Mr. Chair, as the collective agreements were signed and the bargaining agents agreed to these components, each department notified the individuals who are members of that union or bargaining unit and indicated to them...they got their specific numbers. They were told, “Here is how many weeks of severance you have and here is what you're admissible for. Do you want to take it? Here's the date by which you have to indicate to us.”
Once those were done, then the departments compiled them, told us what they were, and we transferred the amounts to them.