Greetings!
Your OPSEU/SEFPO OPS Unified Pay Equity team is in the process of evaluating the Position Information Questionnaire responses received during the pilot phase of the project.
We are very much looking forward to the mass roll-out in the spring of 2025 where we hope to encourage our OPS Unified members to participate and provide the employer with details about your jobs. This is a critical opportunity to make our voices heard.
Stay tuned for more information in the New Year. For now, please see the joint memo released by the union and employer as an update on the Pay Equity Project. It is pasted below and can be downloaded here.
In Solidarity,
The OPS Unified PE Joint Working Group
OPSEU/SEFPO Unified Pay Equity Maintenance and Job Classification Conversion Project Update and Next Steps
Further to the March 25, 2024, memo, we would like to provide you with an update regarding the OPSEU/SEFPO Unified Pay Equity Maintenance and Job Classification Conversion Project in preparation for employee participation in the upcoming job information collection launch in Spring 2025, where you will have an opportunity to participate.
The collection of job information, through a Position Information Questionnaire (PIQ), is required in order to update the current job evaluation tool and revise job descriptions to ensure fair and consistent job evaluation across the OPS as well as compliance with Ontario’s pay equity legislation. This is not about an individual job or jobs being reclassified.
Background
The pilot exercise identified and invited employees to complete a PIQ based on a pre-determined selection criteria which included regional location, ministry representation, length of time in position, and employment status. Volunteers were also able to complete a PIQ.
Through this pilot PIQ exercise, over 400 PIQs were collected from employees, who provided detailed information about their job duties and requirements with respect to skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. Following this, managers were given the opportunity to review and provide input on the PIQs. This was the conclusion of the collection of PIQ information from employees and managers.
Current Status
The project team is diligently working to analyze the significant job information collected during the pilot exercise. This includes:
- Analyzing the data collected including job information from both employees and managers;
- Finalizing the job evaluation tool; and
- Finalizing additional tools, communications, and resources.
In addition, the project team is planning logistics, coordinating timelines, and addressing any potential challenges in preparation for the upcoming Spring 2025 PIQ launch.
Next Steps
We are in the process of finalizing the strategy for the mass PIQ roll-out in Spring 2025. Your continued involvement in this project is crucial to its success. We encourage all employees to take an active role, showcase the work that you do, and participate in the upcoming job information collection exercise. If you are not selected based on the pre-determined selection criteria, in the Spring 2025 launch, you are still able to participate by volunteering to complete a questionnaire.
For More Information
Information pertaining to this project, FAQs, and OPS classification process are posted on the OPS Job Classification Services Intranet.
For any questions regarding the project, or to volunteer to complete a PIQ, employees may contact either the OPSEU/SEFPO Unified project team at unifiedpayequity@opseu.org or the Employer project team at jeopseu@ontario.ca.