These pages provide information about the Work Force Adjustment Appendix (WFAA) negotiated for Treasury Board employees. It forms part of your collective agreement and complements provisions in the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) and regulations. These pages are guidelines and should be used in conjunction with the WFAA. Specific references to relevant sections of the WFAA are indicated in brackets.

Note that the WFAA only applies to indeterminate employees. Term employees are not covered by the WFAA.

• Workforce Adjustment - a guide for PSAC members (March 2012, PDF)

• Questions and Answers

1. General principles
2. What is a work force adjustment situation?
3. If you are affected by a work force adjustment situation
4. Affected employees
5. Guarantee of a Reasonable Job Offer - Surplus employees
6. No guarantee of a Reasonable Job Offer - Opting employees
7. Alternation
8. Laid off persons
9. When the workplace changes
10. Alternative service delivery initiatives
11. Departmental responsibilities
12. Public Service Commission Responsibilities
13. Getting help and taking action
14. Glossary