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Several sources have confirmed that the Parliamentary Budget Office will soon publish a report that will reveal its finding that there is no significant difference between paid sick leaves in the public and private sectors. The report is anticipated to be released in Ottawa on Thursday, and is expected to claim that public servants are allowed a similar amount of paid sick days as their counterparts in comparable private sector organizations.
These findings will partially contradict several claims made by Treasury Board President, Tony Clement, who previously alleged that public servants are abusing the current sick-leave system that has resulted in higher rates of absenteeism among federal bureaucrats than their counterparts in the private sector. The anticipated report by the PBO is likely to become an important reference for debate between Clement and the 27 bargaining units heading into contract talks with Ottawa in 2014. Clement aims to make sick-leave reforms as his main bargaining point in those contracts, though the unions are also adamant to prevent any such change.
The national president of PSAC, Robyn Benson, recently mentioned in an interview on Wednesday that “we’re not in a race to the bottom, and we’re not in concession bargaining. We’re not prepared to give up our sick leave.” He added that “we have time and time again said that Mr. Clement is incorrect. Our members do not abuse sick leave . . . . Mr. Clement has said we use upwards of 18 days a year when we only actually earn 15.”
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