Federal Government: Treasury Board

Treasury Board: On Radio's Ottawa Morning Tuesday, the Public Service Alliance of Canada argued the current plan works. Employment lawyer Sharaf Sultan said the move was not a surprise and aligns with rules for other public sector workers. Conservatives want to reform public sector sick days, disability plan Union responds to Treasury Board's claims on sick days Lawyer breaks down possible new sick day rules, according to CBC. The Treasury Board has claimed the current plan for sick days is a $5 billion liability for the government. On Tuesday, it broke down the number of sick days during the 2011-12 fiscal year for federal public servants working for the 20 largest organizations under its watch and After the federal government announced it would overhaul the rules around sick days and disability leave in Canada's public service, unions began to quote statistics defending its employees. Later on Tuesday, the government countered with more numbers to back up its argument. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.