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Notice to the reader: This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.

NU - NURSING GROUP
COMBINED ANNUAL RATES OF PAY FOR HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (HOS & CHN)

(Retroactive rates can be found in Appendixes A-1, A-2 and A-4)

REGION: ALBERTA

B) Effective 1 October 2001
C) Effective 1 October 2002

PENDING REGISTRATION

B

50172

C

51426

NU-HOS-1 / NU-CHN-1

B

53716

54292

C

55059

55649

NU-HOS-2 / NU-CHN-2

B

54868

56013

57165

58313

59457

C

56240

57413

58594

59771

60943

B

60608

C

62123

NU-HOS-3 / NU-CHN-3

B

55168

56282

57395

58502

59612

C

56547

57689

58830

59965

61102

B

60728

61843

C

62246

63389

NU-HOS-4 / NU-CHN-4

B

57069

58280

59486

60695

61904

C

58496

59737

60973

62212

63452

B

63111

64315

65522

C

64689

65923

67160

NU-HOS-5 / NU-CHN-5

B

59932

61326

62727

64122

65520

C

61430

62859

64295

65725

67158

B

66925

68318

69716

C

68598

70026

71459

NU-HOS-6 / NU-CHN-6

B

63111

64823

66538

68257

69966

C

64689

66444

68201

69963

71715

B

71679

73398

75109

C

73471

75233

76987

NU-CHN-7

B

70017

71991

73965

75951

77909

C

71767

73791

75814

77850

79857

B

79888

81860

83822

C

81885

83907

85918

NU-CHN-8

B

72811

75231

77647

80067

82246

C

74631

77112

79588

82069

84302

B

84900

87317

89419

91518

C

87023

89500

91654

93806

NU - NURSING GROUP
COMBINED ANNUAL RATES OF PAY FOR HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (HOS & CHN)

NATIONAL RATES OF PAY FOR NU-CHN IN REMOTE AND ISOLATED COMMUNITIES (CWIS TYPE 1 AND 2), AND FOR NU-HOS & NU-CHN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

(Retroactive rates can be found in Appendixes A-1, A-2 and A-4)

B) Effective 1 October 2001
Z) Health Canada Restructure - Effective on Date of Signing, 24 December 2001
C) Effective 1 October 2002

PENDING REGISTRATION

B

51540

C

52829

NU-HOS-1 / NU-CHN-1

B

55235

55900

C

56616

57298

NU-HOS-2 / NU-CHN-2

B

56570

57899

59236

60569

Z

55271(*)

56570

57899

59236

60569

C

56653(*)

57984

59346

60717

62083

B

61901

63238

Z

61901

63238

C

63449

64819

(*)Only applies to Health Canada nurses in remote and isolated communities (CWIS Type 1 and 2)

NU-HOS-3 / NU-CHN-3

B

56964

58263

59560

60858

Z

55694(*)

56964

58263

59560

60858

C

57086(*)

58388

59720

61049

62379

B

62153

63451

64751

Z

62153

63451

64751

C

63707

65037

66370

(*)Only applies to Health Canada nurses in remote and isolated communities (CWIS Type 1 and 2)

NU-HOS-4 / NU-CHN-4

B

58832

60226

61611

63010

Z

57470(*)

58832

60226

61611

63010

C

58907(*)

60303

61732

63151

64585

B

64399

65789

67176

68568

Z

64399

65789

67176

68568

C

66009

67434

68855

70282

(*)Only applies to Health Canada nurses in remote and isolated communities (CWIS Type 1 and 2)

NU-HOS-5 / NU-CHN-5

Note: Rates of pay for NU-HOS-5/NU-CHN-5 to NU-HOS-8/NU-CHN-8 inclusively do not apply to Health Canada nurses in isolated and remote communities (CWIS Type 1 and 2)

B

61635

63214

64787

66367

67939

C

63176

64794

66407

68026

69637

B

69523

71101

72677

C

71261

72879

74494

NU-HOS-6 / NU-CHN-6

B

64751

66635

68526

70411

72302

C

66370

68301

70239

72171

74110

B

74191

76081

77970

C

76046

77983

79919

NU-CHN-7

B

71462

73618

75776

77931

80087

C

73249

75458

77670

79879

82089

B

82242

84396

86550

C

84298

86506

88714

NU-CHN-8

B

72811

75231

77647

80067

82246

C

74631

77112

79588

82069

84302

B

84900

87317

89419

91518

C

87023

89500

91654

93806

NU - NURSING GROUP
COMBINED ANNUAL RATES OF PAY FOR HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (HOS & CHN)

(Retroactive rates can be found in Appendixes A-1, A-2 and A-4)

REGION: YUKON TERRITORY, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

B) Effective 1 October 2001
C) Effective 1 October 2002

PENDING REGISTRATION

B

49611

C

50851

NU-HOS-1 / NU-CHN-1

B

53108

53649

54191

C

54436

54990

55546

NU-HOS-2 / NU-CHN-2

B

54195

55275

56360

57448

58533

C

55550

56657

57769

58884

59996

B

59614

60702

61791

C

61104

62220

63336

NU-HOS-3 / NU-CHN-3

B

55293

56365

57444

58512

59589

C

56675

57774

58880

59975

61079

B

60666

61741

62814

63887

C

62183

63285

64384

65484

NU-HOS-4 / NU-CHN-4

B

57096

58252

59400

60541

61694

C

58523

59708

60885

62055

63236

B

62848

64001

65153

66301

67448

C

64419

65601

66782

67959

69134

NU-HOS-5 / NU-CHN-5

B

59802

61106

62405

63705

65005

C

61297

62634

63965

65298

66630

B

66313

67610

68913

70212

71513

C

67971

69300

70636

71967

73301

NU-HOS-6 / NU-CHN-6

B

62814

64365

65927

67477

69027

C

64384

65974

67575

69164

70753

B

70586

72127

73677

75226

76776

C

72351

73930

75519

77107

78695

NU-CHN-7

B

69266

71041

72811

74589

76360

C

70998

72817

74631

76454

78269

B

78135

79906

81681

83448

C

80088

81904

83723

85534

NU-CHN-8

B

72811

75231

77647

80067

82246

C

74631

77112

79588

82069

84302

B

84900

87317

89419

91518

C

87023

89500

91654

93806


**APPENDIX "A-6"

NU - NURSING GROUP
PAY NOTES

PAY INCREMENT FOR FULL TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

1. The pay increment period for employees at levels NU-HOS-1 and NU-CHN-1 is six (6) months. A part-time employee who, on the date of signing of this collective agreement, has worked more than six (6) months since the last increment will receive a salary increment effective on the date of signing. The next statutory increase for part-time employees will be calculated from this date.

2. The pay increment period for employees at the NU-HOS levels 2 to 6 and at the NU-CHN levels 2 to 8 is twelve (12) months. A part-time employee who, on the date of signing of this collective agreement, has worked more than twelve (12) months since the last increment will receive a salary increment effective on the date of signing. The next statutory increase for part-time employees will be calculated from this date.

3. The pay increment date for an employee, appointed on or after 19 April 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 the application date above, remains unchanged.

PAY ADJUSTMENT ADMINISTRATION

4. All employees being paid at the pending registration, the NU HOS levels 1 to 6, and the NU CHN 1 to 8 scale of rates shall, on the relevant effective dates in Appendix "A", be paid in the A, B and C scales of rates shown immediately below the employees former rate of pay.

RESTRUCTURING

5. All employees at the pending registration, the NU HOS levels 1 to 6, and the NU CHN levels 1 to 8 for whom a pay harmonization is effective 1 October 2001 will move to the rate of pay shown immediately below the employee's former rate of pay at the X range shown in Appendix "A" or at the closest rate, but not lower than the employees' former rate of pay.

6. Employees at the NU HOS levels 1 to 6 and NU CHN levels 1 to 8 who have been at the maximum rate of pay for their level for more than twelve (12) months on 1 October 2001will move to the next increment in the new rate of pay effective 1 October 2001.

HEALTH CANADA NU-CHN IN REMOTE AND ISOLATED COMMUNITIES

7. All Health Canada employees at the pending registration and at the NU CHN levels 1 to 4 in remote and isolated communities (type 1 and 2) as defined in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) for whom a pay harmonization is effective 1 October 2001 will move to the rate of pay shown immediately below the employee's former rate of pay at the X range shown in Appendix "A" or at the closest rate, but not lower than the employees' former rate of pay.

(a) "Remote community (type1)" means a community with no scheduled flights, minimal telephones or radio services and no road access.

(b) "Isolated community (type 2)" means a community with scheduled flights, good telephone services and no year round road access.

(c) The list of remote and isolated communities can be found in Health Canada's Community Workload Increase System (CWIS).

8. All Health Canada employees at the pending registration and at the NU CHN levels 1 to 4 in remote and isolated communities (type 1 and 2) as defined in paragraph 6 (a), (b) and (c) for whom a national rate is effective 1 October 2001 will move to the rate of pay shown immediately below the employee's former rate of pay at the Y range shown in Appendix "A" or at the closest rate, but not lower than the employees' former rate of pay.

9. Health Canada employees at the NU CHN levels 1 to 4 in remote and isolated communities (type 1 and 2) as defined in paragraph 6(a), (b) and (c) who have been at the maximum rate of pay for their level for more than twelve (12) months on 1 October 2001 will move to the next rate of pay of the Y range effective 1 October 2001.

10. The rate of pay on initial appointment to Health Canada at the NU CHN levels 2 to 4 in remote and isolated communities (type 1 and 2) as defined in paragraph 6(a), (b) and (c) will be paid on appointment in the applicable salary scale of the Z range shown in Appendix "A":

(a) with more than one (1) year, but less than three (3) years of recent experience, at the first (1st) step;

(b) with more than three (3) years of recent experience but with less than five (5) years of recent experience, at the second (2nd) step;

(c) with five (5) or more years of recent experience, at the third (3rd) step;

or

such higher step as determined by the Employer;

(d) Assessment of recent experience will be at the discretion of management.

RATE OF PAY ON INITIAL APPOINTMENT

11. The rate of pay on initial appointment for the NU-HOS levels 1 to 3 and NU-CHN levels 1 to 3 will be established as follows:

(a) A nurse, with no experience, or with no recent experience, or with less than one (1) year of recent experience, will be appointed at the first (1st) step of the NU-HOS-1 level or at the first (1st) step of the NU-CHN-1 level.

(b) A nurse, appointed at the NU-HOS-2, NU-CHN-2, NU-HOS-3 or NU-CHN-3 will be paid on appointment in the applicable salary scale of rates:

(i) with more than one (1) year, but less than three (3) years of recent experience, at the first (1st) step;

(ii) with more than three (3) years of recent experience but with less than five (5) years of recent experience, at the second (2nd) step;

(iii) with five (5) or more years of recent experience, at the third (3rd) step;

or

such higher step as determined by the Employer.

(c) Assessment of recent experience will be at the discretion of management.

12. Rate of Pay on Transfer Between Regions

Upon transfer, except on temporary duty, the employee's rate of pay is to be adjusted to the corresponding rate in the range determined by years of service and experience, and such adjustments will not affect the employee's pay increment date.

13. Nurse Pending Registration

(a) Appointments - General

All appointments of persons eligible for registration as a nurse in a province or territory of Canada without further formal training, but who are not formally registered, shall be made as Nurse Pending Registration on a specified period basis for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months.

(b) Pay on Appointment

The rate of pay on appointment as a "specified period" employee of a Nurse Pending Registration is stipulated in Appendix "A".

(c) Appointment on Registration

Upon registration as a nurse in a province or territory of Canada, an employee who has been appointed as a Nurse Pending Registration, shall be appointed at the applicable position level for which the employee has qualified (subject to registration). The effective date of such appointment shall be:

(i) retroactive to the date of appointment as a Nurse Pending Registration if no additional formal training or education is required, although the employee may have to successfully complete qualification examinations;

or

(ii) the date of the successful completion of qualification examinations for Registration when additional formal training or education is required.

In no case will the date of such appointment be later than the date of registration.

 

 
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