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UCS UPDATE
In the September newsletter we mentioned that departments had to meet the October 31, 2000 deadline for the completion of work description writing and evaluations. The majority of departments have sent Treasury Board (TB) their data regarding the ratings of work descriptions but all have acknowledged that the data is not 100% stable. HRDC and DND still have to provide their data to TB. Presently departments are writing a few more work descriptions upon demand, conducting evaluations of work descriptions and analyzing interdepartmental relativity reviews to ensure consistency of interpretation and application of the UCS across federal departments and agencies. Managers have received or will be receiving information / training sessions from their departments to communicate with their employees on the UCS and its process.
The latest information from TB to Bargaining Agents is that there are a number of implementation issues that are still not resolved. Treasury Board has not taken a firm position as to the salary protection issue, the date for the release of the Advanced Personal Notification (APN), the implementation schedule and the pay lines. We currently believe the APN will not be issued to employees before April 2001.
As an employee, you must be prepared by educating yourself with a general knowledge of the UCS, attending information sessions given by your department, visiting TB's UCS Web site and familiarizing yourself with the FI Reference Tool which is available on the APSFA Web site (www.apsfa-agffp.com) under UCS.
Although some departments are adopting generic work descriptions, many are still maintaining unique work descriptions. If you have reviewed your work description, do not hesitate to raise issues such as inaccurate job content or insufficient information with your manager.
Communication between members and their supervisors is essential to ensure that work descriptions accurately reflect the duties being performed as well as the work content. Remember, it is up to you to take responsibility for your work description because failure to review your work description may result in your position being permanently undervalued and your pay negatively affected.
The Association remains concerned that ratings assigned and evaluations conducted for FI positions will undervalue the importance of FI work and result in a high percentage of members being red-circled.
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