18.01 General
The parties recognize that in order to maintain and enhance
professional expertise, employees, from time to time, need to have an
opportunity to attend or participate in career development activities described
in this Article.
18.02 Education Leave
(a) An employee may be granted education leave without pay for
varying periods up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to
attend a recognized institution for additional or special studies in some field
of education in which special preparation is needed to enable the employee to
fill his present role more adequately, or to undertake studies in some field in
order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to
provide.
(b) An employee on Education Leave without pay under this clause
shall receive an allowance in lieu of salary equivalent to from fifty per cent
(50%) to one hundred per cent (100%) of the employee's basic salary. The
percentage of the allowance is at the discretion of the Employer. Where the
employee receives a grant, bursary or scholarship, the education leave allowance
may be reduced. In such cases, the amount of the reduction shall not exceed the
amount of the grant, bursary or scholarship.
(c) Allowances already being received by the employee may, at
the discretion of the Employer, be continued during the period of the education
leave. The employee shall be notified when the leave is approved whether such
allowances are to be continued in whole or in part.
(d) As a condition to the granting of education leave, an
employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the
commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a period
of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee, except with
the permission of the Employer:
(i) fails to complete the course,
(ii) does not resume employment with the Employer on
completion of the course,
or
(iii) ceases to be employed, except by reason of death or
lay-off, before termination of the period he has undertaken to serve after
completion of the course,
the employee shall repay the Employer all allowances paid to him
under this clause during the education leave or such lesser sum as shall be
determined by the Employer.
18.03 Attendance at Conferences and Conventions
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(a) The parties to this Agreement recognize that attendance or
participation at conferences, conventions, symposia, scientific meetings,
workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the
maintenance of high professional standards.
(b) In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and
experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend
conferences and conventions which are related to the employee's field of
specialization, subject to operational constraints.
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(c) The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable travel
expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to
budgetary and operational constraints.
(d) An employee who attends a conference or convention at the
request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be
deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay
the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required
to attend.
(e) An employee invited to participate in a conference or
convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to
give a course related to the employee's field of employment, may be granted
leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for the
payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel
expenses.
(f) An employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under
Article 9, Overtime, and 13, Travelling Time, in respect of hours the employee
is in attendance at or travelling to or from a conference or convention under
the provisions of this clause, except as provided by paragraph (d).
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(g) Subject to budgetary and operational constraints, the
Employer shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate shift changes or rest
day changes to facilitate attendance at conferences, conventions, symposia,
scientific meetings, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature, while
on duty.
18.04 Professional Development
(a) The parties to this Agreement share a desire to improve
professional standards by giving the employees the opportunity on occasion:
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(i) to participate in workshops, short courses, similar
out-service programs or continuing education courses to keep up to date with
knowledge and skills in their respective fields, to acquire continuing
profession specific credits required to complete or maintain current
licensing/registration standards.
(ii) to conduct research or perform work related to their
normal research programs in institutions or locations other than those of
the Employer,
or
(iii) to carry out research in the employee's field of
specialization not specifically related to the employee's assigned work
projects when in the opinion of the Employer such research is needed to
enable the employee to fill his present role more adequately.
(b) Subject to the Employer's approval an employee shall receive
leave with pay in order to participate in the activities described in paragraph
18.04(a).
(c) An employee may apply at any time for professional
development under this clause, and the Employer may select an employee at any
time for such professional development.
(d) When an employee is selected by the Employer for
professional development under this clause the Employer will consult with the
employee before determining the locations and duration of the program of work or
studies to be undertaken.
(e) An employee selected for professional development under this
clause shall continue to receive his normal compensation including any increase
for which the employee may become eligible. The employee shall not be entitled
to any compensation under Articles 9, Overtime, and 13, Travelling Time, while
on professional development under this clause.
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(f)
(i) An employee on professional development under this
clause may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and such other
additional expenses as the Employer deems appropriate.
Sub-paragraph (f)(ii) applies only to Health Canada's
NU-CHN's in the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB).
(ii) An employee on the Primary Care Skills Program shall be
deemed to be on travel status.
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(g) Subject to budgetary and operational constraints, the
Employer shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate shift changes or rest
day changes to facilitate attendance at workshops, short courses, similar
out-service programmes or continuing education courses while on duty.
18.05 Selection Criteria
(a) The Employer shall establish Selection Criteria for granting
leave under clauses 18.02, 18.03 and 18.04. Upon request, a copy of these
criteria will be provided to an employee and/or the Institute Representative.
(b) The parties to this Collective Agreement acknowledge the
mutual benefits to be derived from consultation on Career Development. To this
effect, the Employer, upon request, will consult with the Institute as
prescribed in Article 36, Joint Consultation.
18.06 Departmental Career Development Consultation Committee
(a) The parties to this Collective Agreement acknowledge the
mutual benefits to be derived from consultation on Career Development. To this
effect the parties agree that such consultation will be held at the departmental
level either through the existing Joint Consultation Committee or through the
creation of a Departmental Career Development Consultation Committee. A
consultation committee as determined by the parties, may be established at the
local, regional or national level.
(b) The Departmental Consultation Committee shall be composed of
mutually agreeable numbers of employees and Employer representatives who shall
meet at mutually satisfactory times. Committee meetings shall normally be held
on the Employer's premises during working hours.
(c) Employees forming the continuing membership of the
Departmental Consultation Committees shall be protected against any loss of
normal pay by reason of attendance at such meetings with management, including
reasonable travel time where applicable.
(d) The Employer recognizes the use of such committees for the
purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policy,
promoting understanding and reviewing problems.
(e) It is understood that no commitment may be made by either
party on a subject that is not within their authority or jurisdiction, nor shall
any commitment made be construed as to alter, amend, add to or modify the terms
of this Agreement.
18.07 Joint Institute/Treasury Board Career Development Committee
(a) In addition to consultation on career development at the
departmental level referred to in clause 18.06, the representatives of the
Employer and the Institute agree to establish a joint Institute/Treasury Board
Career Development Committee.
(b) In establishing this committee, it is understood by the
parties that Departments are responsible for the application of the policies
related to Career Development.
(c) It is understood that no commitment may be made by either
party on a subject that is not within their authority or jurisdiction, nor shall
any commitment made be construed as to alter, amend, add to or modify the terms
of this Agreement.
19.01 Under the following circumstances and subject
to clause 19.02 an employee shall receive severance benefits calculated on the
basis of the employee's weekly rate of pay:
(a) Lay-Off
(i) On the first lay-off two (2) week's pay for the first
complete year of continuous employment and one (1) week's pay for each
additional complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of partial
year of continuous employment, one (1) week's pay multiplied by the number of
days of continuous of employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five
(365).
(ii) On second or subsequent lay-off one (1) week's pay for
each complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year
of continuous employment, one (1) week's pay multiplied by the number of days
of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), less
any period in respect of which he was granted Severance Pay under 19.01(a)(i)
above.
(b) Resignation
On resignation, subject to paragraph 19.01(c) and with ten (10)
or more years of continuous employment, one-half (1/2) week's pay for each
complete year of continuous employment up to a maximum of twenty-six (26) years
with a maximum benefit of thirteen (13) weeks' pay.
(c) Retirement
On retirement, when an employee is entitled to an immediate
annuity or to an immediate annual allowance under the Public Service
Superannuation Act, a severance payment in respect of the employee's
complete period of continuous employment, comprised of one (1) week's pay for
each complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year
of continuous employment, one (1) week's pay multiplied by the number of days of
continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), to a
maximum of thirty (30) weeks' pay.
(d) Death
If an employee dies, there shall be paid to the employee's
estate a severance payment in respect of the employee's complete period of
continuous employment, comprised of one (1) week's pay for each complete year of
continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous
employment, one (1) week's pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous
employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), to a maximum of thirty
(30) weeks' pay, regardless of any other benefit payable.
(e) Rejection on Probation
On rejection on probation, when an employee has completed more
than one (1) year of continuous employment and ceases to be employed by reason
of rejection during a probationary period, one (1) week's pay for each complete
year of continuous employment with a maximum benefit of twenty-seven (27) weeks.
(f) Termination for Cause for Reasons of Incapacity or
Incompetence
(i) When an employee has completed more than one (1) year of
continuous employment and ceases to be employed by reason of termination for
cause for reasons of incapacity pursuant to Section 12(1)(e) of the Financial
Administration Act, one (1) week's pay for each complete year of
continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous
employment, one (1) week's pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous
employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), with a maximum
benefit of twenty-eight (28) weeks.
(ii) When an employee has completed more than ten (10) years
of continuous employment and ceases to be employed by reasons of termination
for cause of reasons of incompetence pursuant to Section 12(1)(d) of the Financial
Administration Act, one week's pay for each complete year of continuous
employment with a maximum benefit of twenty-eight (28) weeks.
19.02 The period of continuous employment used in the
calculation of severance benefits payable to an employee under this Article
shall be reduced by any period of continuous employment in respect of which the
employee was already granted any type of termination benefit by the Public
Service, a Federal Crown Corporation, the Canadian Forces or the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police. Under no circumstances shall the maximum severance pay provided
under clause 19.01 be pyramided.
19.03 The weekly rate of pay referred to in the above
clauses shall be the weekly rate of pay to which the employee is entitled for
the classification prescribed in the employee's certificate of appointment,
immediately prior to the termination of his employment.
19.04 Appointment to a Separate Employer
Notwithstanding paragraph 19.01(b) an employee who resigns to
accept an appointment with an organization as defined in Schedule V of the Financial
Administration Act may choose not to be paid severance pay, provided that
the appointing organization will accept the employee's Schedule I service for
its severance pay entitlement.
20.01 At time of hiring or at any other time upon
written request, an employee shall be entitled to a complete and current
statement of the duties and responsibilities of his position, including the
position's classification level and the position rating form.
21.01 The Employer shall reimburse an employee for
the payment of membership, registration or other related fees to organizations
or governing bodies when the Employer is satisfied that the payment of such fees
is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the
employee's position.
ARTICLE
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
This Article applies to the PH Group only
22.01 The Employer recognizes that the monitoring of
pharmaceutical services shall be performed by a pharmacist. The Employer will
make every reasonable effort to ensure that correct pharmaceutical services, as
determined by the Employer, will be provided within the Employer's institutions.
The Employer encourages the employee to make proposals for improvement of the
Employer's pharmaceutical services.
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