Agreement - Financial Management - List of Changes
List of Changes to the Agreement
Between the Treasury Board and The Association of
Public Service Financial Administrators
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1.03 The parties to this Agreement share a desire to improve
the quality of financial management within the Public Service of Canada, to
promote prudence and probity in the management of public funds, to maintain and
enhance professional standards, and to promote the well-being and increased
efficiency of its employees to the end that the people of Canada will be well
served.
3.01 The provisions of this Agreement apply to the
Association, employees and the Employer.
3.02 Both the English and French texts of this Agreement
shall be official.
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14.03 When an employee is required to attend a meeting, the
purpose of which is to render a disciplinary decision concerning him/her the
employee is entitled to have, at his/her request, a representative of the
Association attend the meeting. Where practicable, the employee shall receive a
minimum of one (1) day's notice in writing of such a meeting.
19.07 Meals
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(a) An employee who works three (3) or more hours of overtime
immediately before or immediately following his/her normal hours of work shall
be reimbursed his/her expenses for one meal in the amount of
ten dollars ($10.00), except where free meals are provided.
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(b) When an employee works overtime continuously extending
four (4) hours or more beyond the period provided in
paragraph (a), the employee shall be reimbursed for one additional meal in
the amount of ten dollars ($10.00), except where free meals are
provided.
**
20.02
An employee who receives a call to duty or responds to a telephone or data
line call while on standby or at any other time outside of his or her scheduled
hours of work, may, at the discretion of the Employer work at the employee's
residence or at another place to which the Employer agrees. In such instances,
over an eight (8)-hour period which starts the first time an employee
commences work, the employee shall be paid the greater of:
(a) compensation at the applicable overtime rate for all accumulated time
worked within the eight (8)-hour period,
or
(b) compensation equivalent to one (1) hour's pay at the
straight-time rate.
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21.05
An employee who receives a call to duty or responds to a telephone or data
line call while on standby or at any other time outside of his or her scheduled
hours of work, may, at the discretion of the Employer work at the employee's
residence or at another place to which the Employer agrees. In such instances,
over an eight (8)-hour period which starts the first time an employee
commences work, the employee shall be paid the greater of:
(a) compensation at the applicable overtime rate for all accumulated time
worked within the eight (8)-hour period,
or
(b) compensation equivalent to one (1) hour's pay at the
straight-time rate.
**
24.08 Travel Status Leave
(a) An employee who is required to travel outside his or her headquarters
area on government business, as these expressions are defined by the Employer,
and is away from his or her permanent residence for forty (40) nights
during a fiscal year shall be granted one (1) day off with pay. The
employee shall be credited with one additional day off for each additional
twenty (20) nights that the employee is away from his or her permanent
residence to a maximum of eighty (80) additional nights.
(b) The maximum number of days off earned under this clause shall not exceed
five (5) days in a fiscal year and shall accumulate as compensatory
leave with pay.
(c) This leave with pay is deemed to be compensatory leave and is subject to
paragraphs 19.06(b) and (c).
The provisions of this clause do not apply when the employee travels in
connection with courses, training sessions, professional conferences and
seminars.
Vacation Leave
27.14 A part-time employee shall earn vacation leave credits
for each month in which he/she receives pay for at least twice (2) the
number of hours in his/her normal workweek, at the rate for years of employment
established in clause 29.02, prorated and calculated as follows:
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(c) when the entitlement is thirteen point seven five (13.75) hours
per month, zero point three six seven (0.367) of the hours in his/her
workweek per month;
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(f) when the entitlement is sixteen point eight seven
five (16.875) hours a month, zero point four five zero (0.450) of
the hours in his/her workweek per month;
29.02 Accumulation of Vacation Leave Credits
An employee shall earn vacation leave credits at the following rate for each
calendar month during which he/she receives pay for at least
seventy-five (75) hours:
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(c) effective November 1, 2002, thirteen point seven five (13.75) hours,
commencing with the month in which the employee's sixteenth (16th)
anniversary of service occurs; (Arbitral Award, October 8, 2002)
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(f) effective November 1, 2002, sixteen point eight seven five (16.875)
hours, commencing with the month in which the employee's twenty-seventh (27th)
anniversary of service occurs; (Arbitral Award, October 8, 2002)
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(g) effective November 1, 2002, eighteen point seven five (18.75) hours,
commencing with the month in which the employee's twenty-eighth (28th)
anniversary of service occurs; (Arbitral Award, October 8, 2002)
**
29.07
(a) Where in any vacation year all of the vacation leave credited to an
employee has not been scheduled, the unused portion of the vacation leave up to
a maximum of two hundred and sixty-two point five (262.5) hours credit
shall be carried over into the following vacation year. All vacation leave
credits in excess of two hundred and sixty-two point five (262.5) hours
will be paid in cash at the employee's daily rate of pay as calculated from the
classification prescribed in the employee's certificate of appointment of
his/her substantive position on the last day of the vacation year.
(b) Notwithstanding the maximum allowable carryover specified
under 29.07(a), where the Employer cancels a period of vacation leave which
has been previously approved in writing, and which cannot be rescheduled before
the end of the vacation year, the cancelled leave may, at the request of the
employee, be carried over and used in the next vacation year.
(c) During the last month of the vacation year, upon application by the
employee and at the discretion of the Employer, earned but unused vacation leave
credits may be paid in cash at the employee's daily rate of pay as calculated
from the classification prescribed in the employee's certificate of appointment
of his/her substantive position on March 31st of the previous
vacation year.
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29.11 Appointment from a Separate Employer
The Employer agrees to accept the unused vacation and furlough leave credits
up to a maximum of thirty-five (35) days of an employee who resigns
from an organization listed in Part II of Schedule I of the Public
Service Staff Relations Act in order to take a position with the Employer
if the transferring employee is eligible and has chosen to have these credits
transferred.
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30.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement
signed by the employee stating that because of illness or injury he/she was
unable to perform his/her duties, shall, when delivered to the Employer, be
considered as meeting the requirements of paragraph 30.02(a).
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34.07 Notwithstanding 34.05, for an employee working in an
institution where she is in direct and regular contact with offenders, if the
Employer concludes that a modification of job functions or a reassignment that
would avoid the activities or conditions indicated in the medical certificate is
not reasonably practicable, the Employer shall so inform the employee in writing
and shall grant leave of absence with pay to the employee for the duration of
the risk as indicated in the medical certificate. However, such leave shall end
no later than at the time the employee proceeds on Maternity Leave Without Pay
or the termination date of the pregnancy, whichever comes first.
36.01 Both parties recognize the importance of access to
leave for the purpose of care for the immediate family.
36.02 For the purpose of this article, family is defined as
spouse (or common-law spouse resident with the employee), children (including
foster children or children of legal or common-law spouse), parents (including
stepparents or foster parents) or any relative permanently residing in the
employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
36.03 Subject to clause 36.02, an employee shall be granted
leave without pay for the Care of Immediate Family in accordance with the
following conditions:
(a) an employee shall notify the Employer in writing as far in advance as
possible but not less than four (4) weeks in advance of the commencement
date of such leave, unless, because of urgent or unforeseeable circumstances,
such notice cannot be given;
(b) leave granted under this clause shall be for a minimum period of
three (3) weeks;
(c) the total leave granted under this article shall not exceed
five (5) years during an employee's total period of employment in the
Public Service;
(d) leave granted for a period of one (1) year or less shall be
scheduled in a manner which ensures continued service delivery.
36.04 An employee who has proceeded on leave without pay may
change his or her return to work date if such change does not result in
additional costs to the Employer.
36.05 All leave granted under Leave Without Pay for the
Long-Term Care of a Parent or under Leave Without Pay for the Care and Nurturing
of Pre-School Age Children under the terms of previous Financial Management
collective agreements or other agreements will not count towards the calculation
of the maximum amount of time allowed for Care of Immediate Family during an
employee's total period of employment in the Public Service.
36.06 Transitional provision
This transitional provision is applicable to employees who have been granted
and have proceeded on leave on or after the date of signature of this agreement.
(a) An employee who, on the date of signature of this agreement, is on Leave
Without Pay for the Long-Term Care of a Parent (Article 38.01(a)) or on
Leave Without Pay for the Care and Nurturing of Pre-School Age Children
(Article 36) under the terms of the agreement expired on November 6,
2001, continues on that leave for the approved duration or until the employee's
return to work, if the employee returns to work before the end of the approved
leave.
(b) An employee who becomes a member of the bargaining unit on or after the
date of signature of this agreement and who is on Leave Without Pay for the
Long-Term Care of a Parent or on Leave Without Pay for the Care and Nurturing of
Pre-School Age Children under the terms of another agreement, continues on that
leave for the approved duration or until the employee's return to work, if the
employee returns to work before the end of the approved leave.
ARTICLE 37
LEAVE WITH PAY FOR
FAMILY-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES
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37.01 For the purpose of this Article, family is defined as
spouse (or common-law spouse resident with the employee), children (including
foster children and children of legal or common-law spouse), parents (including
stepparents or foster parents), or any relative permanently residing in the
employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.
**
37.03 Subject to clause 37.02, an employee shall be
granted leave with pay under the following circumstances:
(a) up to seven point five (7.5) hours for a medical or dental
appointment when his/her family member is incapable of attending the appointment
by himself, or for appointments with appropriate authorities in schools or
adoption agencies, if
(i) alternate arrangements were not possible (an employee is expected to
make every reasonable effort to schedule medical or dental appointments for
family members to minimize or preclude his/her absence from work),
and
(ii) the supervisor was notified of the appointment as far in advance as
possible;
(b) to provide for the immediate and temporary care of a sick member of
his/her family and to provide him/her with time to make alternative care
arrangements where the illness is of a longer duration;
(c) to provide for the immediate and temporary care of an elderly member of
his/her family;
(d) fifteen (15) hours of leave with pay for needs directly related to
the birth or to the adoption of his/her child, which may be divided into
two (2) periods and granted on separate days.
38.01 Leave without pay will be granted for personal needs
in the following manner:
(a) subject to operational requirements, leave without pay for a period of up
to three (3) months will be granted to an employee for personal needs;
(b) subject to operational requirements, leave without pay for more than
three (3) months but not exceeding one (1) year will be granted to an
employee for personal needs;
(c) an employee is entitled to leave without pay for personal needs only once
under each of sub-clauses (a) and (b) during the employee's total period of
employment in the Public Service. Leave without pay granted under this clause
may not be used in combination with maternity or parental leave without the
consent of the Employer.
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41.01 For the purpose of this Article, immediate family is
defined as father, mother (or alternatively stepfather, stepmother, or foster
parent), brother, sister, spouse (including common-law spouse resident with the
employee), child (including child of common-law spouse), stepchild or ward of
the employee, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and
relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the
employee permanently resides.
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41.02 When a member of the employee's immediate family dies,
an employee shall be entitled to a bereavement period of five (5)
consecutive calendar days which must include the day of the funeral. During such
period, the employee shall be paid for those days which are not regularly
scheduled days of rest for him. In addition, the employee may be granted up to
three (3) days' leave with pay for the purpose of travel related to the
death.
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41.03 An employee is entitled to one (1) day's
bereavement leave with pay for the purpose related to the death of his or her
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
44.02 Professional Development Leave With Pay
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(a) Professional development refers to an activity which in the opinion of
the Employer is likely to be of assistance to the employee in furthering the
employee's professional development and to the organization in achieving its
goals. The following activities shall be deemed to be part of professional
development:
(i) a course offered by a recognized academic institution;
(ii) workshops, short courses, seminars or study sessions related to the
employee's field of specialization;
or
(iii) research in the employee's field of specialization not specifically
related to his/her assigned work projects, when in the opinion of the
Employer, such research is needed to enable the employee to fill his/her
present role more adequately.
44.03 Attendance at Conferences and Conventions
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(a) An employee shall have the opportunity, subject to operational
requirements and budgetary constraints as determined by the Employer, to
attend conferences, conventions or symposia related to his/her field of
specialization in order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and
experience with his/her professional colleagues. The Employer may grant leave
with pay and reasonable expenses, including registration fees, to attend such
gatherings.
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45.01 Personal Leave (Arbitral Award, effective October 8, 2002)
(a) Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and
with an advance notice of at least five (5) working days, the employee
shall be granted, in each fiscal year, commencing April 1, 2002,
one (1) day of leave with pay for reasons of a personal nature.
(b) The leave will be scheduled at a time convenient to both the employee and
the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to
grant the leave at such time as the employee may request.
**
45.02 Volunteer Leave (Arbitral Award, effective October 8, 2002)
(a) Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and
with an advance notice of at least five (5) working days, the employee
shall be granted, in each fiscal year, commencing April 1, 2002,
one (1) day of leave with pay to work as a volunteer for a charitable
or community organization or activity, other than for activities related to the
Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign;
(b) The leave shall be scheduled at a time convenient to both the employee
and the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort
to grant the leave at such time as the employee may request.
ARTICLE 49
PENOLOGICAL FACTOR ALLOWANCE
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Formula
49.04 The payment of the allowance for the Penological
Factor is determined by the following formula:
Penological Factor (X)
Type of Institution |
| Degree of Exposure |
Maximum |
Medium |
Minimum |
| Continual |
100% |
X |
($2,000) |
50% |
X |
($1,000) |
30% |
X |
($600) |
| Frequent |
50% |
X |
($1,000) |
30% |
X |
($600) |
20% |
X |
($400) |
| Limited |
30% |
X |
($600) |
20% |
X |
($400) |
10% |
X |
($200) |
**
Amount of PFA
49.05
The value of "X" is set at two thousand dollars ($2,000) per
annum. This allowance shall be paid on the same basis as that for the employee's
regular pay.
ARTICLE 54
PROFESSIONAL ALLOWANCE
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54.02 Upon receipt of proof of payment, the Employer shall
reimburse an employee his/her annual membership fees paid to either the
Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA), the Society of Management Accountants
(CMA) or the Association of Certified General Accountants (CGA), when the
payment of such fees is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of
the duties of the employee's position.
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54.03 When the payment of such fees is not a requirement for
the continuation of the performance of the duties of an employee's position, but
eligibility for a professional accounting designation from one of these
associations is a qualification specified in the Standards for Selection and
Assessment for the Financial Management Group, the Employer shall reimburse the
employee, upon receipt of proof of payment, for his/her annual membership fees
paid to one of the associations referred to in clause 54.02 to a maximum of
$800. This maximum amount is increased to $1,000, effective January 1,
2002, for fees that become due and are paid following that date.
**
54.04 Reimbursement covered by this Article does not include
arrears of previous years' dues.
PART VI - PAY AND DURATION
56.01
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(a) When an employee is required by the Employer to substantially perform the
duties of a higher classification level in an acting capacity and performs those
duties for at least three (3) consecutive working days, he/she shall be
paid acting pay calculated from the date on which he/she commenced to act as if
he/she had been appointed to that higher classification level for the period in
which he/she acts.
**
58.01 The duration of this Agreement shall be from the date
it is signed to November 6, 2004.
A) Effective November 7, 2001
X) Restructure effective November 7, 2002
B) Effective November 7, 2002
C) Effective November 7, 2003
(Arbitral Award – October 8, 2002)
| FI - DEVELOPMENT |
| From: |
$ |
20761 |
to |
38166 |
|
|
| To: |
A |
21342 |
to |
39235 |
|
|
|
|
B |
21876 |
to |
40216 |
|
|
|
|
C |
22379 |
to |
41141 |
|
|
| FI-1 |
| From: |
$ |
38828 |
40623 |
42419 |
44216 |
46009 |
| To: |
A |
39915 |
41760 |
43607 |
45454 |
47297 |
|
|
B |
40913 |
42804 |
44697 |
46590 |
48479 |
|
|
C |
41854 |
43788 |
45725 |
47662 |
49594 |
|
|
| From: |
$ |
47807 |
49603 |
51398 |
53400 |
|
| To: |
A |
49146 |
50992 |
52837 |
54895 |
|
|
|
B |
50375 |
52267 |
54158 |
56267 |
|
|
|
C |
51534 |
53469 |
55404 |
57561 |
|
| FI-2 |
| From: |
$ |
47264 |
49456 |
51649 |
53842 |
56037 |
| To: |
A |
48587 |
50841 |
53095 |
55350 |
57606 |
|
|
B |
49802 |
52112 |
54422 |
56734 |
59046 |
|
|
C |
50947 |
53311 |
55674 |
58039 |
60404 |
|
|
| From: |
$ |
58230 |
60421 |
62859 |
|
|
| To: |
A |
59860 |
62113 |
64619 |
|
|
|
|
B |
61357 |
63666 |
66234 |
|
|
|
|
C |
62768 |
65130 |
67757 |
|
|
| FI-3 |
| From: |
$ |
57290 |
59805 |
62323 |
64843 |
67360 |
| To: |
A |
58894 |
61480 |
64068 |
66659 |
69246 |
|
|
X |
|
61480 |
64068 |
66659 |
69246 |
|
|
B |
|
63017 |
65670 |
68325 |
70977 |
|
|
C |
|
64466 |
67180 |
69896 |
72609 |
|
|
| From: |
$ |
69878 |
72677 |
|
|
|
| To: |
A |
71835 |
74712 |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
71835 |
74712 |
77700 |
|
|
|
|
B |
73631 |
76580 |
79643 |
|
|
|
|
C |
75325 |
78341 |
81475 |
|
|
| FI-4 |
| From: |
$ |
63953 |
66791 |
69624 |
72461 |
75299 |
| To: |
A |
65744 |
68661 |
71573 |
74490 |
77407 |
|
|
X |
|
68661 |
71573 |
74490 |
77407 |
|
|
B |
|
70378 |
73362 |
76352 |
79342 |
|
|
C |
|
71997 |
75049 |
78108 |
81167 |
|
|
| From: |
$ |
78135 |
81284 |
|
|
|
| To: |
A |
80323 |
83560 |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
80323 |
83560 |
86902 |
|
|
|
|
B |
82331 |
85649 |
89075 |
|
|
|
|
C |
84225 |
87619 |
91124 |
|
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PAY NOTES
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Restructure
(3) Effective November 7, 2002, an employee at FI levels 3 and 4 shall be
paid in the "X" scale of rates at the rate of pay which is immediately
below the employee's former rate of pay, or if there is no such rate, to the
rate of pay in the "X" scale of rates which is closest to but not less
than the employee's former rate of pay.
(4) Notwithstanding Pay Note #3, an employee at FI levels 3 and 4 who has
been at the maximum of the salary range for twelve (12) months or more on
November 7, 2002 will move to the new maximum rate of pay effective
November 7, 2002.
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Pay Adjustment (FI-DEV.)
(5) An employee being paid in the Financial Management Development range
shall have his/her rate of pay increased on:
(a) November 7, 2001, to a pay rate within the "A" range which is
two point eight percent (2.8%) higher than his/her former rate of pay,
(b) November 7, 2002, to a pay rate within the "B" range which is
two point five percent (2.5%) higher than his/her former rate of pay,
(c) November 7, 2003, to a pay rate within the "C" range which is
two point three percent (2.3%) higher than his/her former rate of pay.
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