As communicated earlier, Job Evaluation for all CMG-represented employees will be implemented on January 9, 2006. Over the coming weeks, you will be receiving specific information about your own situation from your manager.

Line managers and Human Resource staff are currently carrying out a final review to confirm that employees have been slotted into the right job classification. After this review is completed, each employee will receive a letter from his or her manager. In this letter, you will be advised:

? which classification your base job has been slotted into
? your new pay band
? your new base hourly rate and annual salary, effective January 9, 2006 and
? the amount of retroactivity you will be paid.

The letter will also describe the Job Evaluation challenge process that is available to you. In general terms, if you believe that the work you perform belongs in a different classification from the one indicated in the letter, or that the work you do is not sufficiently represented by any of the new classifications, you may file a challenge. Before filing a challenge, however, you should discuss your concerns with your manager. An employee cannot appeal his or her new salary or the pay band into which his or her classification falls. Employees can only challenge his or her new classification.

Each employee will be asked to acknowledge receipt of the JE letter by signing and dating a register. This will only indicate that an employee has received the letter; it does not imply that the employee agrees with the content or waives his or her right to challenge the slotting. Employees will have sixty(60) calendar days from the date they receive the letter to file a challenge.

Information that will help you better understand the job evaluation program can be accessed at either www.hr.cbc.ca or at http://www.cmg.ca/cbcbranchjobevaluationEN.shtml. You will be able to access “frequently asked questions”, the job evaluation plan, and classification ratings. The Job Evaluation challenge form is also found on these sites.

Although we are making this general information available to you now, we strongly recommend that you wait until you receive the letter mentioned above that provides information specific to your situation before you raise any concerns you have about the job evaluation program. However, if you have any questions, please speak with your manager, your union representative or human resources.

CMG and CBC Job Evaluation Committee