Harassment-free workplace enshrined for first time: Union
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) members successfully negotiated a collective agreement on May 28 with the Treasury Board to secure a seven per cent wage increase over the next four years.
“We’ve made progress on parental leave and we’ve secured pay increases that reflect the growing cost of living. This agreement will improve our members’ lives,” said Debi Daviau, PIPSC president.
The agreement includes a historic win with 10 paid days of leave for survivors of domestic violence. Parental leave top-up has expanded by five weeks and is now equitable for adoptive parents, said the union.
The union has also secured language on harassment that for the first time in Canadian public service enshrines the right of a worker to a workplace free of harassment and violence, said PIPSC.
The agreement secures PIPSC collaboration with the Treasury Board on replacing Phoenix, financial penalties for late contract implementation and retroactive pay, said the union.
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents 60,000 public service professionals across Canada.
