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2011, c.160 - Financial Administration Act

Section 6
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Personnel management powers of the Board
6(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
“enactment” includes a regulation, order or other instrument made under the authority of an Act.(texte législatif)
“public service” has the same meaning given to the expression “Public Service” in the Public Service Labour Relations Act, and includes any portion of the public service of the Province designated by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council as part of the public service for the purpose of this section.(services publics)
“separate employer” means a separate employer within the meaning of the Public Service Labour Relations Act.(employeur distinct)
6(2)Subject to the provisions of any enactment respecting the powers and functions of a separate employer but despite any other provision contained in any enactment, in the exercise of its responsibilities in relation to personnel management including its responsibilities in relation to employer and employee relations in the public service and without restricting the generality of section 5, the Board may
(a) determine the human resources requirements of the public service and provide for the allocation and the effective utilization of human resources within the public service;
(b) determine requirements for the training and development of personnel in the public service and fix the terms on which that training and development may be carried out;
(c) provide for the classification of positions of employees in the public service;
(d) determine and regulate the pay to which persons employed in the public service are entitled for services rendered, the hours of work and leave of those persons and any related matters;
(e) provide for the awards that may be made to persons employed in the public service for outstanding performance of their duties, for other meritorious achievements in relation to those duties and for inventions or practical suggestions for improvements;
(f) establish standards of competence and discipline in the public service and prescribe the financial and other penalties, including suspension and discharge, that may be applied for incompetence, incapacity or for breaches of discipline or misconduct, and the circumstances and manner in which and the authority by which or by whom those penalties may be applied or may be varied or rescinded in whole or in part;
(g) establish and provide for the application of standards governing physical working conditions of, and for the health and safety of, persons employed in the public service;
(h) determine and regulate the payments that may be made to persons employed in the public service by way of reimbursement of travelling or other expenses and by way of allowances in respect of expenses and conditions arising out of their employment; and
(i) provide for any other matters, including terms and conditions of employment not otherwise specifically provided for in this subsection, that the Board considers necessary for effective personnel management in the public service.
6(3)The Board may delegate any of its powers and functions in relation to personnel management to the appropriate portion of the public service to be exercised in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions that the Board directs, and the Board may revise or recall and reinstate that delegation.
6(4)If in an enactment there is a reference to a matter that may be determined, fixed, provided for, regulated or established under subsection (2), the reference shall be construed as a reference to this Act, except as regards any transaction, matter or thing that occurred before the commencement of this section.
R.S.1973, c.F-11, s.6; 1975, c.22, s.3; 1984, c.44, s.5
Personnel management powers of the Board
6(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
“enactment” includes a regulation, order or other instrument made under the authority of an Act.(texte législatif)
“public service” has the same meaning given to the expression “Public Service” in the Public Service Labour Relations Act, and includes any portion of the public service of the Province designated by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council as part of the public service for the purpose of this section.(services publics)
“separate employer” means a separate employer within the meaning of the Public Service Labour Relations Act.(employeur distinct)
6(2)Subject to the provisions of any enactment respecting the powers and functions of a separate employer but despite any other provision contained in any enactment, in the exercise of its responsibilities in relation to personnel management including its responsibilities in relation to employer and employee relations in the public service and without restricting the generality of section 5, the Board may
(a) determine the human resources requirements of the public service and provide for the allocation and the effective utilization of human resources within the public service;
(b) determine requirements for the training and development of personnel in the public service and fix the terms on which that training and development may be carried out;
(c) provide for the classification of positions of employees in the public service;
(d) determine and regulate the pay to which persons employed in the public service are entitled for services rendered, the hours of work and leave of those persons and any related matters;
(e) provide for the awards that may be made to persons employed in the public service for outstanding performance of their duties, for other meritorious achievements in relation to those duties and for inventions or practical suggestions for improvements;
(f) establish standards of competence and discipline in the public service and prescribe the financial and other penalties, including suspension and discharge, that may be applied for incompetence, incapacity or for breaches of discipline or misconduct, and the circumstances and manner in which and the authority by which or by whom those penalties may be applied or may be varied or rescinded in whole or in part;
(g) establish and provide for the application of standards governing physical working conditions of, and for the health and safety of, persons employed in the public service;
(h) determine and regulate the payments that may be made to persons employed in the public service by way of reimbursement of travelling or other expenses and by way of allowances in respect of expenses and conditions arising out of their employment; and
(i) provide for any other matters, including terms and conditions of employment not otherwise specifically provided for in this subsection, that the Board considers necessary for effective personnel management in the public service.
6(3)The Board may delegate any of its powers and functions in relation to personnel management to the appropriate portion of the public service to be exercised in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions that the Board directs, and the Board may revise or recall and reinstate that delegation.
6(4)If in an enactment there is a reference to a matter that may be determined, fixed, provided for, regulated or established under subsection (2), the reference shall be construed as a reference to this Act, except as regards any transaction, matter or thing that occurred before the commencement of this section.
R.S.1973, c.F-11, s.6; 1975, c.22, s.3; 1984, c.44, s.5