A policy grievance filed on behalf of UHEW members who are Fishery Officers has been successful in a hearing at the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board. The case involved whether Fishery Officers are entitled to a $10.00 transfer at sea allowance when they climb from a ship’s boat onto a fishing vessel they are inspecting and another $10.00 when they get back onto their ship’s boat.
The Board has ruled that Fishery Officers are entitled to the transfer at sea allowance for doing so.
The Board noted that this policy grievance affects approximately 900 fishery officers who perform a variety of duties related to inspections and the enforcement of the Fisheries Act. On any given day, as many as 200 Fishery Officers are performing inspections and enforcing fishing regulations on open water.
