No plans to include Indigenous languages to bilingualism bonus, feds say
The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus – now paid to employees who speak English and French – to those who know an Indigenous language.
National president Chris Aylward said the union has identified nearly 500 federal employees who speak an Indigenous language on the job. Aylward said the union, which has been negotiating a new contract with the government for more than a year, is also proposing to increase the bilingualism bonus to $1,500, up from the current $800, and wants to see the same compensation provided to Indigenous language speakers.“We definitely believe that Indigenous workers should be recognized for the language that they speak.”
“We will never change the fundamental principle of bilingualism in the public service,” wrote Scott Bardsley, adding that more than 40 per cent of federal jobs require dual language proficiency.
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