Treatment of Surplus Notice. During Leaves of Absence or Temporary Assignments
27.3.12.1.1 Where the employee’s position is declared surplus while the employee is away on a sick leave (STSP, LTIP or WSIB), the ministry shall notify the employee that his or her position has been declared surplus and that, when the employee returns to work, the surplus notice shall be issued.
27.3.12.1.2 Where the employee’s position is declared surplus while the employee is away on a leave of absence, the ministry shall notify the employee that his or her position has been declared surplus and inform the employee of the option to:
(a) return early from the leave of absence and receive the surplus notice at that time; or
(b) return at the end of the leave and receive the surplus notice at that time.
27.3.12.1.3 Where the employee’s position is declared surplus while the employee is on a temporary assignment or secondment within the OPS, the home ministry has the option of:
(a) returning the employee to his or her home position and issuing the surplus notice at that time; or
(b) giving the employee the surplus notice and allowing the employee to remain on temporary assignment until directly assigned into a permanent vacancy, the temporary assignment ends, or the notice period expires, whichever occurs first.
