Manager's Handbook on Staffing and Recruitment

Revised (March 2004)

Table of Contents

FOREWORD by Scott Serson

CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION

• Why it was written and why you should read it
• What it is
• ... And what it isn't
• The big picture: The government HRM agenda
• HR planning is step one
• Implement the plan early
• Employment equity
• Employment equity and merit
• Values-based staffing

CHAPTER TWO - STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT

• Introduction
• Human Resources Management
  • Human Resources Advisors
• Staffing Options at a Glance
  • Chart
  • Tips for managing staffing
  • Tips on managing a competition
• Staffing - In Detail
  • Preparation
  • Priority consideration
  • Best Staffing Option(s)
  • Assessment and Selection
  • Appointment

CHAPTER THREE - STAFFING OPTIONS

• Option 1   Acting Appointment
• Option 2   Assignments
  • Assignment/Secondment
  • Interchange Canada
• Option 3   Casual Employment
• Option 4   Closed Competition
• Option 5   Contract/Agency
• Option 6   Deployment
• Option 7   Development Programs
  • Apprenticeship or Professional Training Programs (APTP)
  • Management Development Programs
    • Accelerated Executive Development Program (AEXDP)
    • Career Assignment Program (CAP)Management Trainee Program (MTP)
  • Professional Development Programs
    • Accelerated Economist Training Program (AETP)
      Financial Officer Recruitment and Development Program and
      Internal Auditor Recruitment and Development Program (FORD/IARD)
• Option 8   Eligibility List
• Option 9   Employment Equity Programs
  • Departmental Employment Equity Programs
  • PSC Ad Hoc Employment Equity Program
• Option 10 Recruitment - Indeterminate and Term Hiring
  • Post-Secondary Recruitment Program
  • Recruitment - Inventories
  • Recruitment - Open Competitions
  • Student Programs
  • Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)
  • Co-op/Internship Programs
• Option 11 Student Bridging
• Option 12 Without Competition Appointment

CHAPTER FOUR - RECOURSE

• Types of Recourse
  • Appeals
    • How is an appeal triggered?
    • Appeal process
  • Early Intervention (EI)
    • What is EI?
    • How does EI work?
  • Deployment Recourse
    • Investigating a deployment complaint with the PSC
  • Investigation and Conciliation
    • Who can trigger an investigation?
    • Investigation process
    • Conciliation
    • Your responsibilities as manager
  • Mediation
    • What is mediation?
    • How does mediation work?

CHAPTER FIVE - EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

• Introduction
• The Business Case for Employment Equity
• Principal Goals of Employment Equity
• The Four Designated Groups
• Your Responsibilities as a Manager
• Overcoming Barriers in Your Organization
• Staffing and Recruitment Programs and Tools
• Duty to Accommodate
• Employment Equity Positive Measures Program and Embracing Change Fund
• Statistics

CHAPTER SIX - PRIORITY APPOINTMENTS

• Introduction
• What Are Priority Entitlements
• Advantages of Appointing Priority Persons
• Your Responsibilities as a Manager
• When Your Staff Gain Priroity Status
• When You are Staffing: Identifying and Assessing Priority Persons
• Priority Clearance Numbers
• Retraining of Surplus and Layoff Employees
• Lower-level Appointments and Salary Protection
• Travel and Relocation Costs
• Recourse

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