Job Definitions
Job Definitions
These definitions will help you understand terminology used in public service job competitions, as well as the staffing process.
- Competition and Seniority Definitions
- Employment type definitions
- Seniority definitions
- In-scope, out-of-scope definitions
- Grade definition
Competition and Seniority Definitions
Closed competitions are limited to SGEU members (PS/GE) who have completed an initial probationary period or the equivalent of an initial probationary period and have not had a break in service over 180 days. (Reference: PSC/SGEU Collective Agreement, Article 8, Seniority)
Corporate competitions are limited to all persons currently employed by ministries and agencies of the Executive Government of Saskatchewan, Crown Investments Corporation, Treasury Board and Commercial Crowns
Limited competitions*, whether the positions are in-scope or out-of-scope, are limited to all persons currently employed by ministries and agencies of the Executive Government of Saskatchewan.
Open competitions* are open to public service employees and the general public.
*NOTE: In Limited and Open competitions, SGEU members (PS/GE), as they are defined under Closed Competitions, will be considered prior to any other candidate.
Employment type definitions
Permanent full-time: In a permanent, full-time position, there is no fixed end date, and the employee in the position is required to work the maximum number of salaried hours for that position.
Permanent part-time: In a permanent, part-time position, there is no fixed end date, and the employee in the position is required to work a reduced number of salaried hours for that position.
Permanent labour service (seasonal): An employee in a permanent labour service position is one who has been designated as part of the labour service and subject to seasonal layoff and recall, and who has successfully completed an initial probationary period.
Term: A term is a position of an emergent or short-term nature. An employee in a term position will have a tenure that is limited to a defined period of time.
Student: Residents of Saskatchewan returning to post-secondary education on a full-time basis for the upcoming term. Positions can be summer employment or co-op work terms.
Order-in-Council: An order-in-council appointment is made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council for all positions that are part of the unclassified division of the public service.
Seniority Definitions
Seniority is the date of an employee's original permanent appointment in the classified service, and continuous service since that date.
Seniority within the CUPE Local 600 bargaining unit is defined in Article 8 of the CUPE Collective Bargaining Unit.
Seniority within the SGEU bargaining unit is defined in Article 8 of the PS/SGEU Collective Bargaining Unit.
Please Note: Effective October 1, 2001, changes to the PS/SGEU agreement allow employees who have had a break in service to be credited with their previous in-scope government service for seniority purposes, upon written application and upon successful completion of the new initial probation period. (Under the previous Agreement, seniority for previous service was granted after five years of continuous service.)
If you are such an employee, please indicate in your cover letter that you have made such a written application, so that your seniority may be verified.
In-scope, out-of-scope definitions
In-scope employees: Refers to all employees within the scope of a collective bargaining agreement. The majority of public service employees in the Government of Saskatchewan are members of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union. For more information, visit the PS/SGEU Collective Agreement .
A number of Government of Saskatchewan employees are also members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. For more information, visit the CUPE Collective Agreement.
Out-of-scope employees: Refers to all employees not within the scope of a collective bargaining agreement. This group can include employees such as managers and directors.
Grade Definitions
Grade definition: A position's grade is the level at which it has been classified, according to the appropriate classification plan.
In-scope positions are classified according to one of two in-scope classification plans:
Out-of-scope positions are classified according to the out-of-scope classification plan:
