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GENERAL SERVICE CONDITIONS [7 records]

Record 1 2026-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The telehomecare monitoring service offers teaching and personalized follow-up at a distance.... What activities are offered? Daily monitoring of symptoms... monitoring of lungs and general conditions; follow-up of medication intake; consultation with the health library(e. g., signs and symptoms, aggravating factors and strategies for preventing and managing symptoms) ;communication with the clinical team by messaging...

OBS

Not to be confused with remote patient monitoring, which uses wireless medical devices and telehealth technology to automatically collect a patient’s health data while they are at home and transmit it to their healthcare provider, but which does not require live interactions between the patient and provider.

Key term(s)
  • home tele-monitoring service
  • tele-homecare monitoring service
  • tele-home care monitoring service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Les suivis virtuels en milieu de vie [...] offrent de l'enseignement et un suivi personnalisé à distance. [...] [Ils aident les patients] à gérer leurs symptômes et à prévenir les aggravations. [...] Quelles sont les activités offertes? Suivi quotidien des symptômes [...]; suivi de l'état général; suivi de la prise de médicaments; consultation de la bibliothèque santé (signes et symptômes, facteurs aggravants et stratégies de prévention); communication avec l'équipe clinique par messagerie [...]

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la télésurveillance médicale, qui repose sur la collecte à distance de données médicales d'un patient et leur transmission automatique depuis le domicile du patient vers un prestataire de soins de santé sans communication en direct entre le patient et le prestataire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
OBS

Director General Conditions of Service; DG Cond Svc : title and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

The title and the shortened form may be followed by a number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

Directeur général - Conditions de service; DG Cond Svc : titre et forme abrégée d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

Le titre et la forme abrégée peuvent être suivis d'un chiffre.

Key term(s)
  • Directeur général Conditions de service

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
OBS

The Secrétariat aux emplois supérieurs(SES) advises the government with a view to ensuring that it has a skilled and diversified senior public service. Moreover, the Secretariat makes sure that optimal use is made of these resources for an efficient governance of the State. For this purpose, the Secretariat has the following main responsibilities : see to the successful completion of the various stages leading to the appointment, the renewal of the term of office, the reassignment or the reclassification of senior position holders; evaluate and recommend the level of senior positions; determine the remuneration and the other conditions of employment of position holders; offer development activities and coaching services to individuals appointed to senior positions in government departments and organizations; advise the Secretary General on the application of the rules of ethics and professional conduct concerning senior public servants and public administrators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Structures de l'administration publique
OBS

Le Secrétariat aux emplois supérieurs (SES) conseille le gouvernement afin qu'il puisse disposer d'une haute fonction publique compétente et diversifiée et il voit à son utilisation optimale pour une gouverne efficace de l'État. Pour ce faire, il a pour responsabilités principales : d'assurer la réalisation des différentes étapes menant à la nomination, au renouvellement du mandat, à la réaffectation ou au reclassement des titulaires d'un emploi supérieur; d'évaluer et de recommander le niveau des emplois supérieurs; de déterminer la rémunération et les autres conditions de travail des titulaires; d'offrir des activités de développement et des services d'accompagnement aux personnes nommées à la haute direction des ministères et organismes du gouvernement; de conseiller le secrétaire général quant à l'application des règles d'éthique et de déontologie concernant les hauts fonctionnaires et les administrateurs publics.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Federal Administration
OBS

The International Civil Service Commission(ICSC) is an independent expert body established by the United Nations General Assembly. Its mandate is to regulate and coordinate the conditions of service of staff in the United Nations common system, while promoting and maintaining high standards in the international civil service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Administration fédérale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Administración federal
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Record 5 2001-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

United Nations Committee of Experts on Salary, Allowances and Leave Systems, the Flemming Committee, decided in 1949 that "Salaries and wages for locally engaged staff should be fixed and paid in local currency and should be sufficiently high to recruit and retain staff of high quality and standing. This means that, generally speaking, a local salary and wage scale should be equivalent to the best prevailing local rates". This concept has come to be known as the Flemming Principle.

OBS

Salaries of staff in the General Service category are determined in accordance with the Flemming principle by reference to the best prevailing conditions of service in the duty station concerned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 6 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

Advisory body in which both FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations] management and representatives of the Union of General Service Staff make recommendations to the Director-General on all matters connected with the arrangements for the survey of salaries and related conditions of employment conducted by the ICSC. Also participate in all phases of the survey.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 7 1994-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Finance
DEF

The data identifying the material or service to be purchased; the quantity, delivery rate, designs, specifications, quality requirements, and general conditions which will govern the contract resulting from acceptance of a bid.

OBS

Standardized by the CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Finances
DEF

Données qui décrivent le matériel ou service à acheter, la quantité, la fréquence de livraison, les dessins, les spécifications, les exigences en matière de qualité et les conditions générales qui serviront à dresser le contrat résultant de l'acceptation d'une proposition.

OBS

Adjudication. L'Administration est tenue de conclure avec celui des entrepreneurs ou fournisseurs qui, après une procédure publique de mise en concurrence, offre le prix le plus bas.

Spanish

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