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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3174/89 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 3174/89 Being a by-law to establish certain benefits for those employees of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering not covered by a collective labour agreement. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 302, section 208, paragraphs 45-49, inclusive, the Council of a municipality may pass By-laws for fixing remuneration for its servants, providing pensions, sick leave gratuities, life insurance, health insurance and hospital insurance; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: INSURANCE COVERAGE 1. (1) The Corporation shall pay 100% of the premium cost of the following: (i) Ontario Health Insurance Plan; (ii) Life Insurance Plan to a value of twice the employee's annual earnings to the nearest $500.00 of annual salary; (iii) Major Medical Plan including prescription drugs and semi-private hospitalization; (iv) Vision Care Plan providing an accumulated two year benefit of $150.00; (v) Long Term Disability Plan providing 75% of regular earnings to a maximum of $4,000.00 per month; {vi) Paid up Life Insurance Policy of $2,000.00 for retired employees at age 65 or at early retirement under the existing O.M.E.R.S. Plan on the principle of "90 and Out"; (vii) Dental Plan equivalent to the Blue Cross Plan No. 7, utilizing current O.D.A. rates. The plan also includes, orthodontic coverage for dependent children to a $1,500.00 lifetime maximum with 50%/50% co-insurance. notwithstanding the above, an employee may apply for a further sum of insurance to bring the total life insurance to three times annual earnings to the nearest $500.00, subject to evidence of insurability, to a maximum of $150,000.00. The employee shall pay 100% of the premium cost of this additional insurance. (2) The Corporation shall make contributions, on behalf of each participating employee, to the O.M.E.R.S. Basic Pension Plan in amounts required by the Board of O.M.E.R.S. from time to time. /3) Where an employee is eligible for Long Term Disability payments, the application of Part Il) of Section 1 of this By-law shall continue for a maximum of 24 months from the date of disability. 2. RETIREE BENEFITS The Corporation agrees to pay 65% of the premium cost for the following benefits to those employees retiring on or after March 1st, 1989, who are in receipt of an unreduced pension under the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System {O.M.E.R.S.) until such member attains age 65, consistent with the Rules and Regulations of the appropriate Plans: {i) Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan {O.H.I.P.) (ii) Extended Health Benefits Plan When an employee is in receipt of an unreduced pension pursuant to O.M.E.R.S. disability provisions under the O.M.E.R.S. Plan, the above benefits will be provided until the employee reaches the age of sixty-five {65) years and as long as the employee is considered by O.M.E.R.S. to be eligible for an O.M.E.R.S. disability pension. SICK LEAVE 3. {1) Each employee will be entitled to sick leave which will accumulate at the rate of 1 1/2 days per month. 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. (2) For any illness in excess of three working days, an employee may be required to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner; certifying that the employee was unable to carry out his duties due to illness. {3) When an employee is injured at work and in receipt of Workers' 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. The amount of such makeup pay shall be deducted from such accumulated credits. LEAVE OF ABSENCE 4. {1) The Corporation may grant leave of absence without pay to any employee requesting such leave for good and sufficient cause. {2) The head of a department may grant leave of absence with pay to an employee upon any special grounds and the period of any such leave of absence shall be communicated to the Town Manager. (3) All requests for leave of absence shall be in writing and shall be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the proposed day for the commencement of the leave. {4) When an employee is summoned for jury duty or subpoenaed as a court witness, he shall not suffer any loss of salary or wages while so serving, provided that the Corporation shall be obliged to pay only the difference between such employee's compensation as a juror or his witness fee and conduct money as a witness and the salary or wages which he would otherwise have earned had he worked the regular working day involved. 3 4. /5) Maternity Leave will be granted in accordance with the Employment Standards Act. Upon receipt of an appropriate request from the employee, the Corporation has the right to extend a Maternity Leave to six months in total. Such extension shall be considered based upon medical documentation satisfactory to the Corporation. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE 5. (l~ An employee shall be allowed up to three days off with pay at the time a death occurs in his immediate family, which shall mean father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister, brother, spouse, child, grandparent and grandchild, or other relative living with the employee. 12) In the event such a death, or the funeral, is held at a distant point requiring extra travelling time, the employee may be granted up to two additional days off with pay, subject to prior approval wherever possible of the employee's Department Head or his delegate. TRANSFERS 6. 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 employee will be considered to be on a trial period in his new position for a period of six calendar months. At any time after the expiration of that period, 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 five working days of receipt of such written request, refuse such re-classification, then the employee shall be deemed to be re-classified in the new position. In the event that the Corporation refuses to re-classify an employee he shall be returned to his previous classification. PAID HOLIDAYS 7. Il) All permanent employees shall be granted the following holidays with pay: New Year's Day lb) Good Friday lc) Easter Monday Victoria Day (el Dominion Day If) Civic Holiday Labour Day (h) Thanksgiving Day Ii) Christmas Day (j) Boxing Day (k) 1/2 day on Christmas Eve (1) 1/2 day on New Year's Eve (m) one day floating holiday, to be taken on a day mutually agreeable to the employee and his Department Head, and In) any other day proclaimed as a National or Provincial holiday by the Federal or Ontario Governments. (2) An employee other than a Department Head or an employee not eligible for overtime who is required to work on any of the above paid holidays will in addition to his holiday pay be paid at 1 1/2 times his regular hourly rate for all hours actually worked. (3) If one of the said holidays falls or is observed during an employee's vacation period, he shall be granted another day off with pay in lieu thereof. 4 VACATION 8. (1) All permanent employees who have completed the years of seniority shown below on the 30th day of June in any year shall be entitled to the corresponding vacation with pay: Years of Seniority Length of Vacation with Pay Less than one year One day for each completed month of service, to a maximum of ten days One year but less Ten working days than three years Three years but less Fifteen working days than ten years Ten years but less Twenty working days than eighteen years Ten years but less Twenty working days than seventeen years (effective March 1, 1990) Eighteen years but Twenty-Five working days less than twenty-five years Seventeen years but Twenty-Five working days less than twenty-five years (effective March 1, 1990) Twenty-five years or more Thirty working days 12) Despite the provisions of subsection Il), above, employees not eligible for overtime shall receive fifteen working days vacation on completion of one years service. (3 In the event that an employee has reached his 3rd, 10th, 18th 117th effective March 1, 1990) or 25th year anniversary, the vacation year for purposes of calculating holiday entitlement will be extended to September 30th. (4 Vacation shall be taken during the year in which it is earned. (5 If an employee is entitled to more than ten working days vacation and wishes to take the portion in excess of ten working days at a time other than immediately prior to or following the latter, he may do so, providing that the excess portion is taken: (a) during the year in which it is earned, lb) at a time agreeable to the Corporation. 16) Notwithstanding the above, the Town Manager may grant the request of an employee to carry over one or more weeks of vacation to the next year. Such carry-over of vacation will only be permitted once in every three years. AGE OF RETIREMENT 9. 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 Council deems fit. 5 HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT 10. Il) All employees shall work eight hours per day with one hour for lunch, five days per week, Monday to Friday. As the Municipal Building is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the decision as to whether an employee starts at 8:30 a.m. or 9:00 a.m. rests solely with the individual Department Head whose decision is final. 12) Any hours worked over and above the regular work day pursuant 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. 11. This by-law shall take effect as of March 1, 1989. 12. By-law Number 2531/87 is hereby repealed. BY-LAW READ a first, second and third time and finally PASSED this 5th day of June, 1989. Mayor