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PURPOSE
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1.1 |
The purpose of this directive is
to provide information on the new allowance (payable as supplementary lump
sum payment) provided to Fishery Officers, at the PM-4 level, who are performing
enforcement duties. This allowance is described in the Program and Administration
Services Group's Memorandum of Understanding, signed November 19, 2001,
and is available on the following Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Web sites:
Internet: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca
GENet: http://publiservice.tbs-sct.gc.ca
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1.2
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In this text, use of the masculine
is generic and applies to both men and women.
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BACKGROUND
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2.1 |
TBS, hereby known as the Employer,
will offer this lump sum payment to certain Fishery Officers that perform
enforcement duties. For more information please refer to the "Memorandum
of Understanding Concerning PM-4 Fishery Officers Employed by the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans to Perform Enforcement Duties", which is located
in the collective agreement.
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POLICY
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3.1 |
The allowance will be paid to Fishery
Officers at the PM-4 levels in the Program Administrative group, who are
performing the same enforcement duties as Fishery Officers in the General
Technical (GT) group. |
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3.2 |
This new allowance is payable on
June 21, 2001, and June 21, 2002, for work performed in the first and second
years of the collective agreement. The amount of the lump sum payment is
$2,000 for the period of June 21, 2000, to June 20, 2001, and $2,000 for
the period of June 21, 2001, to June 20, 2002. |
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3.3
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A part-time employee will be eligible
for this lump sum payment prorated based on the actual straight time hours
worked (including any paid leave). |
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The hourly rate is calculated as
follows: |
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Hourly
prorated lump sum payment |
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$2,000 divided by 1950 multiplied
by the number of straight time hours worked in an eligible year |
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$1.0256 multiplied by the
number of straight time hours worked in an eligible year |
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Example: |
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Part-time PM-4 Fishery Officer works
1040 hours from June 21, 2000, to June 20, 2001. |
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Prorated lump sum payment
for June 21, 2001 |
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$1.0256 multiplied by 1040
hours |
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1,066.62
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3.4 |
For employees who did not receive,
or will not receive, pay as a Fishery Officer for a period of more
than three (3) months within the first or the second year of the collective
agreement, either due to an acting appointment outside of a PM-4 Fishery
Officer position performing enforcement duties, Leave Without Pay (LWOP)
for any reason, termination as an employee, seasonal employment or a new
appointment to a Fishery Officer position, shall receive $7.69 per day for
each regular working day for which he received his pay as a Fishery Officer
during the year of the collective agreement. |
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The daily rate of this allowance
is $7.69, as shown in the following calculation: |
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Number of work days per year |
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260 (260.88 does not apply
in this calculation)
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Daily prorated
lump sum payment |
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$2000 divided by 260 multiplied
by the number of days in which the enforcement duties were performed |
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$7.69 multiplied by the number
of days in which the enforcement duties were performed |
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3.4.1
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Examples of full payments and daily
rate payments: |
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When an employee is appointed as
a Fishery Officer performing enforcement duties for a period of nine (9)
months or more in an eligible year, he is entitled to the full payment.
If a Fishery Officer performing enforcement duties is Struck Off Strength
(SOS) and has worked for a period of nine (9) months or more in an eligible
year, he is entitled to the full payment. Where the employee is Taken On
Strength (TOS) or SOS and he performs the enforcement duties for less than
nine (9) months in the eligible year, he receives the daily rate for the
eligible period. |
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Examples of an employee TOS: |
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An employee appointed on August
15, 2000, to perform the enforcement duties from the date of appointment
to June 20, 2001, will receive the full $2,000. |
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An employee appointed to an eligible
position on January 8, 2001, will receive the daily rate from January 8,
2001, to June 20, 2001. |
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Examples of an employee SOS: |
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An eligible employee who is SOS
on October 4, 2001, will receive the daily rate for the period from June
21, 2001, to October 3, 2001. |
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An eligible employee who is SOS
on May 2, 2002, will receive the full $2,000 for the period from June 21,
2001, to June 20, 2002. |
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3.5
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This lump sum is to be paid taking
into account that each year is a separate eligible period. Should an eligible
employee be on LWOP for an extended period, which overlaps the two eligible
years (see section 3.2), the payments are to be calculated separately for
June 21, 2001, and for June 21, 2002.
Example:
An employee on LWOP for a six (6) month period from May 2001, to October
2001 is to receive $2,000 on June 21, 2001, and the daily rate for the
second year of the agreement.
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3.6
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Employees that are acting as full-time
PM-4 Fishery Officers performing enforcement duties for a period of nine
(9) months or more in an eligible year are entitled to the full amount of
the lump sum payment. Eligible employees acting in this position for less
than nine (9) months are entitled to the lump sum payment based on the number
of days worked.
Example 1:
An employee acting as a Fishery Officer performing enforcement duties
from October 1, 2000, to May 31, 2001, will receive the daily rate of
the allowance.
Example 2:
An employee acting as a Fishery Officer performing enforcement duties
from July 15, 2000, to May 31, 2001, will receive $2,000 for the period
from June 21, 2000, to June 20, 2001.
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3.7
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This allowance is not considered
part of salary. As a result, entitlements related to pay situations (such
as promotions or acting pay) will not be recalculated. This allowance is
not to be used in calculating 4% gratuity or other entitlements such as
premium pay in lieu of statutory holidays. |
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3.8
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The Public Service Staff Relations
Act (PSSRA) requires that collective agreements be implemented within
90 calendar days after the date of their signature. Consequently, all pay
adjustments, including the allowance effective June 21, 2001, described
above, must be received by February 17, 2002.
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PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS
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4.1 |
The lump sum will be paid using
the existing entitlement code 087 (Lump Sum Payment). |
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4.2
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Compensation Advisors are responsible
for paying this allowance to eligible employees. |
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4.3
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This lump sum payment is subject
to the following:
- Public Service Pension Fund
- Supplementary Death Benefit Plan
- Disability Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- Federal, Provincial and Territorial Income Tax
- Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan
- Employment Insurance
- Public Service Management Insurance Plan
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4.4
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Please refer to section 4-4-18,
9-5-2, and 14-6 of the Personnel Pay Input Manual (PPIM) for pay input requirements
at the following web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/compensation/ppim/ppim-toc-e.html |
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4.5
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The PPIM will be updated to incorporate
the relative information contained in this Compensation Directive.
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5
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INQUIRIES
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5.1
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Any request for information regarding
this new allowance should be addressed to your Public Works and Government
Services Canada (PWGSC) Compensation Services Office. |