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NOTICE - October 2026

23-Oct-2026

NOTICE – October 2026

PROVIDER GROUP JOINT JOB EVALUATION MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE (JJEMC) – PRESENTATION

Presentation for Education on the Process

1. Topic:  NEW JOB(s):  Implemented by JJEMC:

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2. Topic:  PROVINCIAL REVIEWS COMPLETED:

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3. Topic:  PROVINCIAL REVIEWS INITIATED:

Provincial Review Request Forms were sent to Local Unions and HR Representatives September 9, 2026 for the following Provincial Job Descriptions:

• Provincial Job Description #211 - Community Health Worker - Street Program

• Provincial Job Description #325 - Community Health Worker - Methadone Program

• Provincial Job Description #334 - Detoxification Attendant

• Provincial Job Description #231 - Teacher Assistant

• Provincial Job Description #315 - Histopathology Assistant

• Provincial Job Description #125 - Histopathology Attendant

Dates of completion are as follows:

• Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – September 23, 2026

• Employee(s) date of completion and submitted to OOS Supervisor by – November 3, 2026

• OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted to HR representative by – December 15, 2026

• Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – December 29, 2026

Provincial Review Request Forms were sent to Local Unions and HR Representatives October 6, 2026 for the following Provincial Job Descriptions:

• Provincial Job Description #517 - Histopathology Technician

• Provincial Job Description #412 - Senior Histopathology Technician

• Provincial Job Description #465 - Pathologists' Assistant

• Provincial Job Description #461 - Pathologists' Assistant Working Supervisor 

• Provincial Job Description #068 - Seamstress

Dates of completion are as follows:

• Employer HR Department is required to distribute to Employees by – October 20, 2026

• Employee(s) date of completion and submitted to OOS Supervisor by – December 1, 2026

• OOS Supervisor date of completion and submitted to HR representative by – January 12, 2027

• Employer HR date for submission to JJEMC Assistant by – January 26, 2027

UPCOMING PROVINCIAL REVIEW CALL OUTS:

Documents required to participate in upcoming Provincial Review Call Outs will be forwarded to HR Departments in the corresponding month as listed below:

November 2026 Call Out

Provincial Job Description #075 - Vehicle Operator

Provincial Job Description #153 - Unit Support Worker

Provincial Job Description #492 - Unit Support Services Supervisor

Provincial Job Description #120 - Porter

Provincial Job Description #495 - Dispatcher

Provincial Job Description #313 - Safety Assistant

December 2026 Call Out

Provincial Job Description #332 - Educator

Provincial Job Description #063 - Education Coordinator

Provincial Job Description #342 - Client Care Supervisor

Provincial Job Description #300 - Combined Laboratory & X-Ray Technologist

Provincial Job Description #404 - Combined Laboratory & X-Ray Technologist Working Supervisor

Provincial Job Description #408 - Medical Diagnostic Technician

January 2026 Call Out

Provincial Job Description #521 - Scientific Laboratory Assistant

Provincial Job Description #522 - Laboratory Scientist I

Provincial Job Description #523 - Laboratory Scientist II 

Provincial Job Description #524 - Laboratory Scientist Supervisor

Provincial Job Description #335 - Desktop Publisher

Provincial Job Description #072 - Cardiology Technologist

Provincial Job Description #154 - Cardiology Technologist Working Supervisor

4. Topic:  INITIATING A MAINTENANCE REQUEST:

Documentation required and process to follow for all changed and new jobs submitted to the Provider Group Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Process.

Changed Job:

(Process for an employee(s) requesting to be reclassified to a new job or another existing job in the plan)

Job Review Request Form

Provincial Job Fact Sheet (PJFS) (Amended from the PJFS the incumbent is currently in)Provincial Job Fact Sheets

OR

New Job:

(Process for Employers to create new jobs – no employee(s) attached to submission)

Draft Job Description

Job Review Request Form

Provincial Job Fact Sheet (Blank)

Completed documents are forwarded to employer Human Resources department. Employer Human Resources department provides a copy to the local Union and forwards a copy to the Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee (JJEMC) Assistant.

The Human Resources department and the local Union will arrange to meet with the JJEMC Assistant to discuss (Three Party Review meeting) the Maintenance Request.

5. Topic:  HEALTH INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT:

Should Employees or Employers wish to provide supporting documentation further to the required documents, then Regional Policies and Procedures and the Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) must be adhered to.

HIPA requires protection of health information such as Social Insurance Number (SIN), names, addresses, Health Services Number (HSN), next of kin or signatures that would identify an individual, who has not provided consent for information to be shared.

Please reference HIPA, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan’s website at www.oipc.sk.ca or contact your Regional Privacy Office for further information.




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