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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3857/70BY-LAw NUMBER j qS 7/ 7d A By-law of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering to establish certain benefits for those employees of the Township of Pickering not covered by the Union Agreement THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Insurance Coverage - The Corporation will pay 66 2/3 of the premiums of the following: (A) Ontario Hospital Services Plan up to and including semi-private care (B) The present Life Insurance Plan (C) Ontario Health Services Insurance Plan (D) In addition to the Corporations payment of 1.8% required on the Canada Pension Plan the Corporation agrees to contribute under the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act an amount equal to not more than 5'-% of the earnings of each employee who makes contributions under this Act or Pension Plan as the case may be. (E) 358 Deductable Blue Cross Prescription Drug Plan. 2. Sick Leave - (1) Each employee will be entitled to sick leave which will accumulate at the rate of 1'h days per month up to a maximum of 180 days. The unused portion of an employee's sick leave will be accumulated and carried forward from one year to another provided that, to qualify for sick leave with pay an employee will when requested by the Corporation produce evidence of illness reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation after the third day of illness. The credits shall be entered into a register to be main- tained by the Treasurer. (2) When an employee is injured at work and in receipt of workmen's Compensation in lieu of his regular pay, the Corporation will make up the difference between such compensation and his regular pay to the extent of the maximum of the employee's accumulated sick leave with pay credits or for the period of 6 months, whichever shall be the shorter of the two. The amount of such makeup pay shall be deducted from such accumulated credits. (3) No employee shall receive pay for absence caused by sickness, in excess of his accumulated credits. -2- (4) Payment for sick leave shall be made at the prevail- ing rate in effect during the absence of the employee. For those employees engaged on a salary basis the salary shall be continued until the employee has exhausted this accumulated credit. (5) on retirement or separation an employee shall be entitled to an amount equal to his salary, wages or other remuneration for ? of the number of days of accumulated sick leave outstanding to his credit immediately prior to termination of employment; provided that the employee has completed three years of service with the Corporation, immediately prior to the termination of employment. (6) In the event an employee dies his estate shall be entitled to an amount equal to his accumulated sick leave credits as though he had retired or been separated from the Corporations service and 3 shall apply in ascertaining the entitlement to the amount of such payment. An employee shall be provided with an annual state- ment of sick leave credit gratuities accumulated to his or her credit. This statement shall be signed by the Treasurer and shall be given to the employee on or before January 31st of each year. 3. Leave of Absence - (1) The head of the Department may grant leave of absence with pay upon any special grounds to an employee and the period of absence may be charged against the sick leave credits of the employee. (2) An employee shall be allowed 3 days off with pay when a death occurs in the immediate family. Immediate family means: Father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister, brother, wife, son, daughter or other relative living with the employee. 4. Transfers - In the event that a position within the Corporation becomes vacant an employee desiring to apply for the position may apply to the appropriate official. If successful the applicant for the position will be considered to be on a trial period in his new position for a period of 3 calendar months. At any time after the expiration of the said 3 calendar months the employee shall have the right to apply in writing to the Corporation for permanent classification in his new position and unless the Corporation shall, within 5 working days of receipt of such written request, refuse such re-classification, then the employee shall be deemed to be re-classified in such higher classification. In the event that an employees application for transfer is accepted by the Corporation he shall forfeit his right to his former position. -3- 5. Paid Holidays - (A) All permanent employees shall be granted the follow- ing holidays with pay; (1) New Years Day (2) Good Friday (3) Victoria Day (4) Dominion Day (5) Civic Holiday (6) Labour Day (7) Thanksgiving Day (8) Christmas Day (9) Boxing Day (10) Easter Monday (11) Any other holiday that may be proclaimed by the Reeve of the Township of Pickering (B) A half day on Christmas Eve and a half day on New Years Eve, but only if such days fall on a day other than Saturday or Sunday. (c) In order that an employee shall be granted the statutory holiday with pay the employee must work the normal working day immediately before and after the holiday. (D) An employee other than a Department Head who is required to work on any of the above paid holidays will in addition to the holiday be paid at 1? times his regular hourly rate for all hours actually worked. (E) If one of the said holidays falls or is observed during an employees vacation period he shall be granted another day off with pay in lieu thereof. (F) An employee actually attending Remembrance Day Services shall be granted 4 hours off with pay. 6. Vacation - (1) Employees with less than 1 years service shall be entitled to 7/8's of a day per month for each complete month of service prior to June 30th of the current year. (2) Employees who have completed 1 year of service by June 30th in any current year will be allowed 2 weeks vacation with pay. (3) Employees who have completed 5 or more years of service by June 30th in any current year will be allowed 3 weeks vacation with pay. (4) Employees who have completed 15 years or more service by June 30th in any current year will be entitled to 4 weeks vacation with pay. (5) Employees who have completed 20 years or more service by June 30th in any current year will be entitled to 5 weeks vacation with pay. -4- (6) Vacations must be scheduled between the period of June the 1st and September the 30th in the vacation year unless otherwise arranged with the Corporation and the employee. (7) If an employee is entitled to more than 2 weeks vacation and desires to take his extra vacation allowance at a later date such time off shall be by mutual agreement between the parties. 7. Age of Retirement - All permanent employees shall be retired at the age of 65 years. Council may at the request of the employee extend the compulsory retirement age of such employee, upon such terms as the Council deems fit. 8. Hours of Employment : (A) Effective March 12, 1970 all employees not covered by a Union Agreement shall work a 5 day week, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p,m, with one hour for lunch. (B) Any hours worked over and above the regular work day persuant to the authorization by a department head shall be considered as overtime and paid for at the rate of time and one half for every hour worked in a normal 35 hour week. If an employee is required to work Sunday or a seventh consecutive day, he will be paid at double time. 9. Effective January 1st, 1970 when an employee is requested by the Corporation to use his own automobile on the business of the Corporation he will be paid 15fi per mile for each mile driven on such business, except where otherwise provided. THAT By-law Number 3840 be and the same is hereby repealed. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time this day of 1970.