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Roles and Responsibilities</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s272/en#s272-tc-tm_1">1.1 Departments or organizations</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s272/en#s272-tc-tm_2">1.2 The Treasury Board Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s272/en#s272-tc-tm_3">1.3 The Public Service Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s272/en#s272-tc-tm_4">1.4 Employees</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s272/en#s272-tc-tm_5">1.5 National Joint Council Work Force Adjustment Committee</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s275/en#s275-tc-tm">Part II - Official Notification</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s275/en#s275-tc-tm_1">2.1 Department or organization</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s273/en#s273-tc-tm">Part III - Relocation of a Work Unit</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s273/en#s273-tc-tm_1">3.1 General</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s274/en#s274-tc-tm">Part IV - Retraining</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s274/en#s274-tc-tm_1">4.1 General</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s274/en#s274-tc-tm_2">4.2 Surplus employees</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s274/en#s274-tc-tm_3">4.3 Laid-off persons</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s276/en#s276-tc-tm">Part V - Salary Protection</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s276/en#s276-tc-tm_1">5.1 Lower-level position</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s277/en#s277-tc-tm">Part VI - Options for Employees</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s277/en#s277-tc-tm_1">6.1 General</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s277/en#s277-tc-tm_2">6.2 Alternation</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s277/en#s277-tc-tm_3">6.3 Options</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s277/en#s277-tc-tm_4">6.4 Retention payment</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm">Part VII - Special Provisions Regarding Alternative Delivery Initiatives</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_1">Preamble</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_2">7.1 Definitions</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_3">7.2 General</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_4">7.3 Responsibilities</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_5">7.4 Notice of alternative delivery initiatives</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_6">7.5 Job offers from new employers</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_7">7.6 Application of other provisions of the Directive</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_8">7.7 Lump-sum payments and salary top‑up allowances</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_9">7.8 Reimbursement</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s278/en#s278-tc-tm_10">7.9 Vacation leave credits and severance pay</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s279/en#s279-tc-tm">Appendix A - Statement of Pension Principles</a></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s280/en#s280-tc-tm">Appendix B - List of bargaining agents subject to this Directive</a></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s281/en#s281-tc-tm">Appendix C - Transition Support Measure (TSM)</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s281/en#s281-tc-tm_1">Years of Service in the Public Service</a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s281/en#s281-tc-tm_2">Transition Support Measure (TSM) (Payment in weeks' pay)</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s282/en#s282-tc-tm">Appendix D - Key Elements of the Work Force Adjustment Directive</a> <ul> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s282/en#s282-tc-tm_1"></a></li> <li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s282/en#s282-tc-tm_2">Flowchart Text Version</a></li> </ul></li><li><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s283/en#s283-tc-tm">Appendix E - Role of PSC in administering surplus and lay-off priority entitlements</a></li></ul> <div class="page-navigation text-center margin-bottom-20"> <a href="/directive/d12/v24/s271/en" title="General" class="btn btn-primary next"><span>Next</span></a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-xl-3 hidden-print"> <nav class="inpage-menu"> <div class="card"> <h5 class="card-header bg-light">Related Links</h5> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/directive/d12/v24/en?print" class="list-group-item">Print Full Directive</a><a href="/directive/d12/v24/s279/en" class="list-group-item">Appendix A - 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