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APPOINTMENT INSTRUMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Public Service
  • Business and Administrative Documents
DEF

appointment document: an instrument required by the Public Service Employment Act, which is completed on the appointment of an employee to a position in the Public Service.

CONT

An appointment under this Act takes effect on the date specified in the instrument of appointment.

OBS

for "certificate of appointment" : Although "certificate of appointment" is a synonym of "instrument of appointment", only "instrument of appointment" is sanctioned by law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Fonction publique
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
DEF

Dans l'administration publique fédérale, document officiel attestant de la nomination d'un candidat à un poste déterminé.

CONT

Si la nomination relève de la Commission de la fonction publique fédérale, [la] forme [de l'acte de nomination] sera celle d'un simple écrit (lettre ou autre document). Cette condition de forme de l'acte de nomination est primordiale parce que c'est ce dernier qui crée sur le plan juridique la relation Administration - fonction publique.

Spanish

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