Program and Administrative Services (PA)

1 Program and Administrative Services (PA) agreement Between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada Group: Program and Administrative Services (All Employees) Expiry date: 2018-06-20 This agreement covers the following classifications: Code Classification 301 Administrative Services (AS) 305 Information Services (IS) 308 Programme Administration (PM) 310 Welfare Programmes (WP) 501 Communications (CM) 502 Data Processing (DA) 503 Clerical and Regulatory (CR) 504 Office Equipment (OE) 505 Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing (ST) Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Compensation and Labour Relations L Esplanade Laurier 140 O Connor St. Ottawa ON K1A 0R5 Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, represented by the President of the Treasury Board, 2017. Catalogue No.: ISBN: This document is available on the Government of Canada website at: Public Service Alliance of Canada 233 Gilmour St.

2 Ottawa ON K2P 0P1 Website address: i Table of contents Part I: general provisions ..1 Article 1: purpose and scope of agreement ..1 **Article 2: interpretation and definitions ..1 Article 3: application ..4 Article 4: state security ..4 Article 5: precedence of legislation and the collective agreement ..5 Article 6: managerial responsibilities ..5 Article 7: National Joint Council Article 8: dental care Part II: Union security and labour relations matters ..6 Article 9: recognition ..6 Article 10: information ..6 Article 11: check-off ..6 Article 12: use of employer facilities ..7 Article 13: employee representatives ..8 **Article 14: leave with or without pay for Alliance business ..8 Article 15: labour disputes .. 11 Article 16: illegal strikes .. 11 **Article 17: discipline .. 11 Article 18: grievance procedure .. 11 **Article 19: no discrimination.

3 16 Article 20: sexual harassment .. 17 Article 21: joint consultation .. 17 Article 22: health and safety .. 18 Article 23: job security .. 18 ii Article 24: technological change .. 18 Part III: working 19 Article 25: hours of work .. 19 Article 26: shift principle .. 26 Article 27: shift and weekend premiums .. 26 **Article 28: overtime .. 27 Article 29: standby .. 30 Article 30: designated paid holidays .. 31 Article 31: religious observance .. 33 **Article 32: travelling time .. 34 Part IV: leave provisions .. 36 Article 33: leave, general .. 36 **Article 34: vacation leave with pay .. 37 Article 35: sick leave with pay .. 42 Article 36: medical appointment for pregnant employees .. 43 Article 37: injury-on-duty leave .. 43 **Article 38: maternity leave without pay .. 44 **Article 39: maternity-related reassignment or leave .. 47 **Article 40: parental leave without pay.

4 48 Article 41: leave without pay for the care of family .. 52 **Article 42: compassionate care leave .. 53 **Article 43: volunteer leave .. 53 **Article 44: leave with pay for family-related responsibilities .. 53 Article 45: leave without pay for personal needs .. 54 Article 46: leave without pay for relocation of spouse .. 55 **Article 47: bereavement leave with pay .. 55 Article 48: court leave .. 56 iii Article 49: personnel selection leave .. 56 Article 50: education leave without pay .. 56 Article 51: career development leave .. 57 Article 52: examination leave with pay .. 58 **Article 53: leave with or without pay for other reasons .. 58 Part V: other terms and conditions of employment .. 58 Article 54: restriction on outside employment .. 58 Article 55: statement of duties .. 58 Article 56: duty aboard vessels .. 58 Article 57: employee performance review and employee files.

5 59 **Article 58: call centre employees .. 60 Article 59: membership 60 **Article 60: Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance .. 60 Article 61: wash-up time .. 61 Article 62: dangerous goods .. 61 Part VI: part-time employees .. 62 Article 63: part-time employees .. 62 Part VII: pay and duration .. 64 **Article 64: severance pay .. 64 Article 65: pay administration .. 65 Article 66: agreement re-opener .. 67 **Article 67: duration .. 67 **Appendix A-1 .. 69 AS: Administrative Services Group Annual rates of pay .. 69 CM: Communications Group Annual rates of pay .. 72 CR: Clerical and Regulatory Group .. 74 iv Annual rates of pay .. 74 DA: Data Processing Group Annual rates of pay .. 76 IS: Information Services Group Annual rates of pay .. 81 OE: Office Equipment Group Annual rates of pay .. 83 PM: Programme Administration Group Annual rates of pay.

6 87 ST: Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing Group Annual rates of pay .. 89 WP: Welfare Programmes Group Annual rates of pay .. 94 Appendix A-2 .. 97 All Groups Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 97 **AS: Administrative Services Group pay notes .. 98 CM: Communications Group pay notes .. 100 CR: Clerical and Regulatory Group pay notes .. 100 DA: Data Processing Group pay notes .. 100 IS: Information Services Group pay notes .. 101 OE: Office Equipment Group pay notes .. 101 **PM: Programme Administration Group pay notes .. 102 ST: Secretarial, Stenographic and Typing Group pay notes .. 103 WP: Welfare Programmes Group pay notes .. 104 Appendix 105 Memorandum of agreement Respecting Sessional Leave for Certain Employees of the Translation Bureau .. 105 **Appendix C .. 106 Memorandum of Understanding with Respect to a Joint Learning Program .

7 106 **Appendix D .. 107 Workforce adjustment .. 107 v **Appendix E .. 137 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada with Respect to a Joint Study on the Work Environment for Employees Working in Call Centres .. 137 Appendix F .. 138 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada with Respect to Implementation of the Collective agreement .. 138 **Appendix G .. 139 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada with Respect to Occupational Group Structure Review and Classification Reform .. 139 Appendix 140 Memorandum of Understanding Salary Protection: Red Circling .. 140 Appendix I .. 142 Letter of Understanding Between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

8 142 **Appendix J .. 143 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board (hereinafter called the Employer) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (hereinafter called the Alliance) in Respect of the Program and Administrative Services Group: Compensation Advisors Retention Allowance .. 143 **Appendix K .. 145 Memorandum of agreement with Respect to Implementation of Union Leave .. 145 **Appendix L .. 147 Archived Provisions for the Elimination of Severance Pay for Voluntary Separations (Resignation and Retirement) .. 147 vi **Appendix M .. 151 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada with Respect to Mental Health in the Workplace .. 151 **Appendix N .. 153 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada with Respect to Child Care.

9 153 **Appendix O .. 154 Memorandum of agreement on Supporting Employee Wellness .. 154 1 Part I: general provisions Article 1: purpose and scope of agreement The purpose of this agreement is to maintain harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships between the Employer, the Alliance and the employees and to set forth herein certain terms and conditions of employment for all employees described in the certificate issued by the Public Service Labour Relations Board on February 21, 2007, covering employees in the Program and Administrative Services Group. The parties to this agreement share a desire to improve the quality of the public service of Canada and to promote the well-being and increased efficiency of its employees to the end that the people of Canada will be well and efficiently served. Accordingly, they are determined to establish, within the framework provided by law, an effective working relationship at all levels of the public service in which members of the bargaining units are employed.

10 **Article 2: interpretation and definitions Excluded provision The definition of overtime does not apply to certain employees of the Translation Bureau (Appendix B). For the purpose of this agreement : Alliance (Alliance) means the Public Service Alliance of Canada. allowance (indemnit ) means compensation payable for the performance of special or additional duties. alternate provision (disposition de d rogation) means a provision of this agreement which may have application to only certain employees. bargaining unit (unit de n gociation) means the employees of the Employer in the group described in Article 9. common-law partner (conjoint de fait) means a person living in a conjugal relationship with an employee for a continuous period of at least one (1) year. 2 compensatory leave (cong compensateur) means leave with pay in lieu of cash payment for overtime, travelling time compensated at overtime rate, call-back and reporting pay.