Non-Supervisory Printing Services (PR) (Archived)

Group: Non-Supervisory
Printing Services

CODE: 609
Expiry Date: September 30, 2002

Table of Contents

ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 3 OFFICIAL TEXTS
ARTICLE 4 CONFLICT BETWEEN LEGISLATION AND THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 5 MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
ARTICLE 6 SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 7 COUNCIL REPRESENTATION
ARTICLE 8 COUNCIL SECURITY
ARTICLE 9 VACATION LEAVE
ARTICLE 10 DESIGNATED HOLIDAYS
ARTICLE 11 EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY, CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE WITH PAY AND EXAMINATION LEAVE WITH PAY
ARTICLE 12 SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
ARTICLE 13 OTHER TYPES OF LEAVE
ARTICLE 14 LEAVE - GENERAL
ARTICLE 15 SEVERANCE PAY
ARTICLE 16 OVERTIME
ARTICLE 17 TRAVELLING
ARTICLE 18 CALL-BACK PAY
ARTICLE 19 REPORTING PAY
ARTICLE 20 DEDUCTIONS FOR LATE ARRIVAL
ARTICLE 21 DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS
ARTICLE 22 PIECE WORK
ARTICLE 23 PAY ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 24 NEW RATES
ARTICLE 25 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 26 JOINT COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 27 GENERAL
ARTICLE 28 NOTICE TO AMEND OR RENEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 29 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
ARTICLE 30 SHIFT PRINCIPLE
ARTICLE 31 NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL AGREEMENTS
ARTICLE 32 DISCIPLINE
ARTICLE 33 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
ARTICLE 34 EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EMPLOYEE FILES
ARTICLE 35 NO DISCRIMINATION
ARTICLE 36 DURATION OF AGREEMENT
**ARTICLE 37 AGREEMENT REOPENER
PAY NOTES FOR ADDENDA "A", "B", "C", "D" AND "E"

ADDENDUM "A"
EMPLOYEES OF THE BINDERY SUB-GROUP
**ARTICLE 1(A) REGULAR HOURS
**ARTICLE 2(A) HOURLY RATES OF PAY (in dollars)

ADDENDUM "B" *
EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFSET PREPARATION AND PRODUCTION SUB-GROUPS
**ARTICLE 1(B) REGULAR HOURS
**ARTICLE 2(B) HOURLY RATES OF PAY (in dollars)

ADDENDUM "C"
EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPOSITION SUB-GROUP
**ARTICLE 1(C) REGULAR HOURS
**ARTICLE 2(C) HOURLY RATES OF PAY (in dollars)

ADDENDUM "D"
EMPLOYEES OF THE JOB PLANNING AND CONTROL SUB-GROUP
**ARTICLE 1(D) REGULAR HOURS
**ARTICLE 2(D) HOURLY RATES OF PAY (in dollars)

ADDENDUM "E"
EMPLOYEES OF THE MACHINERY MAINTAINING SUB-GROUP
**ARTICLE 1(E) REGULAR HOURS
**ARTICLE 2(E) HOURLY RATES OF PAY

**ADDENDUM "F"
HOURLY RATES OF PAY FOR SALARY-PROTECTED EMPLOYEES (in dollars)

ADDENDUM "G"
APPRENTICES
HOURLY RATES OF PAY (in dollars)

**Asterisks denote changes from the previous Collective Agreement.

ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT

1.01 The purpose of this Agreement is to maintain a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship between the Employer, the employees and the Council of Graphic Arts Unions of the Public Service of Canada, hereinafter called the Council, and to set forth herein certain provisions relating to remuneration, hours of work, and working conditions.

1.02 The parties of this Agreement share a desire to improve the quality of the Public Service of Canada and to promote the well-being and increased productivity of its employees to the end that the people of Canada will be well and efficiently served. With this in mind, they are determined to establish, within the framework provided by law, an effective working relationship at all levels of the Public Service in which members of the bargaining unit are employed.

ARTICLE 2
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

2.01 For the purpose of this Agreement:

(a) "Council" means the Council of Graphic Arts Unions of the Public Service of Canada;

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(b) "bargaining unit" means the employees of the Employer in the Non-Supervisory Printing Services Group, other than employees whose duties include the supervision of other employees in that occupational group, as described in the certificate issued by the Public Service Staff Relations Board on November 10, 1967 and as amended by the decisions of the Public Service Staff Relations Board on February 28, 1973, December 3, 1975, January 5, 1984, July 25, 1988, and June 2, 1999;

(c) "continuous employment" has the same meaning as specified in the Public Service Terms and Conditions of Employment Regulations;

(d) "Employer" means Her Majesty in right of Canada as represented by the Treasury Board, and includes any person authorized to exercise the authority of the Treasury Board;

(e) "day" means the twenty-four (24) hour period commencing eight (8) hours before the time at which a shift is scheduled to commence;

(f) "holiday" means the twenty-four (24) hour period commencing eight (8) hours before the regular starting time of a shift which is not scheduled to be worked due to the observance of a day designated as a holiday;

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(g) "employee" means a person so defined by the Public Service Staff Relations Act and who is a member of the bargaining unit;

(h) "Shop Delegate" also means Shop Steward or Chapel Chairman, according to the custom of the respective union;

(i) a "common-law spouse" relationship is said to exist when, for a continuous period of at least one (1) year, an employee has lived with a person, publicly represented that person to be his/her spouse, and lives and intends to continue to live with that person as if that person were his/her spouse.

2.02 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, expressions used in this Agreement:

(a) if defined in the Public Service Staff Relations Act, have the same meaning as given to them in the Public Service Staff Relations Act,

and

(b) if defined in the Interpretation Act, but not defined in the Public Service Staff Relations Act, have the same meaning as given to them in the Interpretation Act.

2.03 In this Agreement, words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender.

ARTICLE 3
OFFICIAL TEXTS

3.01 Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall be official.

ARTICLE 4
CONFLICT BETWEEN LEGISLATION
AND THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

4.01 In the event that any law passed by Parliament, applying to public servants covered by this Agreement, renders null and void any provision of this Agreement, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in effect for the term of Agreement.

ARTICLE 5
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

5.01 The Employer and the Council agree that all the functions of Management are retained by the Employer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except to the extent provided herein and except as provided by law, this Agreement in no way restricts the authority of those charged with managerial responsibilities in the Public Service.

ARTICLE 6
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT

6.01 The Employer recognizes the Council of Graphic Arts Unions of the Public Service of Canada as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees described in the certificate issued to the Council by the Public Service Staff Relations Board on November 10, 1967, and as amended by the decisions of the Public Service Staff Relations Board on February 28, 1973, December 3, 1975, January 5, 1984, July 25, 1988 and June 2, 1999.

ARTICLE 7
COUNCIL REPRESENTATION

7.01 Accredited Council representatives shall have access to the plant provided the permission of the Employer or of a person designated by him has been obtained.

7.02 The Council shall notify the Employer promptly and in writing of the name of its Shop Delegates and their area of jurisdiction. The Employer shall be notified promptly by the Council if any changes occur thereafter.

7.03 The Employer recognizes the Shop Delegate as the Council's representative in his designated area and will not discriminate against him for performing any of the functions of a Shop Delegate, as set forth in this Article.

7.04 A Shop Delegate must obtain the permission of his immediate supervisor before leaving his work, and such permission may be granted without loss of pay for a reasonable period of time to investigate complaints of an urgent nature or to meet with local management for the purpose of dealing with grievances, and it is understood that such permission may be granted only with reference to grievances which may arise in the plant where the Shop Delegate is normally employed. The Shop Delegate shall report back to his supervisor before resuming his normal duties.

7.05 The Employer will continue its present practice of providing space on bulletin boards for the posting of notices. These notices will be subject to the approval of the Employer except notices of meetings, elections, names of Council representatives and social and recreational events.

ARTICLE 8
COUNCIL SECURITY

8.01 The Employer will, as a condition of employment, deduct an amount equivalent to regular membership dues, in a fixed amount exclusive of any initiation fees, pension deductions, special assessments or arrears which may exist at the signing of this Agreement, from the monthly pay of all employees in the bargaining unit.

8.02 The Council shall inform the Employer, in writing, of the authorized monthly deduction to be checked off for employees defined in clause 8.01.

8.03 The Employer agrees to make deductions for the Council's group life insurance premiums upon production of properly authorized documentation, and such other deductions as may be agreed to between the parties from time to time.

8.04 For the purpose of applying clause 8.01, deductions from pay for each employee in respect of each month will start with the first (1^st) full month of employment to the extent that earnings are available.

8.05 An employee who satisfies the Employer to the extent that he declares in an affidavit that he is a member of a religious organization, whose doctrine prevents him as a matter of conscience from making financial contributions to an employee organization and that he will make contributions to a charitable organization registered pursuant to the Income Tax Act, equal to dues, shall not be subject to this Article, provided that the affidavit submitted by the employee shows the registered number of the religious organization and is countersigned by an official representative of the religious organization involved.

8.06 For the duration of this Agreement, no employee organization, as defined in Section 2 of the Public Service Staff Relations Act, other than the Council, shall be permitted to have membership dues and/or other monies deducted by the Employer from the pay of employees in the bargaining unit.

8.07 The amounts deducted in accordance with clause 8.01 shall be remitted by cheque to the person designated by the Council, within a reasonable period of time after deductions are made. The cheque shall be accompanied by particulars identifying each employee, the appropriate Union, and the deductions made on the employee's behalf.

8.08 The Council agrees to indemnify and save the Employer harmless against any claim or liability arising out of the application of this Article except for any claim or liability arising out of an error committed by the Employer.

ARTICLE 9
VACATION LEAVE

9.01 Accumulation of Vacation Leave

For each calendar month in which he has earned at least ten (10) days' pay, an employee shall earn vacation leave at the following rate:

(a) five-sixths (5/6) of a day, [ten (10) working days per year], if he has completed less than one (1) year of continuous employment;

(b) one and one-quarter (1 1/4) days, [fifteen (15) working days per year], if he has completed one (1) year of continuous employment;

(c) effective September 1, 1990 one and two-thirds, (1 2/3) days, [twenty (20) working days per year] if he has completed eight (8) years of continuous employment;

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(d) one and eleven -twelfth (1 11/12) days [twenty-three, (23) working days per year] if he has completed seventeen (17) years of continuous employment.

(e) two and one-twelfth (2 1/12) days [twenty-five, (25) working days per year] if he has completed nineteen (18) years of continuous employment;

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(f) two and one-third, (2 1/3) days, [thirty (28) working days per year] if he has completed twenty-nine (28) years of continuous employment;

(g) two and one-half (2 1/2) days, [thirty (30) working days per year] if he has completed twenty-nine (28) years of continuous employment;

except that:

(h) if an employee has received or is entitled to receive furlough leave, he shall earn vacation leave at the rate of one and two-thirds (1 2/3) days per month, [twenty (20) working days per year], effective from the month in which he has completed twenty (20) years of continuous employment, until the first (1^st) of the month in which he has completed twenty-five (25) years of continuous employment;

(i) an employee shall have his accrued days of vacation credits converted to hours of credits by multiplying the number of accrued days by seven (7) hours or seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours per day whichever is applicable. When an employee's hours of work are changed, his credits will be converted to days by dividing the number of hours of credits by seven (7) hours or seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours per day whichever is applicable. Leave will be scheduled on an hourly basis with the hours debited for each day of vacation leave being the same as the hours the employee would have been scheduled to work on that day or portion thereof subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer.

9.02 When an employee completes the years of continuous employment set forth above, he shall earn vacation leave at the applicable rate from the first (1^st) day of the month in which he completes such years of continuous employment. However, an employee who has completed the continuous employment requirements on or before November 1, 1984, shall earn vacation leave at the appropriate rate as provided in 9.01 effective on the date of signing of this collective agreement.

9.03 Scheduling of Vacation Leave

An employee earns but is not entitled to receive vacation leave with pay during his first six (6) months of continuous employment.

9.04 Vacations, as far as possible, will be scheduled at times most desirable to the employee. However, vacation periods shall be designated by the Employer in accordance with work requirements as determined by the Employer.

9.05 The Employer shall make every effort not to have to recall an employee to duty after he has proceeded on vacation leave.

9.06 At least two (2) weeks' vacation shall be taken in consecutive weeks unless otherwise mutually agreed.

Permission may be granted to an employee to take the remainder of his vacation leave in periods of less than one (1) week, subject to the operational requirements of the service as determined by the Employer.

9.07 A vacation due to an employee in any year may be carried over to the next year by mutual agreement.

9.08 An employee shall be entitled to vacation leave with pay at the rate of pay established for the classification level of his substantive position.

9.09 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 authorized to proceed on vacation leave for the period concerned, pay in advance of going on vacation shall be made prior to departure. Any overpayments 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.

9.10 Where an employee dies or otherwise terminates his employment after a period of continuous employment of not less than thirty (30) days but not more than six (6) months, he or his 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 him during his period of employment.

9.11 When the employment of an employee who has completed more than six (6) months of continuous employment is terminated for any reason, the employee or his estate shall, in lieu of earned but unused vacation leave and/or furlough leave, be paid an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of days of earned but unused vacation leave and/or furlough leave, by the daily rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in his certificate of appointment on the date of the termination of his employment.

9.12 Notwithstanding clause 9.11, an employee whose employment is terminated by reason of a declaration that he abandoned his position is entitled to receive the payment referred to in clause 9.11 if he requests it within six (6) months following the date upon which his employment is terminated.

9.13 When the employment of an employee who has been granted more vacation leave with pay than he has earned is terminated by death, the employee is considered to have earned the amount of leave with pay granted to him.

9.14 If a Holiday as specified in clause 10.01 falls within an employee's vacation period, that day shall not be charged against his earned vacation leave.

9.15 For the purpose of this Article the fiscal year begins on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year.

9.16 Cancellation of Vacation Leave with Pay

When the Employer cancels or alters a period of vacation leave with pay which it has previously approved in writing, the Employer shall reimburse the employee for the non-returnable portion of vacation contracts and reservations made by the employee in respect of that period, subject to the presentation of such documentation as the Employer may require. The employee will make every reasonable attempt to mitigate any losses incurred and will provide proof of such action to the Employer.

9.17 Where in respect of any period of vacation leave with pay, an employee is granted:

(a) bereavement leave,

or

(b) leave with pay because of illness in the immediate family on production of a medical certificate,

or

(c) sick leave on production of a medical certificate,

the period of vacation leave with pay 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.

9.18 During any vacation year, upon application by the employee and at the discretion of the Employer, earned but unused vacation leave credits in excess of fifteen (15) days may be paid in cash at the employee's daily rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the employee's certificate of appointment of the employee's substantive position on March 31^st of the previous vacation year.

ARTICLE 10
DESIGNATED HOLIDAYS

10.01 Subject to this Article, the following days are Designated Holidays with pay for employees:

(a) New Year's Day,

(b) Good Friday,

(c) Easter Monday,

(d) the day fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council for celebration of the Sovereign's Birthday,

(e) Canada Day,

(f) one additional day in each year that, in the opinion of the Employer, is recognized to be a Provincial or Civic Holiday in the area in which the employee is employed, or in any area where, in the opinion of the Employer, no such day is recognized as a Provincial or Civic Holiday, the first (1^st) Monday in August,

(g) Labour Day,

(h) the day fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council as a general day of Thanksgiving,

(i) Remembrance Day,

(j) Christmas Day,

(k) Boxing Day,

(l) one additional day when proclaimed by an Act of Parliament as a National Holiday.

10.02 The Employer may substitute for the Designated Holiday specified in clause 10.01(f), or for Easter Monday, any other Holiday generally observed in any area of employment, except in the Ottawa-Hull area.

10.03 Subject to clause 10.04, when a Designated Holiday falls on a weekend recess, it shall be moved to the regular working day next following the Designated Holiday.

10.04

(a) Subject to paragraph (b), an employee who does not work on a Designated Holiday shall be paid for that day the amount he would have been paid for a regular working day.

(b) An employee shall not be paid for a Designated Holiday as provided in paragraph (a) if:

ARTICLE 11
EDUCATION LEAVE WITHOUT PAY,
CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEAVE WITH PAY AND
EXAMINATION LEAVE WITH PAY

Education Leave Without Pay

11.01 The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with the approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's 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.

11.02 At the Employer's discretion, an employee on education leave without pay under this article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to one hundred per cent (100%) of the employee's annual rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to organizational requirements. 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.

11.03 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.

11.04 As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, 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:

(a) fails to complete the course;

(b) does not resume employment with the Employer on completion of the course;

or

(c) ceases to be employed, except by reason of death or lay-off, before termination of the period he or she has undertaken to serve after completion of the course;

the employee shall repay the Employer all allowances paid to him or her under this article during the education leave or such lesser sum as shall be determined by the Employer.

Career Development Leave With Pay

11.05

(a) Career development refers to an activity which in the opinion of the Employer is likely to be of assistance to the individual in furthering his or her career development and to the organization in achieving its goals. The following activities shall be deemed to be part of career development:

(b) Upon written application by the employee, and with the approval of the Employer, career development leave with pay may be given for any one of the activities described in sub-clause 11.05(a) above. The employee shall receive no compensation under Article 16, Overtime, and Article 17, Travelling, of this collective agreement during time spent on career development leave provided for in this clause.

(c) Employees on career development leave shall be reimbursed for all reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by them which the Employer may deem appropriate.

Examination Leave With Pay

11.06 At the Employer's discretion, examination leave with pay may be granted to an employee for the purpose of writing an examination which takes place during the employee's scheduled hours of work.

ARTICLE 12
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

12.01 Credits

An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (1 1/4) days for each calendar month for which he receives pay for ten (10) days or more.

12.02 Granting of Sick Leave

An employee shall be eligible for sick leave with pay when he is unable to perform his duties because of illness or injury under the following conditions:

(a) that he satisfies the Employer of his condition in such manner and at such time as may be determined by the Employer;

and

(b) that he has the necessary sick leave credits.

12.03 Unless otherwise indicated by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee describing the nature of his illness or injury and stating that because of this illness or injury he was unable to perform his duties shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of clause 12.02(a):

(a) if the period of leave requested does not exceed five (5) days,

and

(b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted more than ten (10) days' paid sick leave wholly on the basis of statements signed by him.

12.04 Where an employee who has been continuously employed for a period of at least three (3) years is unable to perform his duties because of illness or injury for a continuous period of not less than three (3) days and has no earned sick leave credits, he may be advanced up to twenty-five (25) days, if he is awaiting a decision on an application for injury-on-duty leave and he may be advanced up to fifteen (15) days sick leave with pay for illness under the provisions of clause 12.02 but this shall be deducted from any sick leave credits, subsequently earned by him and no further sick leave with pay shall be granted to him until the total amount advanced has been so deducted.

12.05 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 he was not granted sick leave with pay.

ARTICLE 13
OTHER TYPES OF LEAVE

In respect of any requests for leave under this Article, the Employer may request, and when so requested an employee must provide, satisfactory validation of the circumstances necessitating such request, in such manner and at such time as may be determined by the Employer.

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13.01 Bereavement Leave

For the purpose of this clause, immediate family is defined as father, mother (or alternatively stepfather, stepmother, or foster parent), brother, sister, spouse (including common-law spouse resident with the employee), child (including child of common-law spouse), stepchild or ward of the employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, the employee's grandparents, and relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.

(a) Where a member of the employee's immediate family dies, an employee shall be entitled to special leave with pay for a period of not more than five (5) days and not extending beyond the day following the funeral, and may, in addition, be granted up to three (3) days' special leave with pay for the purpose of travel.

(b) In special circumstances and at the request of the employee, bereavement leave may be extended beyond the day of the funeral but the total number of days granted must be consecutive and not greater in number than those provided for above, and must include the day of the funeral.

(c) An employee is entitled to special leave with pay, up to a maximum of one (1) day, in the event of the death of the employee's son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandchild.

(d) If, during a period of compensatory leave, and/or a period of vacation leave with pay an employee is bereaved in circumstances under which he would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this clause, the employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay and his compensatory leave credits and/or vacation leave credits shall be restored to the extent of any concurrent bereavement leave with pay granted.

13.02 Maternity Leave without Pay

(a) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending not later than seventeen (17) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):

the period of maternity leave without pay defined in paragraph (a) may be extended beyond the date falling seventeen (17) weeks after the date of termination of pregnancy by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child's hospitalization during which the employee was not on maternity leave, to a maximum of seventeen (17) weeks.

(c) The extension described in paragraph (b) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.

(d) The Employer may require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy.

(e) An employee who has not commenced maternity leave without pay may elect to:

(f) An employee shall inform the Employer in writing of her plans for taking leave with and without pay to cover her absence from work due to the pregnancy at least four (4) weeks in advance of the initial date of continuous leave of absence during which termination of pregnancy is expected to occur unless there is a valid reason why the notice cannot be given.

(g) Leave granted under this clause shall be counted for the calculation of "continuous employment" for the purpose of calculating severance pay and "service" for the purpose of calculating vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for pay increment purposes.

13.03 Maternity Allowance

(a) An employee who has been granted maternity leave without pay shall be paid a maternity allowance in accordance with the terms of the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan described in paragraph (c) to (i), provided that she:

(A) she will return to work on the expiry date of her maternity leave without pay unless the return to work date is modified by the approval of another form of leave;

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(b) For the purpose of sections (a)(iii)(B), and (C), periods of leave with pay shall count as time worked. Periods of leave without pay during the employee's return to work will not be counted as time worked but shall interrupt the period referred to in section (a)(iii)(B), without activating the recovery provisions described in section (a)(iii)(C).

(c) Maternity allowance payments made in accordance with the SUB Plan will consist of the following:

(d) At the employee's request, the payment referred to in subparagraph 13.03(c)(i) will be estimated and advanced to the employee. Adjustments will be made once the employee provides proof of receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits.

(e) The maternity allowance to which an employee is entitled is limited to that provided in paragraph (c) and an employee will not be reimbursed for any amount that she may be required to repay pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act.

(f) The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (c) shall be:

(g) The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (f) shall be the rate to which the employee is entitled for her substantive level to which she is appointed.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (g), and subject to subparagraph (f)(ii), if on the day immediately preceding the commencement of maternity leave without pay an employee has been on an acting assignment for at least four (4) months, the weekly rate shall be the rate she was being paid on that day.

(i) Where an employee becomes eligible for a pay increment or pay revision while in receipt of the maternity allowance, the allowance shall be adjusted accordingly.

(j) Maternity allowance payments made under the SUB Plan will neither reduce nor increase an employee's deferred remuneration or severance pay.

13.04 Special Maternity Allowance for Totally Disabled Employees

(a) An employee who:

shall be paid, in respect of each week of maternity allowance not received for the reason described in subparagraph (i), the difference between ninety-three per cent (93%) of her weekly rate of pay and the gross amount of her weekly disability benefit under the DI Plan, the LTD Plan or via the Government Employees Compensation Act.

(b) An employee shall be paid an allowance under this clause and under clause 13.03 for a combined period of no more than the number of weeks during which she would have been eligible for pregnancy benefits pursuant to Section 22 of the Employment Insurance Act had she not been disqualified from Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits for the reasons described in subparagraph (a)(i).

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13.05 Transitional Provisions

If, on the date of signature of this Agreement, an employee is currently on maternity leave without pay or has requested a period of maternity leave but has not commenced the leave, she shall upon request be entitled to the provisions of this Article. Any application must be received before the termination date of the leave period originally requested.

13.06 Parental Leave Without Pay

(a) Where an employee has or will have the actual care and custody of a new-born child (including the new-born child of a common-law spouse), the employee shall, upon request, be granted parental leave without pay for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two (52) week period beginning on the day on which the child is born or the day on which the child comes into the employee's care.

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(b) Where an employee commences legal proceedings under the laws of a province to adopt a child or obtains an order under the laws of a province for the adoption of a child, the employee shall, upon request, be granted parental leave without pay for a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two week (52) period beginning on the day on which the child comes into the employee's care.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b):

the period of parental leave without pay specified in the original leave request may be extended by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child's hospitalization during which the employee was not on parental leave. However, the extension shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the day on which the child comes into the employee's care.

(d) An employee who intends to request parental leave without pay shall notify the Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance of the expected date of the birth of the employee's child (including the child of a common-law spouse), or the date the child is expected to come into the employee's care pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b).

(e) The Employer may :

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(f) Parental leave without pay taken by a couple employed in the Public Service shall not exceed a total of thirty-seven (37) weeks for both individuals combined. For the purpose of this paragraph, Public Service means any portion of the Public Service of Canada specified in Part I of Schedule I of the Public Service Staff Relations Act.

(g) Leave granted under this clause shall count for the calculation of "continuous employment" for the purpose of calculating severance pay and "service" for the purpose of calculating vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall count for pay increment purposes.

13.07 Parental Allowance

(a) An employee who has been granted parental leave without pay, shall be paid a parental allowance in accordance with the terms of the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan described in paragraphs (c) to (i), providing he or she:

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(b) For the purpose of sections (a)(iii)(B), and (C), periods of leave with pay shall count as time worked. Periods of leave without pay during the employee's return to work will not be counted as time worked but shall interrupt the period referred to in section (a)(iii)(B), without activating the recovery provisions described in section (a)(iii)(C).

(c) Parental Allowance payments made in accordance with the SUB Plan will consist of the following:

(d) At the employee's request, the payment referred to in subparagraph 13.07(c)(i) will be estimated and advanced to the employee. Adjustments will be made once the employee provides proof of receipt of EI parental benefits.

(e) The parental allowance to which an employee is entitled is limited to that provided in paragraph (c) and an employee will not be reimbursed for any amount that he or she is required to repay pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act.

(f) The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (c) shall be:

(g) The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (f) shall be the rate to which the employee is entitled for the substantive level to which she or he is appointed.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (g), and subject to subparagraph (f)(ii), if on the day immediately preceding the commencement of parental leave without pay an employee is performing an acting assignment for at least four (4) months, the weekly rate shall be the rate the employee was being paid on that day.

(i) Where an employee becomes eligible for a pay increment or pay revision while in receipt of parental allowance, the allowance shall be adjusted accordingly.

(j) Parental allowance payments made under the SUB Plan will neither reduce nor increase an employee's deferred remuneration or severance pay.

13.08 Special Parental Allowance for Totally Disabled Employees

(a) An employee who:

shall be paid, in respect of each week of benefits under the parental allowance not received for the reason described in subparagraph (i), the difference between ninety-three per cent (93%) of the employee's rate of pay and the gross amount of his or her weekly disability benefit under the DI Plan, the LTD Plan or via the Government Employees Compensation Act.

(b) An employee shall be paid an allowance under this clause and under clause 13.07 for a combined period of no more than the number of weeks during which the employee would have been eligible for parental benefits pursuant to Section 23 of the Employment Insurance Act, had the employee not been disqualified from Employment Insurance parental benefits for the reasons described in subparagraph (a)(i).

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13.09 Transitional Provisions

If, on the date of signature of this Agreement, an employee is currently on parental leave without pay or has requested a period of such leave without pay but has not commenced the leave, he or she shall, upon request, be entitled to the provisions of this Article. Any application must be received before the termination date of the leave period originally requested.

13.10 Injury-on-Duty Leave With Pay

An employee shall be granted injury-on-duty leave with pay for such reasonable period as may be determined by the Employer when a claim has been made pursuant to the Government Employees Compensation Act, and a Workmen's Compensation authority has notified the Employer that it has certified that the employee is unable to perform his duties because of:

(a) personal injury received in the performance of his duties and not caused by the employee's willful misconduct,

or

(b) an industrial illness or a disease arising out of and in the course of his employment,

if the employee agrees to remit to the Receiver General of Canada any amount received by him in compensation for loss of pay resulting from or in respect of such injury, illness or disease providing, however, that such amount does not stem from a personal disability policy for which the employee or his agent has paid the premium.

13.11 Leave with Pay for Family-Related Responsibilities

(a) For the purpose of this clause, family is defined as spouse (or common-law spouse resident with the employee), dependent children (including children of legal or common-law spouse), parents (including stepparents or foster parents), or any relative residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.

(b) Subject to such verification as may be requested by the Employer, leave with pay shall be granted under the following circumstances:

(c) The total leave with pay which may be granted under sub-clause (b)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) shall not exceed five (5) days in a fiscal year.

13.12 Leave Without Pay For The Relocation of a Spouse

(a) At the request of an employee, leave without pay for a period of up to one (1) year shall be granted to an employee whose spouse is permanently relocated and up to five (5) years to an employee whose spouse is temporarily relocated.

(b) Leave without pay granted under this clause shall be deducted from the calculation of "continuous employment" for the purpose of calculating severance pay and "service" for the purpose of calculating vacation leave for the employee involved except where the period of such leave is less than three (3) months. Time spent on such leave which is for a period of more than three (3) months shall not be counted for pay increment purposes.

13.13 Court Leave

Leave of absence with pay shall be given to every employee, other than an employee on leave of absence without pay, or under suspension, who is required:

(a) to serve on a jury;

or

(b) by subpoena or summons to attend as a witness in any proceedings held:

or

(c) to appear on his own behalf before an Adjudicator appointed by the Public Service Staff Relations Board and the employee's grievance is upheld.

13.14 Employees shall be also eligible for additional leave, as follows, in accordance with the policy of the Employer in effect on the date of signing:

(a) Personnel Selection Leave

The Employer shall compensate an employee at the applicable rate of pay for any lost regularly scheduled work time which results from the employee's participation in a personnel selection process for a position in the Public Service as defined in the Public Service Staff Relations Act, and for lost regularly scheduled work time the Employer considers reasonable for the employee to travel to and from the place his presence is required.

(b) Other Leave With Pay

At its discretion, the Employer may grant leave with pay for purposes other than those specified in this Agreement, including military or civil defence training and emergencies affecting the community or place of work.

(c) Educational and Other Leave Without Pay

At its discretion, the Employer may grant leave without pay for any purpose, including upgrading of formal educational qualifications, enrolment in the Canadian Armed Forces and election to a full-time municipal office.

ARTICLE 14
LEAVE - GENERAL

14.01 When the employment of an employee who has been granted more vacation or sick leave with pay than he has earned is terminated by death, the employee is considered to have earned the amount of leave with pay granted to him.

14.02 When the employment of an employee who has been granted more vacation or sick leave with pay than he has earned is terminated by lay-off, he is considered to have earned the amount of leave with pay granted to him if, at the time of his lay-off, he has completed two (2) or more years of continuous employment.

14.03 An employee is entitled to be informed, upon request to his supervisor, and not more than two (2) times per year, of the balance of his vacation or sick leave credits.

14.04 The amount of vacation leave and sick leave earned by an employee at the time when this Agreement is signed, or at the time when he becomes subject to this Agreement, shall be retained by the employee.

14.05 An employee is not entitled to leave with pay during periods he is on leave of absence without pay or under suspension.

14.06 An employee shall not be granted two (2) different types of leave with pay during any one period, or monetary remuneration in lieu of leave with respect of that period.

14.07 Except as otherwise specified in this collective agreement, where leave without pay for a period in excess of three (3) consecutive months is granted under Article 13 of this collective agreement to an employee, the total period of leave granted shall be deducted from continuous employment. Time spent on such leave shall not be counted for pay increment purposes.

ARTICLE 15
SEVERANCE PAY

15.01 Lay-Off

An employee who has one (1) year or more of continuous employment and who is laid off is entitled to be paid severance pay at the time of lay-off.

15.02 In the case of an employee who is laid off for the first (1^st) time, the amount of severance pay shall be two (2) weeks' pay for the first (1^st) and one (1) week's pay for each succeeding complete year of continuous employment less any period of employment in respect of which he was granted a termination of employment benefit, but the total amount of severance pay which may be paid under this clause shall not exceed twenty-eight (28) weeks' pay.

15.03 In the case of an employee who is laid off for a second (2^nd) or subsequent time, the amount of severance pay shall be one (1) week's pay for each completed year of continuous employment less any period of employment in respect of which he was granted a termination of employment benefit, but the total amount of severance pay which may be paid under this clause shall not exceed twenty-seven (27) weeks' pay.

15.04 Resignation

Subject to clause 15.05, an employee who has ten (10) or more years of continuous employment is entitled to be paid on resignation from the Public Service, severance pay equal to the amount obtained by multiplying half (1/2) of his weekly rate of pay on resignation by the number of completed years of his continuous employment to a maximum of thirteen (13) weeks' pay less any period of employment in respect of which he was granted a termination of employment benefit.

15.05 Retirement

On termination of employment an employee who is entitled to an immediate annuity, or is entitled to an immediate annual allowance, under the Public Service Superannuation Act, shall be paid severance pay equal to the product obtained by multiplying his weekly rate of pay on termination of employment by the number of completed years of his continuous employment to a maximum of thirty (30), less any period in respect of which he was granted a termination of employment benefit.

15.06 The rate of pay referred to in the above clauses shall be the rate of pay to which the employee is entitled for the classification prescribed in his certificate of appointment on the date of termination.

15.07 If an employee dies, there shall be paid to his estate an amount determined in accordance with clause 15.05 regardless of any other benefit payable.

15.08 Release for Incapacity or Incompetence

(a) 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 11(2)(g) of the Financial Administration Act, one (1) week's pay for each complete year of continuous employment with a maximum benefit of twenty-eight (28) weeks.

(b) When an employee has completed more than ten (10) years of continuous employment and ceases to be employed by reason of termination for cause for reasons of incompetence pursuant to Section 11(2)(g) of the Financial Administration Act, one (1) week's pay for each complete year of continuous employment with a maximum benefit of twenty-eight (28) weeks.

ARTICLE 16
OVERTIME

16.01 Subject to the operational requirements of the service as determined by the Employer, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to allocate overtime work on an equitable basis among readily available qualified employees, and to give adequate notice to employees who are required to work overtime. Provided there is another qualified employee readily available to carry out the assignment, the Employer will not unreasonably withhold the granting of employee requests to be excused from working overtime.

16.02 All time worked each day, either before or after the regular starting or quitting time in each shift, shall be considered as overtime, and will be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) for the first three (3) hours of overtime worked in each day and at the rate of double (2) time thereafter.

16.03

(a) All work performed during a weekend recess shall be paid for at the rate of double (2) time except as provided in 16.03(b). A weekend recess is defined as the forty-eight (48) consecutive hours commencing eight (8) hours after the termination of an employee's last regularly scheduled shift of the week. For the purpose of this clause:

(b) When an employee is moved from the night shift to the day shift and the new shift commences during the last twelve (12) hours of his weekend recess, the employee shall be paid at his regular straight-time rate and not at the rate of double (2) time for that shift.

(c) When an employee scheduled to work from Tuesday to Saturday is moved to a schedule of Monday to Friday, he shall be paid at his regular straight-time rate and not at the rate of double (2) time for that shift.

16.04 The Employer agrees to pay for a minimum of three (3) hours if an employee is called in, on his weekend recess or on a Holiday, unless the employee leaves earlier by mutual consent.

16.05 All work performed on a Holiday shall be paid for at the rate of double (2) time plus pay for the Holiday, where applicable.

16.06 Overtime pay shall be computed on the basis of the actual hourly rate of pay plus shift differential, where applicable, paid to each employee.

16.07 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 on the day that such leave is taken.

(a) The Employer reserves the right to direct an employee to take accumulated compensatory leave but in so doing shall endeavour to grant such leave at such times as the employee may request.

(b) 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 at the employee's then current rate of pay established for the classification level of his substantive position.

16.08 Meal Allowance

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(a) An employee who works three (3) or more hours of overtime immediately before or immediately following the employee's scheduled hours of work shall be reimbursed for one (1) meal in the amount of nine dollars ($9.00) except where free meals are provided.

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(b) When an employee works overtime continuously extending four (4) hours or more beyond the period provided for in (a), the employee shall be reimbursed for one additional meal in the amount of nine dollars ($9.00) for each additional four (4) hour period thereafter, except where free meals are provided.

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(c) Effective October 1, 2001, meals referred to in (a) and in (b) will be reimbursed in the amount of nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50).

(d) Reasonable time with pay, to be determined by the Employer, shall be allowed the employee in order that the employee may take a meal break either at or adjacent to the employee's place of work.

(e) Meal allowances under this clause shall not apply to an employee who is in travel status which entitles the employee to claim expenses for lodging and/or meals.

ARTICLE 17
TRAVELLING

17.01 Where an employee is required by the Employer to travel outside of his Headquarters area and on government business as these expressions are normally defined by the Employer, and such travel is approved by the Employer, his method of travel shall be determined by the Employer, and he shall be compensated in the following manner:

(a) on a normal working day on which he travels but does not work, the employee shall receive his regular pay for the day;

(b) on a normal working day on which he travels and works, the employee shall be paid:

(c) on a day of rest or on a designated paid holiday, the employee shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate for hours travel led to a maximum of seven and one-half (7 1/2) or seven (7) hours' pay at the straight-time rate, as applicable.

17.02 Clause 17.01 above does not apply to an employee performing work in any type of transport in which he is travelling. In such circumstances, the employee shall receive the greater of:

(a) on a normal working day, his regular pay for the day,

or

(b) pay for actual hours worked in accordance with Article 16 and Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" of this Agreement.

17.03 An employee, regularly employed in one plant, who is required to travel to and work in another plant within the same headquarters area during his regular hours or immediately after, shall have normal travelling time to such other plant paid for at the applicable rate.

ARTICLE 18
CALL-BACK PAY

18.01 When an employee is recalled to work overtime that has not been scheduled in advance, he is entitled to either:

(a) a minimum of three (3) hours at time and one-half (1 1/2) for work starting before 10:00 p.m.,

or

(b) a minimum of two (2) hours at double (2) time for work performed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.,

provided that the period of overtime worked by the employee is not contiguous to his scheduled shift and that the minimum shall apply only the first (1^st) time that an employee reports for work during a period of eight (8) hours commencing with the first call-back.

ARTICLE 19
REPORTING PAY

19.01 If an employee reports for work on his regular shift without previous notice that work is not available, he shall be entitled to a full day's pay at his regular basic rate, unless that period is reduced because of an employee's own lateness or voluntary leaving before the end of the shift. This clause would not apply where the employee fails to receive notification not to report for work through absence from his home or because of other circumstances beyond the control of the Employer.

ARTICLE 20
DEDUCTIONS FOR LATE ARRIVAL

20.01 In cases where an employee reports late for work, only the time actually lost by the employee himself may be deducted.

ARTICLE 21
DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS

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21.01 A night shift is one in which four (4) or more regularly scheduled hours fall between 18:00 and 7:00 of the following morning. All other shifts are day shifts.

21.02 An employee whose scheduled regular shift is changed without seventy-two (72) hours prior notice shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) for the first (1^st) full shift worked on the new schedule. Subsequent shifts worked on the new schedule shall be paid for at straight time.

ARTICLE 22
PIECE WORK

22.01 It is agreed by the Employer that no piece work shall be inaugurated in relation to any employees covered by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 23
PAY ADMINISTRATION

23.01 Entitlement to Pay

An employee is entitled to be paid for services rendered at the rate of pay specified in Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E", as applicable, for the classification at which he is appointed in his certificate of appointment.

23.02 Rates of Pay and Effective Date

The rates of pay in Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" shall be effective on the dates specified therein.

23.03 Acting Pay

(a) If an employee is employed for a period of at least three (3) hours on duties which have a higher classification than the classification to which he has been appointed, he shall be paid acting pay for the higher classification from the beginning of the period during which he assumed the higher duties.

(b) When an employee is required by the Employer to perform the duties of a higher level classification outside of the bargaining unit for the qualifying period specified in the collective agreement applicable to that higher classification, the employee shall be paid acting pay for the higher classification from the beginning of the period during which he assumed the higher duties.

23.04 Reserve

23.05 Reserve

23.06 Reserve

23.07 Reserve

23.08 Reserve

23.09 Payment Following Death of Employee

When an employee dies the Employer shall pay to the estate of that employee the amount of pay for any regularly scheduled work time he would have been entitled to receive but for his death had he worked for the period from the date of his death to the end of the month in which his death occurred.

23.10 Retroactive Pay Increase

(a) The rates of pay set forth in Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", and "F" of this Agreement shall become effective on the dates specified therein.

(b) Where the rates of pay set forth in Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" and "F" have an effective date prior to the date of signing of this Agreement the following shall apply:

23.11

(a) An employee classified as lead-hand level "A" shall receive a differential of ninety cents (90¢) above his basic hourly wage rate.

(b) An employee classified as remote level "B" shall receive a differential of one dollar and ten cents ($1.10) above his basic hourly wage rate.

(c) An employee classified at supervisory level "C" shall receive a differential of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) above either his basic hourly wage rate, or the basic hourly wage rate of the highest paid tradesperson reporting to him, whichever is greater.

23.12 An employee who is scheduled to work Tuesday to Saturday shall receive a premium of fifty-five cents (55¢) per hour for all regularly scheduled hours worked at straight-time rates between 8:00 a.m. Saturday and 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

23.13 This Article is subject to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Employer and the Council of Graphic Arts Unions of the Public Service of Canada, dated and effective December 16, 1986, in respect of red-circled employees.

ARTICLE 24
NEW RATES

24.01 The Employer agrees to give the Council forty-five (45) days' notice in writing of its intent to place in operation new printing equipment of a type not used by the Employer at the date of signing of this Agreement, and to establish new classifications, if required for the positions required to operate or maintain the equipment in question, provided such maintenance work falls within the Council's jurisdiction. During such forty-five (45)-day period, the Employer will meet with the Council for the purpose of negotiating wage rates for the new classification.

24.02 In the event that agreement cannot be reached within sixty (60) days from the date on which notice is given, as specified in clause 24.01, the matter shall be submitted to an arbitrator agreed by the parties, who will render a final decision, binding on both parties.

24.03 The arbitrator's fees and his travelling expenses shall be shared equally by the Council and the Employer.

24.04 The wage rates, whenever finally determined, shall be retroactive to the date of the beginning of operation of the new machine.

ARTICLE 25
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

25.01 In cases of alleged misinterpretation or if misapplication arising out of agreements concluded by the National Joint Council (NJC) of the Public Service on items which may be included in a collective agreement and which the parties to this agreement have endorsed, the grievance procedure will be in accordance with Section 7.0 of the NJC By-Laws.

25.02 The purpose of this procedure is to provide an orderly and effective process for the consideration and resolution of the grievances of employees within the bargaining unit. Both parties recognize that in ordinary circumstances an employee should discuss his complaint with his supervisor and give him an opportunity to adjust the employee's complaint before a grievance is presented.

25.03 In this procedure:

(a) "grievance" means a complaint in writing presented by an employee on his own behalf or on behalf of himself and one or more other employees;

(b) all "days" referred to in this procedure are calendar days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.

25.04 Subject to and as laid down in Section 90 of the Public Service Staff Relations Act, an employee who feels that he has been treated unjustly or considers himself aggrieved by an action or lack of action by the Employer is entitled to present a grievance, other than a grievance arising out of the classification process, in the manner prescribed except that:

(a) where there is another administrative procedure provided by law to deal with his specific complaint such procedure must be followed,

and

(b) where the grievance relates to the interpretation or application of this Collective Agreement or an arbitral award, he is not entitled to present the grievance unless he has the approval of and is represented by the Council.

25.05 An employee shall present his grievance at the first (1^st) stage of the grievance procedure not later than the twenty-fifth (25^th) day after the date on which he was notified orally or in writing, or otherwise became aware of the action or circumstance giving rise to the grievance.

25.06 Within ten (10) days after receipt of such presentation, the Employer at the first (1^st) stage shall reply in writing to the employee's grievance and, if applicable, forward copies of the reply to the Council.

25.07 If the decision of the Employer at Stage 1 is not acceptable to the employee, the employee may, not later than the tenth (10^th) day after receipt of the reply at Stage 1, present his grievance for consideration by the Employer at Stage 2.

25.08 Within ten (10) days after receipt of the employee's grievance, the Employer at Stage 2 shall deliver to the employee and, if applicable, to the Council, a written reply to the grievance.

25.09 If the decision of the Employer at Stage 2 is not acceptable to the employee, the employee may, not later than the tenth (10^th) day after receipt of the reply at Stage 2, present his grievance for consideration by the Employer at Stage 3, where such a step exists.

25.10 Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the employee's grievance, the Employer at Stage 3 shall deliver to the employee and, if applicable, to the Council, a written reply to the grievance.

25.11 If the decision of the Employer at Stage 3 is not acceptable to the employee, the employee may, not later than the tenth (10^th) day after receipt of the reply at Stage 3, present his grievance for consideration by the Employer at Stage 4, where such a step exists.

25.12 Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the employee's grievance, the Employer at the fourth and final stage shall deliver to the employee and, if applicable, to the Council, a written reply to the grievance.

25.13 Where the Employer at any stage fails to reply to the employee's grievance within the prescribed time limits, the employee may present his grievance to the next stage not later than the fifteenth (15^th) day after the last day on which the Employer was required to reply to his grievance at the last preceding stage of the grievance procedure.

25.14 Where an employee has presented a grievance up to and including the final stage in the grievance process with respect to:

(a) the interpretation or application in respect of him of a provision of a collective agreement or arbitral award,

or

(b) disciplinary action resulting in discharge, suspension or a financial penalty,

and his grievance has not been dealt with to his satisfaction, he may refer the grievance to adjudication.

25.15 The time limits stipulated in this procedure may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties involved in the grievance.

25.16 Where the Employer discharges an employee, the grievance procedure set forth in this Article shall apply, except that the decision on the grievance shall be made by the Employer at the final stage only. The written reply to the grievance shall be delivered to the employee and, if applicable, to the Council, within thirty (30) days.

25.17 Where an employee fails to present a grievance to the next higher stage in the grievance procedure within the established time limits, he shall be deemed to have abandoned the grievance.

25.18 An employee may, by written notice to the Employer at the appropriate stage in the grievance procedure, abandon a grievance at any time during the grievance process, but no person who is employed in a managerial or confidential capacity shall seek to intimidate by threat of discharge, or by any other kind of threat cause an employee to refrain from exercising his right to present a grievance.

25.19

(a) Where an employee can establish that a grievance has been presented, and the Employer has not received same, the grievance may be re-submitted to the appropriate stage. Such presentation shall have the same force and effect as the first (1^st) grievance submitted.

(b) A second (2^nd) grievance shall not be presented more than thirty (30) days after the day on which the first (1^st) grievance was presented.

25.20 The Employer acknowledges the employee's right to representation by the Council in the presentation of his grievance at any stage in the grievance procedure, including the complaint stage referred to in clause 25.02.

ARTICLE 26
JOINT COMMITTEE

26.01 A Joint Committee composed of representatives of the Employer and the Council shall be established for the purpose of providing joint consultation on matters of common interest.

26.02 Without prejudice to the position the Employer or the Council may wish to take in the future about the desirability of having the subjects dealt with by the provisions of collective agreements, the following subjects, as they affect employees covered by this Agreement, shall be regarded as appropriate subjects for consultation in the Joint Committee:

(a) Measures to deal with the effect on employees of technological change,

(b) Manning of equipment,

(c) Apprenticeship.

26.03 Consultation may take place for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policy, or examining problems with a view to identifying possible solutions. During consultation, commitments may be made by the representatives of the Employer or of the Council, as the case may be, on any matter referred to consultation on which they have authority to act. No such commitment can be made with respect to any matter in the absence of such authority, and no commitment can be made which would have the effect of altering, amending, or adding to or modifying the terms of this Agreement.

26.04 The Joint Committee may, by mutual agreement, appoint sub-committees for one or more purposes.

ARTICLE 27
GENERAL

27.01 Safety

The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Council and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury.

27.02 Contracting Out

The Employer will continue past practice in giving all reasonable consideration to continued employment in the Public Service of employees who would otherwise become redundant because work is contracted out.

27.03 Collective Agreement

The Employer agrees to supply each employee with a copy of the Collective Agreement and will endeavour to do so within one (1) month after receipt from the printers.

27.04 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as guaranteeing an employee minimum or maximum hours of work.

ARTICLE 28
NOTICE TO AMEND OR RENEW
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

28.01 Should either party, at the expiration of this agreement, desire amendments or alterations therein for its renewal, a written notice to that effect shall be served upon the other party within the period of two (2) months before the agreement terminates, in accordance with the provisions of section 49(2)(b) of the Public Service Staff Relations Act.

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PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

Definition

29.01 Part-time employee means a person whose regular scheduled hours of work on an average are less than thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week, but not less than those prescribed in the Public Service Staff Relations Act.

General

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

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

29.04 The days of rest provisions of this agreement apply only in a week when a part-time employee has worked five (5) days and thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours in a week at the straight-time rate.

29.05 Leave will only be provided:

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

or

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

Designated Holidays

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

29.07 When a part-time employee is required to work on a day which is prescribed as a designated paid holiday for a full-time employee in clause 10.01, the employee shall be paid at double (2) time for all hours worked.

29.08 Overtime

(a) Overtime means authorized work performed in excess of seven decimal five (7.5) hours per day or thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week, but does not include time worked on a holiday.

(b) Notwithstanding (i) for employees whose normal scheduled hours of work are in excess of seven decimal five (7.5) hours per day overtime means authorized work performed in excess of those normal scheduled daily hours or an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week.

29.09 Subject to 29.08 a part-time employee who is required to work overtime shall be paid overtime as specified by this Agreement.

Bereavement Leave

29.10 Notwithstanding clause 29.02, there shall be a no prorating of a "day" in clause 13.01, Bereavement

Vacation Leave With Pay

29.11 A part-time employee shall earn vacation leave credits for each month in which the employee receives pay for at least twice (2) the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek, at the rate for years of service as specified in clause 29.01 established in the vacation leave entitlement clause specified by this Agreement, prorated and calculated as follows:

(a) when the entitlement is five-sixths (5/6) of a day a month, one-sixth (1/6) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(b) when the entitlement is one and one-quarter (1 1/4) days a month, one-quarter (1/4) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(c) when the entitlement is one and two-thirds (1 2/3) days a month, one-third (1/3) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

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(d) when the entitlement is one and eleven-twelfth (1 11/12) days a month, twenty-three sixtieth (23/60) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(e) when the entitlement is two and one-twelfth (2 1/12) days a month, five-twelfths (5/12) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

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(f) when the entitlement is two and one-third (2 1/3) days a month, seven-fifteenth (7/15) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(g) when the entitlement is two and a half (2 1/2) days a month, one-half (1/2) of the hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(h) however, a part-time employee who has received or is entitled to receive furlough leave shall have his or her vacation leave credits earned reduced by one-twelfth (1/12) of the hours in the part-time workweek, beginning in the month in which the twentieth (20^th) anniversary of service occurs until the beginning of the month in which his or her twenty-fifth (25^th) anniversary of service occurs.

Sick Leave

29.12 A part-time employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one-quarter (1/4) of the number of hours in an employee's normal workweek for each calendar month in which the employee has received pay for at least twice (2) the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek.

29.13 Vacation and Sick Leave Administration

(a) For the purposes of administration of clauses 29.11 and 29.12, where an employee does not work the same number of hours each week, the normal workweek shall be the weekly average of the hours worked at the straight-time rate calculated on a monthly basis.

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

Severance Pay

29.14 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15, Severance Pay, where the period of continuous employment in respect of which severance benefit is to be paid consists of both full- and part-time employment or varying levels of part-time employment, the benefit shall be calculated as follows: the period of continuous employment eligible for severance pay shall be established and the part-time portions shall be consolidated to equivalent full-time. The equivalent full-time period in years shall be multiplied by the full-time weekly pay rate for the appropriate group and level to produce the severance pay benefit.

ARTICLE 30
SHIFT PRINCIPLE

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30.01 It is recognized that certain full-time indeterminate employees whose hours of work are regularly scheduled on a night shift basis in accordance with Addendum "A" or "B" or "C" or "D" or "E" of the Printing Operations (Non-Supervisory) Collective Agreement and in accordance with Article 21 (hereinafter referred to as a night shift work employee) are required to attend certain proceedings, under this collective agreement as identified in clause 30.01(a) and certain other proceedings identified in clause 30.01(b) which normally take place between the hours of 9:00 to 17:00 from Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

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When a night shift work employee who is scheduled to work on the day of that proceeding and when the proceeding is not scheduled during the employee's scheduled shift for that day and when the majority of the hours of his scheduled shift on that day do not fall between the hours of 9:00 to 17:00, upon written application by the employee, the Employer shall endeavour, where possible, to change the shift work employee's shift on the day of the proceeding so that the majority of the hours fall between 9:00 to 17:00 provided that operational requirements are met, there is no increase in cost to the Employer and sufficient advance notice is given by the employee.

(a) Certain Proceedings Under This Agreement

(b) Certain Other Proceedings

ARTICLE 31
NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL AGREEMENTS

31.01 Agreements concluded by the National Joint Council (NJC) of the Public Service on items which may be included in a collective agreement, and which the parties to this agreement have endorsed after December 6, 1978, will form part of this collective agreement, subject to the Public Service Staff Relations Act (PSSRA) and any legislation by Parliament that has been or may be, as the case may be, established pursuant to any Act specified in Schedule III of the PSSRA.

31.02 NJC items which may be included in a collective agreement are those items which the parties to the NJC agreements have designated as such or upon which the Chairman of the Public Service Staff Relations Board has made a ruling pursuant to (c) of the NJC Memorandum of Understanding which became effective December 6, 1978.

31.03 The following directives, policies or regulations, as amended from time to time by National Joint Council recommendation and which have been approved by the Treasury Board of Canada, form part of this collective agreement:

(1) Foreign Service Directives

(2) Travel Policy

(3) Withdrawal from Work in Imminent Danger Policy and Procedures

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(4) Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive

(5) Clothing Policy - Uniformes

(6) Living Accommodation Charges Policy

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(8) Public Service Health Care Plan Directive

(9) Relocation Policy

(10) Commuting Assistance Policy

(11) Bilingualism Bonus Policy

Health/Safety Standards (12/27)

(12) Boilers and Pressure Vessels

(13) Dangerous Substances

(14) Electrical

(15) Elevating Devices

(16) First Aid

(17) Hand Tools and Portable Power Tools

(18) Hazardous Confined Spaces

(19) Machine Guarding

(20) Materials Handling

(21) Motor Vehicle Operations

(22) Noise Control and Hearing Conservation

(23) Personal Protective Equipment

(24) Pesticides

(25) Elevated Work Structures

(26) Use and Occupancy of Buildings

(27) Sanitation

(28) Work Force Adjustment Policy

(29) Clothing Policy - Protective

(30) Refusal to Work

(31) Committees and Representatives.

During the term of this Collective Agreement, other directives, policies or regulations may be added to the above noted list.

31.04 Grievances in regard to the above directives, policies or regulations shall be filed in accordance with clause 25.01 of the Article on grievance procedure in this Collective Agreement.

ARTICLE 32
DISCIPLINE

32.01 When an employee is suspended from duty or terminated in accordance with paragraph 11(2)(f) of the Financial Administration Act, the Employer undertakes to notify the employee in writing of the reason for such suspension or termination. The Employer shall endeavour to give such notification at the time of suspension or termination.

32.02 When an employee is required to attend a meeting, the purpose of which is to conduct a disciplinary hearing concerning him or her or to render a disciplinary decision concerning him or her, the employee is entitled to have, at his or her request, a representative of the Council attend the meeting. Where practicable, the employee shall receive a minimum of one (1) day's notice of such a meeting.

32.03 The Employer shall notify the local representative of the Council as soon as possible that such suspension or termination has occurred.

32.04 The Employer agrees not to introduce as evidence in a hearing relating to disciplinary action any document from the file of an employee the content of which the employee was not aware of at the time of filing or within a reasonable period thereafter.

32.05 Any document or written statement related to disciplinary action, which may have been placed on the personnel file of an employee, shall be destroyed after two (2) years have elapsed since the disciplinary action was taken, provided that no further disciplinary action has been recorded during this period.

ARTICLE 33
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

33.01 The parties have agreed that in cases where as a result of technological change the services of an employee are no longer required beyond a specified date because of lack of work or the discontinuance of a function, the National Joint Council Work Force Adjustment agreement concluded by the parties will apply. In all other cases the following clauses will apply.

33.02 In this Article "Technological Change" means:

(a) the introduction by the Employer of equipment or material of a different nature than that previously utilized;

and

(b) a change in the Employer's operation directly related to the introduction of that equipment or material.

33.03 Both parties recognize the overall advantages of technological change and will, therefore, encourage and promote technological change in the Employer's operations. Where technological change is to be implemented, the Employer will seek ways and means of minimizing adverse effects on employees which might result from such changes.

33.04 The Employer agrees to provide as much advance notice as is practicable but, except in cases of emergency, not less than one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days written notice to the Council of the introduction or implementation of technological change when it will result in significant changes in the employment status or working conditions of the employees.

33.05 The written notice provided for in clause 33.04 will provide the following information:

(a) the nature and degree of the technological change;

(b) the date or dates on which the Employer proposes to effect the technological change;

(c) the location or locations involved;

(d) the approximate number and type of employees likely to be affected by the technological change;

(e) the effect that the technological change is likely to have on the terms and conditions of employment of the employees affected.

33.06 As soon as reasonably practicable after notice is given under clause 33.04, the Employer shall consult meaningfully with the Council concerning the rationale for the change and the topics referred to in paragraph 33.05 on each group of employees, including training.

33.07 When, as a result of technological change, the Employer determines that an employee requires new skills or knowledge in order to perform the duties of the employee's substantive position, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide the necessary training during the employee's working hours without loss of pay and at no cost to the employee.

ARTICLE 34
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW
AND EMPLOYEE FILES

34.01

(a) When a formal assessment of an employee's performance is made, the employee concerned must be given an opportunity to sign the assessment form in question upon its completion to indicate that its contents have been read. A copy of the assessment form will be provided to the employee at that time. An employee's signature on his or her assessment form will be considered to be an indication only that its contents have been read and shall not indicate the employee's concurrence with the statements contained on the form.

(b) The Employer's representative(s) who assess an employee's performance must have observed or been aware of the employee's performance for at least one-half (1/2) of the period for which the employee's performance is evaluated.

(c) An employee has the right to make written comments to be attached to the performance review form.

34.02

(a) Prior to an employee performance review the employee shall be given:

(b) if during the employee performance review, either the form or instructions are changed they shall be given to the employee.

34.03 Upon written request of an employee, the personnel file of that employee shall be made available once (1) per year for his or her examination in the presence of an authorized representative of the Employer.

ARTICLE 35
NO DISCRIMINATION

35.01 There shall be no discrimination, interference, restriction, coercion, harassment, intimidation, or any disciplinary action exercised or practiced with respect to an employee by reason of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, family status, mental or physical disability, membership or activity in the Council, marital status or a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

ARTICLE 36
DURATION OF AGREEMENT

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36.01 The duration of this Collective Agreement shall be from October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2002.

36.02 Unless as otherwise expressly stipulated, this Agreement shall become effective on the date it is signed.

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AGREEMENT REOPENER

37.01 This agreement may be amended by mutual consent.

SIGNED AT OTTAWA, this 16^th day of the month of March, 2001.

PAY NOTES FOR
ADDENDA "A", "B", "C", "D" AND "E"

PAY INCREMENTS

1. The pay increment period for a full-time employee is twelve (12) months.

2. The pay increment date for an employee appointed after September 1, 1988 to a position in the bargaining unit upon promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service shall be the anniversary of such appointment, that is twelve (12) months from the date of appointment.

3. Part-Time Employees

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 for the employee

's level is not exceeded. The pay increment date shall be the first (1^st) working day following completion of the hours specified in this clause.

ADDENDUM "A"

EMPLOYEES OF THE BINDERY SUB-GROUP

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THE MASTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF THE BINDERY SUB-GROUP:

**ARTICLE 1(A)
REGULAR HOURS

1.1(A) The regular weekly hours of work for all employees in the Bindery Sub-Group shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours to be worked in five (5) regular shifts of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours each.

1.2(A)

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(A), upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete his or her weekly hours of employment in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every twenty-eight-day (28) period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for the employee.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(A), it may be operationally advantageous to implement work schedules for employees that differ from those specified in clause 1.1(A). Any special arrangement may be at the request of either party and must be mutually agreed between the Employer and the majority of employees affected.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

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NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

1.3(A) An employee working on a scheduled night shift shall be paid a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour.

**ARTICLE 2(A)
HOURLY RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

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

2.1(A) The hourly rates of pay for occupations in the Bindery Sub-Group shall be as follows:

ADDENDUM "B"

EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFSET PREPARATION
AND PRODUCTION SUB-GROUPS

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THE MASTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFSET PREPARATION AND OFFSET PRODUCTION SUB-GROUPS:

**ARTICLE 1(B)
REGULAR HOURS

1.1(B) Regular weekly hours for all employees in the above sub-groups shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2), to be worked in five (5) regular shifts of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours.

1.2(B)

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(B), upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete his or her weekly hours of employment in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every twenty-eight-day (28) period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for the employee.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(B), it may be operationally advantageous to implement work schedules for employees that differ from those specified in clause 1.1(B). Any special arrangement may be at the request of either party and must be mutually agreed between the Employer and the majority of employees affected.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

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NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

1.3(B) An employee working on a scheduled night shift shall be paid a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour, except for those employees covered by Letter of Understanding 1981-1.

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HOURLY RATES OF PAY

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

OFFSET PREPARATION EMPLOYEES,
OFFSET PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES

2.1(B) The hourly rates of pay for occupations in the Offset Preparation and Offset Production Sub-Groups shall be as follows:

ADDENDUM "C"

EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPOSITION
SUB-GROUP

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THE MASTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, APPLY TO THE COMPOSITION SUB-GROUP:

**ARTICLE 1(C)
REGULAR HOURS

1.1(C) Regular weekly hours for all employees in the Composition Sub-Group shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2), to be worked in five (5) regular shifts of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours each.

1.2(C)

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(C), upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete his or her weekly hours of employment in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every twenty-eight-day (28) period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for the employee.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(C), it may be operationally advantageous to implement work schedules for employees that differ from those specified in clause 1.1(C). Any special arrangement may be at the request of either party and must be mutually agreed between the Employer and the majority of employees affected.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

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NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

1.3(C) An employee working on a scheduled night shift shall be paid a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour.

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HOURLY RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

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

2.1(C) The hourly rates of pay for occupations in the Composition Sub-Group shall be as follows:

ADDENDUM "D"

EMPLOYEES OF THE JOB PLANNING AND
CONTROL SUB-GROUP

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THE MASTER AGREEMENT, SHALL APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF THE JOB PLANNING AND CONTROL SUB-GROUP:

**ARTICLE 1(D)
REGULAR HOURS

1.1(D) Regular weekly hours for all employees in the above Sub-Group shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) to be worked in five (5) regular shifts of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours each.

1.2(D)

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(D), upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete his or her weekly hours of employment in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every twenty-eight-day (28) period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for the employee.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(D), it may be operationally advantageous to implement work schedules for employees that differ from those specified in clause 1.1(D). Any special arrangement may be at the request of either party and must be mutually agreed between the Employer and the majority of employees affected.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

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NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

1.3(D) An employee working on a scheduled night shift shall be paid a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour.

**ARTICLE 2(D)
HOURLY RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

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

2.1(D) The hourly rates of pay for occupations in the Job Planning and Control Sub-Group shall be as follows:

ADDENDUM "E"

EMPLOYEES OF THE MACHINERY
MAINTAINING SUB-GROUP

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THE MASTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, APPLY TO EMPLOYEES IN THE MACHINERY MAINTAINING SUB-GROUP:

**ARTICLE 1(E)
REGULAR HOURS

1.1(E) The regular weekly hours for all employees in the above Sub-Group shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2), to be worked in five (5) regular shifts of seven and one-half (7 1/2) each.

1.2(E)

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(E), upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete his or her weekly hours of employment in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) hours per week. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every twenty-eight-day (28) period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for the employee.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 1.1(E), it may be operationally advantageous to implement work schedules for employees that differ from those specified in clause 1.1(E). Any special arrangement may be at the request of either party and must be mutually agreed between the Employer and the majority of employees affected.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

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NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

1.3(E) An employee working on a scheduled night shift shall be paid a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour.

**ARTICLE 2(E)
HOURLY RATES OF PAY

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

2.1(E) The hourly rates of pay for occupations in the Machinery Maintenance Sub-Group shall be as follows:

**ADDENDUM "F"

HOURLY RATES OF PAY FOR
SALARY-PROTECTED EMPLOYEES
(in dollars)

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

The following rates of pay shall have application to employees who, on September 1, 1988, became subject to the Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the Employer and the Council of Graphic Arts Unions of the Public Service of Canada on December 16, 1986, in respect of red-circled employees.

Note

Any salary-protected rates not listed in this Addendum will be adjusted in the same manner.

ADDENDUM "G"

APPRENTICES

PAY NOTES

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A person appointed to a position with apprenticeship rates from either within the Non-Supervisory Printing Services Group or from another group within the Public Service, and having an existing hourly wage rate higher than that for the year of apprenticeship applicable to him/her shall be paid the rate in the apprenticeship scale of rates which is nearest to but not less than his/her current rate. Such employee shall retain the higher rate until his/her appropriate apprenticeship rate exceeds such higher rate. The higher wage rate referred to above is that of the substantive position from which the person has been appointed.

A person paid an apprenticeship rate who acts in a higher classification level will be paid in the apprenticeship scale of rates of the higher level at a rate which is nearest to but not less than his/her current rate.

For all sub-groups, the increment period is six (6) months and the rates have been calculated by the following percentages from the rate ranges at each level, reflecting the distribution of employees on conversion depending on the Apprenticeship period:

However, for the one-year Apprenticeship period, the following percentages will apply:

HOURLY RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

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

1. Bindery sub-group

For the purposes of this Addendum, the apprenticeship periods shall be as follows for the Bindery Sub-Group:

Bindery Operator Level 1: 1 year
Bindery Operator Level 2: 2 years
Bindery Operator Level 3: 3 years
Bindery Operator Level 4: 3 years

Apprenticeship rates are as follows:

2. Offset preparation and production sub-groups

For purposes of this Addendum, the apprenticeship periods shall be as follows:

OFE Level 1: 2 years
OFE Level 2: 2 years
OFE Level 3: 5 years
OFE Level 4: 4 years
OFE Level 5A: 4 years
OFE Level 5: 5 years
OFE Level 6: 5 years

OFO Level 2: 18 months
OFO Level 3: 2 years
OFO Level 4: 2 years
OFO Level 5: 2 years
OFO Level 6: 2 years
OFO Level 7: 2 years
OFO Level 8: 3 years
OFO Level 9: 4 years
OFO Level 10: 4 years
OFO Level 11: 4 years
OFO Level 12: 4 years
OFO Level 13: 4 years
OFO Level 14: 2 years
OFO Level 15: 4 years
OFO Level 16: 4 years
OFO Level 17: 2 years
OFO Level 18: 4 years
OFO Level 19: 4 years

Apprenticeship rates are as follows:

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