Economics and Social Science Services (ES, SI) 208/412

**APPENDIX "A"

ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE SERVICES GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective June 22, 2006

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PAY NOTES AND PAY INCREMENT ADMINISTRATION

1. The pay increment period for employees paid in the ES levels 1 to 7 or SI levels 1 to 8 is twelve (12) months, and the pay increase shall be to the next rate in the scale.

2. The pay increment period for employees paid in the ES level 8 is twelve (12) months, and the pay increase shall be to a rate of pay which is 4.5% higher than the employee's former rate of pay, provided the maximum of the range is not exceeded.

3. Except as provided in clause 27.03, an employee being paid in the ES levels 1 to 7 or SI levels 1 to 8 scale of rates shall, effective June 22, 2006, be paid in the (A) scale of rates of pay at the rate of pay shown immediately below the employee's former rate of pay.

4. An employee being paid in the ES level 8 scale of rates shall, effective June 22, 2006, be paid in the (A) scale of rates of pay at a rate which is two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than the employee's former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest multiple of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250).

5. Subject to (1), the pay increment date for an employee appointed on or after May 22, 1981 to a position in the SI classification, or on or after January 15, 1982 in the ES classification, on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service, shall be the anniversary date of such appointment. The anniversary date for an employee who was appointed to a position in the SI bargaining unit prior to May 22, 1981 or in the ES bargaining unit prior to January 15, 1982, shall be the date on which the employee received his or her last pay increment.

6. If an employee dies, the salary due to the employee on the last working day preceding the employees' death shall continue to accrue to the end of the month in which the employee dies. Salary so accrued which has not been paid to the employee as at the date of the employees death shall be paid to the employees' estate.

7. When an employee who is in receipt of a special duty allowance or an extra duty allowance is granted leave with pay, the employee is entitled during the employees period of leave to receive the allowance if the special or extra duties in respect of which the employee is paid the allowance were assigned to the employee on a continuing basis, or for a period of two (2) more months prior to the period of leave.

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Pay Notes for CBSA Employees

1. Effective on the date of transfer or appointment to CBSA, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step in the applicable line of the new salary grid which is closest to, but not less than the rate of pay received on that day.

2. Should the employee's salary exceed the maximum of the range for his/her group and level, the employee's salary shall remain unchanged until such time that the maximum rate of pay for the employee's group and level is equal to, or greater than, the employee's salary.

3. Effective June 22, 2006, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band in the A line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step in the A line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.5%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

4. Effective June 22, 2006, employees subject to paragraph (2) shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to 2.5% of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

APPENDIX "B"

PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

Definition

B.01 Part-time employee means an employee whose weekly scheduled hours of work on average are less than those established in Article 28, but not less than those prescribed in the PSLRA.

General

B.02 Part-time employees shall be entitled to the benefits provided under this Agreement in the same proportion as their normal scheduled weekly hours of work compare with the normal weekly hours of work of full-time employees unless otherwise specified in this Agreement.

B.03 Part-time employees shall be paid at the straight-time rate of pay for all work performed up to seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours in a day or thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours in a week.

B.04 The days of rest provisions of this agreement apply only in a week when a part-time employee has worked five (5) days and the weekly hours specified by this agreement.

B.05 Leave will only be provided:

(a) during those periods in which employees are scheduled to perform their duties;

or

(b) where it may displace other leave as prescribed by this Agreement.

Designated Holidays

B.06 A part-time employee shall not be paid for the designated holidays but shall, instead be paid four decimal two five per cent (4.25%) for all straight-time hours worked.

B.07 When a part-time employee is required to work on a day which is prescribed as a designated paid holiday for a full-time employee in clause 20.01 of this agreement, the employee shall be paid at time and one-half (1 1/2) of the straight-time rate of pay for all time worked up to the regular daily scheduled hours of work as specified by this agreement and double (2T) thereafter.

B.08 A part-time employee who reports for work as directed on a day which is prescribed as a designated paid holiday for a full-time employee in clause 20.01 of this agreement, shall be paid for the time actually worked in accordance with clause B.07, or a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the straight-time rate, whichever is greater

Overtime

B.09 Overtime means authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours per day or thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week but does not include time worked on a holiday.

B.10 Subject to B.09 a part-time employee who is required to work overtime shall be paid overtime as specified by this agreement.

Call-Back

B.11 When a part-time employee meets the requirements to receive call-back pay in accordance with 31.01(c) and is entitled to receive the minimum payment rather than pay for actual time worked, the part-time employee shall be paid a minimum payment of four (4) hours pay at the straight-time rate.

Reporting Pay

B.12 Subject to B.04, when a part-time employee meets the requirements to receive reporting pay on a day of rest, in accordance with the reporting pay provision of this Agreement, and is entitled to receive a minimum payment rather than pay for actual time worked, the part-time employee shall be paid a minimum payment of four (4) hours pay at the straight-time rate of pay.

Bereavement Leave

B.13 Notwithstanding clause B.02, there shall be no prorating of a "day" in clause 21.02, Bereavement Leave With Pay.

Vacation Leave

B.14 A part-time employee shall earn vacation leave credits for each month in which the employee receives pay for at least twice (2T) the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek, at the rate for years of service established in the vacation leave entitlement clause specified by this Agreement, prorated and calculated as follows:

(a) when the entitlement is nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours a month, .250 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's work week per month;

(b) when the entitlement is twelve decimal five (12.5) hours a month, .333 multiplied by the number of the hours in the employee's work week per month;

(c) when the entitlement is thirteen decimal seven five (13.75) hours a month, .367 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's work week per month;

(d) when the entitlement is fourteen decimal three seven five (14.375) hours a month, .383 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's work week per month;

(e) when the entitlement is fifteen decimal six two five (15.625) hours a month, .417 multiplied by the number of hours in employee's work week per month;

(f) when the entitlement is sixteen decimal eight seven five (16.875) hours a month, .450 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(g) when the entitlement is eighteen decimal seven five (18.75) hours a month, .500 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

Sick Leave

B.15 A part-time employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one-quarter (1/4) of the number of hours in an employee's normal workweek for each calendar month in which the employee has received pay for at least twice (2T) the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek.

B.16 Vacation and Sick Leave Administration

(a) For the purposes of administration of clauses B.14 and B.15, where an employee does not work the same number of hours each week, the normal workweek shall be the weekly average of the hours worked at the straight-time rate calculated on a monthly basis.

(b) An employee whose employment in any month is a combination of both full-time and part-time employment shall not earn vacation or sick leave credits in excess of the entitlement of a full-time employee.

Severance Pay

B.17 Where the period of continuous employment in respect of which severance benefit is to be paid consists of both full- and part-time employment or varying levels of part-time employment, the benefit shall be calculated as follows: the period of continuous employment eligible for severance pay shall be established and the part-time portions shall be consolidated to equivalent full-time. The equivalent full-time period in years shall be multiplied by the full-time weekly pay rate as described in clause 25.03 to produce the severance pay.