HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3840/70THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 3 -{O 11_--)
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 906 of the earnings of each employee
who makes contributions under this Act or Pension
Plan as the case may be.
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.
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(3) No employee shall receive pay for absence caused by
sickness, in excess of his accumulated credits.
(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 he 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, month, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister,
brother, wife, son, daughter or other relatives
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 reclassification, then the employee shall
be deemed to be reclassified in such higher class-
ification. In the event that an employees application
for transfer is accepted by the Corporation he shall
forfeit his right to his former position.
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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 1h 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.
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(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 150 per mile for each
mile driven on such business, except where otherwise provided.
THAT By-law Number 3510 be and the same is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time this 5?dday of
1970.
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