Applied Science and Engineering Groups (AC, AG, AR, BI, CH, EN, FO, MT, PC, SG-PAT, SG-SRE) (Archived)

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AC - ACTUARIAL SCIENCE GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective October 1, 1999
B) Restructure Effective October 1, 2000
C) Effective October 1, 2000
D) Effective October 1, 2001

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AC
PAY NOTES

(1) An employee shall, on the relevant effective dates of adjustments to rates of pay, be paid in the (A), (B), (C) and (D) scales of rates at the rate shown immediately below his former rate.

(2) Employees who have been Associate of the Society of Actuaries for more than six (6) years and have been at the maximum rate of pay for AC-1 level and have been on October 1, 2000, will move to the new maximum rate of pay effective October 1, 2000.

(3) Employees who have been Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or Casualty Actuarial Society for more than four (4) years and have been at the maximum rate of pay for AC-2 level on October 1, 2000, will move to the new maximum rate of pay effective October 1, 2000.

(4) The pay increment period for employees paid in the AC-1 to AC-3 scales of rates is twelve (12) months.

(5) AC-1 Pay Scale: Subject to notes (a) to (f) below, AC-1 employees are paid at the appropriate rate in relation to the number of courses and years of experience acquired.

(a) The AC-1 pay notes are effective retroactively to October 1, 1999 for all employees.

(b) In addition to the periodic pay increment in note (4), a further increment for each course passed will be awarded effective January 1^st or July 1^st for courses taken prior to these dates and prescribed by the society of Actuaries (SOA) or the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS). The SOA seventh and ninth course is respectively the Seminar and the Professional Development. Future reference to the SOA includes CAS.

(c) If the employee obtains three (3) courses without having reached the 5^th increment, the employee will then advance to the 5^th increment and will be awarded one additional increment for each course over three. At the discretion of the Employer, a new hired AC-1 could be awarded additional increments for years of experience acquired.

(d) If the employee obtains six (6) courses without having reached the 11^th increment, the employee will then advance to the 11^th increment and will be awarded one additional increment for each course over six. At the discretion of the Employer, a new hired AC-1 could be awarded additional increments for years of experience acquired.

(e) Progression through the AC-1 pay scales will continue unhindered until the employee has reached the 6^th increment, then advancement beyond the 6^th increment is dependent on the employee having obtained three (3) courses.

(f) Advancement beyond the 12^th increment is dependent on the employee having obtained six (6) courses, or having been an Associate of the Society of Actuaries with at least 15 years of consecutive service and acquired expertise in the actuarial field with the Government of Canada.

(6) Where, during the retroactive period, an employee was paid on initial appointment to the Public Service in the bargaining unit at a rate of pay above the minimum, or was promoted or transferred and paid at a rate of pay above the rate specified by the regulations for promotion or transfer, he shall be paid in the new scale of rates of pay at the rate of pay nearest to but not less than the rate of pay at which he was appointed and, at the discretion of the Employer, may be paid at any rate up to and including the rate shown immediately below the rate he was receiving.

(7) The pay increment date for an employee, appointed to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service after 27 June, 1978, shall be the first Monday following the pay increment period listed below as calculated from the date of the promotion, demotion or appointment from outside the Public Service. The pay increment periods listed below will not apply to employees appointed prior to 27 June, 1978.

PAY INCREMENT PERIODS

AG - AGRICULTURE GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective October 1, 1999
B) Effective October 1, 2000
C) Effective October 1, 2001

AG
PAY NOTES

(1) Except in the case of employees being paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, and subject to pay note 6, an employee shall, on the relevant effective date of adjustment to rates of pay, be paid in the new scale of rates at the rate shown immediately below his former rate.

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(2) An employee being paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be paid:

(a) effective October 1, 1999 in the "A" scale of rates which is nearest to but not more than two point zero per cent  (2.0%) higher than his former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10);

(b) effective October 1, 2000 in the "B" scale of rates which is nearest to but not more than two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(c) effective October 1, 2001 in the "C" scale of rates which is nearest to but not more than two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(3) The pay increment period for all employees, other than those paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, is twelve (12) months and a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(4) For employees paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, the pay increment period is six (6) months and a pay increment shall be three hundred dollars ($300), or such higher amount that the Employer may determine, provided that the last rate in that part of the scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is not exceeded.

(5) An increase from that part of the AG-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first (1^st) step in the fixed incremental part of the scale shall take place on the date on which the Employer certifies that the employee should be paid at that rate.

(6) Where, in the retroactive period, an employee was paid on initial appointment at a rate of pay above the minimum, or was promoted or transferred and paid at a rate of pay above the rate specified by the regulations for promotion or transfer, he shall be paid in the new scale of rates at the rate of pay nearest to but not less than the rate of pay at which he was appointed and, at the discretion of the Employer, may be paid at any rate up to and including the rate shown immediately below the rate he was receiving.

(7) Every employee being paid in that part of the AG-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps will have his performance reviewed by the Employer within two (2) years of his appointment to that part of the scale with a view to ascertaining whether the employee should be paid at the first step in the fixed incremental part of the scale. On the basis of this review, the Employer will decide whether to certify that the employee should be paid at that point in time at the first (1^st) step in that part of the scale. An employee who continues to be paid in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps after the second (2^nd) anniversary of his appointment will have his performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.

(8) The pay increment date for an employee, appointed on or after August 13, 1982 to a position in the bargaining unit upon 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 bargaining unit prior to August 13, 1982 remains unchanged.

AR - ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective October 1, 1999
B) Effective October 1, 2000
C) Effective October 1, 2001

AR
PAY NOTES

(1) The pay increment period for employees paid in these scales of rates, other than AR-1, is twelve (12) months.

(2) The pay increment period for employees paid in the AR-1 scale of rates is six (6) months, and the pay increment shall be to a rate which is three hundred dollars ($300) higher than his former rate provided that the last rate in the AR-1 scale of rates is not exceeded.

(3) An employee shall, on the relevant effective dates of adjustments to rates of pay, be paid in the (A), (B) or (C) scale of rates at the rate shown immediately below his former rate except that:

(a) an employee being paid for less than one (1) year in the AR-1 scale of rates shall be paid in the new scales of rates at the same rate as his former rate of pay, or if there is no such rate, at the minimum of the scale;

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(b)

(i) an employee being paid for one (1) or more years in the AR-1 scale of rates shall, effective October 1, 1999, be paid in the (A) scale of rates at the rate of pay which is nearest to but not more than two point zero per cent (2.0%) higher than his former rate of pay provided that the maximum rate in the appropriate scale of rates is not exceeded;

(ii) an employee being paid for one (1) or more years in the AR-1 scale of rates shall, effective October 1, 2000, be paid in the (B) scale of rates at the rate of pay which is nearest to but not more than two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate of pay provided that the maximum rate in the appropriate scale of rates is not exceeded.

(iii) an employee being paid for one (1) or more years in the AR-1 scale of rates shall, effective October 1, 2001, be paid in the (C) scale of rates at the rate of pay which is nearest to but not more than two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate of pay provided that the maximum rate in the appropriate scale of rates is not exceeded.

(4) The pay increment date for an employee appointed after February 8, 1989, to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service shall be the first (1^st) Monday following the pay increment period specified in the pay notes as calculated from the date of promotion, demotion or appointment from outside the Public Service.

BI - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective October 1, 1999
B) Effective October 1, 2000
C) Effective October 1, 2001

BI
PAY NOTES

(1) Except in the case of employees being paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, and subject to pay note 6, an employee shall, on the relevant effective dates of adjustments to rates of pay, be paid in the new scale of rates at the rate shown immediately below his former rate.

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(2) An employee being paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be paid:

(a) effective October 1, 1999 in the "A" scale of rates which is nearest to but not more than two point zero per cent (2.0%) higher than his former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10);

(b) effective October 1, 2000 in the "B" scale of rates which is nearest to but not more than two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10);

(c) effective October 1, 2001 in the "C" scale of rates which is nearest to but not more than two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(3) The pay increment period for all employees, other than those paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, is twelve (12) months and a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(4) For employees paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, the pay increment period is six (6) months and a pay increment shall be three hundred dollars ($300), or such higher amount that the Employer may determine, provided that the last rate in that part of the scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is not exceeded.

(5) An increase from that part of the BI-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first (1^st) step in the fixed incremental part of the scale shall take place on the date on which the Employer certifies that the employee should be paid at that rate.

(6) Where, in the retroactive period, an employee was paid on initial appointment at a rate of pay above the minimum, or was promoted or transferred and paid at a rate of pay above the rate specified by the regulations for promotion or transfer, he shall be paid in the new scale of rates at the rate of pay nearest to but not less than the rate of pay at which he was appointed and, at the discretion of the Employer, may be paid at any rate up to and including the rate shown immediately below the rate he was receiving.

(7) Every employee being paid in that part of the BI-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps will have his performance reviewed by the Employer within two (2) years of his appointment to that part of the scale with a view to ascertaining whether the employee should be paid at the first (1^st) step in the fixed incremental part of the scale. On the basis of this review, the Employer will decide whether to certify that the employee should be paid at that point in time at the first (1^st) step in that part of the scale. An employee who continues to be paid in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps after the second (2^nd) anniversary of his appointment will have his performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.

(8) The pay increment date for an employee, appointed on or after July 26, 1982, to a position in the bargaining unit upon 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 bargaining unit prior to July 26, 1982 remains unchanged.

CH - CHEMISTRY GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective October 1, 1999
B) Effective October 1, 2000
C) Effective October 1, 2001

CH
PAY NOTES

PAY INCREMENT ADMINISTRATION

(1) The pay increment period for full-time employees, other than those paid in that part of the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, is twelve (12) months and a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(2) The pay increment period for full-time employees in the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is six (6) months and the minimum pay increment shall be four hundred dollars ($400) or such higher amount that the Employer may determine, or such lesser amount that brings the employee's rate to the maximum of the pay range. For the purposes of transfer and promotion, the lowest pay increment is four hundred dollars ($400).

(3) Except for employees in the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, a part-time employee shall be eligible to receive a pay increment when the employee has worked a total of nineteen hundred and fifty (1950) hours at the hourly rate of pay during a period of employment, provided that the maximum rate of the employee's level is not exceeded. A part-time employee in the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be eligible for a pay increment when the employee has worked a total of nine hundred and seventy-five (975) hours at the hourly rate of pay during a period of employment, provided that the last step in the ten-dollar ($10) step portion of the scale is not exceeded. The pay increment date shall be the first working day following completion of the hours specified in this clause.

(4) For the purposes of administering pay notes 1 and 2, the pay increment date for an employee, appointed on or after March 20, 1981, to a position in the bargaining unit upon 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 bargaining unit prior to March 20, 1981 remains unchanged.

PAY ADJUSTMENT ADMINISTRATION

(5) Except for employees being paid in that part of the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, an employee shall be paid in the new scale of rates at the rate shown immediately below his former rate on the relevant adjustment dates.

(6) An employee who was initially appointed to the ten ($10) dollar step portion of the CH-1 scale of rates shall not have his/her rate of pay adjusted as a result of an economic increase for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of his/her initial appointment, except that no employee shall be paid less than the minimum rate of pay. On the date which is twelve (12) months from the employee's initial appointment, the employee's rate of pay shall be adjusted by any economic increase to the fixed incremental portion of the CH-1 scale of rates which occurred during that twelve (12) month period, provided that the maximum rate of pay in the ten-dollar ($10) step portion of the CH-1 scale of rates is not exceeded. The employee's rate of pay shall, on the relevant effective date, be further adjusted by any economic increase applicable to the fixed incremental portion of the CH-1 scale of rates, provided that the maximum rate of pay in the ten-dollar ($10) step portion of the CH-1 scale of rates is not exceeded.

(7) Where, in the retroactive period, an employee, other than those to whom pay note 6 applies, who was paid on initial appointment at a rate of pay above the minimum, or was promoted or transferred and paid at a rate of pay above the rate specified by the regulations for promotion or transfer, shall be paid in the new scale of rates at the rate of pay nearest to but not less than the rate of pay at which he/she was appointed and, at the discretion of the Employer, may be paid at any rate up to and including the rate shown immediately below the rate he/she was receiving. Such an increase does not change an employee's increment due date.

(8) An increase from that part of the CH-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first step in the fixed incremental part of the scale shall take place on the date on which the Employer certifies that the employee should be paid at that rate.

(9) Every employee being paid in that part of the CH-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps will have his/her performance reviewed by the Employer within two (2) years of his/her appointment to that part of the scale with a view to ascertaining whether the employee should be paid at the first step in the fixed incremental part of the scale. On the basis of this review, the Employer will decide whether to certify that the employee should be paid at that point in time at the first (1^st) step in that part of the scale. An employee who continues to be paid in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps after the second (2^nd) anniversary of his appointment will have his/her performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.