NJC Results for Employees

About the NJC

Jointly developed NJC directives provide important benefits to employees and guide many aspects of work in the public service.  NJC "products" include:

• The Public Service Health Care Plan administered by a joint Trust which provides over $507 million in benefits annually to over one million Canadians
• A dental insurance plan which reimbursed over $594 in claims on average per employee in 2003
• A disability insurance plan which delivered $253 million in 2003 in support to affected employees
• A Travel Directive which covers all aspects of employee business travel, including $1.3 billion in travel reimbursements
• An Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive which helps employees in isolated locations through travel support, rent assistance and $30 million in isolated post allowances
• Foreign Services Directives which target $150 million in payments to address the special needs of employees who serve Canada abroad
• Bilingual bonuses, relocation payments, commuting allowances

The National Joint Council also models innovative approaches to dispute resolution, including a unique grievance procedure where employer and union representatives jointly decide whether employees have been fairly treated within the intent of NJC directives.