Nate Horner, president of the Treasury Board and minister of hinance, said RABCCA is very prescriptive, leading to issues around recruiting and retaining employees.
The proposed legislation would primarily change the compensation governance structure for non-union public sector employees at Alberta Health Services, most post-secondary institutions and some public agencies like the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
“You heard from a lot of the smaller post-secondaries that needed really specifically skilled people for certain roles, and RABCCA didn’t provide the flexibility to understand that there are things other than the size of a school that determine the specific requirements and skills that are needed. So they would get poached often by the bigger schools,” Horner used as an example.