201 SALARIES |
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| 201.01 | All Employees covered by this Agreement shall be paid salaries at the rate specified in the attached pay scales for their applicable positions. |
| 201.02 | Rates of pay shall be calculated as follows:
| Hourly salary = |
Bi-weekly salary / 75 hours |
| Annual salary = |
Hourly salary X 1957.5 / annual hours |
| Monthly salary = |
Annual salary / 12 |
| Number of Working Days per year = |
365 - 104 = 261 / days |
| Number of Hours per Year = |
261 X 7.5 = 1957.5 / hours |
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| 201.03 | Salary increments shall be granted to Employees for each six (6) months of employment in accordance with attached job titles, salary grades and pay scales up to the job rate provided for each specified position. Increments for Casual Employees will be granted on their accumulation of nine hundred and seventy-nine (979) hours. |
| 201.04 | Increment qualifying periods will be extended in the case of leaves of absence which are not job related or sick leaves exceeding thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, by the duration of the leave. |
| 201.05 | Any employee who is employed or who has retired during the term of the Agreement shall receive payments or salaries retroactively to the effective date of this Agreement. Employees who have terminated during the term of the Agreement shall receive retroactive payments provided these employees apply for the same within thirty (30) days of the date of signing of this Agreement. |
| 201.06 | All employees shall be paid on a bi-weekly basis. |
| 201.07 | Pay for Relieving
(a) An Employee who agrees to assume the major duties of a higher rated position shall be paid that rate in the salary range of the class to which he is assigned, which is the next higher than his present rate.
(b) Upon returning to his regular position, the relieving employee shall be entitled to any accrued increments which he would have received had he remained in that position.
(c) An Employee upon being requested to assume responsibility of a non-union position shall be paid at the rate of twelve percent (12%) above his present rate. The Employee shall have access to Union grievance procedures with respect to warnings or dismissals. |
| 201.08 | The Employer will make a reasonable attempt to notify the Employees of any increase in deductions in their pay package at lease two (2) weeks before such a deduction is made. |