Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Location: Canada-wide
Union: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Affiliation: National independent union
Number of Employees: 200
Bargaining Unit: Computer operators
A 36-month renewal agreement, effective from June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2014, settled in November 2013 during the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations: 31 months.
Wages
| Effective June 1, 2011* |
Effective June 1, 2011 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | Inclusion of temporary indemnity | 1.75 % |
| Annual Rates | ||
| CS-01 | $50,929 – $63,849 [$49,261 – $62,181] |
$51,820 – $64,966 |
| CS-03 | $69,630 – $92,413 [$67,340 – $90,123] |
$70,848 – $94,030 |
| CS-05 | $91,640 – $127,719 [$88,562 – $124,641] |
$93,244 – $129,954 |
* Inclusion of temporary indemnity ($1,668 for Levels CS-01 and CS-02, and $3,078 for Levels CS-03, CS-04 and CS-05)
| Effective June 1, 2012 |
Effective June 1, 2013 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 1,5 % | 2 % |
| Annual Rates | ||
| CS-01 | $52,598 – $65,941 | $53,650 $ – $67,260 |
| CS-03 | $71,911 – $95,440 | $73,349 $ – $97,349 |
| CS-05 | $94,642 – $131,903 | $96,535 – $134,541 |
Hours of Work
37.5 hours per week [unchanged].
Paid Holidays
11 days [unchanged].
Paid Vacation
15 days after 1 year, 20 after 8 years, 22 after 16 years, 23 after 17 years, 25 after 18 years, 27 after 27 years and 30 after 28 years [unchanged].
Military duty: Effective April 1, 2012, employees with prior service in the Canadian Forces of six months or more will receive credit for such military duty for the purpose of calculating paid vacation credits [new addition].
Education Allowance: $10,000 [$8,000].
Leave
Bereavement: 7 [5] consecutive days with pay
Family responsibilities: 7.5 hours of the 37.5 hours of leave allocated for family responsibilities may be used to attend a school activity, to care for the employee’s child during an unscheduled closure of the child’s school or day care, or to attend appointments with legal counsel, financial advisors or any other professional [new addition].
Compensatory time-off: employees may convert overtime into compensatory time-off [new addition].
Severance Entitlement
One month after the date on which the collective agreement is signed, severance entitlements for retirement and resignation will cease to accumulate. Employees will have 3 months to choose one of the following cash-out options: 1. Immediately cash out their severance based on the rate of pay in effect on the date of signing of the collective agreement; 2. Cash out their severance upon termination based on the rate of pay in effect at the date of termination; 3. Cash out some of their severance entitlement at the rate of pay in effect on the date of signing of the collective agreement, with the remainder to be paid upon termination, based on the rate of pay at the date of termination [new additions]. The accumulation of severance entitlements will continue for cases of death, lay-off or termination by reason of incapacity or incompetence.
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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.