THIS IS FROM THE

Twenty-First Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada

BY WAYNE WOUTERS, Clerk of the Privy Council 

Modernizing Our Disability and Sick Leave Management System to Respond to the Needs of All Employees

We are also committed to improving the wellness of federal employees. Our current approach to managing disability and sick leave is out of step with leading practices, as employees must wait 13 weeks to become eligible for long-term disability, or exhaust all of their banked sick leave, whichever is longer. This can cause problems for those with serious illnesses, as many public servants do not have enough sick leave credits and could face financial hardship before becoming eligible for long-term disability. And even for those who do have enough sick leave, the current system does not offer adequate case management and return-to-work support. We can do better.

We are changing this, and are committed to working with bargaining agents to develop and implement a disability and sick leave management system that is modern, comprehensive, and responsive to the needs of all employees. A short-term disability plan will provide employees with access to active case management including wellness, prevention and rehabilitation services, and seamlessly connect sick leave with long-term disability benefits. This would provide fair and comprehensive sickness and disability coverage for all federal employees and help them return to work when they are able to do so

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Our sick leave is still in our Collective Agreement and the employer has no right to make such statements.

Don’t accept that this is already a done deal!!!!

PSAC has sent this to their legal team for review, as per Robyn Benson.