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Championsfor
Success
The only professional association devoted
exclusively to supporting non-union, (excluded), employees in BC’s public service.
A registered non-profit organization under the Society Act
Governed by an elected 15-member Board of Directors
Administered by 1 FT Executive Director and 2 PT Assistants
Office is located in Victoria
The British Columbia Excluded Employees’ Association is a professional organization dedicated to helping excluded employees of BC’s Public Service achieve professional success, through education, mentoring, and networking.
Our Mission
Serving 8 Regions
• Kootenay• Lower Mainland• North East• Prince George/Cariboo• Skeena
• Thompson/Okanagan• Vancouver Island• Victoria/Gulf Islands
Serving Since 1975
Government appointed “Management Advisory
Committee” (MAC) recommends the
establishment of a management society and registers the society on
July 9, 1975 as the“Association of Managers in
Government in BC” (AM)
In the beginning…
Evolution
Association: BC Government
Association of Managers - AM
BC Government Managers’ Association - BCGMA
BC Excluded Employees’ Association- BCEEA
Provincial Government Body:
Government Employee Relations Bureau - GERB
Public Service Employee Relations Commission - PSERC
BC Public Service Agency - PSA
First Memorandum of Understanding with BC Government signed 1994
“To get the highest quality of work and deliver the best service to the public, we must design a workplace which allows people to be creative, inspired and challenged.”
Doug MacArthur Deputy Minister to the Premier
You Need to Know:
The BCEEA actively facilitates the free exchange of information and ideas between excluded employees and government about their conditions of employment.
Lobbied successfully for salary and benefit improvements that met or exceeded bargaining unit agreements
Improved policies that mattered to excluded employees, including dispute resolution, salary protection and reimbursement for licensing fees
Accomplishments
Achieved representation for excluded employees on the Public Service Pension Board of Trustees
Enabled exemptions to withholding tax for paid-out vacation carryover
Accomplishments
Mitigated the impact of Bill 66 through improved accumulation and rollover of unused vacation days
Doubled the number of opportunities for excluded employees to present issues to government
Accomplishments
• Identified opportunities for improving the “Time on Line” time keeping system
• Provided personal information and advice in the past 11 years to over 1,400 excluded employees re: work related and retirement issues
Accomplishments
Benefits of Membership
Continuous Learning
• Through forums, workshops, special events and formal and informal government networking
Benefits of Membership
Strengthand
Support
• Information, advice and moral support when resolving work related disputes and in times of change, such as organizational restructuring.
Benefits of Membership
Up-to-dateInformation
andAdvice
• About policies, procedures and issues, through our website and electronic news bulletins
Benefits of Membership
FinancialReimbursement
• Legal advice up to $500
• Resume and interview preparation $100 (every 2 years)
• Third-party classification reviews up to $250
Benefits of Membership
Educational support for your family
• $1,000 for scholarship award
• $1,000 for bursary award
Benefits of Membership
Retirement planning
• Two free personal retirement consultations with a respected retirement consultant ($300 benefit)
Benefits of Membership
• Preferred service and/or rates on every-day needs
• Services include banking privileges, general insurance, purchasing, leasing or renting personal vehicles, and hotel accommodations (benefit value depends on you)
Members share - - -
Environmentally Responsible Management Sponsors an Annual Health and Wellness
Award Committed to greener choices Recycled materials and reduction in printed
materials Increased use of technology, e.g. electronic
filing, E-News, social networking (Linked In), fill able on-line forms
Potential New Services:
Maximizing our emphasis on supporting professional success through: mentoring and “helping hands”
programs Subsidizing the cost of personal
coaches Offering a broader array of
professional development programs and events
Achieving our goals is dependent on membership
Sufficient membership growth will support the introduction of new and improved services and a reduced membership fee structure.
= +Increased
Membership Numbers
New & Improved Services
Lower Membership
Fees
Tax deductible Paid directly to BCEEA or through payroll
deductions
Members may be voting on a new fee structure and/or lower fees as early as April 2009
Fees
Now it’s your turn Now it’s your turn
• The BCEEA invites you to ‘join us on the The BCEEA invites you to ‘join us on the journey’ to a new and improved journey’ to a new and improved association. association.
Campaign Special forCampaign Special forNew MembersNew Members
• Sign up before April 1, 2009.
• Receive 1/3 off membership fees until September 2010.(18 months for the price of 12)
+• A lucky new member will win
their choice of a “Weekend-Get-Away for 2” or $500
Membership is easy Membership is easy
2. Complete personalized application form provided or download and print fill-able form at www.bceea.bc.ca
3. Sign application form and fax it to 250-356-7150
4. Membership card containing information for accessing restricted area of BCEEA website will be forwarded.
Champions for
Success
The BCEEA Board of Directors and staff look forward to welcoming
you to our association.