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1.01 The purpose of this Agreement is to maintain a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship
between the Employer, the employees and the Graphic Communications International Union - local 588 M, hereinafter
called the Union, 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.
2.01 For the purpose of this Agreement:
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(a) "Union" means the Graphic Communications International Union - local 588 M;
(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;
(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;
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(i) a "common-law partner" in relation to an individual, a person who is cohabiting with the
individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year.
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.
3.01 Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall be official.
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.
5.01 The Employer and the Union 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.
6.01 The Employer recognizes the Graphic Communications International Union - local 588 M as the
exclusive bargaining agent for all employees described in the certificate issued to the Union 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.
7.01 Accredited Union 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 Union 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 Union if any changes occur
thereafter.
7.03 The Employer recognizes the Shop Delegate as the Union'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 Union representatives and social and recreational events.
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 Union 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 Union'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 (1st) 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 Union, 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 Union, 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 Union 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.
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:
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(a) one decimal twenty-five (1.25) day, if he has completed less than eight (8) years of continuous employment;
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(b) one decimal sixty-seven (1.67) day, if he has completed eight (8) years of continuous employment;
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(c) one decimal eighty-four (1.84) day, if he has completed sixteen (16) years of continuous employment.
(d) one decimal ninety-two (1.92) day, if he has completed seventeen (17) years of continuous employment.
(e) two decimal zero nine (2.09) days, if he has completed eighteen (18) years of continuous employment;
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(f) two decimal twenty-five (2.25) days, if he has completed twenty-seven (27) years of continuous employment;
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(g) two decimal five (2.5) days, if he has completed twenty-eight (28) years of continuous employment;
(h) 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 (1st) 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.
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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 one hundred twelve point five (112.5) hours 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 31st of the previous vacation
year.
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 (1st) 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:
(i) he is not entitled to pay for at least ten (10) of the thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding the
Designated Holiday;
or
(ii) he is absent without permission on the day before and the day after the Designated Holiday.
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:
(i) a course given by the Employer;
(ii) a course offered by a recognized academic institution;
(iii) a seminar, convention or study session in a specialized field directly related to the employee's work.
(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.
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.
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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).
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12.04 When an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay
under the provisions of clause 12.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted to an
employee for a period of up to twenty-five (25) days, subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick
leave credits subsequently earned.
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.
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.
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 partner resident with the employee), child
(including child of common-law partner), 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):
(i) where the employee has not yet proceeded on maternity leave without pay and her newborn child is
hospitalized,
or
(ii) where the employee has proceeded on maternity leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the
period during which her newborn child is hospitalized,
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:
(i) use earned vacation and compensatory leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates;
(ii) use her sick leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates, subject to the provisions
set out in Article 12, Sick Leave With Pay. For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms "illness" or "injury" used in
Article 12, Sick Leave With Pay, shall include medical disability related to pregnancy.
(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:
(i) has completed six (6) months of continuous employment before the commencement of her maternity leave without
pay,
(ii) provides the Employer with proof that she has applied for and is in receipt of pregnancy benefits pursuant to
Section 22 of the Employment Insurance Act in respect of insurable employment with the Employer,
and
(iii) has signed an agreement with the Employer stating that:
(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;
(B) following her return to work, as described in section (A), she will work for a period equal to the period she
was in receipt of the maternity allowance;
(C) should she fail to return to work in accordance with section (A), or should she return to work but fail to work
for the total period specified in section (B), for reasons other than death, lay-off, early termination due to lack of
work or discontinuance of a function of a specified period of employment that would have been sufficient to meet the
obligations specified in section (B), or having become disabled as defined in the Public Service Superannuation
Act, she will be indebted to the Employer for an amount determined as follows:
(allowance received)
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(remaining period to be worked
following her return to work)
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[total period to be
worked as specified in (B)]
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however, an employee whose specified period of employment expired and who is rehired by the same department within a
period of five days (5) or less is not indebted for the amount if her new period of employment is sufficient to meet
the obligations specified in section (B).
(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:
(i) where an employee is subject to a waiting period of two (2) weeks before receiving Employment Insurance
pregnancy benefits, ninety-three per cent (93%) of her weekly rate of pay for each week of the waiting period, less any
other monies earned during this period,
and
(ii) for each week that the employee receives a pregnancy benefit pursuant to Section 22 of the Employment
Insurance Act, the difference between the gross weekly amount of the Employment Insurance pregnancy benefit she is
eligible to receive and ninety-three per cent (93%) of her weekly rate of pay less any other monies earned during this
period which may result in a decrease in Employment Insurance benefits to which she would have been eligible if no
extra monies had been earned during this period.
(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:
(i) for a full-time employee, the employee's weekly rate of pay on the day immediately preceding the commencement of
maternity leave without pay,
(ii) for an employee who has been employed on a part-time or on a combined full-time and part-time basis during the
six (6) month period preceding the commencement of maternity leave, the rate obtained by multiplying the weekly rate of
pay in subparagraph (i) by the fraction obtained by dividing the employee's straight time earnings by the straight time
earnings the employee would have earned working full-time during such period.
(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:
(i) fails to satisfy the eligibility requirement specified in subparagraph 13.03(a)(ii) solely because a concurrent
entitlement to benefits under the Disability Insurance (DI) Plan, the Longterm Disability (LTD) Insurance portion of
the Public Service Management Insurance Plan (PSMIP) or the Government Employees Compensation Act prevents her
from receiving Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits,
and
(ii) has satisfied all of the other eligibility criteria specified in paragraph 13.03(a), other than those specified
in sections (A) and (B) of subparagraph 13.03(a)(iii),
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).
13.05 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 partner), 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.
(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):
(i) where the employee's child is hospitalized within the period defined in the above paragraphs, and the employee
has not yet proceeded on parental leave without pay,
or
(ii) where the employee has proceeded on parental leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the
period during which his or her child is hospitalized,
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 partner), or
the date the child is expected to come into the employee's care pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b).
(e) The Employer may :
(i) defer the commencement of parental leave without pay at the request of the employee;
(ii) grant the employee parental leave without pay with less than four (4) weeks' notice;
(iii) require an employee to submit a birth certificate or proof of adoption of the child.
(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.
13.06 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:
(i) has completed six (6) months of continuous employment before the commencement of parental leave without pay,
(ii) provides the Employer with proof that he or she has applied for and is in receipt of parental benefits pursuant
to Section 23 of the Employment Insurance Act in respect of insurable employment with the Employer,
and
(iii) has signed an agreement with the Employer stating that:
(A) the employee will return to work on the expiry date of his/her parental leave without pay, unless the return to
work date is modified by the approval of another form of leave;
(B) following his or her return to work, as described in section (A), the employee will work for a period equal to
the period the employee was in receipt of the parental allowance, in addition to the period of time referred to in
section 13.06(a)(iii)(B), if applicable;
(C) should he or she fail to return to work in accordance with section (A) or should he or she return to work but
fail to work the total period specified in section (B), for reasons other than death, lay-off, early termination due to
lack of work or discontinuance of a function of a specified period of employment that would have been sufficient to
meet the obligations specified in section (B), or having become disabled as defined in the Public Service
Superannuation Act, he or she will be indebted to the Employer for an amount determined as follows:
(allowance received)
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X
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(remaining period to be worked
following his/her return to work)
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[total period to be
worked as specified in (B)]
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however, an employee whose specified period of employment expired and who is rehired by the same department within a
period of five (5) days or less is not indebted for the amount if his or her new period of employment is sufficient to
meet the obligations specified in section (B).
(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).
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(c) Parental Allowance payments made in accordance with the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
(i) where an employee is subject to a waiting period of two (2) weeks before receiving Employment Insurance parental
benefits, ninety-three per cent (93%) of his/her weekly rate of pay for each week of the waiting period, less any other
monies earned during this period;
(ii) for each week in respect of which the employee receives parental benefits pursuant to Section 23 of the
Employment Insurance Act, the difference between the gross weekly amount of the Employment Insurance parental
benefits he or she is eligible to receive and ninety-three per cent (93%) of his or her weekly rate of pay less any
other monies earned during this period which may result in a decrease in Employment Insurance benefits to which he or
she would have been eligible if no extra monies had been earned during this period;
(d) At the employee's request, the payment referred to in subparagraph 13.06(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:
(i) for a full-time employee, the employee's weekly rate of pay on the day immediately preceding the commencement of
maternity or parental leave without pay;
(ii) for an employee who has been employed on a part-time or on a combined full time and part-time basis during the
six (6) month period preceding the commencement of maternity or parental leave without pay, the rate obtained by
multiplying the weekly rate of pay in subparagraph (i) by the fraction obtained by dividing the employee's straight
time earnings by the straight time earnings the employee would have earned working full time during such period.
(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.
13.07 Special Parental Allowance for Totally Disabled Employees
(a) An employee who:
(i) fails to satisfy the eligibility requirement specified in subparagraph 13.06(a)(ii) solely because a concurrent
entitlement to benefits under the Disability Insurance (DI) Plan, the Long-term Disability (LTD) Insurance portion of
the Public Service Management Insurance Plan (PSMIP) or via the Government Employees Compensation Act prevents
the employee from receiving Employment Insurance parental benefits,
and
(ii) has satisfied all of the other eligibility criteria specified in paragraph 13.06(a), other than those specified
in sections (A) and (B) of subparagraph 13.06(a)(iii),
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 13.06 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).
13.08 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.
13.09 Leave with Pay for Family-Related Responsibilities
(a) For the purpose of this clause, family is defined as spouse (or common-law partner resident with the employee),
dependent children (including children of legal or common-law partner), 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:
(i) while an employee is expected to make every reasonable effort to schedule medical or dental appointments for
dependent family members to minimize or preclude his absence from work, however, when alternate arrangements are not
possible an employee shall be granted up to one-half (1/2) day for a medical or dental appointment when the dependent
family member is incapable of attending the appointment by himself, or for appointments with appropriate authorities in
schools or adoption agencies. An employee requesting leave under this provision must notify his supervisor of the
appointment as far in advance as possible;
(ii) up to two (2) consecutive days of leave with pay to provide for the immediate and temporary care of a sick
member of the employee's family and to provide an employee with time to make alternate care arrangements where the
illness is of a longer duration;
(iii) one (1) day's leave with pay for needs directly related to the birth or to the adoption of the employee's
child. This leave may be divided into two (2) periods and granted on separate days;
(iv) five (5) days' marriage leave for the purpose of getting married provided that the employee gives the Employer
at least five (5) days' notice.
(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.
13.10 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.
13.11 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
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(b) by subpoena or summons to attend as a witness in any proceedings, except for a proceeding in which the employee is
a party, held:
(i) in or under the authority of a court of justice or before a grand jury,
(ii) before a court, judge, justice, magistrate or coroner,
(iii) before the Senate or House of Commons of Canada, or a committee of the Senate or House of Commons, otherwise
than in the performance of the duties of his position,
(iv) before a legislative council, legislative assembly or house of assembly, or any committee thereof that is
authorized by law to compel the attendance of witnesses before it,
or
(v) before an arbitrator or umpire or a person or body of persons authorized by law to make an inquiry and to compel
the attendance of witnesses before it;
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.
13.12 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.
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(d) Personal Leave
Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and with an advance notice of at least five (5)
working days, the employee shall be granted, in each fiscal year, one (1) day of leave with pay for reasons of a
personal nature.
The leave will be scheduled at times convenient to both the employee and the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer
shall make every reasonable effort to grant the leave at such times as the employee may request.
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13.13 Volunteer Leave
Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and with an advance notice of at least five (5)
working days, the employee shall be granted, in each fiscal year, one (1) day of leave with pay to work as a volunteer
for a charitable or community organization or activity, other than for activities related to the Government of Canada
Workplace Charitable Campaign;
The leave will be scheduled at times convenient both to the employee and the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer
shall make every reasonable effort to grant the leave at such times as the employee may request.
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.
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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 for reasons other than illness, the total period of leave granted shall be deducted from the calculation of
the employee's period of continuous employment for the purpose of calculating severance pay and of service for the
purpose of calculating vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall not be counted for pay increment purposes.
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14.08 When an employee becomes subject to this Agreement, his or her earned daily leave credits shall
be converted into hours. When an employee ceases to be subject to this Agreement, his or her earned hourly leave
credits shall be reconverted into days, with one day being equal to seven and one-half (7.5) hours.
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14.09 Leave credits will be earned on a basis of a day being equal to seven and one half (7 1/2)
hours, except for Bereavement Leave With Pay.
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14.10 When leave is granted, it will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day
of leave shall be the same as the hours the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day, except for
Bereavement Leave With 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 (1st) time, the amount of
severance pay shall be two (2) weeks' pay for the first (1st) 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 (2nd) 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.
16.01 Regular weekly hours for all employees 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.
16.02
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 16.01, 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 16.01, it may be operationally advantageous to implement work
schedules for employees that differ from those specified in clause 16.01. 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.
Overtime
16.03 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.
16.04 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.
16.05
(a) All work performed during a weekend recess shall be paid for at the rate of double (2) time except as provided
in 16.05(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:
(i) for an employee scheduled to work from Monday to Friday, a weekend recess shall commence between 3:00 p.m.
Friday and 4:00 p.m. Saturday;
or
(ii) for an employee scheduled to work from Tuesday to Saturday a weekend recess shall commence between 3:00 p.m.
Saturday to 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
(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.
16.06 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.
16.07 All work performed on a Holiday shall be paid for at the rate of double (2) time plus pay for
the Holiday, where applicable.
16.08 Overtime pay shall be computed on the basis of the actual hourly rate of pay plus shift
differential, where applicable, paid to each employee.
16.09 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.
16.10 Meal Allowance
(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 ten dollars and fifty cents
($10.50) except where free meals are provided.
(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 ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) for
each additional four (4) hour period thereafter, except where free meals are provided.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
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:
(i) his regular pay for the day for a combined period of travel and work not exceeding his normal work day of seven
and one-half (7 1/2) hours or seven (7) hours, as applicable,
and
(ii) at the applicable overtime rate for additional travel time in excess of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours or
seven (7)-hour period, as applicable, of work and travel, with a maximum payment for such additional travel time not to
exceed seven and one-half (7 1/2) or seven (7) hours' pay as applicable, at the straight-time rate in any day;
(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.
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 (1st) time that an employee reports for work during a period of eight (8)
hours commencing with the first call-back.
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.
20.01 In cases where an employee reports late for work, only the time actually lost by the employee
himself may be deducted.
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 (1st) full shift worked on the
new schedule. Subsequent shifts worked on the new schedule shall be paid for at straight time.
Night Shift Differential
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21.03 An employee working on a scheduled night shift shall be paid a premium of two dollars ($2.00)
per hour, except for those employees in the Offset Preparation and Production Sub-Groups covered by Letter of
Understanding 1981-1.
22.01 It is agreed by the Employer that no piece work shall be inaugurated in relation to any
employees covered by this Agreement.
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 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.
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23.05 Retroactive Pay Increase
(a) The rates of pay set forth in Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" shall become effective on the dates
specified.
(b) Where the rates of pay set forth in Addenda "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" have an effective date prior to the date
of signing of this Agreement, the following shall apply:
(i) "retroactive period" for the purpose of subparagraphs (ii) to (v) means the period from the effective date of
the revision up to and including the day before the collective agreement is signed or when an arbitral award is
rendered therefor;
(ii) a retroactive upward revision in rates of pay shall apply to employees, former employees or in the case of
death, the estates of former employees who were employees in the bargaining unit during the retroactive period;
(iii) for initial appointments made during the retroactive period, the rate of pay selected in the revised rates of
pay is the rate which is immediately shown below the rate of pay being received prior to the revision;
(iv) for promotions, demotions, deployments, transfers or acting situations effective during the retroactive period,
the rate of pay shall be recalculated, in accordance with the Public Service Terms and Conditions of Employment
Regulations, using the revised rates of pay. If the recalculated rate of pay is less than the rate of pay the
employee was previously receiving, the revised rate of pay shall be the rate, which is nearest to, but not less than
the rate of pay being received prior to the revision. However, where the recalculated rate is at a lower step in the
range, the new rate shall be the rate of pay immediately shown below the rate of pay being received prior to the
revision;
(v) no payment or no notification shall be made pursuant to paragraph 23.05(b) for one dollar ($1.00) or less.
23.06
(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.
23.07 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.
24.01 The Employer agrees to give the Union 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 Union's jurisdiction. During such forty-five
(45)-day period, the Employer will meet with the Union 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 Union 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.
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 Union.
25.05 An employee shall present his grievance at the first (1st) stage of the grievance
procedure not later than the twenty-fifth (25th) 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
(1st) stage shall reply in writing to the employee's grievance and, if applicable, forward copies of the
reply to the Union.
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 (10th) 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 Union, 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 (10th) 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 Union, 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 (10th) 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 Union, 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
(15th) 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 Union, 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 (1st) grievance submitted.
(b) A second (2nd) grievance shall not be presented more than thirty (30) days after the day on which the
first (1st) grievance was presented.
25.20 The Employer acknowledges the employee's right to representation by the Union in the
presentation of his grievance at any stage in the grievance procedure, including the complaint stage referred to in
clause 25.02.
26.01 A Joint Committee composed of representatives of the Employer and the Union 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 Union 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 Union, 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.
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