You do not need to submit a claim to receive eligible leave credits

If you were eligible for compensation under the 2019 damages agreement, you will have received general compensation for damages in the form of additional leave over 2019 and 2020. If you did not receive additional leave credits, contact your HR specialist.

Employees cannot return their additional leave credits to receive a higher lump-sum payment. Employees can submit a request to their HR specialist to cash-out their compensatory leave should they wish to do so.

You do not need to submit a claim to receive eligible monetary payments

If you were eligible for compensation under the 2020 damages agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, you will have received compensation in March 2021 for damages in the form of a lump-sum payment of up to $2,500 as general damages compensation for:

• stress, aggravation, pain, and suffering, and
• the late implementation of the 2014 collective agreements

If you did not receive your full lump-sum payment (for example, you are a PSAC employee who has received leave credits under the 2019 damages agreement), you will have received any outstanding amounts in September 2021.

You do not need to submit a claim to receive eligible catch-up payments

If you received general compensation in the form of additional leave credits, you may have also received a catch-up payment as part of your regular pay in September 2021.

An agreement was reached with bargaining agents to provide employees eligible under the 2019 agreement with the same monetary benefits as those contained in the 2020 damages agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada. This means that you may have received:

• an additional payment that is equal to the difference between $300 and your daily rate of pay. For each fiscal year, the amount of the additional payment is equal to the difference between $300 and the daily rate of pay of your substantive position in Phoenix on October 23, 2020. This payment will only apply if the difference is more than $10.
• up to $1,000 for the late implementation of the 2014 collective agreements

Payments cover the period of the agreement (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2020). The payments for the late implementation of the 2014 collective agreements are allocated by fiscal year:

Phoenix pay information taken on October 23, 2020 (the signing date of the 2020 Damages agreement) was used to determine employee eligibility. If you were on strength^{Footnote 1} on October 23, 2020, you received your payment through your regular pay. If you left the public service or transferred to an organization not covered by the agreement before October 23, 2020, you will need to submit a claim as a former employee.