Government Temporary Help Services Advisory Committee Meeting Record of Decision –
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

• Agenda
• Record of Decisions

Agenda

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Place du Portage
Gatineau, Québec

1. THS Communiqué
2. Potential Rate Drop Solutions
3. Supplier Assessments
4. Other
5. Round Table

Record of Decisions

In Attendance

• Rick Sztramko (Chair), PWGSC
• Phil Battaglini, PWGSC
• Helen Seto, PWGSC
• Stephanie Riley, PWGSC
• Carla Schonauer, PWGSC
• Fraser Sullivan, Department of National Defense (DND)
• Caroline Carson, Health Canada (HC)
• Martin Chenier, ACSESS
• Monique Ouellet, HRSDC
• Jeremy Ingle, The Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS)
• Dan Moorcroft, QMR Staffing
• Paul Gagnon, Portage Personnel

Absent

• Joanne Cattai, PWGSC
• Roland Dimitriu, PWGSC
• Julie Chartrand, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
• Rita Brown, PWGSC
• Jean-Claude Azar, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Isabelle Copeland, ACSESS
• Susan Ireland-Nadeau, Department of National Defence (DND)
• Meredith Egan, ACSESS
• Brenda Harlow, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Item 1: Introduction

• Rita Brown is the Acting Manager - Procurement Strategies Division
• Phil Battaglini is the Acting Manager - Online Services Division

Item 2: Joint Communiqué

• A draft of the THS Advisory Communiqué 1 was provided to all committee members for review.

Action: PWGSC will finalize communiqué for posting on THS web site so that clients and suppliers can view it.

Item 3: Potential Rate Drop Solutions

• Committee members reviewed previously discussed solutions to the decrease in THS wages.

Action: Jeremy Ingle will write a notice for all suppliers regarding the process to follow when obtaining consent from a THS resource in response to a solicitation. There should be written or verbal confirmation from the THS resources agreeing to their hourly rate before submitting their name.

Item 4: Supplier Assessments

• A draft copy of "Application of Sanctions for Unacceptable Practices" was distributed to THS Advisory committee members.

Action: Members will review and provide comments at next THS advisory committee meeting.

Item 5: Other

Action: Committee chair to coordinate meeting with sub-committee members within two weeks to discuss solutions for the drop in THS hourly rates.

Item 6: Round Table

Action: Next committee meeting to be scheduled in late August 2010.