Mr. Speaker, my second return is to an oral question asked by Mr. Roland, MLA for Boot Lake, on June 22, 2000, regarding information on the staffing appeals process.
An unsuccessful job candidate who is:
(a) eligible for priority consideration under the Affirmative Action Policy; or
(b) an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories;
and has applied on a position included in the Union of Northern Workers bargaining unit, is able to appeal the results of the competition.
Appeals are heard by a joint committee consisting of a government representative, a Union of Northern Workers representative and an independent chairperson. The decision of the appeals committee is final. There is no further step in the appeals process.
When the appeal is completed, a copy of the Staffing Appeal Committee Report is sent to labour relations and compensation in the Financial Management Board Secretariat. In reviewing the appeal package, if labour relations and compensation identifies issues that need to be addressed to improve the staffing or the appeals process, this will be identified in writing to the executive director, corporate human resources.