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FIREFIGHTERS GROUP -
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS AND
RATES OF PAY
Notwithstanding the General Provisions of this collective agreement, the following specific provisions shall apply
to employees performing duties in the Firefighters Group.
General
Interpretation and Definitions:
(a) "daily rate of pay" means an employee's annual rate of pay divided by the number of working days in his
or her annual work schedule;
(b) "hourly rate of pay" means a full-time employee's weekly rate of pay divided by forty-two (42), except
that for an employee who is employed as a fire chief, deputy chief, fire prevention officer or a fire prevention
inspector "hourly rate of pay" means that employee's weekly rate of pay divided by thirty-seven and a half (37
1/2).
Vacation Leave
1.01 Accumulation of Vacation Leave
(a) An employee whose work schedule requires one hundred and eighty-two (182) shifts per year, and who has earned
pay for at least seven (7) shifts for each calendar month of a fiscal year, shall earn vacation leave at the following
rates:
(i) eleven (11) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed less than eight (8) years of service;
(ii) if the employee has received, or is eligible to receive, furlough leave:
(A) fourteen (14) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed eight (8) but less than twenty (20) years of
service,
(B) fourteen (14) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed twenty (20) but less than twenty-five (25)
years of service,
and
(C) eighteen (18) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed twenty-five (25) years of service;
**
(iii) fourteen (14) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed between eight (8) and sixteen (16) years of
service and has not received, or is eligible but has elected not to receive, or is not eligible to receive furlough
leave;
**
(iv) fifteen decimal six (15.6) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed sixteen (16) years of
service;
(v) sixteen decimal four (16.4) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed seventeen (17) years of
service;
(vi) eighteen (18) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed eighteen (18) years of service;
**
(vii) nineteen (19) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed twenty-seven (27) years of service;
**
(viii) twenty-one (21) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed twenty-eight (28) years of
service;
(b) An employee whose work schedule requires one hundred and thirty-six and one-half (136 1/2) shifts per year, and
who has earned pay for at least five (5) shifts for each calendar month of a fiscal year, shall earn vacation leave at
the following:
(i) eight (8) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed less than eight (8) years of service;
(ii) if the employee has received, or is eligible to receive, furlough leave,
(A) eleven (11) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed eight (8) but less than twenty (20) years of
service,
(B) eleven (11) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed twenty (20) but less than twenty-five (25)
years of service,
(C) fourteen (14) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed twenty-five (25) years of service;
**
(iii) eleven (11) shifts per fiscal year if the employee has completed between eight (8) and sixteen (16) years of
service and has not received, or is not eligible to receive furlough leave;
**
(iv) twelve decimal two (12.2) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed sixteen (16) years of
service;
(v) twelve decimal eight (12.8) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed seventeen (17) years of
service;
(vi) fourteen (14) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed eighteen (18) years of service;
**
(vii) fourteen decimal four (14.4) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed twenty-seven (27) years
of service;
**
(viii) sixteen (16) shifts per fiscal year after the employee has completed twenty-eight (28) years of service;
(c) Any other employee who has earned pay for at least ten (10) days for each calendar month of a fiscal year shall
earn vacation leave at the following rates:
(i) three (3) weeks per fiscal year if the employee has completed less than eight (8) years of service;
(ii) if the employee has received, or is eligible to receive, furlough leave,
(A) four (4) weeks per fiscal year if the employee has completed eight (8) but less than twenty (20) years of
service,
(B) four (4) weeks per fiscal year if the employee has completed twenty (20) but less than twenty-five (25) years of
service,
(C) five (5) weeks per fiscal year if the employee has completed twenty-five (25) years of service;
**
(iii) four (4) weeks per fiscal year if the employee has completed between eight (8) and sixteen (16) years of
service and has not received, or is not eligible to receive furlough leave;
**
(iv) four (4) weeks and two (2) days per fiscal year after the employee has completed sixteen (16) years of
service;
(v) (iv) four (4) weeks and three (3) days per fiscal year after the employee has completed seventeen (17) years of
service;
(vi) five (5) weeks per fiscal year after the employee has completed eighteen (18) years of service;
**
(vii) five (5) weeks and two (2) days per fiscal year after the employee has completed twenty-seven (27) years of
service;
**
(viii) six (6) weeks per fiscal year after the employee has completed twenty-eight (28) years of service;
(d) for the purpose of clause 1.01 only, all service within the Public Service, whether continuous or discontinuous,
shall count toward vacation leave except where a person who, on leaving the Public Service, takes or has taken
severance pay. However, the above exception shall not apply to an employee who receives severance pay on lay-off and is
reappointed to the Public Service within one (1) year following the date of lay-off.
1.02 An employee who has not earned pay for the number of shifts or days specified in clause 1.01 for each
calendar month of a fiscal year will earn vacation leave at one-twelfth (1/12) of the rates specified in clause 1.01
for each calendar month in which the employee earns pay for the specified number of shifts or days.
1.03 Scheduling of Vacation Leave
In scheduling vacation leave with pay to an employee the Employer shall, subject to the operational requirements of
the service, make every reasonable effort:
(a) not to recall an employee to duty after the employee has proceeded on vacation leave;
(b) to grant the employee's vacation leave during the fiscal year for which it is earned, if so requested by the
employee not later than June 1;
(c) to comply with any request made by an employee before January 31 that the employee be permitted to use in the
following fiscal year any period of vacation leave of four (4) days or more earned by the employee in the current
year;
(d) to grant the employee vacation leave for at least fourteen (14) consecutive days if so requested by the employee
not later than June 1;
(e) the Employer may for good and sufficient reason grant vacation leave on shorter notice than that provided for in
paragraph (b) above;
(f) to grant an employee vacation leave when specified by the employee if:
(i) the period of vacation leave requested is less than a week,
and
(ii) the employee gives the Employer at least two (2) days' advance notice for each day of vacation leave
requested;
(g) to ensure that, at the request of the employee, vacation leave in periods of two (2) weeks or more is started
following a scheduled period of rest days.
1.04 An employee is entitled to vacation leave with pay to the extent of the employee's earned credits but an
employee who has completed six (6) months of continuous service may receive an advance of credits equivalent to the
anticipated credits for the vacation year.
1.05 Where, in respect of any period of vacation leave, an employee:
(a) is granted bereavement leave,
or
(b) is granted special leave with pay because of illness in the immediate family,
or
(c) is granted sick leave on production of a medical certificate,
the period of vacation leave so displaced shall either be added to the vacation period if requested by the employee
and approved by the Employer or reinstated for use at a later date.
1.06 Carry-over Provisions
Where in any fiscal year an employee has not been granted all of the vacation leave credited to the employee, the
unused portion of the employee's vacation leave shall be carried over into the following fiscal year.
1.07 Recall from Vacation Leave
Where, during any period of vacation leave, an employee is recalled to duty, the employee shall be reimbursed for
reasonable expenses as normally defined by the Employer, that the employee incurs:
(a) in proceeding to the employee's place of duty,
and
(b) in returning to the place from which the employee was recalled if the employee immediately resumes vacation upon
completing the assignment for which the employee was recalled,
after submitting such accounts as are normally required by the Employer.
1.08 The employee shall not be considered as being on vacation leave during any period in respect of which
the employee is entitled under clause 1.08 to be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred by the employee.
1.09 Leave when Employment Terminates
Where an employee dies or otherwise terminates the employee employment after a period of service of less than
six (6) months, the employee or the employee's estate shall, in lieu of earned vacation leave, be paid an amount equal
to four per cent (4%) of the total of the pay and compensation for overtime received by the employee during the
employee's period of employment.
1.10 Subject to clause 1.11, where an employee dies or otherwise terminates the employee's employment after a
period of service of more than six (6) months:
(a) the employee or the employee's estate shall, in lieu of earned but unused vacation and furlough leave, be paid
an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of days earned but unused vacation and furlough leave
by the daily rate of pay applicable to the employee immediately prior to the termination of the employee's
employment,
or
(b) the Employer shall grant the employee any vacation and furlough leave earned but not used by the employee before
the employment is terminated if the employee so requests because of a requirement to meet minimum service requirements
for severance pay.
1.11 An employee whose employment is terminated by reason of a declaration that he or she abandoned his or
her position is entitled to receive the payment referred to in clause 1.10 if he or she requests it within six (6)
months following the date upon which his or her employment is terminated.
1.12 Advance Payment of Vacation
The Employer agrees to issue advance payments of estimated net salary for vacation periods of two (2) or more
complete weeks, provided a written request for such advance payment is received from the employee at least six (6)
weeks prior to the last pay day before the employee's vacation period commences.
Providing the employee has been authorised to proceed on vacation leave for the period concerned, pay in advance of
going on vacation leave shall be made prior to departure. Any overpayment in respect of such pay advances shall be an
immediate first charge against any subsequent pay entitlements and shall be recovered in full prior to any further
payment of salary.
1.13 Appointment to a Separate Employer
Notwithstanding 1.10 above, an employee who resigns to accept an appointment with an organization listed in Part II
of Schedule I of the Public Service Staff Relations Act may choose not to be paid for unused vacation and
furlough leave credits, provided that the appointing organization will accept such credits.
1.14 If at the end of a fiscal year, an employee's entitlement to vacation leave with pay includes a
fractional entitlement of less or more than one-half (1/2) day, the entitlement shall be increased to the nearest
half (1/2) day.
Hours of Work and Overtime
2.01 Hours of Work
When hours of work are scheduled for employees they shall be scheduled so that employees work an average of
forty-two (42) hours per week over the life of their schedule.
2.02 Clause 2.01 shall not apply and Article 28 shall apply to an employee who is employed as a fire chief,
deputy chief, fire prevention officer or a fire prevention inspector. The scheduled hours of work for such employees
shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week exclusive of meal breaks.
General
2.03 An employee's scheduled hours of work shall not be construed as guaranteeing the employee minimum or
maximum hours of work
2.04
(a) The scheduling of hours of work and the establishment of shift schedules shall be done by the Employer. A shift
schedule shall be established for, and posted in each Fire Hall.
(b) The Employer agrees that no shift schedule shall provide for split shifts.
2.05
(a) The Employer shall post a duty roster in each Fire Hall eight (8) days in advance. If, as a result of a change
in a duty roster, an employee is transferred to another platoon on less than ninety-six (96) hours' notice in advance
of the starting time of the first (1st) shift of the employee's new platoon, the employee shall be paid at
the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) for the first (1st) shift worked in the schedule of the employee's new
platoon. Subsequent shifts worked on the schedule of the employee's new platoon shall be paid for at the employee's
hourly rate of pay.
(b) Paragraph 2.05(a) shall not apply to an employee when the employee is returned to the employee's regular platoon
following a temporary assignment to a new platoon.
(c) Provided sufficient advance notice is given and with the approval of the Employer, employees may exchange shifts
if there is no increase in cost to the Employer.
2.06 Assignment of Overtime Work
Subject to the operational requirements of the service, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort:
(a) to allocate overtime work on an equitable basis among readily available qualified employees,
and
(b) to give employees who are required to work overtime adequate advance notice of this requirement.
2.07 The Alliance is entitled to consult with the deputy minister or the Deputy Head's representative
whenever it is alleged that employees are required to work unreasonable amounts of overtime.
2.08 Overtime Compensation
(a) Except as provided in paragraph 2.08(b) and subject to clause 2.10, an employee is entitled to time and
one-half (1 1/2) compensation for each hour of overtime worked by the employee. When an employee is required to work
overtime immediately following their scheduled shift, or on a day of rest, or designated paid holiday, which extends
into his or her next scheduled shift, the employee will continue to be compensated at the applicable overtime rate
until he or she has had a break of at least eight (8) hours.
(b) Subject to clause 2.10, an employee who is employed as fire chief, deputy chief, fire prevention officer or fire
prevention inspector who is required to work overtime on the employee's scheduled work day is entitled to compensation
at the employee's hourly rate of pay for the first one-half (1/2) hour of overtime worked by the employee and at time
and one-half (1 1/2) for all overtime hours worked by the employee in excess of the first one-half (1/2) hour of
overtime in each work day.
(c) Overtime shall be compensated in cash, except where upon request of an employee and with the approval of the
Employer, overtime shall be compensated by leave with pay. The duration of such leave shall be equal to the overtime
worked multiplied by the applicable overtime rate. Payment of such leave shall be at the employee's straight-time rate
of pay in effect at the time the overtime benefits were earned.
(d) The Employer shall grant compensatory leave at times convenient to both the employee and the Employer.
(e) If any above leave with pay earned cannot be liquidated by the end of a twelve (12)-month period, to be
determined by the Employer, then payment in cash will be made in accordance with paragraph (c) above.
2.09 Subject to clause 2.10, an employee is entitled to double (2) time compensation for each hour of
overtime worked by the employee on the employee's second (2nd) or subsequent day of rest, provided the days
of rest are consecutive and contiguous.
2.10 An employee is entitled to overtime compensation for each completed fifteen (15) minute period of
overtime worked by the employee.
2.11 Except when a free meal can be provided:
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(a) An employee who has not received at least twelve (12) hours advanced notice of an overtime requirement and who
works three (3) or more consecutive hours of overtime immediately following the employee's scheduled hours of work
shall be paid a meal allowance in the amount of nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50). When continuous overtime extends
beyond seven (7) hours, a second (2nd) meal allowance in the amount of nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50)
shall be provided. Only two (2) meals shall be provided in one (1) overtime shift, except when an overtime period in
excess of three (3) hours immediately precedes an employee's scheduled hours of work, a meal allowance in the amount of
nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50) shall be paid. Consecutive overtime shifts shall be construed as following
scheduled hours of work.
**
Effective August 5, 2002
(b) An employee who has not received at least twelve (12) hours advanced notice of an overtime requirement and who
works three (3) or more consecutive hours of overtime immediately following the employee's scheduled hours of work
shall be paid a meal allowance in the amount of ten dollars ($10). When continuous overtime extends beyond seven (7)
hours, a second (2nd) meal allowance in the amount of ten dollars ($10) shall be provided. Only two (2)
meals shall be provided in one overtime shift, except when an overtime period in excess of three (3) hours immediately
precedes an employee's scheduled hours of work, a meal allowance in the amount of ten dollars ($10) shall be paid.
Consecutive overtime shifts shall be construed as following scheduled hours of work.
(c) Reasonable time to be determined by the Employer shall be allowed the employee in order that the employee may
take a meal break.
Sick Leave With Pay
3.01 Credits
(a) An employee whose work schedule requires one hundred and eighty-two (182) shifts per year shall earn credits at
the rate of eleven-twelfths (11/12) of a shift for each calendar month for which the employee earns pay for at least
seven (7) shifts.
(b) An employee whose work schedule requires one hundred and thirty-six and one-half (136 1/2) shifts per year shall
earn credits at the rate of two-thirds (2/3) of a shift for each calendar month for which the employee earns pay for at
least five (5) shifts.
(c) An employee subject to clause 2.01 of this Appendix shall earn additional sick leave credits at the rate of
one (1) hour for each calendar month during which he or she works shifts and he or she receives pay for at least the
period identified in paragraphs (a) or (b) above. Such credits shall not be carried over in the next fiscal year and
are available only if the employee has already used all earned sick leave credits during the current fiscal year.
(d) Any other employee shall earn credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (1 1/4) days for each calendar month
for which the employee earns pay for at least ten (10) days.
3.02 Granting of Sick Leave
An employee is eligible for sick leave with pay when he or she is unable to perform his or her duties because of
illness or injury provided that:
(a) he or she satisfies the Employer of this condition in such manner and at such time as may be determined by the
Employer,
and
(b) he or she has the necessary sick leave credits.
**
3.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee describing the nature of his
or her illness or injury and stating that because of this illness or injury he or she was unable to perform his or her
duties shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of paragraph 3.02(a).
3.04 An employee is not eligible for sick leave with pay during any period in which the employee is on leave
of absence without pay or under suspension.
3.05 Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay under the
provisions of clause 3.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted:
(a) for a period of up to one and two-thirds (1 2/3) the annual accrual if the employee is awaiting a decision on an
application for injury-on-duty leave,
or
(b) for a period equal to the annual accrual if the employee has not submitted an application for injury-on-duty
leave,
subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave credits subsequently earned.
3.06 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for
the same period, it shall be considered, for the purpose of the record of sick leave credits, that the employee was not
granted sick leave with pay.
Reporting Pay
4.01
(a) When an employee is required to report and reports to work on a day of rest the employee is entitled to a
minimum of three (3) hours' pay at the applicable overtime rate.
(b) The minimum payment referred to in paragraph 4.01(a) above, does not apply to part-time employees. Part-time
employees will receive a minimum payment in accordance with article 59.05.
4.02 When an employee is required to report and reports to work after the employee has completed the
employee's work for the day and has left the place of work the employee is entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours' pay
at the hourly rate of pay.
4.03 When an employee reports for work under the conditions described in this article, and is required to use
transportation services other than normal public transportation services, the employee shall be reimbursed for
reasonable expenses incurred as follows:
(a) mileage allowance at the rate normally paid to an employee when authorised by the Employer to use her/his
automobile when the employee travels by means of her/his own automobile,
or
(b) out-of-pocket expenses for other means of commercial transportation.
Other than when required by the Employer to use a vehicle of the Employer for transportation to a work location
other than the employee's normal place of work, time spent by an employee reporting to work or returning to the
employee's residence shall not constitute time worked.
Long Service Pay
5.01 An employee who receives pay for at least eighty-four (84) hours for each of twelve (12) consecutive
calendar months for which the employee is eligible to receive long service pay, beginning October 1 of each year, is
entitled to be paid, in a lump sum, an amount related to the employee's period of service in the Public Service set out
in the following table:
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Period of Service
in the Public Service
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Annual Amount
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Date of Signing
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August 5, 2002
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5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 years or more
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$640
750
880
1010
1140
1270
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$740
850
980
1110
1240
1370
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5.02 An employee who does not receive at least eighty-four (84) hours' pay for each of
twelve (12) consecutive calendar months for which the employee is eligible to receive long service pay, beginning
October 1 of each year, is entitled to one-twelfth (1/12) of the relevant amount as set out in clause 5.01 for each
month for which he/she receives at least eighty-four (84) hours' pay.
5.03 Where an employee does not complete the employee's specified period of service in the Public Service
upon the first (1st) day of a calendar month, the employee shall, for the purpose of clause 5.01, be deemed
to have completed the specified period of employment
(a) on the first (1st) day of the current month if the employee completes the specified period of
employment during the first fifteen (15) days of the month,
and
(b) on the first (1st) day of the subsequent month in any other case.
Designated Paid Holidays
6.01 Compensation for Designated Paid Holidays
(a) The designated paid holidays in a fiscal year shall be anticipated to the end of the year and "lieu day" credits
established. Each fiscal year shall be deemed to include eleven (11) designated paid holidays.
(b) Each employee shall select the method of lieu day compensation which he or she prefers. Such selection shall be
made as of April 1, and shall remain valid for the following twelve-month (12) period.
(c) The employee shall select one of the following methods of lieu day compensation:
(i) cash payment;
(ii) compensatory leave;
or
(iii) combination of cash payment and compensatory leave.
(d) The employee shall make such selection known to the Employer and in the manner required by the Employer.
(e) In the event the employee fails to make the selection referred to above, the method of compensation shall be
determined by the Employer.
(f) An employee who has elected the compensatory leave method shall have his lieu days scheduled in the fiscal year
in which they are credited to him. In scheduling such lieu days the Employer shall, subject to the operational
requirements of the service:
(i) schedule an employee's lieu days on the dates requested when such a request is made in writing thirty (30) days
in advance;
(ii) schedule any remaining lieu days after consulting with the employee, if as of October 1 the Employer has been
unable to accommodate an employee's request or no request has been filed; such schedule shall be subject to at least
twenty-eight (28) days' advance notice;
(iii) provide by mutual agreement lieu days requested on shorter notice, notwithstanding the above;
(g) Lieu days may be granted as an extension to vacation leave or as occasional days and shall be charged against
the lieu day credits on the basis of one (1) shift for one (1) day.
(h) At the end of each fiscal year, the employee shall be paid in cash for each unused lieu day at one and
one-half (1 1/2) times his daily rate of pay.
**
High Angle Rescue Allowance
7.01 Employees who obtain and maintain certification in technical rescue operations and are assigned high
angle rescue responsibilities in situations/incidents, other than rescue operations conducted at fires or crashes,
specifically involving the rescue of individuals trapped beyond the reach of aerial ladder truck capabilities, on
cranes, in Dry Docks or buildings, shall receive a monthly allowance of seventy-five dollars ($75).
**
Nuclear Emergency Response Team
7.02 Firefighters working in firehalls at CFB Esquimalt and CFB Halifax, who are designated as members of a
Nuclear Emergency Response Team, are trained, maintain their qualifications and are assigned duties, shall receive a
monthly allowance of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150).
A) Effective August 5, 2000
B) Effective August 5, 2001
C) Effective August 5, 2002
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PAY NOTES
1. 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 November 25, 1977 shall be the first (1st) Monday following the
anniversary of the employee's appointment.
2. The increment period for employees paid in these scales of rates, other than employees paid in the Recruitment
Rate scale of rates, is one (1) year.
3. The increment period for employees paid in the Recruitment Rate scale of rates is six (6) months.
4. After completing the second (2nd) six (6) months at the recruitment rate the employee shall be paid at
the FR-1 rate then in effect.
Notwithstanding the general provisions of this collective agreement, the following specific provisions shall apply
to employees performing duties in the General Labour and Trades Group.
Interpretations and Definitions
For the purpose of this Agreement,
(a) "annual rate of pay" means an employee's weekly rate of pay multiplied by fifty-two decimal one
seventy-six (52.176);
(b) "daily rate of pay" means an employee's hourly rate of pay times his normal number of hours of work per
day;
(c) "pay" means basic rate of pay as specified in Annex "A" and includes supervisory differential and/or
inmate training differential where applicable;
(d) "weekly rate of pay" means an employee's daily rate of pay multiplied by five (5).
Allowances
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 employee's 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) or more months prior to the period of leave.
Vacation Leave
Granting of Vacation Leave
1.01 Subject to operational requirements the Employer will make every reasonable effort to:
(a) schedule an employee's vacation leave in the vacation year in which it is earned;
(b) schedule the employee's vacation leave with pay for at least two (2) consecutive weeks, during the period
requested, provided written notice of the period requested is given by the employee as soon as possible after
April 1st but not later than May 31st;
(c) schedule the employee's vacation leave with pay on any other basis than that specified in paragraph 1.01(b), if
the employee gives the Employer at least five (5) days' advance written notice for requests of vacation leave with pay
of five (5) days or less.
1.02 Upon request from the employee, the Employer may for good and sufficient reason schedule vacation leave
with pay on shorter notice than that specified in paragraphs 1.01(b) and 1.01(c).
1.03 If an employee requests vacation leave with pay in accordance with clause 1.01 and the Employer denies
his request, the Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to comply with any subsequent request made by the
employee concerning his vacation leave.
Carry-Over Provisions
1.04 Where in any vacation year the Employer has not granted all of the vacation leave credited to the
employee, the unused portion of the employee's vacation leave shall be carried over into the following vacation year.
Carry-over beyond one (1) year shall be by mutual consent.
1.05 Furlough Leave
An employee who, on the day that this Agreement is signed, is entitled to receive furlough leave, that is to say,
five (5) weeks' leave with pay upon completing twenty (20) years of continuous employment, retains his or her
entitlement to furlough leave subject to the conditions respecting the granting of such leave that are in force on the
day that this Agreement is signed.
1.06 If, at the end of a vacation year, an employee's entitlement to vacation leave with pay includes a
fractional entitlement of less or more than one-half (1/2) day, the entitlement shall be increased to the nearest
half (1/2) day.
Hours of Work and Overtime
2.01 Subject to the conditions of this Article, the Employer shall schedule hours of work for all employees,
except for those whose hours are covered by special written agreement between the Employer and the Alliance.
2.02 In reference to paragraph 25.02(a), Hours of Work, the standard work week is forty (40) hours per week
and eight (8) hours per day.
2.03 In reference to paragraph 25.02(b), the Employer shall schedule the hours of work so that employees work
eight (8) hours per day and an average of forty (40) hours and an average of five (5) days per week.
2.04 An employee whose scheduled hours of work are changed without seven (7) days prior notice:
(a) shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) for the first (1st) full shift worked
on the new schedule. Subsequent shifts worked on the new schedule shall be paid for at straight time;
(b) shall retain his or her previously scheduled days of rest next following the change, or, if worked, such days of
rest shall be compensated in accordance with clause 2.07.
2.05 Summer and Winter Hours
(a) At any location, the schedules of hours of work, and attendant overtime provisions, may be varied by the
Employer, following meaningful consultation with local Alliance representatives, to allow for summer and winter hours
and/or flexible hours.
(b) Within five (5) days of notification of consultation served by either party, the Alliance shall notify the
Employer in writing of the representative authorised to act on behalf of the Alliance for consultation purposes.
2.06 The daily overtime provisions of the Agreement shall not apply to an employee attending a training
course on the instructions of the Employer, except that an employee who performs his or her normal duties during the
employee's regular working hours shall be paid at overtime rates for time spent after eight (8) hours performing work,
while the employee is in attendance at training sessions.
2.07 Reporting Pay
(a) An employee who reports for overtime work as directed on a day of rest shall be paid for the time actually
worked, or a minimum of three (3) hours' pay at the applicable overtime rate, whichever is the greater. This clause
shall only be applicable to employees who are notified of the overtime work requirement prior to completing their last
scheduled shift.
(b) An employee who reports for work on the employee's scheduled shift shall be paid for the time actually worked,
or a minimum of four (4) hours' pay at straight time, whichever is the greater.
(c) The minimum payments to which are referred in paragraphs 2.07(a) and (b) above, do not apply to part-time
employees. Part-time employees will receive a minimum payment in accordance with Article 59.
2.08 If an employee reports back for overtime work which is not contiguous to either:
(a) the employee's regularly scheduled shift on that day,
or
(b) any other period of work on that day,
the employee shall be paid for the time actually worked; or a minimum of four (4) hours' pay at straight time,
whichever is the greater. However, this clause shall be applicable only to employees who are notified of such a
non-contiguous overtime requirement prior to the completion of either their regularly scheduled shift on that day, or
any other period of work on that day, as applicable.
2.09 When an employee reports to work overtime under the conditions described in clause 2.08, and is required
to use transportation services other than normal public transportation services, the employee shall be reimbursed for
reasonable expenses incurred as follows:
(a) mileage allowance at the rate normally paid to an employee when authorised by the Employer to use her or his
automobile when the employee travels by means of her or his own automobile,
or
(b) out-of-pocket expenses for other means of commercial transportation.
Other than when required by the Employer to use a vehicle of the Employer for transportation to a work location
other than the employee's normal place of work, time spent by the employee reporting to work or returning to the
employee's residence shall not constitute time worked.
2.10 An employee is entitled to overtime compensation for each completed fifteen (15)-minute period of
overtime worked by the employee.
2.11 Rest Periods
The Employer shall schedule two (2) rest periods of ten (10) minutes each during each shift and three (3) rest
periods of ten (10) minutes for each shift scheduled for twelve (12) hours or more. An employee in the Canadian
Penitentiary Service may be required to take such rest periods at the employee's work location when the nature of the
employee's duties makes it necessary.
Travel Between Work Sites
3.01 When an employee is required to perform work at other than his normal work place, as defined in the
Treasury Board Travel Directive, and the employee's status is such that the employee is not entitled to claim expenses
for lodging and meals, the Employer shall provide transportation, or mileage allowance in lieu, for travel between the
employee's normal workplace and any other work place(s).
Transfer at Sea Allowance
4.01 When an employee is required to transfer to a ship, submarine or barge (not berthed) from a helicopter,
ship's boat, yardcraft or auxiliary vessel, the employee shall be paid a transfer allowance of five dollars ($5) except
when transferring between vessels and/or work platforms which are in a secured state to each other for the purpose of
performing a specific task such as deperming. If the employee leaves the ship, submarine or barge by a similar
transfer, the employee shall be paid an additional five dollars ($5).
Supervisory Differential
5.01 A supervisory differential, as established in Annex "C", shall be paid to employees in the bargaining
unit who encumber positions which receive a supervisory rating under the classification standard, and who perform
supervisory duties.
Miscellaneous
6.01 The Employer shall continue to provide any automobile windshield sticker or other form of permit which
an employee may require in order to enter the employee's work site area, or shall repay the employee for the cost of
same. However, this undertaking by the Employer shall not include free automobile parking privileges where payment of a
parking fee would otherwise apply.
Dirty Work Allowance
7.01 When an employee is required to come in physical contact with the pollutant while engaged in the
cleaning up of oil spills in excess of two hundred (200) litres which resulted from a marine disaster, mechanical
failure, bunkering or fuel transfer operations, the employee shall receive, in addition to the appropriate rate of pay,
an additional one-half (1/2) his straight-time rate for every fifteen (15)-minute period, or part thereof, worked. All
of the foregoing duties must have the prior approval of the Employer before work is commenced.
**
Height Pay
8.01 An employee shall be paid a height pay allowance equal to twenty-five (25%) per cent of the employee's
basic hourly rate of pay on a prorata basis for actual time worked:
(a) on land-based towers where they are required to work thirty (30) feet or more above the ground;
(b) for installation or repair work thirty (30) feet above the ground, on the side of buildings, ships or structures
where the method of support is by moveable platform (excluding manlifts);
(c) for repair work at a height of thirty (30) feet or more above the ground, on cranes where no scaffolding
exists.
Zone 1 - British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories
Zone 2 - Atlantic, Quebec and Ontario
Zone 3 - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
A) Effective August 5, 2000
B) Effective August 5, 2001
C) Effective August 5, 2002
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ZONE
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1
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2
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3
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LEVEL
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RATES
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1
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From:
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14.15
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14.15
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14.15
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A
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14.60
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14.60
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14.60
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B
|
15.01
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15.01
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15.01
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C
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15.39
|
15.39
|
15.39
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|
|
|
|
|
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2
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From:
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14.66
|
14.66
|
14.66
|
|
A
|
15.13
|
15.13
|
15.13
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|
B
|
15.55
|
15.55
|
15.55
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C
|
15.94
|
15.94
|
15.94
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|
|
|
|
|
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3
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From:
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15.14
|
15.14
|
15.14
|
|
A
|
15.62
|
15.62
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15.62
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|
B
|
16.06
|
16.06
|
16.06
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|
C
|
16.46
|
16.46
|
16.46
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|
|
|
|
|
|
4
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From:
|
15.61
|
15.61
|
15.61
|
|
A
|
16.11
|
16.11
|
16.11
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|
B
|
16.56
|
16.56
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16.56
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C
|
16.97
|
16.97
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16.97
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|
|
|
|
|
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5
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From:
|
16.21
|
16.21
|
16.21
|
|
A
|
16.73
|
16.73
|
16.73
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|
B
|
17.20
|
17.20
|
17.20
|
|
C
|
17.63
|
17.63
|
17.63
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|
|
|
|
|
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6
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From:
|
16.75
|
16.75
|
16.75
|
|
A
|
17.29
|
17.29
|
17.29
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|
B
|
17.77
|
17.77
|
17.77
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C
|
18.21
|
18.21
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18.21
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|
|
|
|
|
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7
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From:
|
17.32
|
17.32
|
17.32
|
|
A
|
17.87
|
17.87
|
17.87
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|
B
|
18.37
|
18.37
|
18.37
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|
C
|
18.83
|
18.83
|
18.83
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|
|
|
|
|
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8
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From:
|
18.05
|
18.05
|
18.05
|
|
A
|
18.63
|
18.63
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18.63
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B
|
19.15
|
19.15
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19.15
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C
|
19.63
|
19.63
|
19.63
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|
|
|
|
|
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9
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From:
|
18.74
|
18.74
|
18.74
|
|
A
|
19.34
|
19.34
|
19.34
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|
B
|
19.88
|
19.88
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19.88
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|
C
|
20.38
|
20.38
|
20.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
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10
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From:
|
19.47
|
19.47
|
19.47
|
|
A
|
20.09
|
20.09
|
20.09
|
|
B
|
20.65
|
20.65
|
20.65
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|
C
|
21.17
|
21.17
|
21.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
From:
|
20.20
|
20.20
|
20.20
|
|
A
|
20.85
|
20.85
|
20.85
|
|
B
|
21.43
|
21.43
|
21.43
|
|
C
|
21.97
|
21.97
|
21.97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
From:
|
20.92
|
20.92
|
20.92
|
|
A
|
21.59
|
21.59
|
21.59
|
|
B
|
22.19
|
22.19
|
22.19
|
|
C
|
22.74
|
22.74
|
22.74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
From:
|
21.59
|
21.59
|
21.59
|
|
A
|
22.28
|
22.28
|
22.28
|
|
B
|
22.90
|
22.90
|
22.90
|
|
C
|
23.47
|
23.47
|
23.47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
From:
|
22.28
|
22.28
|
22.28
|
|
A
|
22.99
|
22.99
|
22.99
|
|
B
|
23.63
|
23.63
|
23.63
|
|
C
|
24.22
|
24.22
|
24.22
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