COMPENSATION COMMUNIQUÉ

December 20, 1999

SUBJECT: Access to Compensation Sector Publications via the Internet

In response to the client community and in consultation with the Association of Compensation Managers, a Publiservice Compensation Sector Web site was established in the fall of 1998. We are pleased to inform you that as of December 1999, the Sector web presence has been expanded to the Internet to provide access to a broader range of clients. The quality of the materials delivered will be maintained, the timeliness within which documentation is received will be improved and the ease of use of the publications, through the installation of electronic links and search capabilities, will be facilitated.

The following documents are currently available on the Publiservice and Internet sites:

Annual Report
Forms/Info Kits
Pay Equity
Pension Reform
Publications (Directives, Bulletins, Forms Advices, etc.)
Software
Year 2000

We invite you to visit the site to which you have access and to familiarize yourself with it.

As a cost reduction measure, as of the date of issuance of this communiqué, we will no longer accept any new requests for paper copies of the publications available on the Compensation Sector Web sites. As of April 1, 2000 the Sector will implement its total discontinuance of paper copies for documents available on these sites. Prior to April 1, 2000, amendments of manuals for which paper copies are still distributed, will continue to be distributed in paper mode as well as electronically via the Web.

As a result of the discontinuance of paper copies of manuals, we would like to alert you to the fact that Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) regional pay offices training delivery will also be impacted. Classroom training will be delivered using the only valid version of the manuals, which is the electronic version. It is imperative that, as manuals are Web enabled, participants registering for PWGSC pay, pension and insurance courses be familiar with the Internet related technology, e.g. site navigation using a browser.

To access the electronic versions, visit the following URLs:

Publiservice: http://publiservice.pwgsc.gc.ca/compensation
Internet: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/compensation

Since the following menu items on the Internet site are protected to prevent access by the general public, you will require the following user name and password to access them. I would appreciate it if you would provide this information to your staff on a need to know basis only.

Protected items: Publications, Software and Year 2000
User name: comprem
Password: qaz123

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Diane Gauthier, Manager, Training and Communications at (819) 956-6374.

B. Bartley
A/Director General
Compensation Sector
Government Operational Service

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