Public Service Labour Relations Act. In this Agreement, words defined in the Public Service Labour Relations Act have the same meaning as in that Act.
Public Service Labour Relations Act. If any legislation applying to Public Employees results in greater rights or benefits than are in effect under this Agreement, such rights or benefits shall be deemed to form part of and be applicable to the Agreement.
Public Service Labour Relations Act. Where the provisions of clause cannot be complied with and it is necessary to present a grievance by mail, the grievance shall be deemed to have been presented on the day on which it is postmarked and it shall be deemed to have been received by the Employer on the day it is delivered to the appropriate office of the agency concerned. the Employer shall be deemed to have delivered a reply an any step on the date on which the letter containing the reply is postmarked, but the time limit within which the may present his grievance at the next higher step shall be calculated from the date on which the Employer’s reply was delivered to the address shown on the grievance form. The time limits stipulated in this procedure may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the employee and, where appropriate the Institute representative, except as provided in clause C Where it appears that the nature of the grievance is such that a decision cannot be given below a particular step of authority, any or all the steps except the final step may be eliminated by agreement of the Employer and the employee, and, where applicable, the Institute. Where the Employer terminates or demotes an employee for cause pursuant to paragraph and of the Financial Administration Act, the grievance procedure set forth in this Agreement shall apply except that: