You have likely seen the email from the RMC Principal of 11 December 2020 regarding vacation leave. This message accords with DND’s latest direction that managers should not schedule forced leave for employees, in recognition of the mental health impacts that forced leave might have, especially during the holidays. The Principal has assured the CMCFA that he will not be placing our faculty on leave at this time.

Accordingly, the CMCFA is in the process of renegotiating our existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on vacation leave with Treasury Board. The existing MOA stipulates that “a minimum of 90 hours (12 days) shall be taken by UTs in this fiscal year.” The CMCFA is proposing that this sentence be changed to “UTs are encouraged to take a minimum of 90 hours (12 days) of vacation leave in this fiscal year.”

Questions or comments should be addressed to the members of the CMCFA Bargaining Committee, as listed at this link.