HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 2082/85THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICRERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 2082/85
Being a by-law to establish certain
benefits for those ~nployees of the
Corporation of the Town of Pickering
not covered by a collective labour
agreenent.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Y~nicipal 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:
INSU~ANC.E COVERA~
1. (1) The Corporation shall pay 100% of the premi~n 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 s~ni-private
hospitalization;
(iv)
Vision Care Plan ca,~%encing July 1st, 1985, providing an acc~ulated
two year benefit of $80.00;
(v)
Long Term Disability Plan providing 75% of regular earnings to a
maximin of $2,000.00 per month;
(vi)
Paid up Life Insurance Policy of $2,000.00 for retired employees at
age 65 or at early retir~nent under the existing O.M.E.R.S. Plan on
the principle of "90 and Out";
notwithstanding the above, an ~nployee 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 maximin of
$100,000 to May 31st 1985 and $150,000 thereafter. The employee shall pay
100% of the premit~n cost of this additional insurance.
(2)
The Corporation shall pay 75% (1985)/100% (1986) of the premium cost of a
Dental Plan equivalent to the Blue Cross Plan No. 7, utilizing current
O.D.A. rates.
(3)
The Corporation shall make contributions, on behalf of each partipating
employee, to the O.M.E.R.S. Basic Pension Plan in anounts required by the
Board of O.M.E.R.S. frc~ time to time.
SICK LEAVE
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(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.
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(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 maximuu
of the employee's accumulated sick leave with pay credits. The amount of
such makeup pay shall be deducted frc~ such accumulated credits.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
(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 deparh~ent may grant leave of absence with pay to an employee
upon any special grounds.
(3) Ail requests for leave of absence shall be in writing.
(4)
When an employee is st~amoned 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 ~ployee'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.
(1)
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.
(2)
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 Deportment Head or his delegate.
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 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.
PA~D HOLIDAYS
(1) Ail permanent employees shall be granted the following holidays with pay:
(a)
(c)
[d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(n)
New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Victoria Day
Dominion Day
Civic Holiday
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
1/2 day on Christmas Eve
1/2 day on New Year's Eve
one day floating holiday, to be taken on a day mutually agreeable to
the employee and his Department Head, and
any other day proclaimed as a National or Provincial holiday by the
Federal or Ontario Goverrments.
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(2) An employee serving a trial period under section 5 above, shall be granted
the holidays referred to in (1), above, with pay only.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
VACATI,ON
(1)
Ail 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 cempleted
month of service, to a maximum
of ten days
One year but less
than three years
Ten working days
Three years but less
than ten years
Fifteen working days
Ten years but less
than eighteen years
Twenty working days
Eighteen years but
less than thirty years
Twenty-five working days
Thirty years or more
Thirty working days
(2)
Despite the provisions of subsection (1), above, employees not eligible for
overtime shall receive fifteen working days vacation on cempletion of one
year service.
(3)
In the event that an employee has reached his 3rd, 10th, 18th or 30th 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)
(b)
during the year in which it is earned,
at a time agreeable to the Corporation.
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 RETIR~4E~T
All permanent ~ployees 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 de~n~s fit.
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(1)
Ail 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 frem
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the decision as to whether an ~nployee starts at
8:30 a.m. or 9:00 a.m. rests solely with the individual Department Head
whose decision is final.
(2)
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.
10. This by-law shall take effect as of March 1, 1985.
11. By-law Number 1503/82 is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW READ a first, second and third time and finally PASSED this 16th day of
September, 1985.
Clerk