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Article 61
Pay Administration

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

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

(a) The pay specified in the relevant Group Specific Appendix, 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

(b) The pay specified in the relevant Group Specific Appendix, 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.

61.03

(a) The rates of pay set forth in Group Specific Appendices shall become effective on the dates specified therein.

(b) 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:

61.04 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.

61.05 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.

61.06 If, during the term of this Agreement, a new classification standard for a 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.

61.07 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 one full working day or one full shift, 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.

61.08 When the regular pay day 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.

Pay Administration

61.09 The Employer will endeavour to make cash payments for overtime and other premium payments within four (4) weeks following the end of the calendar month in which it is earned.

No Pyramiding of Payments

61.10 Payments provided under Overtime, Reporting Pay, the Designated Paid Holiday and Standby and Call-Back provisions of the Agreement shall not be pyramided, that is an employee shall not receive more than one compensation for the same service.

61.11 Pay Notes (Former Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Employees)

(a) Effective date of transfer or appointment to CBSA, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step or rate in the B line of the new salary grid, which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day.

(b) Should the employee's salary exceed the maximum of the range or the rate for his/her group and level, the employee's salary shall remain unchanged until such time as the maximum rate of pay for the employee's group and level is equal to, or greater than, the employee's salary.

(c) Effective August 5, 2004, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band in the B line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step or the rate of pay in the B line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.25%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

(d) Effective August 5, 2004, employees, subject to paragraph b), shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to two decimal twenty-five per cent (2.25%) of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

(e) Effective August 5, 2005, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band or lower or equal to the rate in the C line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step or rate in the C line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.4%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

(f) Effective August 5, 2005, employees subject to paragraph b) shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to two decimal four per cent (2.4%) of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

(g) Effective August 5, 2006, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band or lower or equal to the rate in the he rate in the D line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step or rate in the D line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.5%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

(h) Effective August 5, 2006, employees who continue to be subject to paragraph d) shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to two decimal five per cent (2.5%) of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

(i) All other provisions of the new collective agreement shall apply.

Article 62
Compensatory Leave

Exception: This article does not apply to the SC group.

62.01

(a) All the overtime, travelling time compensated at overtime rates, standby pay, reporting pay, call-back pay, and time worked on a designated paid holiday, shall be compensated in cash except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, compensation shall be in equivalent leave with pay.

Notwithstanding the above paragraph, designated paid holidays for FR employees will be compensated in accordance with clause 6.01 of Appendix A.

(b) Compensatory leave may be granted subject to operational requirements and adequate advance notice being provided.

(c) 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 rate in effect at the time of the request.

(d) Compensatory leave earned in a fiscal year, and outstanding as of September 30^th of the next following fiscal year will be paid at the employee's rate of pay on September 30^th.

62.02 Where, in respect of any period of compensatory leave, an employee is granted:

(a) bereavement leave with pay,

or

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

or

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

the period of 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.

Article 63
Dangerous Goods

Exception: This does not apply to the GS group.

63.01 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 they are 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 64
Medical Appointment for Pregnant Employees

64.01 Up to three decimal seven five (3.75) hours or four (4) hours, where the standard hours of work are forty (40) hours per week, of reasonable time off with pay will be granted to pregnant employees for the purpose of attending routine medical appointments.

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

Article 65
Religious Observance

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

65.02 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 fulfill their religious obligations.

65.03 Notwithstanding clause 65.02, 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 fulfill 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.

65.04 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 66
Trade Certification Fees

66.01 The Employer shall reimburse an employee for the payment of registration, licensing or certification fees to an organization, governing body or government agency when the payment of such fees is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee's position.

66.02 Membership dues referred to in Article 11, Check-Off, of this Agreement are specifically excluded as reimbursable fees under this article.

Article 67
Transportation Expenses

67.01 If an employee is called back or is required to report to work pursuant to Articles 29, 30, 31, 32, or the Reporting Pay clauses of the appropriate Appendix,

(a) on a designated paid holiday which is not the employee's scheduled day of work,

or

(b) on the employee's day of rest,

or

(c) after the employee has completed his or her work for the day and has left his or her place of work,

or

(d) for overtime worked which is not contiguous to the employee's scheduled hours of work,

and reports for work, the employee shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as follows:

(e) 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.

Article 68
Agreement Reopener

68.01 This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent.

**Article 69
Duration

69.01 The provisions of this Agreement will expire on August 4, 2011.

69.02 Unless otherwise expressly stipulated, the provisions of this Agreement shall become effective on the date it is agreed.

Signed at Ottawa, this 6^th day of the month of February 2009.

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