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PAY POSITION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pay position
1, record 1, English, pay%20position
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two pools of positions are created at each FS [Foreign Service] level; one pool of pay positions to which employees are appointed and one pool of duty positions to which employees are assigned, not appointed, on a rotational basis. 1, record 1, English, - pay%20position
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poste salarié
1, record 1, French, poste%20salari%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
- Federal Administration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- position at a lower maximum rate of pay
1, record 2, English, position%20at%20a%20lower%20maximum%20rate%20of%20pay
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Subject to paragraphs 11.1(1)(f) and (g), every deputy head in the core public administration may, with respect to the portion for which he or she is deputy head, ... establish standards of discipline and set penalties, including termination of employment, suspension, demotion to a position at a lower maximum rate of pay and financial penalties; ... [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 2, record 2, English, - position%20at%20a%20lower%20maximum%20rate%20of%20pay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
- Administration fédérale
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poste situé dans une échelle de traitement comportant un plafond inférieur
1, record 2, French, poste%20situ%C3%A9%20dans%20une%20%C3%A9chelle%20de%20traitement%20comportant%20un%20plafond%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(1) Sous réserve des alinéas 11.1(1)f) et g), chaque administrateur général peut, à l'égard du secteur de l'administration publique centrale dont il est responsable : [...] établir des normes de discipline et prescrire des mesures disciplinaires, y compris le licenciement, la suspension, la rétrogradation à un poste situé dans une échelle de traitement comportant un plafond inférieur et les sanctions pécuniaires; [...] [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 2, record 2, French, - poste%20situ%C3%A9%20dans%20une%20%C3%A9chelle%20de%20traitement%20comportant%20un%20plafond%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- acting pay position 1, record 3, English, acting%20pay%20position
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- position donnant droit à une indemnité d'intérim
1, record 3, French, position%20donnant%20droit%20%C3%A0%20une%20indemnit%C3%A9%20d%27int%C3%A9rim
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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