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IMPROPER APPOINTMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- power to take corrective action
1, record 1, English, power%20to%20take%20corrective%20action
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the [Public Service] Commission authorizes a deputy head to make appointments pursuant to an internal appointment process, the authorization must include the power to revoke those appointments and to take corrective action whenever the deputy head, after investigation, is satisfied that an error, an omission or improper conduct affected the selection of a person for appointment. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 2, record 1, English, - power%20to%20take%20corrective%20action
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir de prendre des mesures correctives
1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20de%20prendre%20des%20mesures%20correctives
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les cas où la Commission [de la fonction publique] autorise un administrateur général à exercer le pouvoir de faire des nominations dans le cadre d'un processus de nomination interne, l'autorisation doit comprendre le pouvoir de révoquer ces nominations et de prendre des mesures correctives à leur égard - dans les cas où, après avoir mené une enquête, il est convaincu qu'une erreur, une omission ou une conduite irrégulière a influé sur le choix de la personne nommée. [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 2, record 1, French, - pouvoir%20de%20prendre%20des%20mesures%20correctives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
- Federal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- investigate an external appointment process
1, record 2, English, investigate%20an%20external%20appointment%20process
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [Public Service] Commission may investigate any external appointment process and, if it is satisfied that the appointment was not made or proposed to be made on the basis of merit, or that there was an error, an omission or improper conduct that affected the selection of the person appointed or proposed for appointment,... [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 2, English, - investigate%20an%20external%20appointment%20process
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
- Administration fédérale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mener une enquête sur un processus de nomination externe
1, record 2, French, mener%20une%20enqu%C3%AAte%20sur%20un%20processus%20de%20nomination%20externe
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Commission [de la fonction publique] peut mener une enquête sur tout processus de nomination externe; si elle est convaincue que la nomination ou la proposition de nomination n'a pas été fondée sur le mérite ou qu'une erreur, une omission ou une conduite irrégulière a influé sur le choix de la personne nommée ou dont la nomination est proposée, [...] [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 2, French, - mener%20une%20enqu%C3%AAte%20sur%20un%20processus%20de%20nomination%20externe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-05-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- improper appointment
1, record 3, English, improper%20appointment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nomination irrégulière
1, record 3, French, nomination%20irr%C3%A9guli%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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