The Foreign Service Directives Committee reviews and recommends changes to the Foreign Service Directives and hears final level grievances on these authorities, when required by the Executive Committee. The Committee also recommends changes to various rates and premiums on a periodic basis.
Committee Advisor: Eden Bédard
Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (December 2024)
Regular activities:
- The Committee has met four (4) times since the last Council meeting.
Cyclical review activities:
- The full Committee met three (3) times to review the work of the nine (9) sub-committees created for the purpose of cyclical review and numerous agreements have been reached.
- The nine (9) sub-committees met on a weekly basis in order to complete the review in time for the new directives to come into effect with the new posting cycle, on April 1, 2025. The cyclical review is to be presented to the Executive Committee in December for approval.
Outstanding item(s):
- Nil
Next meetings: March 6, 2025, April 3, 2025, May 1, 2025, June 5, 2025