Provider Group Joint Job Evaluation
CUPE, SEIU, SGEU and SAHO, through a joint job evaluation project, have undertaken to develop and implement a sustainable plan using the principles of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value and Pay Equity. Minimum qualifications will be determined and the skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions evaluated for all jobs in an organization.
News
Job Evaluation News - May 16, 2019
16-May-2019
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
1.Topic: NEW JOB(s): Implemented by JJEMC
There were no new jobs implemented for this time period.
2.Topic: PROVINCIAL REVIEWS COMPLETED:
Provincial Job Description #100 – Food Services Clerk
Provincial Job Description #019 – Food Services Worker
Provincial Job Description #420 – Head Franchise Services Worker
Provincial Job Description #004 – Food Services Supervisor
Provincial Job Description #225 – Assistant Cook
Provincial Job Description #024 – Cook
Provincial Job Description #010 – Head Cook
Provincial Job Description #328 – Baker
3.Topic: PROVINCIAL REVIEWS INITIATED:
The JJEMC has initiated a Provincial Review of:
Provincial Job Description #070 – Medical Laboratory Technologist I
Provincial Job Description #129 – Medical Laboratory Technologist II
Provincial Job Description #134 – Medical Laboratory Technologist Supervisor
Provincial Job Description #301 – Medical Laboratory Technologist & X-Ray Technician
Provincial Job Description #501 – Medical Laboratory Information Systems Technologist & X-Ray Technician
Provincial Job Description #252 – Laboratory Information System Technologist
Documents necessary for the Provincial Review were sent to Local Unions and HR Representative March 11, 2019.
Dates of completion are as follows:
Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – March 25, 2019
Employee(s) date of completion and submitted into OOS Supervisor by – April 23, 2019
OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted in to HR representative by – May 21, 2019
Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – June 4, 2019
The JJEMC has initiated a Provincial Review of:
Provincial Job Description #005 – Caretaker
Provincial Job Description #092 – Environmental Services Worker
Provincial Job Description #027 – Head Environmental Services Worker
Provincial Job Description #096 – Environmental Services Supervisor
Documents necessary for the Provincial Review were sent to Local Unions and HR Representative May 7, 2019.
Dates of completion are as follows:
Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – May 22, 2019
Employee(s) date of completion and submitted into OOS Supervisor by – June 19, 2019
OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted in to HR representative by – July 31, 2019
Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – August 15, 2019
Please contact Marianne Didowycz (347-5590) if you have any questions.
4. Topic: INITIATING A MAINTENANCE REQUEST:
Documentation required and process to follow for all changed and new 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 Descriptions
Provincial Job Fact Sheet (PJFS) (Amended from the PJFS the incumbent is currently in) Provincial Job Fact Sheets
OR
New Job:
(Process for Employers to 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 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.
Bulletins, Updates
Maintenance Letter of Understanding
In 2010, a Letter of Understanding was signed between the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Service Employees International Union-West (SEIU-West) and the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ union (SGEU). This letter speaks to the commitment from all parties to maintain a join Union/Management maintenance committee.
Maintenance Letter of Understanding (58 KB)
Job Evaluation Plan
The Joint Job Evaluation Manual is the working guide that explains in greater detail the factors that are evaluated in the maintenance review process.
Job Evaluation Plan (149 KB)
