Transportation Safety Board of Canada - Internal Audit - Audit of Overtime - Management Response

TSB Management Response and Action Plan Internal Audit of Overtime Expenditures December 2008 TSB management accepts the findings of this audit and generally agrees with the recommendations made by auditors. The detailed management responses and actions planned are described in the following tables. Recommendation 1 The Manager Human Resources should initiate pay adjustments where warranted. Management We agree that corrective action should be taken where errors Response have been identified. Actions Planned The list of errors will be reviewed and appropriate measures will be taken where required. OPI Manager Human Resources Timeline February 29, 2009 Recommendation 2 Managers should approve all overtime requests and maintain documentation to substantiate instances where authorization was not possible (i.e. emergency responses to accidents or incidents). Management Managers currently approve all overtime requests. However, Response we recognize that documentation could potentially be improved. Actions Planned Procedures and forms will be reviewed and updated. A bulletin will be prepared and issued to clarify the approval procedures. The bulletin will be posted in the Reference Centre for easy retrieval. OPI Manager, Human Resources Timeline June 30, 2009 Recommendation 3 Directors and managers should review periodically the approval practices of overtime to ensure they are compliant with the procedures governing this ...