Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: Union

The Hill Times: Speaking to the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) national president Sharon DeSousa said a lack of clarity around the early retirement has led to “chaos” amid a massive workforce adjustment process.

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The early retirement incentive “does not provide the same entitlements as what is already established in our collective agreements,” she told MPs, including a lump-sum payment based on years of service, and “risk a weaker employment transition process that was previously agreed to. … This is not acceptable.”…