Border Services FB - Group Pay Proposal
Dec 18, 2011
December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 1 NEW ALLOWANCES Plain Clothes xx.01 Employees required to provide and wear ordinary clothing as part of their duties, shall be reimbursed by the Employer for expenses incurred in the purchase of such clothing, to a maximum of one-thousand, one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($1,125.00) per annum, upon presentation of the necessary receipts. If an employee performs such duties for less than a calendar year, but for a period or periods totaling one calendar month (30 days) or more in that year, the employee shall be entitled to reimbursement of a proportionate part of the expenses in the same ratio that the employee's time so spent bears to that calendar year. xx.02 Each employee entitled to the expenses under Section xx.01 shall submit a claim once annually in January for the preceding year to be reimbursed not later than the month of February, next following. Uniformed Officers xx.03 The Employer shall reimburse up to a maximum of one-thousand, one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($1,125.00) per annum for expenses associated with the cleaning of uniforms, upon presentation of the necessary receipts. Dog Handler xx.04 When an employee is required to handle a trained dog the employee shall be paid six dollars ($6.00) for each period in which the employee handles the dog for a minimum of one (1) hour within the first four (4) hours immediately after the commencement of the shift. The same amount shall be paid under the same conditions for any succeeding period of four (4) hours. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 2 NEW LONG SERVICE PAY X.01 An employee who receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours for each of
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5 to 9 years |
$740 |
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10 to 14 years |
$850 |
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15 to 19 years |
$980 |
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20 to 24 years |
$1110 |
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25 to 29 years |
$1240 |
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30 years or more |
$1370 |
sum, an amount related to the employee’s period of service in the Public Service set out in the following table:
X.02 An employee who does not receive at least seventy-five (75) hours’ pay for each
of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months for which the employee is eligible to receive
long service pay, beginning October 1 of each year, is entitled to one-twelfth (1/12) of
the relevant amount as set out in clause X.01 for each month for which he/she receives
at least seventy-five (75) hours’ pay.
X.03 Where an employee does not complete the employee’s specified period of
service in the Public Service upon the first (1st) day of a calendar month, the employee
shall, for the purpose of clause X.01, be deemed to have completed the specified period
of employment:
(a) on the first (1st) day of the current month if the employee completes the specified
period of employment during the first fifteen (15) days of the month,
and
(b) on the first (1st) day of the subsequent month in any other case.
December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 3
NEW PAID MEAL PERIOD Introduce a forty (40) hour work week with a thirty (30) minute paid meal break for every eight (8) hours. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 4 ARTICLE 27 SHIFT AND WEEKEND PREMIUMS Amend as follows: Excluded provisions This Article does not apply to employees on day work, covered by clauses 25.06 to 25.12 inclusive.
27.01 Shift Premium
An employee working shifts, will receive a shift premium of two dollars ($2.00) five dollars ($5.00) per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The shift premium will not be paid for hours worked between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
27.02 Weekend Premium
(a) An employee working shifts during a weekend will receive an additional premium of two dollars ($2.00) five dollars ($5.00) per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, on Saturday and/or Sunday. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 5
(b) Where Saturday and Sunday are not recognized as the weekend at a mission abroad, the Employer may substitute two (2) other contiguous days to conform to local practice.
ARTICLE 25 HOURS OF WORK 25.12 (c) Escorted Removals Premium When an employee is assigned to escort a violator from Canada, the employee shall be paid a seven dollar ($7.00) premium for each hour worked on the assignment, provided that the assignment requires that the employee work more than 7.5 contiguous hours. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 6 Border Services (FB) group: PAY PROPOSAL December 6th, 2011 December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 7 This document represents the pay proposal of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (the “Union”) for this round of negotiations for the Border Services (FB) group. This proposal is being submitted to the Treasury Board of Canada (the “Employer”) without prejudice to any future proposed amendments and/or additions, and subject to any errors and/or omissions. The Union reserves the right to introduce, amend, and/or withdraw its proposal and/or to introduce counter proposals to the Employer's proposals. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 8 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 9 I. Market adjustment ............................................................................... 10 II. Competitive economic increases ...................................................... 11 III. Duration of agreement ....................................................................... 11 December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 9 Introduction The Union’s pay proposal takes into account the recruitment and retention needs of the Employer and is fair and reasonable given the nature of the work performed by members of the Border Services (FB) group. The proposal is in line with recent wage trends and current and projected economic and fiscal circumstances. It seeks to ensure comparability with terms and conditions of employment in similar enforcement occupations. The pay proposal can be separated into three interrelated parts: 1. Market adjustments. 2. Competitive economic increases. 3. Duration of agreement. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 10 I. Market adjustment To ensure comparability and competitiveness with terms and conditions of employment in similar enforcement occupations, the Union has conducted a survey on salary increases agreed to for other major enforcement groups across Canada. The starting point for the survey conducted by the Union was June 21,
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Salary Increases |
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Regions |
Jurisdiction |
2009 |
2010 |
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ATL |
Royal NFLD Const. |
4.05 % |
4.18% |
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ATL |
Halifax |
4.86% |
2.85% |
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QC |
SQ |
2.00% |
0.50% |
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QC |
Montreal |
2.75% |
2.00% |
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ON |
OPP |
2.34% |
2.25% |
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NCR |
Ottawa |
3.20% |
3.25% |
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ON |
Toronto |
3.45% |
3.16% |
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ON |
York Reg. |
3.75% |
3.17% |
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ON |
Peel Reg. |
3.12% |
3.30% |
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PRAIRIES |
Winnipeg |
0.00% |
3.50% |
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PRAIRIES |
Saskatoon |
3.44% |
5.37% |
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AB |
Calgary |
5.75% |
4.50% |
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AB |
Edmonton |
6.20% |
0.90% |
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BC |
Vancouver |
4.88% |
n/a |
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BC |
Victoria |
5.58% |
n/a |
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AVERAGE |
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3.7% |
3.0% |
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FB GROUP |
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1.5% |
1.5% |
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DIFFERENCE |
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2.2% |
1.5% |
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MARKET ADJUSTMENT |
3.7% |
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1. All police departments with more than 1000 officers are listed in this survey.
Based on the result of that survey, the Union proposes a market adjustment of 3.7% (effective June 21, 2011, prior to applying an economic increase) to the FB salary grid. December 6th, 2011 FB Group - Pay proposal page 11 II. Competitive economic increases On the basis of recent inflation trends, the Union proposes the following economic increases to all rates of pay for all FB group members: 1. Effective June 21, 2011, after market adjustments: 3.0%. 2. Effective June 21, 2012: 3.0%. 3. Effective June 21, 2013: 3.0%. III. Duration of agreement The Union proposes that the new collective agreement expire on June 21, 2014.
2. The largest police departments in each region are listed in this survey.
3. Data from the December 2010 police compensation table produced by the RCMP Pay Council.
conversion to the FB pay scale. The table below clearly demonstrates that since the final
conversion to the FB pay scale, salary increases for workers in the FB bargaining unit have not
kept pace with their comparator market.
Regions Jurisdiction 2009 2010
Saturday and/or Sunday.
(b) Where Saturday and Sunday are not recognized as the weekend at a mission abroad, the
Employer may substitute two (2) other contiguous days to conform to local practice.