FPSLREB Decisions

Designation of positions having safety or security duties - Subsection 78.1(6) of the Public Service Staff Relations Act (PSSRA) - Library Science Group - pursuant to subsection 78.1(4) of the PSSRA, the parties met to review each position in the bargaining unit to determine whether any of them have safety or security duties as specified in subsection 78(1) - in due course, the employer pursuant to subsection 78.1(5) provided the Board with a statement of the positions that the parties had determined do not have safety or security duties - the employer also advised the Board pursuant to subsection 78.1(7) that the parties had been unable to agree on whether a number of positions have safety or security duties and the employer was therefore referring those positions to a designation review panel - a designation review panel was duly established and made its recommendations - subsequently, the employer advised the Board that it wished to refer the positions that remained in dispute to the Board, pursuant to subsection 78.2(1) of the PSSRA - following a hearing, the Board determined that none of the positions in dispute have safety or security duties - therefore, pursuant to subsection 78.1(6) of the PSSRA, the Board designated the positions which the parties agreed have safety or security duties - pursuant to section 78.5 of the PSSRA, the Board authorized the employer to inform the employees occupying the designated positions - this was to be done within the time limits and according to the procedure specified in section 60 of the P.S.S.R.B. Regulations and Rules of Procedure, 1993 - the Board further directed the employer to so notify future incumbents of these additional three positions within 30 days of the date on which they occupy these positions. Positions designated.