Job Evaluation News - December 19, 2017

Job Evaluation News - December 19, 2017

19-Dec-2017


Provincial Reviews are continuing to be completed
  • Please note the recently signed Letter of Understanding (LOU) between the Parties indicates that Provincial Reviews will continue to be completed by the JJEMC
  • Provincial Job Descriptions (PJD) moving down in pay band as a result of education changes will be put "On Hold" as per the above mentioned LOU
  • Provincial Reviews are an opportunity for the employee(s) and the Out-of-Scope Supervisor to submit information indicating how the PJD has changed since it was implemented or last reviewed
  • Provincial Review history:
  • 131 Provincial Reviews have been completed by the JJEMC from 2007 to 2017
  • 65 PJDs remained in the same pay band (approximately 50%) as a result of the Provincial Review
  • 43 PJDs went up in pay band (approximately 33%) as a result of the Provincial Review
  • 23 PJDs went down in pay band (approximately 17%) as a result of the Provincial Review
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    1. Topic: NEW JOB(s): Implemented by JJEMC

    Provincial Job Description #515 - Parent and Youth Outreach Worker Supervisor 
     
    The updated documents are now available on the website under the following heading:
     
     
    2. Topic: PROVINCIAL REVIEWS COMPLETED:
     
     
    Provincial Job Description #113 - Laboratory Process Worker
     Provincial Job Description #121 - Medical Laboratory Assistant
    Provincial Job Description #145 - Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant
    Provincial Job Description #259 - Laboratory Services Worker
    Provincial Job Description #409 - Automation System Technologist
     
    3. Topic: PROVINCIAL REVIEWS INITIATED: 
     
    The JJEMC has initiated a Provincial Review of:

    Provincial Job Description #215 - Cytotechnologist Working Supervisor
    Provincial Job Description #218 - Cytotechnologist I
    Provincial Job Description #220 -Cytotechnologist II
     
    Documents necessary for the Provincial Review were sent to Local Unions and HR Representatives October 24, 2017.
     
    Dates of completion are as follows:
     
    Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – November 07, 2017
    Employee(s) date of completion and submitted into OOS Supervisor by – December 05, 2017
    OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted in to HR representative by – January 04, 2018
    Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – January 18, 2018

    The JJEMC has initiated a Provincial Review of:

    Provincial Job Description #101 - Cytogenetics Technologist I
    Provincial Job Description #321 - Cytogenetics Technologist II
    Provincial Job Description #512 - Clinical Genetics Technologist II
    Provincial Job Description #513 - Clinical Genetics Technologist Supervisor
     
    Documents necessary for the Provincial Review were sent to Local Unions and HR Representatives November 02, 2017 .
     
    Dates of completion are as follows:
     
    Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – November 16, 2017
    Employee(s) date of completion and submitted into OOS Supervisor by – December 14, 2017
    OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted in to HR representative by – January 11, 2018
    Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – January 25, 2018
     

    The JJEMC has initiated a Provincial Review of:

    Provincial Job Description #072 - Cardiology Technologist
    Provincial Job Description #154 - Cardiology Technologist Working Supervisor
    Provincial Job Description #443 - Cardiology Technologist Pacemaker Clinic
    Provincial Job Description #150 - Cardiopulmonary Function Technologist Working Supervisor

    Provincial Job Description #184 - Cardiopulmonary Function Technologist 

    Documents necessary for the Provincial Review were sent to Local Unions and HR Representatives December 05, 2017 .
     
    Dates of completion are as follows:
     
    Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – December 19, 2017
    Employee(s) date of completion and submitted into OOS Supervisor by – January 16, 2018
    OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted in to HR representative by – February 13, 2018
    Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – February 27, 2018

    Please contact Marianne Didowycz at Marianne.Didowycz@saho.ca (347-5590) or Tracy Hall at Tracy.Hall@saho.ca (347-1528) if you have any questions. 
     
    4. Topic: INITIATING A MAINTENANCE REQUEST:
     
    Documentation required and process to follow for all new and changed jobs submitted to the Provider Group Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Process.

    Changed Job: (Process for an employee(s) requesting to be reclassified to a new job or another existing job in the plan)
    Provincial Job Description (PJD) (Amended from the PJD the incumbent is currently in)
    Provincial Job Fact Sheet (PJFS) (Amended from the PJFS the incumbent is currently in)
    Provincial Job Fact Sheets
     
    OR

    New Job: (Process for Employers create new jobs - no employee(s) attached to submission)
     
    Draft Job Description
     
    Documents must be reviewed and commented on by either the OOS Manager or employee(s), whichever is applicable. (e.g., if an employee initiates the Maintenance request, the OOS Manager is the “Reviewer”; if an OOS Manager initiates the Maintenance request, the employee(s) is the “Reviewer”).
     
    Completed documents are forwarded to employer Human Resources department. Employer Human Resources department provides a copy to the local Union and forwards a copy to the Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee (JJEMC) Assistant.
     
    The Human Resources department and the local Union will arrange to meet with the JJEMC Assistant to discuss (three party review meeting) the maintenance request.

    5. Topic: HEALTH INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT:
     
    Should Employees or Employers wish to provide supporting documentation further to the required documents, then Regional Policies and Procedures and the Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) must be adhered to.

    HIPA requires protection of health information such as Social Insurance Number (SIN), names, addresses, Health Services Number (HSN), next of kin or signatures that would identify an individual, who has not provided consent for information to be shared.
     
    Please reference HIPA, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan’s website at www.oipc.sk.ca or contact your Regional Privacy Office for further information.