that knowledgeable on our pension and my manager did not advise me on any of this when I went on leave so I was hoping someone could help me with this so I know if I should be setting aside money to buy back pension when I return to work.

Also would there be any other costs that may come my way upon my return? A colleague of mine went on long term disability and had to pay back union dues upon their return. I am not in a unionized position so is the only cost I have to worry about upon my return pension pay back?

Question. Was in gov job. Left. Raise agreed to afterwards retro. I get retro on salary, but do I get it on severance pay? It was based on 3 weeks for every year worked at rate of pay upon leaving.

https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/521513/index.do

Do other offices get bed bugs as often as 200 Town Centre. I’ve gotten 5+ emails this year about bed bugs being spotted and pest management and I’m sick of it.

Debating going to a different office and would love to know if this is a common occurrence elsewhere.

Hi! So if you flag an overpayment to the pay centre when it happens, and they just ignore the warning and continue to overpay you every two weeks for a few months after that, and then six years pass before anyone brings any of it up again, how does the six-year limitation period apply?

Are they able to recover all of it, only the part that was acknowledged by the employee, or none of it?

I've contacted my union but they're not quick at getting back to people in general, so I was wondering if anyone had any experience or relevant info.

Thanks!

Hello,

I'm just wondering when you apply for medical retirement do you still receive health and dental benefits?

Thank you,

How would the above work? Took 5 weeks of LIA summer 2024. Repayment is from July 2024 till July 2025. But thinking of taking another non-GoC opportunity while on LWOP in the spring 2025.

Part of the I.T. Group.

How does repayment work in this case?

Someone I know told me that employees going into sick leave, if they dont have 13 weeks of sick day, be pakd ony 55% of their salary then 70% afterward.

Is that a joke or is there maybe a details that my friend was not aware of?

I am part of the TC group. Is there a clause in there about bad weather and having exrtra time to get to work? I swear I read it somewhere and now I can't find it. I tried the find option and nothing about weather. I skimmed the headings and nothing that stood out.

Edit 57.01 At its discretion, the Employer may grant:

leave with pay when circumstances not directly attributable to the employee prevent his or her reporting for duty; such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld; leave with or without pay for purposes other than those specified in this agreeme

National defence- civillian leave guide for managers. Adverse weather conditions is listed under that artical. If less then 4h no leave request is required.

Like the Book It program for meeting your reading goals, but for contributing several more percentage points of income than was necessary to fund the plan in recent years. Same deal (with options for those who don’t want pizza) to be of course extended to my fellow meatbags. Who’s with me??

(Tagged humour but if any head honchos are reading this, I’m not joking I would love a free personal pan pizza)

I’m about to start a new job in a week and a half and my file still hasn’t full transferred from my last job, almost 2 years ago. Is this going to further delay any resolution? Any tips on what I should prep or look in to?

(May not be properly tagged, more concerned with vacay than pay)

Is my manager tripping? I mentioned today to my manager that I expected to have a hysterectomy pretty soon next year and will be taking at least 6 weeks of sick leave. I was told that I can't use my sick leave for the recovery and that it's a different type of leave. I checked my CBA and there's no mention of anything like that, there are also posts on this subreddit that you need to take sick leave and there's no Short-term disability or medical leave. I'd clarify but my manager just started vacation. I'm not crazy right, I do have to use my sick leave?

ETA:

Thanks everyone. I want to be clear i’m sure my manager didn’t say I couldn’t take sick leave maliciously and I’m not scared I have the banked time. I’m pretty sure he thinks there is a way to save me my sick leave, that was the tone he used not “You can’t do it” more like “Don’t worry about using it” because I did mention I might need to be advanced some time if there are complications in my recovery, should have included that!

Are we able to get more than one set of lenses if it is within the maximum? I see that I have $320 available to me, if it’s possible to replace lenses in two pairs for less than that (and I know it’s only payable to 80%) will I be able to claim that, or will it limit me to one pair? Thanks!

I left dept A in June but my file transfer was only completed today so I’ve been getting paid the incorrect amount since then. Even though I’m in a higher classification at my new dept B, I was told that I was overplayed by dept A and I owe them $3000. I confused because I’ve been getting paid less than what I should be. If I repay this, should I expect a lump sum repayment from dept B for the difference in salary between classifications?

No judgement!

I’m just curious, in light of the wide spread concern over job cuts and potential layoffs over the next 4 years. Why are you leaving (or have left recently)? Do you have the means to live without working? Are you applying to retire early? Maybe you didn’t want to commit to your current level for the next four years because opportunities for advancement will be harder to come by? Were you forced to move to another team that you didn’t want to work on?

I do not want this to be a post where we fight with each other and criticize, it’s just an opportunity to share perspectives that could maybe help others make a decision if they are feeling stuck or discouraged in some way due to the current situation.