Pay Transformation Initiative: September 2012 No. 17

Senior Leaders Embrace Social Media

Are you looking for our leadership's views on the Transformation of Pay Administration initiative? Lucky for you, the folks who live and breathe these projects every day enjoy sharing their thoughts and successes with everyone. As the initiative's leader, Brigitte Fortin, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Accounting, Banking and Compensation is at the forefront of the blogging world with a goal of creating consistent dialogue amongst the compensation community.  Check out her most recent Senior Leaders' Blog - This information is only accessible to clients with access to "mySource", the official Public Works and Government Services intranet. and you can also follow her on twitter @brigitte_fortin for the latest project news.

Pay Centre Welcomes New Clients from Wave 1 Organizations

During September 2012, 3,200 additional pay accounts were transferred to the Public Service Pay Centre. A total of 7,200 Wave 1 employees are now being provided pay administration services by the Pay Centre. A further 12,800 pay accounts will be transferred over the next year, so in order to find out when your department or agency will be served by the Pay Centre, feel free to view the complete Consolidation of Pay Services Project Transfer Schedule.

Wave 2 Recruitment and Staffing… just around the corner!

Hiring processes for 197 Wave 2 compensation staff are planned to be launched at the end of September 2012. A total of 12 processes will be posted and will include deployment and promotional opportunities for employees within the Compensation Community (at the AS-02, AS-03, AS-04 and AS-06 groups and levels) as well as external staffing processes at the CR-04/AS-01 groups and level. Candidates that apply for a deployment will be assessed through a comprehensive review of their resume as well as a reference check process, similar to what was done during the Wave 1 hiring. 

Stay tuned! Available positions will be advertised on Publiservice - This information is only accessible to federal government employees, and only to federal departments and agencies., Careers in the federal public service and GCForums. @brigitte_fortin's Twitter feeds will also keep you in the loop!

Should you have any questions on the recruitment processes or require any further information, do not hesitate to contact RecruitmentMiramichi.RecrutementMiramichi@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Compensation Employee Placement Process

If you identify a requirement to fill a vacancy in your department/agency or to initiate a discussion outlining your staffing requirements, please send us your completed Appendix A from the Compensation Employee Placement Guide to transformation@pwgsc.gc.ca. We will then work with your manager and Wave 1 Departments to collaboratively refer employee names. For more information or for a copy of the Compensation Employee Placement Guide, please contact your manager.

Questions and Answers

For detailed information about the Pay Modernization Project or the Consolidation of Pay Services Project, please refer to the recently updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or read up on our monthly newsletter - Compensation Focus: Transformation.

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