To: Roman Ruegg PSRC Chair
From: Curtis Ballard PSRC Secretary
Minutes of the P&S meeting held on October 11, 2001
Present: R. Ruegg, R. Moore, A. Trudel, G. Jones, J. Yandon, C. Ballard, B. Evans, K. Reiniger, R. Bloemhard
Invited Guest: Alan Shotter
The meeting came to order at 10:05.
1) Discussion of the new/revised "policies and procedures" memo dated September 5, 01.
Discussion of Policy 32 - "Drugs and Alcohol":
- Distinguish between legal and illegal drugs.
- What is meant by "all persons while on TRIUMF premises" - under INTENT.
- To what degree is a supervisor responsible for assessing employees "under the influence".
Discussion of Policy 21- "Travel Time":
- If a person is called back to work after a normal day, should the travel time be included in equivalent time off at the appropriate rate.
- The policy of travel time not being included for career development needs clarification.
Discussion of Policy 5- "Vacations":
- Current policy still has no Division Head approval time associated with a request for time off. It was suggested that a reasonable verification time exist so that employees can plan vacations, purchase tickets etc. and be assured of the time off.
- Need clarification on unpaid leave of absence, whereas current policy requires employee to use up all vacation time first (i.e. should be able to save 3 days for mandatory Christmas leave).
In general, it was suggested that when policy changes occur that they be highlighted to bring attention to the change.
2) Invited Guest
Alan discussed the general future of the lab and requested that we express our concerns in writing.