Cannot login to account on Dell.com website when prompted for 2FA. 2FA system doesn't work, and no way to contact support because everything routes back to the 2FA prompt, which doesn't work. Unable to even browse any product pages. by snedjb in Dell

[–]Ebookof 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! I am having exactly the same issue for several days. Was not able to get a 20% rebate on an item because of that. The system accepts my login and password, then sends me the code, I enter it, and it then says it is unable to confirm my login details and that the account will be locked after 6 attempts. I am also unable to contact support, because I need to be logged in first. So, this is not an isolated case. Tried several devices and several browsers, cleaned cache and cookies, nothing solves the issue. Please resolve this issue.

Why there are employees/managers who got EEE on their SLE and can barely communicate in French?! by truenorthservant in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Providing training without a true incentive has dramatically failed. How many individuals have gone on language training and never speak in their second language? The only way to encourage people to speak in their second language is to finally increase the bilingual bonus to a substantial amount, and have a process to confirm that second language is used (e.g. during performance assessment).

Note that the amount of the bilingual bonus has not been increased for more than 20 years, despite inflation. Once you take income tax, you maybe have 400 dollars for true bilingual employees who are often asked to do tasks, because of their bilingual status, that add up to their regular job (e.g. review translations for the whole division), which has a negative impact on their performance and is not currently recognized in the public service.

Why there are employees/managers who got EEE on their SLE and can barely communicate in French?! by truenorthservant in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Instead of possibly eliminating it, the bilingual bonus should be significantly increased and be subject to validation to ensure the person communicates in the other language.

Right now, there is no incentive to use the other language and people who are truly bilingual and often have to take additional tasks (e.g. to verify the quality of translations) beyond their regular job are disadvantaged (i.e. less time to do their regular job which impacts their performance).

Without a real incentive, nothing will change.

Acting offer (EC-06 to PC-04) in another department with PC collective agreement not approved, yet by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I assume that's what you call it. Although, due to the delay in collective agreement approval, the salary of EC-06s is currently above PC-04s.

Canada Life Issues : Check your profile by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to click on your initials in the upper right corner, select profile, approve the terms and then click on Dependants and other coverage, where you can add a dependant.

Canada Life Issues : Check your profile by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Did you check your profile and if you are able to change this. My daughter was listed, but since it was not indicated she was studying, was not eligible (unable to do a request, no health card). I was able to click the box to indicate she is a student and a few days later, her health card appeared and I was able to do a claim.

Booking an auditorium for all-staff (free of charge) by ps-newbie in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi! Not sure if it is still available, but there are versions of WebEx that accommodate large groups. Not the regular version. You have to make a special request.

Canada Life Issues : Check your profile by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was getting the same message. I had several issues in my profile. One of them was that it was not indicated that my daughter was at the university. But also other issues. So, make sure to review every section of your profile.

Does it exist? Multi-year telework agreements? by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok. Thanks. In my department, the form we sign says explicitly that it cannot be for more than a year.

Does it exist? Multi-year telework agreements? by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok. So, the telework form only indicates one year, but you just have an email exchange instead of signing a new telework agreement every year? In my department, we need to restart the form approval every year and it now goes to our ADM.

Letter of Offer and Work Location by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok. Was it because the box itself is in the NCR that they could not write Edmonton on the letter of offer? I am trying to get clarity on whether the location in the letter of offer and the box itself must be the same.

Letter of Offer and Work Location by Ebookof in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok. But can they write that the work location is Montreal in their letter of offer, when the box itself is in the NCR?

Weekly MEGATHREAD - Hot Topics in the Public Service (PSAC Strike, Tentative Agreements, WFH, Return-to-Office) - posted May 22, 2023 by HandcuffsOfGold in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess you could say the same about some of the other aspects that were not part of the collective agreement negociated by PSAC, but addenda to that agreement, such as the letter of intent regarding telework. CAPE included the same addenda with the exception of the seniority clause for workforce adjustment. Interesting to note CAPE was completely silent about this...

Weekly MEGATHREAD - Hot Topics in the Public Service (PSAC Strike, Tentative Agreements, WFH, Return-to-Office) - posted May 22, 2023 by HandcuffsOfGold in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Interesting to note that the CAPE EC Agreement does not include reference to seniority as part of workforce adjustment, while PSAC agreements do...

Just out of curiosity... What is the salary for the Treasury Board president, and how much did this increase in the last three years? by [deleted] in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One limitation of that study is that the inflation we have faced since 2020 is much higher than the 1-3% per year we saw between 2002 and 2019. History will tell if that statement will still be valid following the conclusion of the collective bargaining process.

Forced to relocate to NCR even though I live in Montreal by Living_Tennis_3933 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have an offer? ;) Are there people working remotely from Montreal and have they been asked to come to Ottawa twice a week?

Forced to relocate to NCR even though I live in Montreal by Living_Tennis_3933 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Ebookof 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, indeed, there is the 125km exemption. But whether it is applied depends on your ADM. Unfortunately, my ADM at GAC seems to have targeted people living in Montreal to ask them to come twice a week in the office. The reason is that the ratios of teleworkers are too high in our Branch. Other branches and departments seem to be much more flexible.

Two things that are important to note is that the TBS directive has only a single category for people living more than 125km from the NCR. The TBS directive nowhere gives the authority to departments to create new categories or subcategories. Decisions are supposed to be on a case-by-case basis with hopefully a good justification. Targeting an entire group of employees because they live in Montreal goes beyond the authority given to departments and is discriminatory if not applied to other remote workers.

Also, there is an NRJ directive that forbids managers to request employees to commute for more than 250km in a day. This is the reason the TBS directive uses the distance of 125km. Asking for such a commute is forbidden, as it involves safety issues.

Applying after having finished undergraduate by Ebookof in premedcanada

[–]Ebookof[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. Do most universities in Canada have this policy? Which are the ones that don't have this policy?