Few issues in working life are as important as classification. When your job is under-classified, you do not receive the pay you deserve. And when the employer’s classification system is faulty, everyone’s job may be improperly valued.
The pages in this section begin by discussing how to challenge the classification of your position. This can be complicated, so speak with your steward or local officer before proceeding with a classification grievance.
The classification system itself is also reviewed in these pages. Understanding the system is not easy, but the guide offered here aims at taking away some of the mystery that surrounds classification.
January 5, 2011Following several months of mediation, a tentative agreement has been reached to SDA II grievances. The cases involve work by affected members that was carried out during the period of April 1996 to September 2006.
August 17, 2010After working for years at the PM-03 level while their colleagues across the country were PM-04’s, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists (VRS) in Ontario have finally been upgraded.
March 15, 2010Many members have been receiving third level replies to the acting pay grievances filed at the time of the introduction of the SMSM job grievances in 2008. This update clarifies why these grievance replies were issued and outlines our next steps regarding work description and classification cases.
October 20, 2009The PSAC has initiated talks with the Treasury Board on classification issues related to the Program and Administrative Services (PA) bargaining unit. The majority of CEIU members are included in this unit and the PSAC is seeking the involvement of members in the reform process.
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