Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

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Ottawa, June 20, 2008 - Federal public service employees have won a landmark victory before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. In a decision released today, the Tribunal ruled that the Treasury Board term employee policy was discriminatory.

Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada member Brigitte Lavoie filed the complaint before the Tribunal, alleging that the term employee policy discriminated against women who take maternity leave. The TB policy stated that term employees would automatically become indeterminate after three years of employment yet would not count the leave period.

The Tribunal ruled that the Treasury Board did discriminate by refusing to count the maternity leave period towards continuous employment therefore eliminating her chances of permanent employment and career advancement.

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