Ottawa (130 technical employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Signed on July 18, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2017: 2% (plus $500 signing bonus)
Effective April 1, 2018: 2%
Effective April 1, 2019: 2.25%
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for night shift. $2 per hour for evening shift (scheduled to finish at 10 p.m. or later). $55 for each Saturday, Sunday worked (further increase to $60 upon implementation of Wednesday to Saturday shift, in accordance with letter of understanding - Saturday radiopharm shift).
Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 2 additional company holidays.
Vacations with pay: 9.375 hours per month to start, 112.5 hours per month after 6 months, 120 hours per month after 7 years, 127.5 hours per month after 8 years, 135 hours per month after 9 years, 150 hours per month after 10 years, 157.5 hours per month after 13 years, 165 hours per month after 15 years, 172.5 hours per month after 17 years, 180 hours per month after 19 years, 187.5 hours per month after 20 years, 195 hours per month after 25 years, 202.5 hours per month after 26 years, 210 hours per month after 28 years, 217.5 hours per month after 30 years, 225 hours per month after 32 years.
Overtime: Paid at time and one-half, double time after 10 hours of overtime per week.
Meal allowance: $14.50 (previously $14) after 3 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for Sun Life extended health care plans.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 85% reimbursement of basic preventative care; 50% reimbursement of major restorative care which includes prosthodontic services; removal, prosthodontic services – fixed; restorative services, which include porcelain crowns, implants and associated surgery or equivalent, maximum $2,000 per insured individual per year. 50% reimbursement of orthodontia lifetime maximum of $2,500 per insured person.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $300 per insured individual every 24 months. Reimbursement for laser eye surgery, lifetime maximum of $2,500 per insured person. Reimbursement of 100% of eye examination, maximum $75 per insured person once every 24 months.
Paramedical: Reimbursement of 100%, maximum $500 per insured person per year for licensed massage therapists, licensed physiotherapists, licensed chiropractors, naturopathy, chiropody. Reimbursement of 100% for licensed speech therapists, maximum $800 per person per year. Reimbursement of 100% for licensed psychologist, maximum $1,200 per person per year.
Sick leave: 112.5 hours to start, 45 hours on each subsequent April 1.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Sun Life plan.
Pension: All employees will participate in retirement income/pension plan set up by employer.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, spouse, common-law partner spouse resident with employee, child, child of common-law partner, stepchild, foster-child, ward of employee, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, employee’s grandparents, relative residing in employee’s household). 2 days for death of aunt, uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. 1 additional day where extensive travel is required.
Seniority – recall rights: Amount of seniority or 2 years, whichever is less.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: For first layoff: 2 weeks’ pay for each year of first 3 years of service; 1 week’s pay for each additional completed year of continuous service, maximum 30 weeks’ pay. For second and subsequent layoffs: 2 weeks' pay for each of first 3 years of and 1 week’s pay for each subsequent year of service (less any severance compensation, retiring leave, cash gratuity previously granted), maximum 30 weeks’ pay.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4.3% increase):
Level
RSG
A: $28,810 rising 3 steps to $30,047
R1
A: $32,532 rising 3 steps to $33,930
B: $34,158 rising 3 steps to $35,625
C: $35,865 rising 3 steps to $37,405
D: $37,298 rising 3 steps to $38,900
E: $38,416 rising 3 steps to $40,066
F: $39,569 rising 3 steps to $41,268
R2
A: $37,564 rising 3 steps to $39,177
B: $39,445 rising 3 steps to $41,139
C: $41,414 rising 3 steps to $43,192
D: $43,070 rising 3 steps to $44,919
E: $44,363 rising 3 steps to $46,268
F: $45,695 rising 3 steps to $47,658
R3
A: $42,888 rising 3 steps to $44,730
B: $45,035 rising 3 steps to $46,970
C: $47,283 rising 3 steps to $49,314
D: $49,176 rising 3 steps to $51,289
E: $50,649 rising 3 steps to $52,824
F: $52,171 rising 3 steps to $54,411
R4
A: $49,166 rising 3 steps to $51,277
B: $51,623 rising 3 steps to $53,840
C: $54,205 rising 3 steps to $56,533
D: $56,372 rising 3 steps to $58,793
E: $58,061 rising 3 steps to $60,554
F: $59,805 rising 3 steps to $62,374
R5
A: $56,694 rising 3 steps to $59,129
B: $59,527 rising 3 steps to $62,084
C: $62,505 rising 3 steps to $65,189
D: $65,003 rising 3 steps to $67,795
E: $66,954 rising 3 steps to $69,830
F: $68,966 rising 3 steps to $71,928
R6
A: $64,554 rising 3 steps to $67,327
B: $67,784 rising 3 steps to $70,696
C: $71,173 rising 3 steps to $74,229
D: $74,021 rising 3 steps to $77,200
E: $76,239 rising 3 steps to $79,514
F: $78,528 rising 3 steps to $81,901
R7
A: $72,643 rising 3 steps to $75,763
B: $76,276 rising 3 steps to $79,553
C: $80,089 rising 3 steps to $83,529
D: $83,291 rising 3 steps to $86,869
E: $85,791 rising 3 steps to $89,476
F: $88,365 rising 3 steps to $92,160
R8
A: $81,366 rising 3 steps to $84,860
B: $85,432 rising 3 steps to $89,102
C: $89,706 rising 3 steps to $93,559
D: $93,294 rising 3 steps to $97,301
E: $96,093 rising 3 steps to $100,220
F: $98,976 rising 3 steps to $103,228
R9
A: $88,603 rising 3 steps to $92,408
B: $93,031 rising 3 steps to $97,027
C: $97,681 rising 3 steps to $101,877
D: $101,593 rising 3 steps to $105,957
E: $104,642 rising 3 steps to $109,137
F: $107,777 rising 3 steps to $112,406
R10
A: $97,990 rising 3 steps to $102,199
B: $102,891 rising 3 steps to $107,310
C: $108,035 rising 3 steps to $112,675
D: $112,356 rising 3 steps to $117,182
E: $115,728 rising 3 steps to $120,699
F: $119,199 rising 3 steps to $124,319
Editor’s notes: On-call pay: 1 hour’s pay at straight time for each 8 consecutive hours on-call.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2017: 2% (plus $500 signing bonus)
Effective April 1, 2018: 2%
Effective April 1, 2019: 2.25%
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for night shift. $2 per hour for evening shift (scheduled to finish at 10 p.m. or later). $55 for each Saturday, Sunday worked (further increase to $60 upon implementation of Wednesday to Saturday shift, in accordance with letter of understanding - Saturday radiopharm shift).
Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 2 additional company holidays.
Vacations with pay: 9.375 hours per month to start, 112.5 hours per month after 6 months, 120 hours per month after 7 years, 127.5 hours per month after 8 years, 135 hours per month after 9 years, 150 hours per month after 10 years, 157.5 hours per month after 13 years, 165 hours per month after 15 years, 172.5 hours per month after 17 years, 180 hours per month after 19 years, 187.5 hours per month after 20 years, 195 hours per month after 25 years, 202.5 hours per month after 26 years, 210 hours per month after 28 years, 217.5 hours per month after 30 years, 225 hours per month after 32 years.
Overtime: Paid at time and one-half, double time after 10 hours of overtime per week.
Meal allowance: $14.50 (previously $14) after 3 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for Sun Life extended health care plans.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 85% reimbursement of basic preventative care; 50% reimbursement of major restorative care which includes prosthodontic services; removal, prosthodontic services – fixed; restorative services, which include porcelain crowns, implants and associated surgery or equivalent, maximum $2,000 per insured individual per year. 50% reimbursement of orthodontia lifetime maximum of $2,500 per insured person.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $300 per insured individual every 24 months. Reimbursement for laser eye surgery, lifetime maximum of $2,500 per insured person. Reimbursement of 100% of eye examination, maximum $75 per insured person once every 24 months.
Paramedical: Reimbursement of 100%, maximum $500 per insured person per year for licensed massage therapists, licensed physiotherapists, licensed chiropractors, naturopathy, chiropody. Reimbursement of 100% for licensed speech therapists, maximum $800 per person per year. Reimbursement of 100% for licensed psychologist, maximum $1,200 per person per year.
Sick leave: 112.5 hours to start, 45 hours on each subsequent April 1.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Sun Life plan.
Pension: All employees will participate in retirement income/pension plan set up by employer.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, spouse, common-law partner spouse resident with employee, child, child of common-law partner, stepchild, foster-child, ward of employee, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, employee’s grandparents, relative residing in employee’s household). 2 days for death of aunt, uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. 1 additional day where extensive travel is required.
Seniority – recall rights: Amount of seniority or 2 years, whichever is less.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: For first layoff: 2 weeks’ pay for each year of first 3 years of service; 1 week’s pay for each additional completed year of continuous service, maximum 30 weeks’ pay. For second and subsequent layoffs: 2 weeks' pay for each of first 3 years of and 1 week’s pay for each subsequent year of service (less any severance compensation, retiring leave, cash gratuity previously granted), maximum 30 weeks’ pay.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4.3% increase):
Level
RSG
A: $28,810 rising 3 steps to $30,047
R1
A: $32,532 rising 3 steps to $33,930
B: $34,158 rising 3 steps to $35,625
C: $35,865 rising 3 steps to $37,405
D: $37,298 rising 3 steps to $38,900
E: $38,416 rising 3 steps to $40,066
F: $39,569 rising 3 steps to $41,268
R2
A: $37,564 rising 3 steps to $39,177
B: $39,445 rising 3 steps to $41,139
C: $41,414 rising 3 steps to $43,192
D: $43,070 rising 3 steps to $44,919
E: $44,363 rising 3 steps to $46,268
F: $45,695 rising 3 steps to $47,658
R3
A: $42,888 rising 3 steps to $44,730
B: $45,035 rising 3 steps to $46,970
C: $47,283 rising 3 steps to $49,314
D: $49,176 rising 3 steps to $51,289
E: $50,649 rising 3 steps to $52,824
F: $52,171 rising 3 steps to $54,411
R4
A: $49,166 rising 3 steps to $51,277
B: $51,623 rising 3 steps to $53,840
C: $54,205 rising 3 steps to $56,533
D: $56,372 rising 3 steps to $58,793
E: $58,061 rising 3 steps to $60,554
F: $59,805 rising 3 steps to $62,374
R5
A: $56,694 rising 3 steps to $59,129
B: $59,527 rising 3 steps to $62,084
C: $62,505 rising 3 steps to $65,189
D: $65,003 rising 3 steps to $67,795
E: $66,954 rising 3 steps to $69,830
F: $68,966 rising 3 steps to $71,928
R6
A: $64,554 rising 3 steps to $67,327
B: $67,784 rising 3 steps to $70,696
C: $71,173 rising 3 steps to $74,229
D: $74,021 rising 3 steps to $77,200
E: $76,239 rising 3 steps to $79,514
F: $78,528 rising 3 steps to $81,901
R7
A: $72,643 rising 3 steps to $75,763
B: $76,276 rising 3 steps to $79,553
C: $80,089 rising 3 steps to $83,529
D: $83,291 rising 3 steps to $86,869
E: $85,791 rising 3 steps to $89,476
F: $88,365 rising 3 steps to $92,160
R8
A: $81,366 rising 3 steps to $84,860
B: $85,432 rising 3 steps to $89,102
C: $89,706 rising 3 steps to $93,559
D: $93,294 rising 3 steps to $97,301
E: $96,093 rising 3 steps to $100,220
F: $98,976 rising 3 steps to $103,228
R9
A: $88,603 rising 3 steps to $92,408
B: $93,031 rising 3 steps to $97,027
C: $97,681 rising 3 steps to $101,877
D: $101,593 rising 3 steps to $105,957
E: $104,642 rising 3 steps to $109,137
F: $107,777 rising 3 steps to $112,406
R10
A: $97,990 rising 3 steps to $102,199
B: $102,891 rising 3 steps to $107,310
C: $108,035 rising 3 steps to $112,675
D: $112,356 rising 3 steps to $117,182
E: $115,728 rising 3 steps to $120,699
F: $119,199 rising 3 steps to $124,319
Editor’s notes: On-call pay: 1 hour’s pay at straight time for each 8 consecutive hours on-call.
