CFIA S&A - Pay Proposals

COMPREHENSIVE PAY PROPOSAL

1. Appendix A – Annual Rates of Pay

The Parties agree to proposal on Rates of Pay as follows:

a. Effective October 1, 2014 – Economic Increase of 1.25%
b. Effective October 1, 2015 – Economic Increase of 1.25%
c. Effective October 1, 2016 – Economic Increase of 1.25%
d. Effective October 1, 2017 – Economic Increase of 1.25%

Pay Grid Restructuring

ES Classification

The Parties agree to the following proposal on the pay rate restructure for its ES Group, effective in year 3 (October 1, 2016) of the Collective Agreement, prior to the implementation of the 1.25% economic increase as follows:

PG Classification

The Parties agree to a pay rate restructure for its Purchasing and Supply (PG) Group to provide the following in year 3, prior to the implementation of the economic increase as follows:

• 1% percent market adjustment effective October 1, 2016
• 1.25% increase to the maximum rate of pay for the PG-01 to PG-04 levels

SE-RES Classification

The Parties agree to wage adjustments for all of its research scientist (SE-RES) levels, effective October 1, 2016 and prior to applying the 1.25% economic increase, to align the maximum rate of pay at each SE-RES level with the maximum rate of pay for the corresponding SE-RES level in the core public administration Research (RE) Group as detailed below:

• SE-RES-01: wage adjustment of 0.3% at the maximum
• SE-RES-02: wage adjustment of 0.04% at the maximum
• SE-RES-03: wage adjustment of 1.1% at the maximum
• SE-RES-04: wage adjustment of 1.1% at the maximum
• SE-RES-05: wage adjustment of 1.05% at the maximum

SR Classification

The Parties agree as follows:

AG/BI/CH Classifications will be converted to the SR Classification as of April 1, 2015.

The Employer proposes the following pay rate restructures effective October 1, 2016 and prior to applying the 1.25% economic increase, as detailed below:

• SR-01 (current AG, BI, CH level 1): remove first step and add a new 2.6% step at the maximum;
• SR-03 (current. AG, BI, CH level 3): remove first step and add a new 1.47% step at the maximum;
• SR-04 (current. AG, BI, CH level 4): remove first step and add a new 1.18% step after the current maximum, then add a new 3.77% step at the maximum; and
• SR-05 (current. AG, BI, CH level 5): remove first step and add a new 1.99% step after the current maximum, then add a new 2.65% step at the maximum

In addition to the above pay rate restructures, the Employer will provide a one-time lump sum payment of Five Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($5,350) to employees at the SR-03 levels and Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000) to the SR-02 levels.

For greater clarity, the lump sum payment would apply to:

• Full-time employees who, at date of signing of the S&A Collective Agreement, have substantively occupied a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of no less than three months;
• Part-time employees working more than one third of the regular hours who, at date of signing of the S&A Collective Agreement, have substantively occupied a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of no less than three months. The lump sum payment for part-time is pro-rated in the same proportion as the part-time employee’s assigned work week (as compared to normal regular weekly hours of work);
• Employees on leave without pay for reasons of sick leave, maternity leave, or parental leave who, at date of signing of the S & A collective agreement, have substantively occupied a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of no less than three months;
• Persons acting in a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of one year or more at the date of signing of the S&A Collective Agreement.

The lump sum payment would not apply to:

• Full-time or part-time employees who, at date of signing of the S&A Collective Agreement, have substantively occupied a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of less than three months;
• 'As and When Required’/casual workers;
• Students;
• SR-02 and SR-03 terms working less than three months;
• Persons acting in a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of less than one year at the date of signing of the S&A collective agreement;
• Employees on leave without pay for reasons of sick leave, maternity leave, or parental leave who, at date of signing of the S&A collective agreement, have substantively occupied a SR-02 or SR-03 position for a period of less than three months; and,
• Substantive SR-02 or SR-03 employees on leave without pay for reasons other than sick leave, maternity leave, or parental leave.