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1993-026-e.html

COMPENSATION DIRECTIVE : 1993-026

Classification and Salary Ranges - Ministers' Exempt Staff


December 21, 1993

Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0S5

SUBJECT: Ministers' Exempt Staff

1

PURPOSE

1.1 The purpose of this directive is to advise you of revised classifications and salary ranges for Ministers' exempt staff.

2

BACKGROUND

2.1 By Treasury Board Minute 820828 dated November 25, 1993, the Treasury Board Ministers approved a new classification standard and new policies on terms and conditions of employment for Ministers' exempt staff.

3

Policy

3.1 The new classification subgroups, as described below, and revised salaries are effective November 4, 1993.

4

PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 The POSITION OF Chief of Staff (BUD code 72000) has been eliminated. Consequently, this classification has been removed from the Pay Rates Control File.

4.2 The salary range maximum for Executive Assistants (BUD code 72001) has been revised to $93,200 which represents the current maximum for the EX-2 level in the Executive Group. Executive Assistants are entitled to employer-paid group insurance benefits and vacation leave entitlements provided to EX-2's.

4.3 The salary range maximum for Special Assistants (BUD code 72002) has been revised to $66,729 which represents the current maximum of the PM-6 level of the Programme Administration Group.

4.4 As in the past, Ministers and now Secretaries of State may still hire support staff in the Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing Group as well as the Clerical and Regulatory Group. The BUD codes representing the exempt support staff are 72004 (OCE), 72005 (STN), 72006 (TYP), 72007 (SCY) and 72008 (CR).

Note: The 10% in lieu of overtime and bilingual bonus, previously added to the rates of pay for the exempt support staff, has been removed. Salaries set by Ministers or Secretaries of State will be deemed to include compensation for overtime and the bilingual bonus. Therefore, the rates of pay will now coincide with those for collectively bargained employees.

4.5 The salary range maximum for those hired as "Administrative Assistants" (considered to be a subgroup of the Private Secretary position - BUD code 72003) must now coincide with those currently in place for collectively bargained employees at the AS-1, AS-2 and AS-3 levels of the Administrative Services Group.

To this effect, the classification of MS-PRS-00 has been replaced with three new classifications: MS-PRS-01 (rates corresponding to the AS-1 level), MS-PRS-02 (rates corresponding to the AS-2 level), MS-PRS-03 (rates corresponding to the AS-3 level).

4.6 A new BUD code has been identified to accommodate the new General or Junior Special Assistant subgroup. The particulars are as follows:

BUD code 72009
MS-GSA-01 (salary range from $1.00 to $47,514)
MS-GSA-02 (salary range from $1.00 to $56,821)

The maximum of $47,514 for the MS-GSA-01 classification represents the maximum of the PM-4 level whereas the maximum of $56,821 for the MS-GSA-02 classification represents the maximum of the PM-5 level.

4.7 The corresponding rates of pay for the Ministers' exempt staff have been attached for information purposes.

4.8 The revised rates of pay and classifications will be included on version 389 of the Pay Rates Control File scheduled for production on December 22, 1993. As of this date, client departments may submit pay input.

5

INQUIRIES

5.1 Any inquires on the application of the new classification standard or the terms and conditions of employment for exempt staff should be directed to Ginette Bougie of the Executive and Excluded Groups Division, Treasury Board Secretariat at (613) 952-9067. Questions on other issues contained in this directive should be addressed to Diane Leduc of the Advisory Services Division, Public Works and Government Services Canada at (819) 956-2065.

Original Signed by
P. Charko

P. Charko
Director General
Compensation Sector
Government Operational Service

Reference: CJA 9015-12 / BUD 720

CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARY RANGES

MINISTER'S EXEMPT STAFF

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72001

MS-EXA-00 MIN. 1,00

MAX. 93,200

November 4, 1993

SPECIAL ASSISTANT

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72002

MS-SPA-00 MIN. 1,00

MAX. 66,729

November 4, 1993

PRIVATE SECRETARY

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72003

MS-PRS-01 32,107

33,378

34,649

35,914

37,180

November 4, 1993
72003

MS-PRS-02 35,728

37,150

38,571

39,994

November 4, 1993
72003

MS-PRS-03 38,079

39,549

41,020

42,486

November 4, 1993

EXEMPT SUPPORT STAFF

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72004

MS-OCE-01 17,082

17,653

18,224

18,787

19,356

19,922

20,493

21,058

21,626

22,199

November 4, 1993
72004

MS-OCE-02 22,606

23,266

23,961

24,657

November 4, 1993
72004

MS-OCE-03 25,432

26,221

27,011

27,804

November 4, 1993

EXEMPT SUPPORT STAFF

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72005

MS-STN-01 17,634

18,277

18,856

19,439

20,025

20,613

21,199

21,780

22,366

November 4, 1993
72005

MS-STN-02 21,999

22,385

23,013

23,653

November 4, 1993

EXEMPT SUPPORT STAFF

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72006

MS-TYP-01 16,847

17,314

17,793

18,265

18,733

19,195

November 4, 1993
72006

MS-TYP-02 19,035

19,557

20,087

20,621

November 4, 1993

EXEMPT SUPPORT STAFF

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72007

MS-SCY-01 17,402

18,055

18,708

19,366

20,017

20,675

21,983

21,893

22,401

23,066

23,755

24,446

November 4, 1993
72007

MS-SCY-02 24,830

25,606

26,379

27,150

November 4, 1993
72007

MS-SCY-03 28,302

29,185

30,079

30,958

November 4, 1993

72007

MS-SCY-04 31,901

32,914

33,921

34,916

November 4, 1993

EXEMPT SUPPORT STAFF

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72008

MS-CLR-01 16,999

17,478

17,967

18,450

18,927

19,414

November 4, 1993
72008

MS-CLR-02 20,126

20,704

21,272

21,842

November 4, 1993
72008

MS-CLR-03 24,015

24,756

25,500

26,245

November 4, 1993
72008

MS-CLR-04 26,657

27,490

28,323

29,150

November 4, 1993
72008

MS-CLR-05 30,256

31,199

32,151

33,092

November 4, 1993
72008

MS-CLR-06 32,578

33,604

34,624

35,653

November 4, 1993
72008

MS-CLR-07 38,112

39,314

40,516

41,724

November 4, 1993

GENERAL OR JUNIOR ASSISTANT

BUD

CLASSIFICATION SALARY SCALES EFFECTIVE DATE
72009

MS-GSA-01 MIN. 1,00

47,514

November 4, 1993
72009 MS-GSA-02 MIN. 1,00

MAX. 56,821

November 4, 1993