Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There was a commitment to GNWT employees that if they were in a position that was going to be affected, which meant that they could no longer remain in that position, we would make efforts to find them another position within the government rather than laying them off. This provides money to potentially retrain them so that they could move into another position or provide them with some interim salary dollars until another position can be found. There is actually a policy that lays out the number of weeks that they would have priority status within the government, and what efforts would be made. There is actually a retention program that is developed for each employee that is affected so that they know what is being done for them.
Ms. Snider on Committee Motion 13-15(3): Recommendation Regarding Self-government Implementation And Incremental Costs, Carried
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Committee Motion 13-15(3): Recommendation Regarding Self-government Implementation And Incremental Costs, Carried
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