Education and Library Science (EB)

Article 1: purpose and scope of agreement

1.01 The purpose of this agreement is to maintain harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships between the Employer, the Alliance and the employees and to set forth herein certain terms and conditions of employment including rates of pay upon which agreement has been reached through collective bargaining for all employees described in the certificate issued by the former Public Service Staff Relations Board on June 7, 1999, covering employees in the Education and Library Science Group.

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

Article 2: interpretation and definitions

2.01 For the purpose of this agreement, the following definitions apply:

“Alliance” (Alliance)

means the Public Service Alliance of Canada;

“allowance” (indemnité)

means compensation payable for the performance of special or additional duties;

“bargaining unit” (unité de négociation)

means the employees of the Employer in the Group described in Article 7;

“common-law partner” (conjoint de fait)

means a person living in a conjugal relationship with an employee for a continuous period of at least one (1) year;

“compensatory leave” (congé compensateur)

means leave with pay in lieu of payment for overtime, work performed on a designated holiday, travelling time compensated at overtime rate, call-back and reporting pay. The duration of such leave will be equal to the time compensated or the minimum time entitlement multiplied by the applicable overtime rate. The rate of pay to which an employee is entitled during such leave shall be based on the employee’s hourly rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the employee’s certificate of appointment on the day immediately prior to the day on which leave is taken;

“continuous employment” (emploi continu)

has the same meaning as specified in the existing Directive on Terms and Conditions of Employment;

“daily rate of pay” (taux de rémunération journalier)

means:

1. an employee’s weekly rate of pay divided by five (5);
2. in the case of an employee of the Education (ED) group working a school year, as defined in clause 45.01, the employee’s annual rate of pay, plus allowances (if any) divided by the number of working days designated by the province, territory or provincial school unit within which geographical area the teacher is working;

“day of rest” (jour de repos)

in relation to a full-time employee means a day other than a holiday on which that employee is not ordinarily required to perform the duties of his or her position other than by reason of the employee being on leave or absent from duty without permission;

“double time” (tarif double)

means two (2) times the employee’s hourly rate of pay;

“employee” (employé-e)

means a person so defined in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, and who is a member of the bargaining unit specified in Article 7;

“Employer” (Employeur)

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;

“family” (famille)

except where otherwise specified in this agreement, means father, mother (or, alternatively, stepfather, stepmother, or foster parent), brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, spouse (including common-law partner resident with the employee), child (including child of common-law partner), stepchild, foster child or ward of the employee, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, the employee’s grandparents and relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides;

“headquarters area” (zone d’affectation)

has the same meaning as given to the expression in the Travel Directive;

“holiday” (jour férié)

means:

1. the twenty-four (24) hour period commencing at 12:01 hours of a day designated as a paid holiday in this agreement;
2. however, for the purpose of administration of a shift that does not commence and end on the same day, such shift shall be deemed to have been entirely worked:
   1. on the day it commenced where half (1/2) or more of the hours worked fall on that day
      or
   2. on the day it terminates where more than half (1/2) of the hours worked fall on that day.

“hourly rate of pay” (taux de rémunération horaire)

means the daily rate of pay divided by seven and one half (7 1/2);

“lay-off” (mise en disponibilité)

means the termination of an employee’s employment because of lack of work or because of the discontinuance of a function;

“leave” (congé)

means authorized absence from duty by an employee during his or her regular or normal hours of work;

“membership dues” (cotisations syndicales)

means the dues established pursuant to the constitution of the Alliance as the dues payable by its members as a consequence of their membership in the Alliance, and shall not include any initiation fee, insurance premium, or special levy;

“overtime” (heures supplémentaires)

means:

1. in the case of a full-time employee, authorized work in excess of the employee’s scheduled hours of work;
   or
2. in the case of a part-time employee, authorized work in excess of the normal daily or weekly hours of work, specified for the relevant group or subgroup, of a full-time employee, but does not include time worked on a holiday
   or
3. in the case of a part-time employee whose normal scheduled hours of work are in excess of the normal daily hours of work specified for the relevant group or subgroup, in accordance with the variable hours article (Article 39), authorized work in excess of those normal scheduled daily hours or in excess of the average of weekly hours of work, specified for the relevant group or subgroup.

“physical education instructors” (moniteurs d’éducation physique)

are employees who teach or instruct physical education and whose duties are not eligible for inclusion in any other group;

“spouse” (époux)

will, when required, be interpreted to include “common-law partner” except, for the purposes of the Foreign Service Directives, the definition of “spouse” will remain as specified in Directive 2 of the Foreign Service Directives;

“straight-time rate” (tarif normal)

means the employee’s hourly rate of pay;

“teacher” (professeur)

includes classroom teachers, senior teachers, department heads, assistant principals, principals and, in the Correctional Service of Canada, supervisors of education;

“teachers’ aides” (aides-enseignants)

are employees who instruct in classrooms or act as kindergarten assistants, classroom assistants and counsellor technicians;

“time and one half” (tarif et demi)

means one and one half (1 1/2) times the employee’s hourly rate of pay;

“weekly rate of pay” (taux de rémunération hebdomadaire)

means an employee’s annual rate of pay divided by 52.176;

“weekly rate of pay” (taux de rémunération hebdomadaire)

for the employees in the Education (ED) and Educational Support (EU) groups, means:

1. in the case of an employee working a school year, as defined in clause 45.01, the employee’s daily rate of pay multiplied by five (5);
   and
2. in the case of an employee on a twelve (12) month work year, the employee’s annual rate of pay, plus allowances (if any) divided by fifty-two decimal one seven six (52.176).

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

1. if defined in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, have the same meaning as given to them in the Public Service Labour Relations Act,
   and
2. if defined in the Interpretation Act, but not defined in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, have the same meaning as given to them in the Interpretation Act.

Article 3: application

3.01 The provisions of this agreement apply to the Alliance, employees and the Employer.

3.02 Both the English and French texts of this agreement shall be official.

Article 4: state security

4.01 Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to require the Employer to do or refrain from doing anything contrary to any instruction, direction or regulations given or made by or on behalf of the Government of Canada in the interest of the safety or security of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada.

Article 5: precedence of legislation and the collective agreement

5.01 In the event that any law passed by Parliament, applying to public service employees 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 the agreement.

Article 6: managerial responsibilities

6.01 Except to the extent provided herein, this agreement in no way restricts the authority of those charged with managerial responsibilities in the public service.

Article 7: recognition

7.01 The Employer recognizes the Alliance as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees of the Employer described in the certificate issued by the former Public Service Staff Relations Board on June 7, 1999, covering employees in the Education and Library Science Group.

Article 8: employee representatives

8.01 The Employer acknowledges the right of the Alliance to appoint or otherwise select employees as representatives.

8.02 The Alliance and the Employer shall endeavour in consultation to determine the jurisdiction of each representative, having regard to the plan of the organization, the number and distribution of employees at the workplace and the administrative structure implied by the grievance procedure. Where the parties are unable to agree in consultation, then any dispute shall be resolved by the grievance/adjudication procedure.

8.03 The Alliance shall notify the Employer in writing of the name and jurisdiction of its representatives identified pursuant to clause 8.02.

8.04

1. A representative shall obtain the permission of his or her immediate supervisor before leaving his or her work to investigate employee complaints of an urgent nature, to meet with local management for the purpose of dealing with grievances and to attend meetings called by management. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Where practicable, the representative shall report back to his or her supervisor before resuming his or her normal duties.
2. Where practicable, when management requests the presence of an Alliance representative at a meeting, such request will be communicated to the employee’s supervisor.
3. An employee shall not suffer any loss of pay when permitted to leave his or her work under paragraph (a).

8.05 The Alliance shall have the opportunity to have an employee representative introduced to new employees as part of the Employer’s formal orientation programs, where they exist.

**Article 9: use of Employer facilities

9.01 Reasonable space on bulletin boards in convenient locations, including electronic bulletin board where available, will be made available to the Alliance for the posting of official Alliance notices. The Alliance shall endeavour to avoid requests for posting of notices which the Employer, acting reasonably, could consider adverse to its interests or to the interests of any of its representatives. Posting of notices or other materials shall require the prior approval of the Employer, except notices related to the business affairs of the Alliance, including the names of Alliance representatives, and social and recreational events. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

9.02 The Employer will also continue its present practice of making available to the Alliance specific locations on its premises and, where it is practical to do so on vessels, for the placement of reasonable quantities of literature of the Alliance.

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9.03 A duly accredited representative of the Alliance may be permitted access to the Employer’s premises, which includes vessels, to assist in the resolution of a complaint or grievance and to attend meetings called by management. Permission to enter the premises shall, in each case, be obtained from the Employer. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the case of access to vessels, the Alliance representative upon boarding any vessel must report to the Master, state his or her business and request permission to conduct such business. It is agreed that these visits will not interfere with the sailing and normal operation of the vessels.

9.04 The Alliance shall provide the Employer with a list of such Alliance representatives and shall advise promptly of any change made to the list.

Article 10: check-off

10.01 Subject to the provisions of this article, the Employer will, as a condition of employment, deduct an amount equal to the monthly membership dues from the monthly pay of all employees. Where an employee does not have sufficient earnings in respect of any month to permit deductions made under this article, the Employer shall not be obligated to make such deduction from subsequent salary.

10.02 The Alliance shall inform the Employer in writing of the authorized monthly deduction to be checked off for each employee.

10.03 For the purpose of applying clause 10.01, deductions from pay for each employee in respect of each calendar month will start with the first (1st) full calendar month of employment to the extent that earnings are available.

10.04 An employee who satisfies the Alliance as to the bona fides of his or her claim and declares in an affidavit that he or she is a member of a religious organization whose doctrine prevents him or her as a matter of conscience from making financial contributions to an employee organization and that he or she 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 is countersigned by an official representative of the religious organization involved. The Alliance will inform the Employer accordingly.

10.05 No employee organization, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, other than the Alliance, shall be permitted to have membership dues and/or other monies deducted by the Employer from the pay of employees.

10.06 The amounts deducted in accordance with clause 10.01 shall be remitted to the Comptroller of the Alliance by electronic payment within a reasonable period of time after deductions are made and shall be accompanied by particulars identifying each employee and the deductions made on the employee’s behalf.

10.07 The Employer agrees to continue the past practice of making deductions for other purposes on the basis of the production of appropriate documentation.

10.08 The Alliance 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 limited to the amount actually involved in the error.

Article 11: information

11.01 The Employer agrees to supply the Alliance each quarter with the name, geographic location and classification of each new employee.

11.02 The Employer agrees to supply each employee with a copy of this agreement and will endeavour to do so within one (1) month after receipt from the printer.

Article 12: labour disputes

12.01 If employees are prevented from performing their duties because of a strike or lockout on the premises of another employer, the employees shall report the matter to the Employer, and the Employer will make reasonable efforts to ensure that such employees are employed elsewhere, so that they shall receive their regular pay and benefits to which they would normally be entitled.

Article 13: restriction on outside employment

13.01 Unless otherwise specified by the Employer as being in an area that could represent a conflict of interest, employees shall not be restricted in engaging in other employment outside the hours they are required to work for the Employer.

**Article 14: leave with or without pay for Alliance business

Complaints made to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board pursuant to Section 190(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA)

14.01 When operational requirements permit, in cases of complaints made to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board pursuant to section 190(1) of the FPSLRA alleging a breach of sections 157, 186(1)(a), 186(1)(b), 186(2)(a)(i), 186(2)(b), 187, 188(a) or 189(1) of the FPSLRA, the Employer will grant leave with pay:

1. to an employee who makes a complaint on his or her own behalf, before the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board,
   and
2. to an employee who acts on behalf of an employee making a complaint, or who acts on behalf of the Alliance making a complaint.

Applications for certification, representations and interventions with respect to applications for certification

14.02 The Employer will grant leave without pay:

1. to an employee who represents the Alliance in an application for certification or in an intervention,
   and
2. to an employee who makes personal representations with respect to a certification.

14.03 The Employer will grant leave with pay:

1. to an employee called as a witness by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board,
   and
2. when operational requirements permit, to an employee called as a witness by an employee or the Alliance.

Arbitration Board hearings, Public Interest Commission hearings and Alternate Dispute Resolution Process

14.04 When operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave with pay to a reasonable number of employees representing the Alliance before an Arbitration Board, Public Interest Commission or in an Alternate Dispute Resolution Process.

14.05 The Employer will grant leave with pay to an employee called as a witness by an Arbitration Board, Public Interest Commission or in an Alternate Dispute Resolution Process and, when operational requirements permit, leave with pay to an employee called as a witness by the Alliance.

Adjudication

14.06 When operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave with pay to an employee who is:

1. a party to the adjudication,
2. the representative of an employee who is a party to an adjudication,
   and
3. a witness called by an employee who is a party to an adjudication.

Meetings during the grievance process

14.07 Where an employee representative wishes to discuss a grievance with an employee who has asked or is obliged to be represented by the Alliance in relation to the presentation of his or her grievance, the Employer will, where operational requirements permit, give him or her reasonable leave with pay for this purpose when the discussion takes place in his or her headquarters area and reasonable leave without pay when it takes place outside his or her headquarters area.

14.08 Subject to operational requirements,

1. when the Employer originates a meeting with a grievor in his or her headquarters area, he or she will be granted leave with pay and “on duty” status when the meeting is held outside the grievor’s headquarters area;
2. when a grievor seeks to meet with the Employer, he or she will be granted leave with pay when the meeting is held in his or her headquarters area and leave without pay when the meeting is held outside his or her headquarters area;
3. when an employee representative attends a meeting referred to in this clause, he or she will be granted leave with pay when the meeting is held in his or her headquarters area and leave without pay when the meeting is held outside his or her headquarters area.

Contract negotiation meetings

14.09 The Employer will grant leave without pay to an employee for the purpose of attending contract negotiation meetings on behalf of the Alliance.

Preparatory contract negotiation meetings

14.10 When operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave without pay to a reasonable number of employees to attend preparatory contract negotiation meetings.

Meetings between the Alliance and management not otherwise specified in this article

14.11 When operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave with pay to a reasonable number of employees who are meeting with management on behalf of the Alliance.

14.12 When operational requirements permit, the Employer shall grant leave without pay to a reasonable number of employees to attend meetings of the Board of Directors of the Alliance, meetings of the National Executive of the Components, Executive Board meetings of the Alliance, and conventions of the Alliance, the Components, the Canadian Labour Congress, and the Territorial and Provincial Federations of Labour.

Representatives’ training courses

14.13 When operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave without pay to employees who exercise the authority of a representative on behalf of the Alliance to undertake training related to the duties of a representative.

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14.14 The Employer will grant leave without pay to an employee who is elected as a full-time official of the Alliance within one (1) month after notice is given to the Employer of such election. The duration of such leave shall be for the period the employee holds such office.

14.15 Leave granted to an employee under clauses 14.02, 14.09, 14.10, 14.12 and 14.13 will be with pay and the Alliance will reimburse the Employer for the salary and benefit costs of the employee during the period of approved leave with pay according to the terms established by joint agreement.

Article 15: illegal strikes

15.01 The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act provides penalties for engaging in illegal strikes. Disciplinary action may also be taken, which will include penalties up to and including termination of employment pursuant to paragraph 12(1)(c) of the Financial Administration Act, for participation in an illegal strike as defined in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act.

Article 16: no discrimination

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

16.02

1. Any level in the grievance procedure shall be waived if a person hearing the grievance is the subject of the complaint.
2. If by reason of paragraph (a) a level in the grievance procedure is waived, no other level shall be waived except by mutual agreement.

16.03 By mutual agreement, the parties may use a mediator in an attempt to settle a grievance dealing with discrimination. The selection of the mediator will be by mutual agreement.

16.04 Upon request by the complainant(s) and/or respondent(s) an official copy of the investigation report shall be provided to them by the Employer subject to the Access to Information and Privacy Act.

Article 17: sexual harassment

17.01 The Alliance and the Employer recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from sexual harassment and agree that sexual harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace.

17.02

1. Any level in the grievance procedure shall be waived if a person hearing the grievance is the subject of the complaint.
2. If by reason of paragraph (a) a level in the grievance procedure is waived, no other level shall be waived except by mutual agreement.

17.03 By mutual agreement, the parties may use a mediator in an attempt to settle a grievance dealing with sexual harassment. The selection of the mediator will be by mutual agreement.

17.04 Upon request by the complainant(s) and/or respondent(s) an official copy of the investigation report shall be provided to them by the Employer subject to the Access to Information and Privacy Act.

Article 18: leave, general

18.01

1. 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 decimal five (7.5) hours.
2. Earned leave credits or other leave entitlements shall be equal to seven decimal five (7.5) hours per day.
3. When leave is granted, it will be granted on an hourly basis and the number of hours debited for each day of leave shall be equal to the number of hours of work scheduled for the employee for the day in question.
4. Notwithstanding the above, in clause 22.02, Bereavement leave with pay, a “day” will mean a calendar day.

18.02 An employee is entitled, once in each fiscal year, to be informed upon request of the balance of his or her vacation and sick leave credits.

18.03 The amount of leave with pay earned but unused credited to an employee by the Employer at the time when this agreement is signed, or at the time when the employee becomes subject to this agreement, shall be retained by the employee.

18.04 An employee shall not be granted two (2) different types of leave with pay or monetary remuneration in lieu of leave in respect of the same period of time.

18.05 An employee who, on the day that this agreement is signed, is entitled to receive furlough leave, that is to say, five (5) weeks’ leave with pay upon completing twenty (20) years of continuous employment, retains his or her entitlement to furlough leave subject to the conditions respecting the granting of such leave that are in force on the day that this agreement is signed.

18.06 An employee is not entitled to leave with pay during periods he or she is on leave without pay or under suspension.

18.07 In the event of termination of employment for reasons other than death or lay-off, the Employer shall recover from any monies owed the employee an amount equivalent to unearned vacation and sick leave taken by the employee, as calculated from the classification prescribed in the employee’s certificate of appointment on the date of the termination of the employee’s employment.

18.08 An employee shall not earn leave credits under this collective agreement in any month for which leave has already been credited to him or her under the terms of any other collective agreement to which the Employer is a party or under other rules or regulations of the Employer.

Article 19: sick leave with pay

19.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours for each calendar month for which the employee receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours.

For the purpose of clause 19.01, an employee working a school year as defined in this agreement is deemed to have received pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours per month during the summer break period, provided the employee continues in the employment of the Employer in the following school year.

19.02 An employee shall be granted sick leave with pay when he or she is unable to perform his or her duties because of illness or injury, provided that:

1. he or she satisfies the Employer of this condition in such manner and at such time as may be determined by the Employer
   and
2. he or she has the necessary sick leave credits

19.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee stating that, because of illness or injury, he or she was unable to perform his or her duties shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of paragraph 19.02(a).

19.04 When an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay under the provisions of clause 19.03, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted to an employee for a period of up to one hundred and eighty-seven decimal five (187.5) hours, subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave credits subsequently earned.

19.05 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 the employee was not granted sick leave with pay.

19.06 Where, in respect of any period of compensatory leave, an employee is granted sick leave with pay on production of a medical certificate, the period of compensatory leave so displaced shall either be added to the compensatory leave period if requested by the employee and approved by the Employer or reinstated for use at a later date.

19.07

1. Sick leave credits earned but unused by an employee during a previous period of employment in the public service shall be restored to an employee whose employment was terminated by reason of lay-off and who is reappointed in the public service within two (2) years from the date of lay-off.
2. Sick leave credits earned but unused by an employee during a previous period of employment in the public service shall be restored to an employee whose employment was terminated due to the end of a specified period of employment, and who is reappointed in the core public administration within one (1) year from the end of the specified period of employment.

19.08 The Employer agrees that an employee terminated for cause for reasons of incapacity pursuant to section 12(1)(e) of the Financial Administration Act by reason of ill health shall not be released at a date earlier than the date on which the employee will have used his or her accumulated sick leave credits.

**Article 20: vacation leave with pay

20.01

1. The vacation year, for an employee on a twelve (12) month work year, shall be from April 1 to March 31 of the following calendar year, inclusively.
2. Employees must normally take all of their annual leave during the vacation year in which it is earned.

Accumulation of vacation leave credits

20.02 For each calendar month in which an employee has earned at least seventy-five (75) hours’ pay, the employee shall earn vacation leave credits at the rate of:

1. nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours until the month in which the anniversary of the employee’s eighth (8th) year of service occurs if the employee is in the ED or EU Groups;
   or
2. nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours until the month in which the anniversary of the employee’s seventh (7th) year of service occurs if the employee is in the LS Group;
3. twelve decimal five (12.5) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s eighth (8th) anniversary of service occurs if the employee is in the ED or EU Groups;
   or
4. twelve decimal five (12.5) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s seventh (7th) anniversary of service occurs if the employee is in the LS Group;
5. thirteen decimal seven five (13.75) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s sixteenth (16th) anniversary of service occurs;
6. fourteen decimal four (14.4) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s seventeenth (17th) anniversary of service occurs;
7. fifteen decimal six two five (15.625) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s eighteenth (18th) anniversary of service occurs;
8. sixteen decimal eight seven five (16.875) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s twenty-seventh (27th) anniversary of service occurs;
9. eighteen decimal seven five (18.75) hours commencing with the month in which the employee’s twenty-eighth (28th) anniversary of service occurs.

20.03

1. For the purpose of clause 20.02 only, all service within the public service, whether continuous or discontinuous, shall count toward vacation leave.
2. For the purpose of clause 20.03(a) only, effective April 1, 2012, on a go-forward basis, any former service in the Canadian Forces for a continuous period of six (6) months or more, either as a member of the Regular Force or of the Reserve Force while on Class B or C service, shall also be included in the calculation of vacation leave credits.
3. Notwithstanding (a) above, an employee who was a member of the bargaining unit on the date of signing of the collective agreement May 17 or 18 or 19, 1989, or an employee who became a member of the bargaining unit between the date of signing of the collective agreement, May 17 or 18, or 19, 1989, and May 31, 1990, shall retain, for the purposes of “service” and of establishing his or her vacation entitlement pursuant to this article, those periods of former service which had previously qualified to count as continuous employment, until such time as his or her employment in the public service is terminated.

Entitlement to vacation leave with pay

20.04 An employee is entitled to vacation leave with pay to the extent of the employee’s earned credits but an employee who has completed six (6) months of continuous employment may receive an advance of credits equivalent to the anticipated credits for the vacation year.

Scheduling of vacation leave with pay

Clause ED-20.05 applies only to the ED Group:

ED 20.05 Granting of vacation leave with pay

In scheduling vacation leave with pay, the Employer shall, subject to the operational requirements of the service, make every reasonable effort:

1. to grant the employee his or her vacation leave during the fiscal year in which it is earned and in a manner acceptable to the employee, if so requested by the employee prior to March 31, for periods of leave which extend between May 1 and October 31 and if so requested by the employee prior to October 1, for periods of leave which extend between November 1 and April 30;
2. to grant an employee vacation leave when specified by the employee if:
   1. the period of vacation leave requested is less than a week
      and
   2. the employee gives the Employer at least two (2) days’ advance notice for each day of vacation leave requested.
3. The Employer may for good and sufficient reason grant vacation leave on shorter notice than that provided for in (b).

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4. The Employer shall respond to vacation leave requests provided under 20.05 a) by April 20 (for the period between May 1 and October 31) and by October 20 (for the period between November 1 and April 30).

Clause LS/EU-20.05 applies to the LS Group and EU Group only:

LS/EU 20.05

1. Employees are expected to take all of their vacation leave during the vacation year in which it is earned.
2. In order to maintain operational requirements, the Employer reserves the right to schedule employee’s vacation leave but shall make every reasonable effort to provide an employee’s vacation in an amount and at such time as the employee may request.

20.06 The Employer shall give an employee as much notice as is practicable and reasonable of approval, rejection or cancellation of a request for vacation leave with pay. In the case of rejection or cancellation of such leave, the Employer shall give the reason in writing, upon written request from the employee.

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

1. bereavement leave with pay,
   or
2. leave with pay because of illness in the immediate family,
   or
3. 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.

20.08

1. The leave entitlement for the current vacation year shall be used first.
2. Where in any vacation year an employee has not been granted all of the annual leave credited to him or her, the unused portion of annual leave shall be carried over into the following year, except that the unused portion of annual leave in excess of two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours shall be automatically converted into a payment, by multiplying the number of days to which the excess leave credits correspond by the daily rate of pay applicable to the classification prescribed in the employee’s certificate of employment of his or her substantive position in effect on the last day of the preceding fiscal year.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), 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 and twelve decimal five (112.5) hours may be paid at the employee’s daily rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the certificate of appointment of the employee’s substantive position on March 31 of the previous vacation year.
4. When in a vacation year an employee has applied for vacation leave with pay, in accordance with clause ED 20.05 or LS/EU 20.05, and has not been granted all the leave requested, the portion of the yearly entitlement of leave that was not granted should be rescheduled by mutual agreement into the next vacation year. Such mutual agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.
5. While vacation leave credits shall normally not exceed two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours in excess of the current year entitlement, an employee may request, in exceptional circumstances, to carry over additional vacation leave credits for specific purposes. Such request shall include the duration and purpose of the carry-over.

Recall from vacation leave with pay

20.09

1. The Employer will make every reasonable effort not to recall an employee to duty after the employee has proceeded on vacation leave with pay.
2. When during any period of vacation leave with pay, an employee is recalled to duty, the employee shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, as normally defined by the Employer, that the employee incurs:
   1. in proceeding to employee’s place of duty,
      and
   2. in returning to the place from which the employee was recalled if the employee immediately resumes vacation upon completing the assignment for which the employee was recalled,

   after submitting such accounts as are normally required by the Employer.

3. The employee shall not be considered as being on vacation leave during any period in respect of which the employee is entitled under paragraph 20.09(b) to be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred by the employee.

Leave when employment terminates

20.10 When an employee dies or otherwise ceases to be employed, the employee or the employee’s estate shall be paid an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of days of earned but unused vacation leave with pay to the employee’s credit by the daily rate of pay applicable immediately prior to the termination of the employee’s employment. However, where the employee requests, the Employer shall grant the employee any vacation leave earned but not used by the employee before the employment is terminated by lay-off because of a requirement to meet minimum continuous employment requirements for severance pay.

20.11 Notwithstanding clause 20.10, an employee whose employment is terminated by reason of a declaration of abandonment of position is entitled to receive the payment referred to in clause 20.10, if the employee requests it within six (6) months following the date of termination of employment.

Advance payments

20.12

1. 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 payday before the employee’s vacation period commences.
2. 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 overpayment 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.

Cancellation or alteration of vacation leave

20.13 When the Employer cancels or alters a period of vacation leave which it had 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 must make every reasonable attempt to mitigate any losses incurred and will provide proof of such action to the Employer.

Appointment to a separate employer

20.14 Notwithstanding clause 20.10, an employee who resigns to accept an appointment with an organization listed in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act may choose not to be paid for unused vacation leave credits, provided that the appointing organization will accept such credits.

Appointment from a separate employer

20.15 The Employer agrees to accept the unused vacation leave credits up to a maximum of two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours of an employee who resigns from an organization listed in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act in order to take a position with the Employer if the transferring employee is eligible and has chosen to have these credits transferred.

Summer leave for the ED-LAT Sub-Group of ED (twelve (12) month work year)

20.16 Employees shall be granted leave without pay during the months of May, June, July, August and September provided a request for such leave is received in writing by the Employer on or before March 15 in each year and provided that leave without pay immediately follows the annual leave. At the departmental level, the total number of requests for leave without pay, spread over the aforementioned five (5) months shall not exceed four per cent (4%) of the employees subject to this clause. The total number of weeks of annual leave with pay earned by the employee together with the total number of weeks of leave without pay granted to the employee shall not exceed ten (10) weeks. The period of leave of absence without pay shall be considered as time worked for the purpose of accruing leave credits provided that the employee continues in the employment of the Employer in the month immediately following the employee’s return to work.

Exclusion

Employees in the ED-EST Sub-Group and EU Group who work a ten (10) month work year are excluded from the provisions of paragraph 20.17.

20.17

1. Employees shall be credited a one-time entitlement of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours of vacation leave with pay on the first (1st) day of the month following the employee’s second (2nd) anniversary of service, as defined in clause 20.03.
2. The vacation leave credits provided in clause 20.17(a) above shall be excluded from the application of paragraph 20.08 dealing with the carry-over and/or liquidation of vacation leave.

Article 21: designated paid holidays

Exclusion

Employees in the ED-EST Sub-Group of the Education Group and in the EU group who work the school year as defined in paragraph 44.01(a) are excluded from the provisions of this article.

21.01 Subject to clause 21.02, the following days shall be designated paid holidays for employees:

1. New Year’s Day,
2. Good Friday,
3. Easter Monday,
4. the day fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council for celebration of the Sovereign’s birthday,
5. Canada Day,
6. Labour Day,
7. the day fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council as a general day of Thanksgiving,
8. Remembrance Day,
9. Christmas Day,
10. Boxing Day,
11. 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 additional day is recognized as a provincial or civic holiday, the first Monday in August,
12. one additional day when proclaimed by an Act of Parliament as a national holiday.

21.02 An employee absent without pay on both his or her full working day immediately preceding and his or her full working day immediately following a designated holiday is not entitled to pay for the holiday, except in the case of an employee who is granted leave without pay under the provisions of Article 14: leave with or without pay for Alliance business.

21.03 When a day designated as a holiday under clause 21.01 coincides with an employee’s day of rest, the holiday shall be moved to the first (1st) scheduled working day following the employee’s day of rest. When a day that is a designated holiday is so moved to a day on which the employee is on leave with pay, that day shall count as a holiday and not as a day of leave.

When two (2) days designated as holidays under clause 21.01 coincide with an employee’s consecutive days of rest, the holidays shall be moved to the employee’s first two (2) scheduled working days following the days of rest. When the days that are designated holidays are so moved to days on which the employee is on leave with pay, those days shall count as holidays and not as days of leave.

21.04 When a day designated as a holiday for an employee is moved to another day under the provisions of clause 21.03:

1. work performed by an employee on the day from which the holiday was moved shall be considered as worked performed on a day of rest;
   and
2. work performed by an employee on the day to which the holiday was moved shall be considered as work performed on a holiday.

21.05 When an employee works on a holiday, he or she shall be paid:

1. time and one half (1 1/2) for all hours worked up to seven decimal five (7.5) hours and double (2) time thereafter, in addition to the pay that the employee would have been granted had he or she not worked on the holiday;
   or
2. upon request, and with the approval of the Employer, the employee may be granted:
   1. a day of leave with pay (straight-time rate of pay) at a later date in lieu of the holiday;
      and
   2. pay at one and one half (1 1/2) times the straight-time rate of pay for all hours worked up to seven decimal five (7.5) hours;
      and
   3. pay at two (2) times the straight-time rate of pay for all hours worked by him or her on the holiday in excess of seven decimal five (7.5) hours;
3.  
   1. Subject to operational requirements and adequate advance notice, the Employer shall grant lieu days at such times as the employee may request.
   2. When in a fiscal year an employee has not been granted all of his or her lieu days as requested by him or her, at the employee’s option, such lieu days shall be paid off at his or her straight-time rate of pay or carried over for one (1) year. In all other cases, unused lieu days shall be paid off at the employee’s straight-time rate of pay.
   3. The straight-time rate of pay referred to in subparagraph 21.05(c)(ii) shall be the rate in effect when the lieu day was earned.

21.06 When an employee is required to report for work and reports on a designated holiday, the employee shall be paid the greater of:

1. compensation in accordance with the provisions of clause 21.05;
   or
2. three (3) hours’ pay at the applicable overtime rate of pay.

21.07 Other than when required by the Employer to use a vehicle of the Employer for transportation to a work location other than the employee’s normal place of work, time spent by the employee reporting to work or returning to his or her residence shall not constitute time worked.

21.08 Where a day that is a designated holiday for an employee coincides with a day of leave with pay, that day shall count as a holiday and not as a day of leave.

21.09 Where operational requirements permit, the Employer shall not schedule an employee to work both December 25 and January 1 in the same holiday season.

**Article 22: other leave with or without pay

22.01 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, a single period of up to seven decimal five (7.5) hours or two (2) periods of up to three decimal seven five (3.75) hours each 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 to both the employee and the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to grant the leaves at such times as the employee may request.

22.02 Bereavement leave with pay

1. For the purpose of this clause, “family” is defined per Article 2 and in addition:
   1. a person who stands in the place of a relative for the employee whether or not there is any degree of consanguinity between such person and the employee. With respect to this person, an employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave with pay once in the federal public administration.
2. When a member of the employee’s family dies, an employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave with pay. Such bereavement leave, as determined by the employee, must include the day of the memorial commemorating the deceased, or must begin within two (2) days following the death. During such period, the employee shall be paid for those days which are not regular-scheduled days of rest for the employee. In addition, the employee may be granted up to three (3) days’ leave with pay for the purpose of travel related to the death.
3. At the request of the employee, such bereavement leave with pay may be taken in a single period of seven (7) consecutive calendar days or may be taken in two (2) periods to a maximum of five (5) working days.
4. When requested to be taken in two (2) periods,
   1. The first period must include the day of the memorial commemorating the deceased or must begin within two (2) days following the death,
      and
   2. The second period must be taken no later than twelve (12) months from the date of death for the purpose of attending a ceremony.
   3. The employee may be granted no more than three (3) days’ leave with pay, in total, for the purposes of travel for these two (2) periods.
5. An employee is entitled to one (1) day’s bereavement leave with pay for the purpose related to the death of his or her brother-in-law or sister-in-law and grandparents of spouse.
6. If, during a period paid leave, an employee is bereaved in circumstances under which he or she would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under paragraphs (b) and (e), the employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay and his or her paid leave credits shall be restored to the extent of any concurrent bereavement leave with pay granted.
7. It is recognized by the parties that the circumstances which call for leave in respect of bereavement are based on individual circumstances. On request, the deputy head of a department may, after considering the particular circumstances involved, grant leave with pay for a period greater than and/or in a different manner than that provided for in paragraphs (b) and (e).

22.03 Maternity leave without pay

1. 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 eighteen (18) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
   1. where the employee has not yet proceeded on maternity leave without pay and her newborn child is hospitalized,
      or
   2. where the employee has proceeded on maternity leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the period while her newborn child is hospitalized,

   the period of maternity leave without pay defined in paragraph (a) may be extended beyond the date falling eighteen (18) weeks after the date of termination of pregnancy by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child’s hospitalization while the employee was not on maternity leave, to a maximum of eighteen (18) weeks.

3. The extension described in paragraph (b) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.
4. The Employer may require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy.
5. An employee who has not commenced maternity leave without pay may elect to:
   1. use earned vacation and compensatory leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates;
   2. use her sick leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates, subject to the provisions set out in Article 19: sick leave with pay. For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms “illness” or “injury” used in Article 19: sick leave with pay, shall include medical disability related to pregnancy.
6. 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 before 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.
7. 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.

22.04 Maternity allowance

1. 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:
   1. has completed six (6) months of continuous employment before the commencement of her maternity leave without pay,
   2. provides the Employer with proof that she has applied for and is in receipt of maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance or the Québec Parental Insurance Plan in respect of insurable employment with the Employer,
      and
   3. has signed an agreement with the Employer stating that:

      **

      1. she will return to work within the federal public administration, as specified in Schedule I, Schedule IV or Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act 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;
      2. 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;

      **

      3. should she fail to return to work as described in 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:

         

         However, an employee whose specified period of employment expired and who is rehired within the federal public administration as described in section (A) within a period of ninety (90) days or less is not indebted for the amount if her new period of employment is sufficient to meet the obligations specified in section (B).

2. 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).
3. Maternity allowance payments made in accordance with the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan will consist of the following:
   1. where an employee is subject to a waiting period before receiving Employment Insurance maternity 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,
   2. for each week that the employee receives a maternity benefit under the Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan, she is eligible to receive the difference between ninety-three per cent (93%) of her weekly rate and the maternity benefit, less any other monies earned during this period which may result in a decrease in her maternity benefit to which she would have been eligible if no extra monies had been earned during this period,
      and
   3. where an employee has received the full fifteen (15) weeks of maternity benefit under Employment Insurance and thereafter remains on maternity leave without pay, she is eligible to receive a further maternity allowance for a period of one (1) week at ninety-three per cent (93%) of her weekly rate of pay, less any other monies earned during this period.
4. At the employee’s request, the payment referred to in subparagraph 22.04(c)(i) will be estimated and advanced to the employee. Adjustments will be made once the employee provides proof of receipt of Employment Insurance maternity or Québec Parental Insurance Plan benefits.
5. 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 or the Parental Insurance Act in Quebec.
6. The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (c) shall be:
   1. for a full-time employee, the employee’s weekly rate of pay on the day immediately preceding the commencement of maternity leave without pay;
   2. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Where an employee becomes eligible for a pay increment or pay revision that would increase the maternity allowance while in receipt of the maternity allowance, the allowance shall be adjusted accordingly.
10. Maternity allowance payments made under the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan will neither reduce nor increase an employee’s deferred remuneration or severance pay.

22.05 Special maternity allowance for totally disabled employees

1. An employee who:
   1. fails to satisfy the eligibility requirement specified in subparagraph 22.04(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 the Government Employees Compensation Act prevents her from receiving Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan maternity benefits,
      and
   2. has satisfied all of the other eligibility criteria specified in paragraph 22.04(a), other than those specified in sections (A) and (B) of subparagraph 22.04(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 the Government Employees Compensation Act.

2. An employee shall be paid an allowance under this clause and under clause 22.04 for a combined period of no more than the number of weeks while she would have been eligible for maternity benefits under the Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan had she not been disqualified from Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan maternity benefits for the reasons described in subparagraph (a)(i).

22.06 Parental leave without pay

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1. Where an employee has or will have the actual care and custody of a newborn child (including the newborn child of a common-law partner), the employee shall, upon request, be granted parental leave without pay for either:
   1. a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two (52) week period (standard option)
      or
   2. a single period of up to sixty-three (63) consecutive weeks in the seventy-eight (78) week period (extended option),

   beginning on the day on which the child is born or the day on which the child comes into the employee’s care.

**

2. 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 either:
   1. a single period of up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks in the fifty-two (52) week period (standard option)
      or
   2. a single period of up to sixty-three (63) consecutive weeks in the seventy-eight (78) week period (extended option),

   beginning on the day on which the child comes into the employee’s care.

3. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) above, at the request of an employee and at the discretion of the Employer, the leave referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above may be taken in two (2) periods.
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b):
   1. 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
   2. where the employee has proceeded on parental leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the period while 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 while the employee was not on parental leave. However, the extension shall end not later than one hundred and four (104) weeks after the day on which the child comes into the employee’s care.

5. An employee who intends to request parental leave without pay shall notify the Employer at least four (4) weeks before the commencement date of such leave.
6. The Employer may:
   1. defer the commencement of parental leave without pay at the request of the employee;
   2. grant the employee parental leave without pay with less than four (4) weeks’ notice;
   3. require an employee to submit a birth certificate or proof of adoption of the child.
7. 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.

**

22.07 Parental allowance

Under the Employment Insurance (EI) benefits plan, parental allowance is payable under two (2) options, either:

• Option 1: standard parental benefits, paragraphs 22.07(c) to (k),
  or
• Option 2: extended parental benefits, paragraphs 22.07(l) to (t).

Once an employee elects the standard or extended parental benefits and the weekly benefit top up allowance is set, the decision is irrevocable and shall not be changed should the employee return to work at an earlier date than that originally scheduled.

Under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP), parental allowance is payable only under Option 1: standard parental benefits.

Parental allowance administration

1. 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) or (l) to (r), providing he or she:
   1. has completed six (6) months of continuous employment before the commencement of parental leave without pay;
   2. provides the Employer with proof that he or she has applied for and is in receipt of parental, paternity or adoption benefits under the Employment Insurance Plan or the Québec Parental Insurance Plan in respect of insurable employment with the Employer;
      and
   3. has signed an agreement with the Employer stating that:
      1. the employee will return to work within the federal public administration, as specified in Schedule I, Schedule IV or Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act on the expiry date of his or her parental leave without pay, unless the return-to-work date is modified by the approval of another form of leave;
      2. 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 standard parental allowance, in addition to the period of time referred to in section 22.04(a)(iii)(B), if applicable. Where the employee has elected the extended parental allowance, following his or her return to work, as described in section (A), the employee will work for a period equal to sixty per cent (60%) of the period the employee was in receipt of the extended parental allowance in addition to the period of time referred to in section 22.04(a)(iii)(B), if applicable;

      3. should he or she fail to return to work as described in 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:

         

         however, an employee whose specified period of employment expired and who is rehired within the federal public administration as described in section (A), within a period of ninety (90) 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).

2. 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).

Option 1 – standard parental allowance

3. Parental allowance payments made in accordance with the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
   1. where an employee on parental leave without pay as described in subparagraphs 22.06(a)(i) and (b)(i) has elected to receive Standard Employment Insurance parental benefits and is subject to a waiting period before receiving Employment Insurance parental benefits, ninety-three per cent (93%) of his or her weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) for the waiting period, less any other monies earned during this period;
   2. for each week in respect of which the employee receives parental, adoption or paternity benefit under the Employment Insurance or the Québec Parental Insurance Plan, he or she is eligible to receive the difference between the ninety-three per cent (93%) of his or her weekly rate and the parental, adoption or paternity benefit (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable), less any other monies earned during this period which may result in a decrease in his or her parental, adoption or paternity benefit to which he or she would have been eligible if no extra monies had been earned during this period;
   3. where an employee has received the full eighteen (18) weeks of maternity benefit and the full thirty-two (32) weeks of parental benefit or has divided the full thirty-two (32) weeks of parental benefits with another employee in receipt of the full five (5) weeks’ paternity under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan for the same child and either employee thereafter remains on parental leave without pay, that employee is eligible to receive a further parental allowance for a period of up to two (2) weeks, ninety-three per cent (93%) of their weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable), less any other monies earned during this period;
   4. where an employee has divided the full thirty-seven (37) weeks of adoption benefits with another employee under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan for the same child and either employee thereafter remains on parental leave without pay, that employee is eligible to receive a further parental allowance for a period of up to two (2) weeks, ninety-three per cent (93%) of their weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) for each week, less any other monies earned during this period;
   5. where an employee has received the full thirty-five (35) weeks of parental benefit under Employment Insurance Plan and thereafter remains on parental leave without pay, he/she is eligible to receive a further parental allowance for a period of one (1) week, at ninety-three per cent (93%) of his/her weekly rate of pay, (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) less any other monies earned during this period, unless said employee has already received the one (1) week of allowance contained in subparagraph 22.04(c)( iii) for the same child;
   6. Where an employee has divided the full forty (40) weeks of parental benefits with another employee under the Employment Insurance Plan for the same child and either employee thereafter remains on parental leave without pay, that employee is eligible to receive a further parental allowance for a period of one (1) week, ninety-three per cent (93%) of their weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) for each week, less any other monies earned during this period, unless said employee has already received the one (1) week of allowance contained in subparagraphs 22.04(c)(iii) and 22.07(c)(v) for the same child.
4. At the employee’s request, the payment referred to in subparagraph 22.07(c)(i) will be estimated and advanced to the employee. Adjustments will be made once the employee provides proof of receipt of Employment Insurance Plan.
5. 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 or the Act Respecting Parental Insurance in Quebec.
6. The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (c) shall be:
   1. 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;
   2. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Where an employee becomes eligible for a pay increment or pay revision that would increase the parental allowance, the allowance shall be adjusted accordingly.
10. Parental allowance payments made under the SUB Plan will neither reduce nor increase an employee’s deferred remuneration or severance pay.
11. The maximum combined, shared, maternity and standard parental allowances payable shall not exceed fifty-seven (57) weeks for each combined maternity and parental leave without pay.

Option 2 – extended parental allowance

12. Parental allowance payments made in accordance with the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
    1. where an employee on parental leave without pay as described in subparagraphs 22.06(a)(ii) and (b)(ii), has elected to receive extended Employment Insurance parental benefits and is subject to a waiting period before receiving Employment Insurance parental benefits, fifty-five decimal eight per cent (55.8%) of his or her weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) for the waiting period, less any other monies earned during this period;
    2. for each week the employee receives parental benefits under the Employment Insurance, he or she is eligible to receive the difference between fifty-five decimal eight per cent (55.8%) of his or her weekly rate (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) and the parental benefits, less any other monies earned during this period which may result in a decrease in his or her parental benefits to which he or she would have been eligible if no extra monies had been earned during this period;
    3. where an employee has received the full sixty-one (61) weeks of parental benefits under the Employment Insurance and thereafter remains on parental leave without pay, he or she is eligible to receive a further parental allowance for a period of one (1) week, fifty-five decimal eight per cent (55.8%) of his or her weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) for each week, less any other monies earned during this period, unless said employee has already received the one (1) week of allowance contained in subparagraph 22.04(c)(iii) for the same child.
    4. where an employee has divided the full sixty-nine (69) weeks of parental benefits with another employee under the Employment Insurance Plan for the same child and either employee thereafter remains on parental leave without pay, that employee is eligible to receive a further parental allowance for a period of one (1) week, fifty-five decimal eight per cent (55.8%) of their weekly rate of pay (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) for each week, less any other monies earned during this period, unless said employee has already received the one (1) week of allowance contained in subparagraph 22.04(c)(iii) for the same child;
13. At the employee’s request, the payment referred to in subparagraph 22.07(l)(i) will be estimated and advanced to the employee. Adjustments will be made once the employee provides proof of receipt of Employment Insurance.
14. The parental allowance to which an employee is entitled is limited to that provided in paragraph (l) and an employee will not be reimbursed for any amount that he or she is required to repay pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act.
15. The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (l) shall be:
    1. for a full-time employee, the employee’s weekly rate of pay on the day immediately preceding the commencement of parental leave without pay;
    2. 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 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.
16. The weekly rate of pay referred to in paragraph (l) shall be the rate (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable) to which the employee is entitled for the substantive level to which he or she is appointed.
17. Notwithstanding paragraph (p), and subject to subparagraph (o)(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 (and the recruitment and retention “terminable allowance” if applicable), the employee was being paid on that day.
18. Where an employee becomes eligible for a pay increment or pay revision while in receipt of the allowance, the allowance shall be adjusted accordingly.
19. Parental allowance payments made under the SUB Plan will neither reduce nor increase an employee’s deferred remuneration or severance pay.
20. The maximum combined, shared, maternity and extended parental allowances payable shall not exceed eighty-six (86) weeks for each combined maternity and parental leave without pay.

22.08 Special parental allowance for totally disabled employees

1. An employee who:
   1. fails to satisfy the eligibility requirement specified in subparagraph 22.07(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 the Government Employees Compensation Act prevents the employee from receiving Employment Insurance or Quebec Insurance Plan benefits,
      and
   2. has satisfied all of the other eligibility criteria specified in paragraph 22.07(a), other than those specified in sections (A) and (B) of subparagraph 22.07(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 through the Government Employees Compensation Act.
2. An employee shall be paid an allowance under this clause and under clause 22.07 for a combined period of no more than the number of weeks while the employee would have been eligible for parental, paternity or adoption benefits under the Employment Insurance or the Québec Parental Insurance Plan, had the employee not been disqualified from Employment Insurance or Québec Parental Insurance Plan benefits for the reasons described in subparagraph (a)(i).

22.09 Leave without pay for the care of family

1. For the purpose of this clause, “family” is defined per Article 2 and in addition:
   1. a person who stands in the place of a relative for the employee whether or not there is any degree of consanguinity between such person and the employee.
2. Both parties recognize the importance of access to leave for the purpose of the care of family.
3. An employee shall be granted leave without pay for the care of family in accordance with the following conditions:
   1. an employee shall notify the Employer in writing as far in advance as possible but not less than four (4) weeks in advance of the commencement date of such leave, unless because of urgent or unforeseeable circumstances, such notice cannot be given;
   2. leave granted under this article shall be for a minimum period of three (3) weeks;
   3. the total leave granted under this article shall not exceed five (5) years during an employee’s total period of employment in the public service;
   4. leave granted for periods of one (1) year or less shall be scheduled in a manner which ensures continued service delivery.
   5. An employee who has proceeded on leave without pay may change his or her return-to-work date if such change does not result in additional costs to the Employer.
   6. All leave granted under leave without pay for the long-term care of a parent or leave without pay for the care and nurturing of pre-school age children provisions of previous Education and Library Science collective agreements or other agreements will not count towards the calculation of the maximum amount of time allowed for care of family during an employee’s total period of employment in the public service.

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22.10 Caregiving leave

1. An employee who provides the Employer with proof that he or she is in receipt of or awaiting Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for compassionate care benefits, family caregiver benefits for children and/or family caregiver benefits for adults shall be granted leave without pay while in receipt of or awaiting these benefits.
2. The leave without pay described in paragraph 22.10(a) shall not exceed twenty-six (26) weeks for compassionate care benefits, thirty-five (35) weeks for family caregiver benefits for children and fifteen (15) weeks for family caregiver benefits for adults, in addition to any applicable waiting period.
3. When notified, an employee who was awaiting benefits must provide the Employer with proof that the request for Employment Insurance (EI) compassionate care benefits, family caregiver benefits for children and/or family caregiver benefits for adults has been accepted.
4. When an employee is notified that their request for Employment Insurance (EI) compassionate care benefits, family caregiver benefits for children and/or family caregiver benefits for adults has been denied, paragraph (a) above ceases to apply.
5. 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.

22.11 Leave without pay for personal needs

Leave without pay will be granted for personal needs in the following manner:

1. subject to operational requirements, leave without pay for a period of up to three (3) months will be granted to an employee for personal needs;
2. subject to operational requirements, leave without pay for more than three (3) months but not exceeding one (1) year will be granted to an employee for personal needs;
3. an employee is entitled to leave without pay for personal needs only once under each of paragraphs (a) and (b) during the employee’s total period of employment in the public service. Leave without pay granted under this clause may not be used in combination with maternity, paternity or adoption leave without the consent of the Employer;
4. leave without pay granted under (a) of 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 not be counted for pay increment purposes;
5. leave without pay granted under (b) of 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. Time spent on such leave shall not be counted for pay increment purposes.

22.12 Leave without pay for relocation of spouse

1. 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.
2. 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.

22.13 Leave with pay for family-related responsibilities

1. For the purpose of this clause, family is defined as:
   1. spouse (or common-law partner resident with the employee);
   2. children (including foster children, step-children and children of spouse or common-law partner and ward of the employee), grandchild;
   3. parents (including step-parents or foster parents) father-in-law, mother-in-law
   4. brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister;
   5. grandparents of the employee;
   6. any relative permanently residing in the employee’s household or with whom the employee permanently resides;
   7. any relative for whom the employee has a duty of care, irrespective of whether they reside with the employee;
      or
   8. a person who stands in the place of a relative for the employee whether or not there is any degree of consanguinity between such person and the employee.
2. The total leave with pay which may be granted under this clause shall not exceed thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours in a fiscal year.
3. Subject to paragraph (b), the Employer shall grant leave with pay under the following circumstances:
   1. to take a family member for medical or dental appointments, or for appointments with school authorities or adoption agencies, if the supervisor was notified of the appointment as far in advance as possible;
   2. 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;
   3. to provide for the immediate and temporary care of an elderly member of the employee’s family;
   4. for needs directly related to the birth or to the adoption of the employee’s child;
   5. to attend school functions, if the supervisor was notified of the function as far in advance as possible;
   6. to provide for the employee’s child in the case of an unforeseeable closure of the school or daycare facility;
   7. seven decimal five (7.5) hours out of the thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours stipulated in paragraph 22.13 (b) above may be used to attend an appointment with a legal or paralegal representative for non-employment-related matters, or with a financial or other professional representative, if the supervisor was notified of the appointment as far in advance as possible.
4. Where, in respect of any period of compensatory leave, an employee is granted leave with pay for illness in the family under subparagraph (c)(ii) above, on production of a medical certificate, the period of compensatory leave so displaced shall either be added to the compensatory leave period, if requested by the employee and approved by the Employer, or reinstated for use at a later date.

22.14 Court leave

The Employer shall grant leave with pay to an employee for the period of time he or she is required:

1. to be available for jury selection;
2. to serve on a jury;
3. by subpoena or summons to attend as a witness in any proceeding held:
   1. in or under the authority of a court of justice or before a jury,
   2. before a court, judge, justice, magistrate or coroner,
   3. 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 the employee’s position,
   4. 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
   5. 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.

22.15 Injury-on-duty leave

An employee shall be granted injury-on-duty leave with pay for such period as may be reasonably determined by the Employer when a claim has been made pursuant to the Government Employees’ Compensation Act, and a workers’ compensation authority has notified the Employer that it has certified that the employee is unable to work because of:

1. personal injury accidentally received in the performance of his or her duties and not caused by the employee’s wilful misconduct,
   or
2. an industrial illness or a disease arising out of and in the course of the employee’s employment,

if the employee agrees to remit to the Receiver General of Canada any amount received by him or her 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 the employee’s agent has paid the premium.

22.16 Personnel selection leave

Where an employee participates in a personnel selection process, including the appeal process where applicable, for a position in the public service, as defined in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, the employee is entitled to leave with pay for the period during which the employee’s presence is required for purposes of the selection process, and for such further period as the Employer considers reasonable for the employee to travel to and from the place where his or her presence is so required.

22.17 Leave with or without pay for other reasons

1. At its discretion, the Employer may grant:
   1. leave with pay when circumstances not directly attributable to the employee prevent his or her reporting for duty; such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld;
   2. leave with or without pay for purposes other than those specified in this agreement.
2. 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, a single period of up to seven decimal five (7.5) hours or two (2) periods of up to three decimal seven five (3.75) hours each 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 leaves at such times as the employee may request.

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22.18 Domestic violence leave

For the purpose of this clause domestic violence is considered to be any form of abuse or neglect that an employee or an employee’s child experiences from a family member, or from someone with whom the employee has or had an intimate relationship.

1. The parties recognize that employees may be subject to domestic violence in their personal life that could affect their attendance at work. 
2. Upon request, an employee who is subject to domestic violence or who is the parent of a dependent child who is subject to domestic violence shall be granted domestic violence leave in order to enable the employee, in respect of such violence:
   1. to seek care and/or support for themselves or their child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability;
   2. to obtain services from an organization which provides services for individuals who are subject to domestic violence;
   3. to obtain professional counselling;
   4. to relocate temporarily or permanently; or
   5. to seek legal or law enforcement assistance or to prepare for or participate in any civil or criminal legal proceeding.
3. The total domestic violence leave with pay which may be granted under this clause shall not exceed seventy-five (75) hours in a fiscal year.
4. Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee stating that they meet the conditions of this clause shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of this article.
5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 22.18(b) and 22.18(c), an employee is not entitled to domestic violence leave if the employee is charged with an offence related to that act or if it is probable, considering the circumstances, that the employee committed that act.

**Article 23: education leave without pay and career development

Clause 23.01 to 23.12 inclusively apply only to the employees in the Education (ED) Group and Educational Support (EU) Group

Education leave

23.01 For the purposes of clause 23.02 to 23.11, the Employer will normally consider once per year the applications for education leave, when the courses begin after June 1 of the current year and end no later than June 30 of the following year.

23.02 The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave and will grant such leave to employees for varying periods of up to one (1) year which can be renewed by mutual agreement in order to permit them to acquire additional or special training in some field of education in which special preparation is needed to enable the applicant to fill his or her present role more adequately in order to permit the employee to undertake studies in some field in which training is needed in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide.

23.03 Applications for education leave must normally be submitted to the Employer by April 1 of the previous school year. All applications must be accompanied by a statement outlining the field of study, the program to be followed and the value of the leave to the employee and to the Employer.

23.04 Education leave shall be granted to the maximum possible number of employees who make application for such leave, but in any case shall be not less than one per cent (1%) of the total number of person-years in the respective subgroup as determined on April 1 of each year.

The criteria for selection proposed by the Employer, as well as the method of communication, are submitted to the appropriate Alliance representative for consultation purposes, as provided for in Article 35. Subsequent to such consultation, the Employer chooses the selection of criteria and method of communication, which will be used and provides a copy of these to the appropriate Alliance representative.

All applications for education leave will be reviewed by the Employer, and a list of the applications received, indicating the names of the applicants to whom the Employer grants the leave, shall be provided to the appropriate Alliance representative. The employee will then be advised in writing on or before May 1 whether his or her application has been accepted or rejected.

23.05 An employee on education leave shall receive allowances in lieu of salary equivalent to from fifty per cent (50%) to one hundred per cent (100%) of basic salary.

23.06 For the purpose of calculating the education leave allowance, the term “basic salary” shall include any compensation and allowance set out in the collective agreement already paid to an employee.

23.07 Allowances already being received by the employee but not provided for in this collective agreement may, at the discretion of the Employer, be continued during the period of education leave and the employee shall be notified when the leave is approved, whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part.

23.08 As a condition to the granting of education leave, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to commencement of the leave to return to the service of the Employer for a period at least equal to the period of the leave granted.

If the employee:

1. fails to complete the approved program of studies;
2. does not resume employment with the Employer following completion of the program;
   or
3. ceases to be employed before termination of the period he or she has undertaken to serve after completion of the program;

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

23.09 The employee shall be returned to a position at a basic salary level not lower than the position encumbered immediately prior to the commencement of the leave.

Professional development

The parties recognize that in order to maintain and enhance professional expertise, employees need to have opportunities to attend and participate in professional development activities described in clause 23.10.

23.10

1. Professional 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 professional development and to the organization in achieving its goals. The following activities shall be deemed to be part of professional development:
   1. a course given by the Employer;
   2. a course, including correspondence and online courses, offered by a recognized academic institution;
   3. a research program carried out in a recognized institution;
   4. a symposium, seminar, conference, convention or study session in a specialized field directly related to the employee’s work.
2. The Employer shall communicate to employees the process for accessing the learning opportunities identified in paragraph 23.10(a).
3. Where an employee has submitted an application for professional development leave in one of the activities described in paragraph 23.10(a) above and has been selected by the Employer, the employee shall continue to receive his or her normal salary plus any allowances that apply, in addition to any increments to which the employee may be entitled. The employee shall receive no pay under Articles 27 and 48 during time spent on professional development leave provided for in this clause.
4. Employees taking professional development training shall be reimbursed for all reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by them which the Employer may deem appropriate.
5. Once the Employer has selected an employee for professional development leave, according to subparagraphs 23.10(a)(ii), (iii), (iv) above, the Employer shall consult with the employee to determine the institution where the work or study program concerned will be undertaken and the duration of the program.

23.11 Examination leave

Leave of absence 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. Such leave of absence will be granted only when the course of study is directly related to the employee’s duties or will improve his or her professional qualifications.

23.12 Attendance at courses at the request of the Employer

If an employee attends a course at the request of the Employer, the employee shall be considered as being on duty and his or her pay and allowances shall be determined accordingly.

Clauses 23.13 to 23.16 inclusively apply only to the employees of the Library Science (LS) Group.

23.13 Education leave

1. An employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for additional or special studies in some field of education in which special preparation is needed to enable the employee to fill his or her 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.
2. An employee on education leave, under this clause, shall receive allowances in lieu of salary equivalent to not less than fifty per cent (50%) and up to one hundred per cent (100%) of his or her basic salary, provided that, when 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.
3. Any allowance already being received by the employee and not part of his or her basic salary shall not be used in the calculation of the education leave allowance.
4. Allowances already being received by the employee may at the discretion of the Employer be continued during the period of the education leave and the employee shall be notified when the leave is approved, whether such allowances are to be continued in whole or in part.
5. As a condition to the granting of education leave, 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, except with the permission of the Employer,
   1. fails to complete the course,
   2. does not resume employment with the Employer on completion of the course,
      or
   3. ceases to be employed 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 clause during the education leave or such lesser sum as shall be determined by the Employer.

6. The Employer will endeavour to return the employee to a position at a basic salary level not lower than the position he or she encumbered immediately prior to the commencement of the education leave.

23.14 Attendance at conferences and conventions

1. In order that each employee shall have the opportunity for an exchange of knowledge and experience with his or her professional colleagues, the employee shall have the right to apply to attend a reasonable number of conferences or conventions related to his or her field of specialization. The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses, including registration fees, to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints as determined by the Employer.
2. An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, on travel status.
3. An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to his or her field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for his or her payment of registration fees and reasonable travel expenses.
4. An employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under Articles 27 and 48 in respect of hours he or she is in attendance at or travelling to or from a conference or convention, under the provisions of this clause, except as may be provided in paragraph 23.16(b).

23.15 Professional development

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The parties recognize that in order to maintain and enhance professional expertise, employees need to have opportunities to attend and participate in professional development activities described in clauses 23.14 and 23.15.

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1. Professional 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 professional development and to the organization in achieving its goals. The following activities shall be deemed to be part of professional development:

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   1. symposiums, seminars, workshops, conferences, conventions or study sessions, courses or similar out-service programs to keep up to date with knowledge and skills in their respective fields;
   2. to conduct research or to perform work related to their normal research programs in institutions or locations other than those of the Employer;
      or
   3. to perform work in a cooperating department or agency for a short period of time in order to enhance the relevant subject knowledge or the technical expertise of the employee.
2. An employee may apply at any time for professional development under this clause and the Employer may select an employee at any time for such professional development.
3. When an employee is selected by the Employer for professional development under this clause, the Employer will consult with the employee before determining the location and duration of the program of work or studies to be undertaken.
4. An employee selected for professional development, under this clause, will continue to receive his or her normal compensation, including any increase for which the employee may become eligible. The employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under Articles 27 and 48 while on professional development under this clause.
5. An employee on professional development, under this clause, may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and such other additional expenses as the Employer deems appropriate.

23.16 Examination leave

Leave of absence with pay to write examinations may be granted by the Employer to an employee who is not on educational leave. Such leave will be granted only when, in the opinion of the Employer, the course of study is directly related to the employee’s duties or will improve his or her qualifications.

23.17 Departmental continuous learning consultation committee

1. The parties to this collective agreement acknowledge the mutual benefits to be derived from consultation on Continuous Learning. To this effect, the parties agree that such consultation will be held at the departmental level either through the existing Joint Consultation Committee or through the creation of a Departmental Continuous Learning Consultation Committee. A consultation committee as determined by the parties may be established at the local, regional or national level.
2. The Departmental Consultation Committee shall be composed of mutually agreeable numbers of employees and Employer representatives who shall meet at mutually satisfactory times. Committee meetings shall normally be held on the Employer’s premises during working hours.
3. Employees forming the continuing membership of the Departmental Consultation Committees shall be protected against any loss of normal pay by reason of attendance at such meetings with management, including reasonable travel time where applicable
4. The Employer recognizes the use of such committees for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policy, promoting understanding and reviewing problems.
5. It is understood that no commitment may be made by either party on a subject that is not within its authority or jurisdiction, nor shall any commitment made be so construed as to alter, amend, add to or modify the terms of this agreement.

Article 24: severance pay

24.01 Under the following circumstances and subject to clause 24.02, an employee shall receive severance benefits calculated on the basis of the weekly rate of pay to which he or she is entitled for the classification prescribed in his or her certificate of appointment on the date of his or her termination of employment.

1. Lay-off
   1. On the first lay-off, for the first complete year of continuous employment, two (2) weeks’ pay, or three (3) weeks’ pay for employees with ten (10) or more and less than twenty (20) years continuous employment, or four (4) weeks’ pay for employees with twenty or more years of continuous employment, plus one (1) week’s pay for each additional complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous employment, one (1) week’s pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365).
   2. On second or subsequent lay-off one (1) week’s pay for each complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous employment, one (1) week’s pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), less any period in respect of which the employee was granted severance pay under subparagraph (a)(i).
2. Rejection on probation

   On rejection on probation, when an employee has completed more than one (1) year of continuous employment and ceases to be employed by reason of rejection during a probationary period, one (1) week’s pay.

3. Death

   If an employee dies, there shall be paid to the employee’s estate a severance payment in respect of the employee’s complete period of continuous employment, comprised of one (1) week’s pay for each complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous employment, one (1) week’s pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), to a maximum of thirty (30) weeks’ pay, regardless of any other benefit payable.

4. Termination for cause for reasons of incapacity or incompetence
   1. 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 12(1)(e) 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.
   2. 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 12(l)(d) 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.

24.02 Severance benefits payable to an employee under this article shall be reduced by any period of continuous employment in respect of which the employee was already granted any type of termination benefit. Under no circumstances shall the maximum severance pay provided under clauses 24.01 and 24.04 be pyramided.

For greater certainty, payments in lieu of severance for the elimination of severance pay for volunteer separation (resignation and retirement) made pursuant to 24.04 to 24.07 under Appendix J or similar provisions in other collective agreements shall be considered as a termination benefit for the administration of this clause.

24.03 Appointment to a separate agency organization

An employee who resigns to accept an appointment with an organization listed in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act shall be paid any outstanding payment in lieu of severance, if applicable under Appendix J.

24.04 Employees who were subject to the payment in lieu of severance for the elimination of severance pay for voluntary separation (resignation and retirement) and who opted to defer their payment, the former provisions outlining the payment in lieu are found at Appendix J.

Article 25: Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance

The following allowance replaces the former Penological Factor Allowance (PFA). The parties agree that only incumbents of positions deemed eligible and/or receiving PFA as of signing of this collective agreement, shall receive the Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance (CSSDA), subject to the criteria outlined below.

25.01 The CSSDA shall be payable to incumbents of specific positions in the bargaining unit within Correctional Service of Canada. The allowance provides additional compensation to an incumbent of a position who performs certain duties or responsibilities specific to Correctional Service of Canada (that is, custody of inmates, the regular supervision of offenders, or the support of programs related to the conditional release of those offenders) within penitentiaries as defined in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, and/or CSC Commissioner Directives.

25.02 The CSSDA shall be two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually and paid on a biweekly basis in any pay period for which the employee is expected to perform said duties of the specific position in a month.

25.03 Where the employee’s basic monthly pay entitlement (including any applicable allowances) in the position to which he or she is temporarily acting or assigned is less than his or her monthly pay entitlement plus the CSSDA in his or her substantive position, the employee shall retain the CSSDA applicable to his or her substantive position for the duration of that temporary period.

25.04 An employee will be entitled to receive the CSSDA, in accordance with 25.01:

1. during any period of paid leave up to a maximum of sixty (60) consecutive calendar days;
   or
2. during the full period of paid leave where an employee is granted injury-on-duty leave with pay because of an injury resulting from an act of violence from one or more inmates.

25.05 The CSSDA shall not form part of an employee’s salary except for the purposes of the following benefit plans:

• Public Service Superannuation Act
• Public Service Disability Insurance Plan
• Canada Pension Plan
• Quebec Pension Plan
• Employment Insurance
• Government Employees Compensation Act
• Flying Accident Compensation Regulations (RA)

Article 26: pay administration

26.01 Except as provided in this article, the terms and conditions governing the application of pay to employees are not affected by this agreement.

26.02 An employee is entitled to be paid for services rendered at:

1. the pay specified in Appendix “A,” for the classification of the position to which the employee is appointed, if the classification coincides with that prescribed in the employee’s certificate of appointment;
   or
2. the pay specified in Appendix “A,” for the classification prescribed in the employee’s certificate of appointment, if that classification and the classification of the position to which the employee is appointed do not coincide.

26.03

1. The rates of pay set forth in Appendix “A” shall become effective on the dates specified.
2. Where the rates of pay set forth in Appendix “A” have an effective date prior to the date of signing of this agreement, the following shall apply:
   1. “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 therefore;
   2. 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 groups identified in Article 7 of this agreement during the retroactive period;
   3. for initial appointments made during the retroactive period, the rate of pay selected in the revised rates of pay is the rate which is shown immediately below the rate of pay being received prior to the revision;
   4. for promotions, demotions, deployments, transfers or acting situations effective during the retroactive period, the rate of pay shall be recalculated, in accordance with the Directive on Terms and Conditions of Employment, 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 shown immediately below the rate of pay being received prior to the revision;
   5. no payment or notification shall be made pursuant to paragraph 26.03(b) for one dollar ($1.00) or less.

26.04 Where a pay increment and a pay revision are effected on the same date, the pay increment shall be applied first and the resulting rate shall be revised in accordance with the pay revision.

26.05 This article is subject to the memorandum of understanding signed by the Employer and the Alliance dated February 9, 1982, in respect of red-circled employees.

26.06 If, during the term of this agreement, a new classification standard for the group is established and implemented by the Employer, the Employer shall, before applying rates of pay to new levels resulting from the application of the standard, negotiate with the Alliance the rates of pay and the rules affecting the pay of employees on their movement to the new levels.

26.07

1. When an employee is required by the Employer to substantially perform the duties of a higher classification level in an acting capacity and performs those duties for at least three (3) consecutive working days, the employee shall be paid acting pay calculated from the date on which he or she commenced to act as if he or she had been appointed to that higher classification level for the period in which he or she acts.
2. When a day designated as a paid holiday occurs during the qualifying period, the holiday shall be considered as a day worked for purposes of the qualifying period.

26.08 When the regular payday for an employee falls on his or her day of rest, every effort shall be made to issue his or her cheque on his or her last working day, provided it is available at his or her regular place of work.

**Article 27: travelling time

27.01 For the purposes of this agreement, travelling time is compensated for only in the circumstances and to the extent provided for in this article.

**

27.02 When an employee is required to travel outside his or her headquarters area on government business, as these expressions are defined by the Employer, the time of departure and the means of such travel shall be determined by the Employer and the employee will be compensated for travel time in accordance with clause 27.03 and 27.04. Travelling time shall include time necessarily spent at each stopover en route provided such stopover is not longer than five (5) hours.

27.03 For the purposes of clause 27.02 and 27.04, the travelling time for which an employee shall be compensated is as follows:

1. For travel by public transportation, the time between the scheduled time of departure and the time of arrival at a destination, including the normal travel time to the point of departure, as determined by the Employer.
2. For travel by private means of transportation, the normal time as determined by the Employer, to proceed from the employee’s place of residence or workplace, as applicable, direct to the employee’s destination and, upon the employee’s return, direct back to the employee’s residence or workplace.
3. In the event that an alternative time of departure and/or means of travel is requested by the employee, the Employer may authorize such alternative arrangements, in which case compensation for travelling time shall not exceed that which would have been payable under the Employer’s original determination.

27.04 If an employee is required to travel as set forth in clauses 27.02 and 27.03:

1. on a normal working day on which the employee travels but does not work, the employee shall receive his or her regular pay for the day.
2. on a normal working day on which the employee travels and works, the employee shall be paid:
   1. his or her regular pay for the day for a combined period of travel and work not exceeding his or her regular scheduled working hours;
      and

   **

   2. at the applicable overtime rate for additional travel time in excess of his or her regular scheduled hours of work and travel, with a maximum payment for such additional travel time not to exceed fifteen (15) hours’ pay at the straight-time rate of pay;

**

3. on a day of rest or on a designated paid holiday, the employee shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate for hours travelled to a maximum of fifteen (15) hours’ pay at the straight-time rate of pay.

Travel time shall be compensated with a payment, except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, travel time shall be compensated by leave with pay. The duration of such leave shall be equal to the travel time multiplied by the appropriate rate of payment and payment shall be based on the employee’s hourly rate of pay in effect on the date immediately prior to the day on which the leave is taken. Compensatory leave outstanding at the end of a fiscal year shall be paid at the employee’s daily rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the employee’s certificate of appointment, on the last day of the fiscal year.

27.05 This article does not apply to an employee when the employee travels by any type of transport in which he or she is required to perform work, and/or which also serves as his or her living quarters during a tour of duty. In such circumstances, the employee shall receive the greater of:

1. on a normal working day, his or her regular pay for the day;
   or
2. pay for actual hours worked in accordance with Article 21: designated paid holidays, and the overtime provisions of this agreement.

27.06 Compensation under this article shall not be paid for travel time to courses, training sessions, conferences and seminars, unless the employee is required to attend by the Employer.

Article 28: call-back pay

28.01 If an employee is called back to work

1. on a designated paid holiday which is not the employee’s scheduled day of work;
   or
2. on the employee’s day of rest;
   or
3. after the employee has completed his or her work for the day and has left his or her place of work, and returns to work, the employee shall be paid the greater of:
   1. compensation equivalent to three (3) hours’ pay at the applicable overtime rate of pay for each call-back to a maximum of eight (8) hours’ compensation in an eight (8) hour period. Such maximum shall include any reporting pay pursuant to clause 21.06 and the Reporting Pay Provisions of this agreement;
      or
   2. compensation at the applicable rate of overtime compensation for time worked,

   provided that the period worked by the employee is not contiguous to the employee’s normal hours of work.

4. the minimum payment referred to in subparagraph 28.01(c)(i) above does not apply to part-time employees. Part-time employees will receive a minimum payment in accordance with Article 38.11.

28.02 Other than when required by the Employer to use a vehicle of the Employer for transportation to a work location other than the employee’s normal place of work, time spent by the employee reporting to work or returning to his or her residence shall not constitute time worked.

28.03 Call-back worked from a remote location

An employee who receives a call to duty or responds to a telephone or data line call while on standby or at any other time outside of his or her scheduled hours of work, may at the discretion of the Employer work at the employee’s residence or at another place to which the Employer agrees. In such instances, the employee shall be paid the greater of:

1. compensation at the applicable overtime rate for any time worked,
   or
2. compensation equivalent to one (1) hour’s pay at the straight-time rate, which shall apply only the first time an employee performs work during an eight (8) hour period, starting when the employee first commences the work.

No pyramiding of payments

28.04 Payments provided under the overtime, reporting pay, designated paid holiday, standby provisions and clause 28.01 above shall not be pyramided, that is, an employee shall not receive more than one compensation for the same service.

28.05 Compensatory leave

Clause 48.07, 48.08 and 48.09 of the Overtime article (Article 48) apply to compensation earned according to subparagraph 28.01(c)(i) and paragraph 28.01(d).

28.06 Transportation expenses

1. When an employee is required to report for work and reports under the conditions described in paragraphs 28.01(c) and (d), and is required to use transportation services other than normal public transportation services, the employee shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as follows:
   1. the kilometric rate normally paid to an employee when authorized by the Employer to use his or her automobile when the employee travels by means of his or her own automobile;
      or
   2. out-of-pocket expenses for other means of commercial transportation.

Article 29: standby

29.01 Where the Employer requires an employee to be available on standby during off-duty hours, such employee shall be compensated at the rate of one half (1/2) hour for each four (4) hour period or part thereof for which the employee has been designated as being on standby duty.

29.02 An employee designated by letter or by list for standby duty shall be available during his or her period of standby at a known telephone number and be available to return for duty as quickly as possible if called. In designating employees for standby, the Employer will endeavour to provide for the equitable distribution of standby duties.

29.03 No standby payment shall be granted if an employee is unable to report for duty when required.

29.04 An employee on standby who is required to report for work and reports shall be compensated in accordance with clauses 28.01(c), 28.01(d) and 28.04, and is also eligible for reimbursement of transportation expenses in accordance with clause 28.05.

29.05 Other than when required by the Employer to use a vehicle of the Employer for transportation to a work location other than an employee’s normal place of work, time spent by the employee reporting to work or returning to his or her residence shall not constitute time worked.

No pyramiding of payments

29.06 Payments provided under the overtime, reporting pay, designated paid holidays, call-back pay provisions and clause 29.04 above shall not be pyramided, that is, an employee shall not receive more than one compensation for the same service.

Article 30: shift premiums and weekend premiums

30.01 Shift premium

A shift work employee whose hours of work are scheduled pursuant to clauses 43.04, 44.11 and 45.04 will receive a shift premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, between 4 pm and 8 am The shift premium will not be paid for hours worked between 8 am and 4 pm.

30.02 Weekend premium

An employee working on shifts during a weekend will receive an additional premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, on Saturday and/or Sunday.

Article 31: statement of duties

31.01 Upon written request, an employee shall be provided with a complete and current statement of the duties and responsibilities of his or her position, including the classification level, and, where applicable, the point rating allotted by factor to his or her position, and an organization chart depicting the position’s place in the organization.

Article 32: discipline

32.01 When an employee is suspended from duty or terminated in accordance with paragraph 12(1)(c) of the Financial Administration Act, the Employer undertakes to notify the employee in writing of the reason for such suspension or termination. The Employer shall endeavour to give such notification at the time of suspension or termination.

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

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

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

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

**Article 33: employee performance review and employee files

33.01

1. When a formal assessment of an employee’s performance is made, the employee concerned must be given an opportunity to sign the assessment form in question upon its completion to indicate that its contents have been read. A copy of the assessment form will be provided to the employee at that time. An employee’s signature on his or her assessment form will be considered to be an indication only that its contents have been read and shall not indicate the employee’s concurrence with the statements contained in the form.
2. The Employer’s representative(s) who assess(es) an employee’s performance must have observed or been aware of the employee’s performance for at least one half (1/2) of the period for which the employee’s performance is evaluated.
3. An employee has the right to make written comments to be attached to the performance review form.

33.02

1. Prior to an employee performance review, the employee shall be given:
   1. the evaluation form which will be used for the review;
   2. any written document which provides instructions to the person conducting the review;
2. if during the employee performance review, either the form or instructions are changed, they shall be given to the employee.

**

33.03 Upon written request of an employee, the personnel file of that employee shall be made available for his or her examination in the presence of an authorized representative of the Employer.

Article 34: health and safety

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

Article 35: joint consultation

Clauses 35.01 to 35.04 inclusively apply only to the Library Science (LS) Group and Educational Support (EU) Group

35.01 The parties acknowledge the mutual benefits to be derived from joint consultation and are prepared to enter into discussion aimed at the development and introduction of appropriate machinery for the purpose of providing joint consultation on matters of common interest.

35.02 Within five (5) days of notification of consultation served by either party, the Alliance shall notify the Employer in writing of the representatives authorized to act on behalf of the Alliance for consultation purposes.

35.03 Upon request of either party, the parties to this agreement shall consult meaningfully at the appropriate level about contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions not governed by this agreement.

35.04 Without prejudice to the position the Employer or the Alliance may wish to take in future about the desirability of having the subjects dealt with by the provisions of collective agreements, the subjects that may be determined as appropriate for joint consultation will be by agreement of the parties.

Clauses 35.05 to 35.11 inclusively apply only to the Education (ED) Group

Consultation committees

35.05 To facilitate discussions on matters of mutual interest outside the terms of this collective agreement, the Employer recognizes the following Education Group committees of the Alliance for the purpose of consulting with management:

1. with regard to the Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group, regional committees in each province but only one (1) for the Maritime provinces;
2. the procedure regarding consultation with the Correctional Service of Canada will be established by mutual agreement between the two (2) parties;
3. with regard to the Language Teaching Sub-Group, committees in each region and/or work unit determined by mutual agreement by the Canada School of Public Service Joint Departmental Committee. The procedure regarding consultation with the Department of National Defence will be established by mutual agreement between the two (2) parties.

35.06 The parties will consult for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policies, promoting understanding and reviewing problems.

35.07 The Employer agrees to inform and consult with the appropriate Alliance representatives on proposed changes which affect the majority of the employees in any work unit.

35.08 It is understood that no commitment may be made by either party on a subject that is not within its authority or jurisdiction, nor shall any commitment made be so construed as to alter, amend, add to or modify the terms of this agreement.

35.09 Representation at such meetings will be limited to five (5) representatives from each party, except that by mutual agreement of the parties, the number of representatives may be decreased or increased. It is agreed that meetings will be held at the request of either party.

35.10 Committee meetings will normally be held on the Employer’s premises at times to be determined by mutual agreement between the representatives of both sides. Representatives of the parties will normally exchange a written agenda for the meeting not less than five (5) calendar days in advance of the date of each meeting.

35.11 Full-time employees forming the continuing membership of the Consultation Committees shall be protected against any loss of normal pay by reason of attendance at such meetings with management, including reasonable travel time, where applicable.

The Employer shall not be responsible for any travel or other expenses incurred by employees travelling or attending such consultation meetings with management.

Article 36: National Joint Council agreements

36.01 Agreements concluded by the National Joint Council (NJC) of the public service on items which may be included in a collective agreement, and which the parties to this agreement have endorsed after December 6, 1978, will form part of this agreement, subject to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA) and any legislation by Parliament that has been or may be, as the case may be, established pursuant to any Act specified in subsection 113(b) of the FPSLRA.

36.02 The NJC items which may be included in a collective agreement are those items which the parties to the NJC agreements have designated as such or upon which the Chairperson of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has made a ruling pursuant to clause (c) of the NJC Memorandum of Understanding which became effective December 6, 1978.

36.03

1. The following directives, as amended from time to time by the National Joint Council recommendation and which have been approved by the Treasury Board of Canada, form part of this agreement:
   • Bilingualism Bonus Directive
   • Commuting Assistance Directive
   • First Aid to the General Public: Allowance for Employees
   • Foreign Service Directives
   • Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive
   • Motor Vehicle Operations Directive
   • NJC Relocation Directive
   • Occupational Health and Safety Directive
   • Pesticides Directive
   • Public Service Health Care Plan Directive
   • Travel Directive
   • Uniforms Directive
2. During the term of this agreement, other directives may be added to the above-noted list.

36.04 Grievances in regard to the above directives shall be filed in accordance with clause 37.01 of the article on grievance procedure in this agreement.

Article 37: grievance procedure

37.01 In cases of alleged misinterpretation or misapplication arising out of agreements concluded by the National Joint Council of the Public Service on items that may be included in a collective agreement and that the parties to this agreement have endorsed, the grievance procedure will be in accordance with section 15 of the NJC bylaws.

Individual grievances

37.02 Subject to and as provided in section 208 of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, an employee may present an individual grievance to the Employer if he or she feels aggrieved:

1. by the interpretation or application, in respect of the employee, of:
   1. a provision of a statute or regulation, or of a direction or other instrument made or issued by the Employer, that deals with terms and conditions of employment;
      or
   2. a provision of the collective agreement or an arbitral award;
      or
2. as a result of any occurrence or matter affecting his or her terms and conditions of employment.

Group grievances

37.03 Subject to and as provided in section 215 of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, the Alliance may present a group grievance to the Employer on behalf of employees in the bargaining unit who feel aggrieved by the interpretation or application, common in respect of those employees, of a provision of the collective agreement or an arbitral award.

1. In order to present a group grievance, the Alliance must first obtain the written consent of each of the employees concerned.
2. A group grievance shall not be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the fact that the consent is not in accordance with Form 19.
3. A group grievance must relate to employees in a single portion of the Federal Public Administration.

Policy grievances

37.04 Subject to and as provided in section 220 of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, the Alliance or the Employer may present a policy grievance in respect of the interpretation or application of the collective agreement or of an arbitral award.

1. A policy grievance may be presented by the Alliance only at the final level of the grievance procedure, to an authorized representative of the Employer. The Employer shall inform the Alliance of the name, title and address of this representative.
2. The grievance procedure for a policy grievance by the Employer shall also be composed of a single level, with the grievance presented to an authorized representative of the Alliance. The Alliance shall inform the Employer of the name, title and address of this representative.

Grievance procedure

37.05 For the purposes of this article, a grievor is an employee or, in the case of a group or policy grievance, the Alliance.

37.06 No person shall seek by intimidation, by threat of dismissal or by any other kind of threat to cause a grievor to abandon a grievance or refrain from exercising the right to present a grievance, as provided in this collective agreement.

37.07 The parties recognize the value of informal discussion between employees and their supervisors and between the Alliance and the Employer to the end that problems might be resolved without recourse to a formal grievance. When notice is given that an employee or the Alliance, within the time limits prescribed in clause 37.15, wishes to take advantage of this clause, it is agreed that the period between the initial discussion and the final response shall not count as elapsed time for the purpose of grievance time limits.

37.08 A grievor wishing to present a grievance at any prescribed level in the grievance procedure, shall transmit this grievance to the employee’s immediate supervisor or local officer-in-charge who shall forthwith:

1. forward the grievance to the representative of the Employer authorized to deal with grievances at the appropriate level,
   and
2. provide the grievor with a receipt stating the date on which the grievance was received.

37.09 A grievance shall not be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the fact that it is not in accordance with the form supplied by the Employer.

37.10 Subject to and as provided for in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, a grievor who feels treated unjustly or aggrieved by an action or lack of action by the Employer in matters other than those arising from the classification process is entitled to present a grievance in the manner prescribed in clause 37.08, except that:

1. where there is another administrative procedure provided by or under any Act of Parliament to deal with the grievor’s specific complaint such procedure must be followed,
   and
2. where the grievance relates to the interpretation or application of this collective agreement or an arbitral award, an employee is not entitled to present the grievance unless he has the approval of and is represented by the Alliance.

37.11 There shall be no more than a maximum of four (4) levels in the grievance procedure. These levels shall be as follows:

1. Level 1: first level of management;
2. Levels 2 and 3 in departments or agencies where such levels are established: intermediate level(s);
3. final level: chief executive or deputy head or an authorized representative.

Whenever there are four (4) levels in the grievance procedure, the grievor may elect to waive either Level 2 or 3.

No Employer representative may hear the same grievance at more than one level in the grievance procedure.

37.12 The Employer shall designate a representative at each level in the grievance procedure and shall inform each employee to whom the procedure applies of the name or title of the person so designated together with the name or title and address of the immediate supervisor or local officer-in-charge to whom a grievance is to be presented.

37.13 This information shall be communicated to employees by means of notices posted by the Employer in places where such notices are most likely to come to the attention of the employees to whom the grievance procedure applies, or otherwise as determined by agreement between the Employer and the Alliance.

37.14 An employee may be assisted and/or represented by the Alliance when presenting a grievance at any level. The Alliance shall have the right to consult with the Employer with respect to a grievance at each or any level of the grievance procedure.

37.15 A grievor may present a grievance to the first level of the procedure in the manner prescribed in clause 37.08, not later than the twenty-fifth (25th) day after the date on which the grievor is notified or on which the grievor first becomes aware of the action or circumstances giving rise to the grievance. The Employer may present a policy grievance in the manner prescribed in clause 37.04 not later than the twenty-fifth (25th) day after the date on which the Employer is notified orally or in writing or on which the Employer first becomes aware of the action or circumstances giving rise to the policy grievance.

37.16 A grievor may present a grievance at each succeeding level in the grievance procedure beyond the first level either:

1. where the decision or settlement is not satisfactory to the grievor, within ten (10) days after that decision or settlement has been conveyed in writing to the grievor by the Employer,
   or
2. where the Employer has not conveyed a decision to the grievor within the time prescribed in clause 37.17, within fifteen (15) days after presentation by the grievor of the grievance at the previous level.

37.17 The Employer shall normally reply to a grievance at any level of the grievance procedure, except the final level, within ten (10) days after the grievance is presented, and within twenty (20) days where the grievance is presented at the final level except in the case of a policy grievance, to which the Employer shall normally respond within thirty (30) days. The Alliance shall normally reply to a policy grievance presented by the Employer within thirty (30) days.

37.18 Where an employee has been represented by the Alliance in the presentation of the employee’s grievance, the Employer will provide the appropriate representative of the Alliance with a copy of the Employer’s decision at each level of the grievance procedure at the same time that the Employer’s decision is conveyed to the employee.

37.19 The decision given by the Employer at the final level in the grievance procedure shall be final and binding upon the employee unless the grievance is a class of grievance that may be referred to adjudication.

37.20 In determining the time within which any action is to be taken as prescribed in this procedure, Saturdays, Sundays and designated paid holidays shall be excluded.

37.21 Where the provisions of clause 37.08 cannot be complied with and it is necessary to present a grievance by mail, the grievance shall be deemed to have been presented on the day on which it is postmarked and it shall be deemed to have been received by the Employer on the day it is delivered to the appropriate office of the department or agency concerned. Similarly, the Employer shall be deemed to have delivered a reply at any level on the date on which the letter containing the reply is postmarked, but the time limit within which the grievor may present the grievance at the next higher level shall be calculated from the date on which the Employer’s reply was delivered to the address shown on the grievance form.

37.22 The time limits stipulated in this procedure may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the grievor and, where appropriate the Alliance representative.

37.23 Where it appears that the nature of the grievance is such that a decision cannot be given below a particular level of authority, any or all the levels except the final level may be eliminated by agreement of the Employer and the grievor, and, where applicable, the Alliance.

37.24 Where the Employer demotes or terminates an employee for cause pursuant to paragraph 12(1)(c), (d) or (e) of the Financial Administration Act, the grievance procedure set forth in this agreement shall apply except that the grievance shall be presented at the final level only.

37.25 A grievor may by written notice to the immediate supervisor or officer-in-charge abandon a grievance.

37.26 Any grievor who fails to present a grievance to the next higher level within the prescribed time limits shall be deemed to have abandoned the grievance unless, due to circumstances beyond the grievor’s control, the grievor was unable to comply with the prescribed time limits.

37.27 Where a grievance has been presented up to and including the final level in the grievance procedure with respect to:

1. the interpretation or application of a provision of this collective agreement or related arbitral award,
   or
2. termination of employment or demotion pursuant to paragraph 12(1)(c), (d) or (e) of the Financial Administration Act,
   or
3. disciplinary action resulting in suspension or financial penalty,

and the grievance has not been dealt with to the grievor’s satisfaction, it may be referred to adjudication in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act and Regulations.

37.28 Where a grievance that may be presented by an employee to adjudication is a grievance relating to the interpretation or application in respect of the employee of a provision of this agreement or an arbitral award, the employee is not entitled to refer the grievance to adjudication unless the Alliance signifies:

1. its approval of the reference of the grievance to adjudication,
   and
2. its willingness to represent the employee in the adjudication proceedings.

Expedited adjudication

37.29 The parties agree that any adjudicable grievance may be referred to the following expedited adjudication process:

1. At the request of either party, a grievance that has been referred to adjudication may be dealt with through Expedited Adjudication with the consent of both parties.
2. When the parties agree that a particular grievance will proceed through Expedited Adjudication, the Alliance will submit to the PSLREB the consent form signed by the grievor or the bargaining agent.
3. The parties may proceed with or without an Agreed Statement of Facts. When the parties arrive at an Agreed Statement of Facts it will be submitted to the PSLREB or to the Adjudicator at the hearing.
4. No witnesses will testify.
5. The Adjudicator will be appointed by the PSLREB from among its members who have had at least three (3) years’ experience as a member of the Board.
6. Each Expedited Adjudication session will take place in Ottawa, unless the parties and the PSLREB agree otherwise. The cases will be scheduled jointly by the parties and the PSLREB, and will appear on the PSLREB schedule.
7. The Adjudicator will make an oral determination at the hearing, which will be recorded and initialled by the representatives of the parties. This will be confirmed in a written determination to be issued by the Adjudicator within five (5) days of the hearing. The parties may, at the request of the Adjudicator, vary the above conditions in a particular case.
8. The Adjudicator’s determination will be final and binding on all the parties, but will not constitute a precedent. The parties agree not to refer the determination to the Federal Court.

Article 38: part-time employees

Definition

38.01 Part-time employee means a person whose normal hours of work are less than those established in the hours of work article for the relevant group or subgroup, but not less than those prescribed in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act.

General

38.02 Part-time employees shall be entitled to the benefits provided under this agreement in the same proportion as their normal weekly hours of work compare with the normal weekly hours of work, specified for the relevant group or subgroup, of full-time employees unless otherwise specified in this agreement.

38.03 Part-time employees shall be paid at the straight-time rate of pay for all work performed up to the normal daily or weekly hours specified for the relevant group or subgroup for a full-time employee.

38.04 The days of rest provisions of this agreement apply only in a week when a part-time employee has worked five (5) days and the weekly hours specified for the relevant group or subgroup.

38.05 Leave will only be provided:

1. during those periods in which employees are scheduled to perform their duties;
   or
2. where it may displace other leave as prescribed by this agreement.

Designated holidays

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

38.07 When a part-time employee is required to work on a day which is prescribed as a designated paid holiday for a full-time employee in clause 21.01 of this agreement, the employee shall be paid at time and one half (1 1/2) of the straight-time rate of pay for all hours worked up to the regular daily scheduled hours of work for the relevant group or subgroup and double time (2T) thereafter.

38.08 A part-time employee who reports for work as directed on a day which is prescribed as a designated paid holiday for a full-time employee in clause 21.01 shall be paid for the time actually worked in accordance with clause 38.07, or a minimum of four (4) hours’ pay at the straight-time rate, whichever is greater.

Overtime

38.09

1. Overtime means authorized work performed in excess of the normal daily or weekly hours of work, specified for the relevant group or subgroup, of a full-time employee, but does not include time worked on a holiday.
2. Notwithstanding (a), for employees whose normal scheduled hours of work are in excess of the normal daily hours of work specified for the relevant group or subgroup, overtime means work performed in excess of those normal scheduled daily hours or in excess of the average weekly hours of work specified for the relevant group or subgroup.

38.10 Subject to clause 38.09 a part-time employee who is required to work overtime shall be paid overtime as specified for the relevant group or subgroup.

Call-back

38.11 When a part-time employee meets the requirements to receive call-back pay in accordance with clause 28.01 and is entitled to receive the minimum payment rather than pay for actual time worked, the part-time employee shall be paid a minimum payment of four (4) hours’ pay at the straight-time rate.

Reporting pay

38.12 Subject to clause 38.04, when a part-time employee meets the requirements to receive reporting pay on a day of rest, in accordance with the reporting pay provision for the relevant group or subgroup, and is entitled to receive a minimum payment rather than pay for actual time worked, the part-time employee shall be paid a minimum payment of four (4) hours’ pay at the straight-time rate of pay.

Bereavement leave

38.13 Notwithstanding clause 38.02, there shall be no pro-rating of a “day” in clause 22.02, Bereavement leave with pay.

Vacation leave

38.14 A part-time employee shall earn vacation leave credits for each month in which the employee receives pay for at least twice (2) the number of hours in the employee’s normal workweek, at the rate for years of service established in the vacation leave entitlement clause of this agreement, pro-rated and calculated as follows:

1. when the entitlement is nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours a month, .250 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month;
2. when the entitlement is twelve decimal five (12.5) hours a month, .333 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month;
3. when the entitlement is thirteen decimal seven five (13.75) hours a month, .367 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month;
4. when the entitlement is fourteen decimal four (14.4) hours a month, .383 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month;
5. when the entitlement is fifteen decimal six two five (15.625) hours a month, .417 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month;
6. when the entitlement is sixteen decimal eight seven five (16.875) hours a month, .450 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month;
7. when the entitlement is eighteen decimal seven five (18.75) hours a month, .500 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee’s workweek per month.

Sick leave

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

38.16 Vacation and sick leave administration

1. For the purposes of administration of clauses 38.14 and 38.15, where an employee does not work the same number of hours each week, the normal workweek shall be the weekly average of the hours worked at the straight-time rate calculated on a monthly basis.
2. An employee whose employment in any month is a combination of both full-time and part-time employment shall not earn vacation or sick leave credits in excess of the entitlement of a full-time employee.

Severance pay

38.17 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24: severance pay, where the period of continuous employment in respect of which severance benefit is to be paid consists of both full- and part-time employment or varying levels of part-time employment, the benefit shall be calculated as follows: the period of continuous employment eligible for severance pay shall be established and the part-time portions shall be consolidated to equivalent fulltime. The equivalent full-time period in years shall be multiplied by the full-time weekly pay rate for the appropriate group and level to produce the severance pay benefit.

Article 39: variable hours

The Employer and the Alliance agree that the following conditions shall apply to employees for whom variable hours of work schedules are approved pursuant to the relevant provisions of this agreement.

It is agreed that the implementation of any such variation in hours shall not result in any additional expenditure or cost by reason only of such variation.

39.01 General terms

The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a work schedule, may exceed or be less than the regular workday hours for the relevant group or subgroup; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive.

For shift workers, such schedules shall provide that an employee’s normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified for the relevant group or subgroup over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be six (6) months.

For day workers, such schedules shall provide that an employee’s normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be twenty-eight (28) days.

Whenever an employee changes his or her variable hours or no longer works variable hours, all appropriate adjustments will be made.

39.02 Specific application

For greater certainty, the following provisions shall be administered as provided herein:

Interpretation and definitions

“Daily rate of pay” shall not apply.

Overtime

Overtime shall be compensated for all work performed:

1. in excess of an employee’s scheduled hours of work on a scheduled working day in accordance with the provisions of this agreement;
2. on days of rest at time and one half (1 1/2) except that if the overtime is worked by the employee on two (2) or more consecutive and contiguous days of rest, the employee shall be paid at double (2) time for each hour worked on the second and subsequent days of rest. Second and subsequent days of rest means the second and subsequent days in an unbroken series of consecutive and contiguous calendar days of rest.

Travel

Overtime compensation referred to in clause 27.04 of this agreement shall only be applicable on a normal day for hours in excess of the employee’s daily scheduled hours of work.

Designated paid holidays

1. A designated paid holiday shall account for seven and one half (7 1/2) hours.
2. When an employee works on a designated paid holiday, the employee shall be compensated, in addition to the normal daily hours’ pay, time and one half (1 1/2) up to his or her regular scheduled hours worked and double (2) time for all hours worked in excess of his or her regular scheduled hours.

Vacation leave: ED and EU Groups

Employees shall earn vacation at the rates prescribed for their years of service as set forth in this agreement. Leave will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day of vacation leave shall be the same as the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day.

Vacation leave: LS Group

1. Employees shall earn vacation at the rates prescribed for their years of service as set forth in this agreement. Leave will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day of vacation leave shall be the same as the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day.
2. Employees scheduled to work any portion of a fiscal year under the variable hours of work provisions of this agreement shall not have fractional vacation entitlement of more or less than one half (1/2) day increased to the nearest half day.

Sick leave

Employees shall earn sick leave credits at the rate prescribed in Article 19 of this agreement. Leave will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day of sick leave shall be the same as the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day.

Acting pay

The qualifying period for acting pay as specified in Article 26, clause 26.07 shall be converted to hours.

Exchange of shifts

On exchange of shifts between employees, if provided in this agreement, the Employer shall pay as if no exchange had occurred.

Minimum number of hours between shifts

The provision in the agreement relating to the minimum period between the termination and commencement of the employee’s next shift shall not apply to an employee subject to variable hours of work.

Article 40: dental care plan

40.01 The Dental Care Plan as contained in the Master Agreement between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, with an expiry date of June 30, 1988, and as subsequently amended from time to time, shall be deemed to form part of this agreement.

Article 41: termination or transfer of operations

41.01 This article applies to the ED and EU Groups only.

41.02 The Employer will continue past practice in giving all reasonable consideration to continued employment in the public service of employees who would otherwise become redundant because an operation is contracted out, terminated or transferred to another jurisdiction.

41.03 In accordance with clause 41.02 where an employee is offered employment with another jurisdiction and he or she is not permitted to retain substantially the same entitlement to credits in respect of sick leave, special leave and severance pay as were accumulated during his or her service with the Employer, he or she shall, for the purpose of this agreement, be deemed to be on lay-off from the effective date of termination or turnover of the operation and entitled to benefits as set forth in paragraph 24.01(a) of this agreement.

41.04 The provisions of paragraph 24.01(b) shall apply to an employee who is offered the retention of substantially the same entitlement to credits accumulated during his or her service with the Employer and who declines employment on this basis.

41.05 When an official application to negotiate the takeover of a school is received from a band council, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada will notify the appropriate Alliance representative as soon as possible.

41.06 As far in advance as possible of the proposed date of any termination or transfer of operations, the Employer will notify the employees involved and will provide an opportunity for consultation with the Alliance on details of the future pay and benefit entitlements.

Article 42: miscellaneous, ED Group

42.01 This clause applies to employees certified in the Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group or as a Teacher Aide.

1. Professional development sessions

   The Employer recognizes the usefulness of professional development and, where possible, one period per year may be set aside to arrange such a session. The session content will be discussed with the appropriate consultation committee and the expenses of such a session, subject to operational constraints, will be borne by the Employer. If the session is held away from an employee’s work location and the employee is unable to attend, he or she will be considered on duty provided that he or she performs duties as assigned by the Employer for the duration of the professional development session.

   It is understood that other professional development days will also be granted, in accordance with present practice.

2. Transportation

   The parties agree that, except in cases of emergency, employees will not be required to use their private vehicle in the performance of their duties if other means of transportation are available. Should employees be required to use their private vehicle for field trips or similar activities, they will be reimbursed in accordance with the Government Travel and Living Accommodations Directive.

42.02 This clause applies to employees certified in the Language Teaching Sub-Group and the EU Physical Education Instructors.

At the request of an employee who takes a course offered by the Employer, the Employer shall provide a certificate indicating the subject of the course, the name of the person who gave the course, the date on which it was given and its duration, provided the employee requests a certificate within thirty (30) days of completion of such a course.

Article 43: hours of work for the LS Group

43.01 The normal workweek shall be thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours and the normal daily hours of work shall be seven decimal five (7.5) consecutive hours, exclusive of a meal period. These hours may be varied at the Employer’s discretion to allow for summer and winter hours, provided that the annual total hours equal those which would be obtained with no variation.

43.02 The normal workweek shall be Monday through Friday, and the normal workday shall be between 7 am and 6 pm.

43.03 An employee shall be granted two (2) consecutive days of rest during each seven (7) day period, unless operational requirements do not permit.

43.04 Notwithstanding clauses 43.01, 43.02 and 43.03, for employees required to provide direct services to the public or to students:

1. the normal hours of work may be scheduled between 7 am and 10 pm from Monday to Friday inclusively, and between 8:30 am and 5 pm on Saturdays;
2. the Employer shall set up a master shift schedule for a fifty-six (56) calendar day period, posted at least fifteen (l5) calendar days in advance;
3. the Employer shall schedule for each employee at least two (2) consecutive days of rest per week. This provision shall be considered to have been met when two (2) days of rest for an employee are separated by a designated paid holiday on which the employee is not scheduled to work.

43.05 When an employee who is subject to clause 43.04 is required to change his or her scheduled shift without receiving at least five (5) working days’ notice in advance of the starting time of such change in his or her scheduled shift, the employee shall be paid at the rate of time and one half (l 1/2) for all hours worked outside of those which the employee is scheduled to work.

43.06 When employees who are subject to clause 43.04 provide sufficient advance notice, they may, with the approval of the Employer, exchange shifts, provided there is no increase in cost to the Employer.

43.07 Clause 43.04, 43.05 and 43.06 shall not become operative for the Library and Archives of Canada unless it extends its hours of service to the public.

43.08 Employees shall submit monthly attendance registers that will specify absences on normal days of work, hours of overtime and call-back.

43.09 Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, 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 of other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) 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 averaging period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days, such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for the employee.

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.

43.10 The Employer will provide two (2) rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes each per full working day except on occasions when operational requirements do not permit.

Article 44: work year and hours of work for the ED-EST Sub-Group and EU Group

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

44.01 Employees who work a ten (10) month work year

1. “School year” applicable to an employee of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, means the period extending from September 1 to August 31 of the following year. The number of working days in the school year shall not exceed those designated by the province, territory or provincial school unit within which geographical area the employee is working. Working days will include teaching days and professional development days.
2. Employees of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada who work a ten (10) month work year and who wish to leave the service before the beginning of the next school year will make every effort to submit their resignation no later than the 30th of April and shall provide one (1) month’s notice of resignation to the Employer if they wish to leave the service during the school year.

Paragraph (c) applies only to ED-EST Sub-Group

3. A teacher at the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada shall have, as a minimum, an average of forty (40) minutes per day of uninterrupted preparation time during classroom hours. Effective September 1, 2011, a teacher at the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada shall have, as a minimum, an average of forty-four (44) minutes per day of uninterrupted preparation time during classroom hours. Effective September 1, 2012, a teacher at the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada shall have, as a minimum, an average of forty-eight (48) minutes per day of uninterrupted preparation time during classroom hours. Each unit of preparation time shall be no less than twenty (20) minutes. Preparation time shall not include any teaching or supervisory responsibilities and shall not have an impact on the daily number of instructional minutes.

4. Preparation time shall be used for the purpose of professional activities as reasonably determined by the teacher exclusive of recesses and lunch breaks and will be assigned during instructional time. It is understood that duties during preparation time cannot be assigned by the principal unless there is an emergency.

44.02 Except as provided in clause 44.04, the working day of an employee working a school year shall be the same as that designated by the province, territory or school unit in which the employee is working. The employee shall be entitled to the same designated holidays, Christmas break, Easter or mid-winter break and summer break as observed by school boards of the province or territory in which he or she works.

44.03 The commencement and termination of the school day of an employee covered by clause 44.01 shall be in accordance with the practice prevailing in non-federal schools of the province or territory in which the school is located with the additional provision that employees shall be required to be on duty fifteen (15) minutes before the time of opening of school in the morning.

44.04 When an agreement in writing is reached between the Employer and the majority of the employees in a school, the schedule of working days and the duration of a working day may vary from those established in clauses 44.01, 44.02 and 44.03 provided that the total number of working days do not exceed that established in clause 44.01.

44.05 When an employee works (or attends orientation seminars at the request of the Employer) on a day other than a day provided for in clauses 44.01 or 44.04, he or she shall be provided compensation on a day-for-day basis. This payment shall be calculated in accordance with clause 2.01 (“daily rate of pay”), as will any deduction from pay as a result of an employee being on leave without pay.

44.06

Paragraph (a) applies only to the ED-EST Sub-Group

1. Unless it is impractical for the Employer to have persons other than teachers provide lunch hour supervision, the teachers will be relieved of such supervisory duties. Teachers shall be entitled to a lunch period of forty (40) minutes, free from supervisory duties.

Paragraph (b) applies only to the EU Group

2. Where teacher aides are required to provide lunch-hour supervision, such teacher aides shall be granted an equivalent period of time for their lunch period as close as possible to the mid-point of the school day.

44.07

1. Supervision time is defined as the time teachers are assigned to supervise students outside of the instructional day as designated by the province, territory or provincial school unit within which geographical area the teacher is working. The principal shall distribute supervision responsibilities equitably in consultation with the teachers concerned.
2. The Employer shall ensure that no teacher be assigned supervision duties in excess of eighty (80) minutes per five (5) instructional days.
3. Any assigned supervision duty during the times as outlined above, such as but not limited to, bus duty, hall duty and/or yard duty shall constitute supervision time for the purpose of the minutes of supervision as set out herein.

44.08 Except as provided for in this agreement, an employee working a school year as defined in clause 44.01 will not be entitled to leave with pay during periods in which he or she is not scheduled to work.

Clauses 44.09 to 44.14 inclusively apply only to the ED-EST Sub-Group

44.09 Teachers who work a twelve (12) month work year

1. Guidance and Vocational Counsellors in the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada shall be on a twelve (12) month work year and the workday for such an employee shall be seven decimal five (7.5) hours or such lesser period as the Employer may schedule.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, 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 of 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 decimal five (37.5) 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 (28) day period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for him or her.
3. 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.
4. Employees covered by this clause shall be subject to the variable hours of work provisions established in Article 39.

Canadian Coast Guard College

44.10

1. An employee at the Canadian Coast Guard College shall be on a twelve (12) month work year. The normal daily hours of work shall be scheduled between 7:00 hours and 18:00 hours, Monday to Friday and shall include not more than four (4) hours of classroom teaching per day, with the exception of one (1) day only per week where an employee may be required to provide classroom teaching or to spend other time with students, up to six (6) hours, provided that the total classroom teaching time does not exceed twenty (20) hours per week.
2. Preparation time shall be used for the purpose of professional activities as reasonably determined by the teacher.

Correctional Service of Canada

44.11

1. An employee in the Correctional Service of Canada shall be on a twelve (12) month work year. The workday shall be seven decimal five (7.5) hours or such lesser period as the Employer may schedule. The workweek shall be from Monday to Friday and between the hours of 7:00 hours and 18:00 hours and no employee shall be assigned work hours other than between these hours and on these days, except by the written consent of the employee concerned. Notwithstanding the above, an employee may voluntarily accept, hours of work between 7:00 hours and 22:00 hours following a request from the Employer.
2. Rest periods

The Employer shall schedule two (2) rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes each during each shift. An employee in the Correctional Service of Canada may be required to take such rest periods at his or her work location when the nature of his or her duties makes it necessary.

National Defence

44.12 An employee in the Department of National Defence shall be on a twelve (12) month work year and the workday for such an employee shall be seven decimal five (7.5) hours or such lesser period as the Employer may schedule between 7:00 hours and 18:00 hours, Monday to Friday.

General

44.13 Subject to operational requirements, a Principal may be granted time away from classroom duties in accordance with the following schedule for the purpose of performing administrative and supervisory duties.

44.14 Subject to operational requirements, an Assistant Principal may be granted time away from classroom duties in accordance with the following schedule for the purpose of performing administrative and supervisory duties.

Clauses 44.15 to 44.20 inclusively apply only to the employees of the EU Group who work a twelve (12) month work year

44.15 Employees shall be on a twelve (12) month work year.

44.16 The normal workweek for employees shall be from Monday to Friday.

44.17 The normal daily hours of work of employees, exclusive of meal breaks, shall be seven decimal five (7.5) hours and shall be scheduled in a continuous period, as operational needs require.

44.18 The Employer may authorize that certain tasks be performed away from the Employer’s premises.

44.19 This clause applies only to Physical Education Instructors.

1. The normal daily hours of work shall be scheduled between 7:00 hours and 17:00 hours, Monday to Friday.
2. No employee of the Correctional Service of Canada shall be assigned work hours other than between these hours and on these days, except by the written consent of the employee concerned.

44.20 The Employer will:

1. notify the Alliance at the appropriate level, at least fourteen (14) calendar days before introduction of any change in the schedule of working hours if such change will affect a majority of the employees in any teaching unit.
2. give reasonable notice of the change to those employees whose hours of work are affected by the change.

It is recognized that emergency situations may require the Employer to introduce changes in scheduled hours of work on short notice.

Article 45: work year and hours of work for the ED-LAT Sub-Group

45.01 Employees shall be on a twelve (12) month work year.

45.02 A week shall consist of seven (7) consecutive days beginning at 00:01 hours Monday morning and ending at 24:00 hours Sunday. The day is a twenty-four (24) hour period commencing at 00:01 hours.

45.03 The normal workweek shall be thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours, Monday to Friday, and the normal daily hours of work shall be seven decimal five (7.5) consecutive hours, exclusive of a meal period, between the hours of 7 am and 6 pm.

45.04 Notwithstanding clause 45.03, because of the operational requirements of the service, an employee’s normal daily hours of work may be scheduled to extend beyond 6 pm and/or on a Saturday or a Sunday but will not be scheduled beyond 10 pm. When hours of work are scheduled to extend beyond 6 pm and/or on a Saturday or a Sunday, they shall be scheduled in such a manner that employees, over a period of not more than fifty-six (56) calendar days:

1. work an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours and an average of five (5) days per week;
2. work seven decimal five (7.5) consecutive hours per day, exclusive of a meal period;
3. obtain an average of two (2) days of rest per week;
4. obtain at least two (2) consecutive days of rest at a time. Such two (2) consecutive days of rest may be separated by a designated paid holiday, and the consecutive days of rest may be in separate calendar weeks.

45.05 Employees whose hours of work are scheduled pursuant to the provisions of clause 45.04 shall be informed by written notice of their scheduled hours of work.

45.06 Employees whose hours of work are changed pursuant to the provisions of clause 45.04 will be advised of such change by written notice provided fifteen (15) days in advance, except where, subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer, such change must be made on shorter notice.

45.07 When hours of work are scheduled in accordance with clause 45.04, the Employer will make every reasonable effort:

1. to take the employees’ preferences into consideration;
   and
2. not to schedule the commencement of a shift within sixteen (16) hours of the completion of the employee’s previous shift.

45.08 Except for employees whose hours of work are scheduled pursuant to clause 45.03, employees who are required to change their scheduled hours of work without receiving at least five (5) days’ notice in advance of the starting time of such change shall be paid for the first shift worked on the revised schedule at the rate of time and one half (1 1/2). Subsequent shifts worked on the revised schedule shall be paid for at straight time, subject to the overtime provisions of this agreement.

45.09 The Employer will, at the request of the Alliance, consult with the local Alliance representative(s) on work schedules established pursuant to clause 45.04 when such schedules affect the majority of the employees in a work unit.

45.10

1. Hours of teaching must be in accordance with the November 30, 1989, Award of the Special Arbitration Panel chaired by M. Teplitsky.
2. Notwithstanding the Employer’s right to decide on course content and methods of delivery, hours of teaching shall include time spent in remote and/or direct contact with student(s). Remote contact includes but is not limited to the use of the Internet, telephone or other electronic means of communication.

45.11 The Employer may authorize that certain tasks be performed away from the Employer’s premises.

Article 46: pedagogical break

This article applies to employees in the Elementary and Secondary Teaching (ED-EST) subgroup who work for a period of twelve (12) months, to employees in the Language Teaching ED-LAT subgroup, to employees in the Language Instructor and Physical Education subgroups of the Educational Support (EU) group, and to employees in the Education Services ED-EDS subgroup employed at the Department of National Defence Canada who regularly teach.

46.01 Employees shall be granted a pedagogical break which will include all calendar days between December 25 and January 2 inclusively. During this period, employees are entitled to four (4) days of leave with pay, in addition to three (3) designated paid holidays as provided for under clause 21.01 of this agreement.

46.02 Should January 2 coincide with an employee’s day of rest or with a day to which a designated paid holiday has been moved by application of clause 21.03, the day shall be moved to the employee’s first scheduled working day following the pedagogical break.

46.03 If an employee performs authorized work during the pedagogical break on a day other than a designated paid holiday or a normal day of rest, he or she shall receive compensation based upon his or her normal daily rate of pay, in addition to his or her usual pay for the day.

Article 47: work year and hours of work for the ED-EDS Sub-Group

47.01 All employees shall be on a twelve (12) month work year and the workday for such an employee shall be seven decimal five (7.5) hours or such lesser period as the Employer may schedule, Monday to Friday between the hours of 7 am and 6 pm.

47.02 The workday for an employee shall commence and terminate each day at the hours fixed by the Employer and before a schedule of working hours is changed the change will be discussed with the appropriate representative of the Alliance if the change will affect a majority of the employees governed by the schedule.

47.03 Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, 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 decimal five (37.5) 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 (28) day period, such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal workday for him or her.

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.

Employees covered by this clause shall be subject to the variable hours of work provisions established in Article 39.

47.04 Rest Periods

Except when operational requirements do not permit, the Employer will provide two (2) rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes each per full working day.

**Article 48: overtime

48.01 This article applies only to employees whose work year is twelve (12) months.

48.02 When an employee works overtime authorized by the Employer, the employee shall be compensated on the basis of time and one half (1 1/2) for all hours worked in excess of seven decimal five (7.5) hours per day.

LS/EU 48.03 LS and EU Groups

When an employee works overtime authorized by the Employer on his or her normal day of rest, compensation shall be granted on the basis of time and one half (1 1/2) for all hours worked on the first day of rest, and double (2) time on the second day of rest.

ED 48.03 ED Group

1. When an employee is required by the Employer to work overtime on a normal day of rest, compensation shall be granted on the basis of time and one half (1 1/2) for all hours worked.
2. An employee who is required to work on a second day of rest is entitled to compensation at double (2) time provided that the employee also worked on the first day of rest. Second day of rest means the second day in an unbroken series of consecutive and continuous calendar days of rest.

48.04 All calculations for overtime shall be based on each completed fifteen (15) minutes.

48.05 Subject to operational requirements, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to avoid excessive overtime and to allocate the requirement to work overtime among readily available qualified employees who normally perform those duties.

48.06 Except in cases of emergency, call-back or mutual agreement, the Employer shall, wherever possible, give at least twelve (12) hours’ notice of any requirement for overtime work.

48.07 Overtime shall be compensated with a payment except where, upon the request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, overtime may be compensated in equivalent compensatory leave with pay.

48.08

1. The Employer shall grant compensatory leave at times convenient to both the employee and the Employer.
2. At the request of the employee and with the approval of the Employer, accumulated compensatory leave may be paid out, in whole or in part, once per fiscal year, at the employee’s hourly rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the certificate of appointment of his or her substantive position at the time of the request.

48.09 The Employer shall endeavour to make payments for overtime in the month following the month in which the credits were earned.

48.10 When an employee performs authorized overtime work, time spent by the employee reporting to or returning from work shall not constitute time worked.

48.11 Meals

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1. An employee who works three (3) or more hours of overtime immediately before or immediately following normal hours of work shall be reimbursed expenses for one meal in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00), except where free meals are provided or the employee is on travel status.

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2. When an employee works overtime continuously extending four (4) hours or more beyond the period provided in paragraph (a), the employee shall be reimbursed for one additional meal in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00) for each additional four (4)-hour period of overtime worked thereafter, except where free meals are provided.
3. When overtime is worked in accordance with paragraphs 48.11(a) and (b) above, reasonable time to be determined by the Employer shall be allowed to the employee in order to take a meal break either at or adjacent to the employee’s place of work, and such time shall be paid at the overtime rate where applicable.
4. Paragraphs 48.11(a) and (b) shall not apply to an employee who is in travel status which entitles the employee to claim expenses for lodging and/or meals.

Article 49: allowances

This article applies to employees certified in the Elementary and Secondary Teaching (ED-EST) Sub-Group.

Where the employee is entitled to an allowance provided in clauses 49.01, 49.02, 49.03, 49.05 and 49.07 for less than a full work year, the amount of the allowance will be pro-rated on the basis of the percentage of the work year he or she was so employed.

Paragraphs 49.01 and 49.02 apply only to ED-EST employees whose work year is twelve (12) months.

49.01 Principal’s allowance

A principal of a school shall be paid an allowance for administrative and supervisory responsibilities at the following annual rates, calculated on the commencement of the school year:

The number of teachers and teacher aides who work under the supervision of the Principal but who are seconded from school boards, Indian bands, and other organizations shall be counted in determining the amount of the principal’s allowance.

49.02 Assistant principal’s allowance

An Assistant Principal of a school shall be paid an allowance for administrative and supervisory responsibilities at an annual rate equal to one half of the Principal’s allowance specified in clause 49.01 in accordance with the number of teachers and teacher aides supervised.

49.03 Department head’s allowance

A teacher who is a department head (including a head education counsellor) shall be paid an allowance for administrative and supervisory responsibilities of:

Effective on the date of signature of this agreement: $2,245 per annum.

49.04 Night school compensation

A teacher shall be paid at his or her normal hourly rate of pay, for every completed hour of work, for approved scheduled teaching duties which are performed outside the authorized school hours and which are not part of the teacher’s normal work program. This clause does not apply to an employee covered by Article 48.

49.05 Allowance for teachers of specialist subjects

1. Definition

   Any subject can be considered as a field of specialization as they are variable depending on the Provincial Ministry of Education. The definition of Specialization is the recognition of additional training in teachable subject area within the assigned curriculum.

2. Eligibility
   1. Where a specialist’s qualification is recognized by a Provincial Ministry of Education or College of Teachers, that qualification will be considered to meet the clause requirements.
   2. In other cases, the training courses required for a specialization allowance are post-secondary courses in a subject area within assigned curriculum; namely university accredited courses and/or recognized training courses with the written approval of the Principal (Superintendent or Chief of Education and Training or equivalent). These courses are beyond the basic requirements for teacher certification. An employee who is assigned to counselling duties or teaching duties and who has a total cumulative recognized time of two hundred and seventy (270) hours of additional training in teachable subject area within the assigned curriculum as defined in (a) and (b) is eligible for the allowance.
3. Allowance

   An employee who is eligible under (a) and (b) shall receive an allowance in excess of that to which he or she is eligible in view of his or her academic and professional qualifications or experience:

   Effective on the date of signing of this agreement: $1,015 per annum.

   No employee will be paid more than one allowance for specialization under this clause.

4. Grandparent protection

   Any employee who on the signing of the memorandum of agreement dated June 17, 2003, was receiving a specialist’s allowance under clause 49.05 of the Education and Library Science collective agreement expired on June 30, 2003, will be paid the allowance as long as he or she remains in his or her current substantive position.

5. Limitation

   The same courses will not be applied simultaneously towards salary determination as per the pay grid for Annual Rates of Pay set forth in Appendix A and towards a specialist allowance. If courses already used to determine the employee’s eligibility for the specialist allowance are applied for salary determination as per the pay grid for Annual Rates of Pay set forth in Appendix A, the specialist allowance will terminate. On the basis of other additional courses, an employee may reapply for a specialist allowance previously held when it can be determined through a re-evaluation of the total courses accumulated that he or she has met again the requirements in accordance with (a) and (b) for a specialist allowance.

49.06 Summer school allowance

An employee may be granted a per diem allowance as determined by the Employer for summer school courses where the Employer identifies a departmental need for the employee to take such courses. The allowance will not be paid in respect of Saturdays and Sundays.

49.07 One-room school allowance

A teacher employed in the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada as the only teacher in a one-room school shall be paid an allowance:

Effective on the date of signature of this agreement: $1,240 per annum;

49.08 Limitation

No employee will be paid more than one of the allowances provided in clauses 49.01, 49.02, 49.03 and 49.07 of this agreement.

Article 50: technological change

50.01 The parties have agreed that in cases where as a result of technological change the services of an employee are no longer required beyond a specified date because of lack of work or the discontinuance of a function, Appendix “B” on Workforce Adjustment will apply. In all other cases the following clauses will apply.

50.02 In this article “technological change” means:

1. the introduction by the Employer of equipment or material of a different nature than that previously utilized;
   and
2. a change in the Employer’s operation directly related to the introduction of that equipment or material.

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

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

50.05 The written notice provided for in clause 50.04 will provide the following information:

1. the nature and degree of the technological change;
2. the date or dates on which the Employer proposes to effect the technological change;
3. the location or locations involved;
4. the approximate number and type of employees likely to be affected by the technological change;
5. the effect that the technological change is likely to have on the terms and conditions of employment of the employees affected.

50.06 As soon as reasonably practicable after notice is given under clause 50.04, the Employer shall consult meaningfully with the Alliance concerning the rationale for the change and the topics referred to in paragraph 50.05 on each group of employees, including training.

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

Article 51: authorship, LS Group

This article applies only to employees of the Library Science Group

51.01 When an employee acts as a sole or joint author or editor of a publication, the employee’s authorship or editorship shall normally be shown on the title page of such publication.

51.02 Where the Employer wishes to make changes in material submitted for publication with which the author does not agree, the author may request that he or she not be credited publicly.

Article 52: religious observance

52.01 The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate an employee who requests time off to fulfil his or her religious obligations.

52.02 Employees may, in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, request annual leave, compensatory leave, leave without pay for other reasons or a shift exchange (in the case of a shift worker) in order to fulfil their religious obligations.

52.03 Notwithstanding clause 52.02, at the request of the employee and at the discretion of the Employer, time off with pay may be granted to the employee in order to fulfil his or her religious obligations. The number of hours with pay so granted must be made up hour for hour within a period of six (6) months, at times agreed to by the Employer. Hours worked as a result of time off granted under this clause shall not be compensated nor should they result in any additional payments by the Employer.

52.04 An employee who intends to request leave or time off under this article must give notice to the Employer as far in advance as possible but no later than four (4) weeks before the requested period of absence unless, because of unforeseeable circumstances, such notice cannot be given.

Article 53: job security

53.01 Subject to the willingness and capacity of individual employees to accept relocation and retraining, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to ensure that any reduction in the workforce will be accomplished through attrition.

Article 54: membership fees

54.01 The Employer shall reimburse an employee for the employee’s payment of membership or registration fees to an organization or governing body when the payment of such fees is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee’s position.

54.02 Membership dues referred to in Article 10: check-off, of this agreement are specifically excluded as reimbursable fees under this article.

Article 55: shift principle

55.01 It is recognized that certain full-time indeterminate employees whose hours of work are regularly scheduled on a shift basis in accordance with the clause 43.04 or 45.04 who receive the Shift Premium (clause 30.01) in accordance with Article 30 (hereinafter referred to as a shift work employee) are required to attend certain proceedings, under this collective agreement as identified in paragraph 55.01(a) and certain other proceedings identified in paragraph 55.01(b) which normally take place between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm from Mondays to Fridays inclusively.

When a shift work employee who is scheduled to work on the day of that proceeding and when the proceeding is not scheduled during the employee’s scheduled shift for that day and when the majority of the hours of the employee’s scheduled shift on that day do not fall between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, upon written application by the employee, the Employer shall endeavour, where possible, to change the shift work employee’s shift on the day of the proceeding so that the majority of the hours fall between 9 am and 5 pm provided that operational requirements are met, there is no increase in cost to the Employer and sufficient advance notice is given by the employee.

1. Certain proceedings under this agreement
   1. Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Proceedings clauses 14.01, 14.02, 14.04, 14.05 and 14.06
   2. Personnel Selection Process clause 22.18
   3. Contract Negotiation and Preparatory Contract Negotiation Meetings clauses 14.09 and 14.10
2. Certain other proceedings
   1. Training Courses which the employee is required to attend by the Employer.
   2. To write Provincial Certification Examinations which are a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee’s position.

Article 56: agreement reopener

56.01 This agreement may be amended by mutual consent.

**Article 57: maternity-related reassignment or leave

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57.01 An employee who is pregnant or nursing may, during the period from the beginning of pregnancy to the end of the seventy-eighth (78th) week following the birth, request the Employer to modify her job functions or reassign her to another job if, by reason of the pregnancy or nursing, continuing any of her current functions may pose a risk to her health or that of the fetus or child. On being informed of the cessation, the Employer, with the written consent of the employee, shall notify the appropriate workplace committee or the health and safety representative.

57.02 An employee’s request under clause 57.01 must be accompanied or followed as soon as possible by a medical certificate indicating the expected duration of the potential risk and the activities or conditions to avoid in order to eliminate the risk. Dependent upon the particular circumstances of the request, the Employer may obtain an independent medical opinion.

57.03 An employee who has made a request under clause 57.01 is entitled to continue in her current job while the Employer examines her request, but, if the risk posed by continuing any of her job functions so requires, she is entitled to be immediately assigned alternative duties until such time as the Employer:

1. modifies her job functions or reassigns her;
   or
2. informs her in writing that it is not reasonably practicable to modify her job functions or reassign her.

57.04 Where reasonably practicable, the Employer shall modify the employee’s job functions or reassign her.

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57.05 Where the Employer concludes that a modification of job functions or a reassignment that would avoid the activities or conditions indicated in the medical certificate is not reasonably practicable, the Employer shall so inform the employee in writing and shall grant leave of absence without pay to the employee for the duration of the risk as indicated in the medical certificate. However, such leave shall end no later than seventy-eight (78) weeks after the birth.

57.06 An employee whose job functions have been modified, who has been reassigned or who is on leave of absence shall give at least two (2) weeks’ notice in writing to the Employer of any change in duration of the risk or the inability as indicated in the medical certificate, unless there is a valid reason why that notice cannot be given. Such notice must be accompanied by a new medical certificate.

57.07 Notwithstanding clause 57.05, for an employee working in an institution where she is in direct and regular contact with offenders, if the Employer concludes that a modification of job functions or a reassignment that would avoid the activities or conditions indicated in the medical certificate is not reasonably practicable, the Employer shall so inform the employee in writing and shall grant leave of absence with pay to the employee for the duration of the risk as indicated in the medical certificate. However, such leave shall end no later than at the time the officer proceeds on maternity leave without pay or the termination date of the pregnancy, whichever comes first.

Article 58: medical appointment for pregnant employees

58.01 Up to three decimal seven five (3.75) hours of reasonable time off with pay will be granted to pregnant employees for the purpose of attending routine medical appointments.

58.02 Where a series of continuing appointments is necessary for the treatment of a particular condition relating to the pregnancy, absences shall be charged to sick leave.

Article 59: duty aboard vessels

59.01 Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to impair in any manner whatsoever the authority of the Master.

59.02 The Master may, whenever he or she deems it advisable, require any employee to participate in lifeboat or other emergency drills without the payment of overtime.

59.03 Any work necessary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew or cargo shall be performed by all employees at any time on immediate call and, notwithstanding any provisions of this agreement which might be construed to the contrary, in no event shall overtime be paid for work performed in connection with such emergency duties of which the Master shall be the sole judge.

59.04 When an employee suffers loss of clothing or personal effects (those which can reasonably be expected to accompany the employee aboard the ship) because of marine disaster or shipwreck, the employee shall be reimbursed the value of those articles up to a maximum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) based on replacement cost.

59.05

1. An employee shall submit to the Employer a full inventory of his or her personal effects and shall be responsible for maintaining it in a current state.
2. An employee or the employee’s estate making a claim under this article shall submit to the Employer reasonable proof of such loss, and shall submit an affidavit listing the individual items and values claimed.

**Article 60: leave for ED-EST and EU employees who work a ten (10) month work year

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60.01 The Employer shall grant ED-EST and EU employees who work a ten (10) month work year up to fifteen (15) hours of leave with pay, to be granted in up to two (2) periods of seven decimal five (7.5) hours each or four (4) periods of up to three decimal seven five (3.75) hours each, within each school year for personal reasons, at a time requested by the employee, provided the employee gives the Employer advance notice prior to the commencement of the leave of at least five (5) working days, unless there is a valid reason, as determined by the Employer, why such notice cannot be given.

60.02

1. Effective on the date of signing of this collective agreement, employees with more than two (2) years of service shall receive a one-time entitlement of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours of leave with pay for personal reasons.
2. Employees shall be credited a one-time entitlement of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours of leave with pay for personal reasons on the first (1st) day of the month following the second (2nd) anniversary of the employee’s first year of service.

Article 61: dangerous goods

61.01 An employee certified pursuant to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and who is assigned the responsibility for packaging and labelling of dangerous goods for shipping in accordance with the above Act, shall receive a daily allowance of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) for each day he or she is required to package and label dangerous goods for shipping, to a maximum of seventy-five dollars ($75) in a month where the employee maintains such certification.

Article 62: reimbursement of teacher expenses

62.01 Those teachers within INAC, working within the First Nation communities who do not have access to school premises in the evening and/or the weekends to work on student reporting, administrative documentation and other related duties shall be reimbursed for costs incurred for the performance of these duties of up to $500 annually. Such reimbursement will be conditional upon production of documentation, to the satisfaction of management, that such costs are reasonable and have been incurred. The request for reimbursement is to be submitted within a year of the date on which the expense is incurred, and is payable once, at the end of the school year.

**Article 63: duration

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63.01 The provisions of this agreement will expire on June 30, 2021.

63.02 Unless otherwise expressly stipulated, the provisions of this agreement shall become effective on the date it is signed.

This collective agreement is signed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the exceptional circumstances and the social distancing restrictions imposed by Public Health Authorities, the parties have agreed to sign this collective agreement electronically.

Signed at Ottawa, this 6th day of the month of November 2020.

Appendix “A”: annual rates of pay and pay notes

Annex “A1”

• Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST)
• Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) Guidance and Vocational Counsellor

Annex “A1-2”

• Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST)

Annex “A2”

• Language Teaching Sub-Group (ED-LAT)

Annex “A3”

• Education Services Sub-Group (ED-EDS)

Annex “A4”

• Library Science Group (LS)

Annex “A5”

• Educational Support Group (EU)

Annex “A1”

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars) – Regional rates of pay, 10-month pay plan

Effective following the implementation of the new National rates of pay, 12 month pay plan below and movement of incumbents on to the grid, delete the following pay tables:

• Annex “A1” – Maritimes 10 month pay plan
• Annex “A1” – Quebec 10 month pay plan
• Annex “A1” – Ontario 10 month pay plan
• Annex “A1” – Manitoba 10 month pay plan
• Annex “A1” – Saskatchewan 10 month pay plan
• Annex “A1” – Alberta 10 month pay plan
• Annex “A1” – British Columbia 10 month pay plan

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• X) Restructure: effective within 180 days after the signing of the collective agreement

Maritimes

10 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Quebec

10 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Ontario

10 month pay plan (in dollars)

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Manitoba

10 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Saskatchewan

10 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Alberta

10 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars)

British Columbia

10 month pay plan

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Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) annual rates of pay (in dollars) – National rates of pay, 12-month pay plan

Effective according to the dates determined by clause 2a)(ii) of the new Appendix “K” – Memorandum of Understanding with respect to Implementation of the Collective Agreement, the following pay table becomes the 12-month national rates of pay for ED-EST teachers:

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) Guidance and Vocational Counsellor annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Maritimes

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 12 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) Guidance and Vocational Counsellor annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Quebec

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 12 month pay plan

Elementary and Secondary Teaching Sub-Group (ED-EST) Guidance and Vocational Counsellor annual rates of pay (in dollars)

Ontario

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 12 month pay plan