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APPOINTMENT ACTING BASIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
- Public Service
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acting appointment
1, record 1, English, acting%20appointment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- appointment on an acting basis 2, record 1, English, appointment%20on%20an%20acting%20basis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The designation of a person to carry out, for a temporary period, the duties and responsibilities of a position having a higher maximum rate of pay. 3, record 1, English, - acting%20appointment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acting appointments. [Where] an employee is required by the deputy head to perform for a temporary period the duties of a position having a higher maximum rate of pay (hereinafter referred to as the "higher position"), than the maximum rate of pay for the position held by him, the employee shall be considered to have been appointed to the higher position in an acting capacity. 4, record 1, English, - acting%20appointment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
- Fonction publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nomination intérimaire
1, record 1, French, nomination%20int%C3%A9rimaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans l'administration publique fédérale, nomination d'un employé à titre temporaire aux fonctions d'un poste ayant un taux de rémunération maximum plus élevé que celui qu'il occupait à titre effectif, pour une période plus longue que la période pour laquelle une rémunération d'intérim peut être autorisée. 2, record 1, French, - nomination%20int%C3%A9rimaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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