SIXTEENTH MASTER AGREEMENT GOVERNMENT …

1 SIXTEENTH MASTER AGREEMENT between the GOVERNMENT OF THE province OF british columbia represented by the BC PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY and the GOVERNMENT AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION (BCGEU) AGREEMENT made this 7th day of November, 2012. 130102v2 1000-005 GOVERNMENT AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION OFFICES HEADQUARTERS 4911 Canada Way Burnaby, V5G 3W3 Phone: 604-291-9611 Toll Free: 1-800-663-1674 Fax: 604-291-6030/Toll Free: 1-800-946-0244 VICTORIA AREA OFFICE 2994 Douglas Street Victoria, V8T 4N4 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-384-8060 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0246 NORTH ISLAND AREA OFFICE #106 1650 N. Terminal Ave Nanaimo, V9S 0A2 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-740-0070 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0247 LOWER MAINLAND AREA OFFICE 4925 Canada Way Burnaby, V5G 1M1 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 604-215-1410 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0248 FRASER VALLEY AREA OFFICE 8555 198A Street Langley, V2Y 0A9 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 604-882-5032 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0249 KAMLOOPS AREA OFFICE 158 Oriole Road Kamloops, V2C 4N7 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250- 372-1782 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0250 CARIBOO AREA OFFICE 107A North 1st Avenue Williams Lake, V2G 1Y7 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-392-5582 Toll Free Fax.

2 1-800-946-0251 OKANAGAN AREA OFFICE 214-3001 Tutt Street Kelowna, V1Y 2H4 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-763-9233 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0252 EAST KOOTENAY AREA OFFICE #303-105 Ninth Ave. South Cranbrook, V1C 2M1 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-489-4700 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0253 WEST KOOTENAY AREA OFFICE 2316 columbia Avenue Castlegar, V1N 2X1 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-365-9971 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0254 PEACE RIVER AREA OFFICE 10251-100th Street Fort St. John, V1J 3Y8 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-785-0048 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0255 PRINCE GEORGE AREA OFFICE 1070-4th Avenue Prince George, V2L 3J1 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-562-9012 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0257 NORTHWEST AREA OFFICE #102-4710 Lazelle Avenue Terrace, V8G 1T2 Toll Free: 1-888-991-6062 Fax: 250-635-3588 Toll Free Fax: 1-800-946-0259 cope 378 FA-639 Rev: Nov.

3 30, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PREAMBLE .. 4 ARTICLE 1 Purpose of 4 Future Legislation .. 4 Conflict With Regulations .. 4 Notice of Legislative Change .. 4 MASTER /Component AGREEMENT .. 4 Singular and Plural .. 5 Human Rights Code .. 5 Sexual Harassment .. 5 Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures .. 6 UNION RECOGNITION AND RIGHTS .. 7 ARTICLE 2 Bargaining Unit 7 Bargaining Agent Recognition .. 8 Correspondence .. 9 No Other AGREEMENT .. 9 No Discrimination for Union Activity .. 9 Recognition and Rights of Stewards .. 9 Bulletin Boards .. 9 Union Insignia .. 10 Right to Refuse to Cross Picket Lines .. 10 Time Off for Union Business.

4 10 Union 11 UNION SECURITY .. 11 ARTICLE 3 - CHECK-OFF OF UNION DUES .. 11 ARTICLE 4 - EMPLOYER AND UNION TO ACQUAINT NEW EMPLOYEES .. 12 ARTICLE 5 - EMPLOYER'S RIGHTS .. 12 ARTICLE 6 - EMPLOYER/UNION RELATIONS .. 12 ARTICLE 7 Union and Employer Representation .. 12 Union Bargaining Committees .. 13 Union Representatives .. 13 Technical Information .. 13 Policy Meetings .. 13 Emergency Services .. 13 GRIEVANCES .. 13 ARTICLE 8 Grievance Procedure .. 13 Step 1 .. 14 Time Limits to Present Initial Grievance .. 14 Step 2 .. 14 Time Limit to Reply at Step 2 .. 14 Failure to Act .. 15 Time Limits to Submit to Arbitration .. 15 Administrative Provisions .. 15 Dismissal or Suspension Grievances.

5 15 Deviation from Grievance Procedure .. 15 (i) Policy Grievance .. 16 Technical Objections to Grievances .. 16 Effective Date of Settlements .. 16 Amending Time Limits .. 16 ARBITRATION .. 16 ARTICLE 9 Notification .. 16 Assignment of a Single Arbitrator .. 17 Three-Person Arbitration Board .. 17 Board Procedure .. 17 Decision of Board .. 17 Disagreement on Decision .. 17 Expenses of Arbitration Board .. 17 Amending Time Limits .. 18 Expedited Arbitration .. 18 DISMISSAL, SUSPENSION AND DISCIPLINE .. 19 ARTICLE 10 Burden of Proof .. 19 Dismissal .. 19 Suspension .. 19 Dismissal and Suspension Grievance .. 19 Right to Grieve Other Disciplinary Action .. 19 Employee Appraisal Forms.

6 19 Personnel File .. 20 Right to Have Steward Present .. 20 Rejection During Probation .. 20 Abandonment of Position .. 20 SENIORITY .. 21 ARTICLE 11 Seniority Defined .. 21 Seniority List .. 21 Loss of Seniority .. 22 Re-employment .. 22 Bridging of Service .. 22 SERVICE CAREER POLICY .. 23 ARTICLE 12 Postings .. 23 Union Observer .. 23 Selection Procedures .. 24 Notification .. 24 Review of Staffing Decisions .. 24 Interview Expenses .. 25 Transfers Without Posting .. 25 Relocations .. 25 Selection Panels .. 26 LAYOFF AND 26 ARTICLE 13 Ministry Workforce Adjustment (Phase 1) .. 26 Joint Workforce Adjustment Steering Committee (JWASC) (Phase 2) .. 27 Less Than Three Years' Service Seniority.

7 28 Layoff - Three or More Years of Service Seniority .. 30 Joint Committee .. 32 (ii) HOURS OF WORK .. 33 ARTICLE 14 Hours of Work .. 33 Work Schedules .. 33 Conversion of Hours .. 35 Rest Periods .. 35 Stand-by Provisions* .. 35 Meal Periods .. 36 Points of Assembly and Work Start Times .. 36 Flextime .. 36 SHIFT WORK .. 36 ARTICLE 15 Definition of Shifts and Shift Premiums .. 36 Shift Premium Entitlement .. 37 Notice of Work Schedules .. 37 Short Changeover Premium .. 37 Exchange of Shifts .. 38 Shortfall of Annual Working Hours .. 38 OVERTIME .. 38 ARTICLE 16 Definitions .. 38 Authorization and Application of Overtime .. 38 Overtime Entitlement .. 38 Recording of Overtime.

8 39 Sharing of Overtime .. 39 Overtime Compensation .. 39 Overtime Meal Allowance .. 39 No Layoff to Compensate for Overtime .. 40 Right to Refuse Overtime .. 40 Overtime for Part-time Employees .. 40 Call-out Provisions .. 40 Rest Interval After Overtime .. 41 PAID HOLIDAYS .. 41 ARTICLE 17 Paid Holidays .. 41 Holidays Falling on Saturday or Sunday .. 42 Holiday Falling on a Day of Rest .. 42 Holiday Falling on a Scheduled Workday .. 42 Holiday Coinciding With a Day of 42 Christmas or New Year's Day Off .. 42 Paid Holiday Pay .. 42 ANNUAL VACATIONS .. 42 ARTICLE 18 Annual Vacation Entitlement .. 42 Vacation Earnings for Partial Years* .. 43 Vacation 43 Vacation Pay.

9 44 Approved Leave of Absence With Pay .. 44 Vacation Carryover* .. 44 Call Back From Vacation .. 44 Vacation Leave on Retirement .. 45 Vacation Credits Upon Death .. 45 (iii) SHORT TERM ILLNESS AND INJURY AND LONG TERM DISABILITY .. 45 ARTICLE 19 - SPECIAL AND OTHER LEAVE .. 45 ARTICLE 20 Bereavement Leave .. 45 Special Leave .. 45 Family Illness .. 46 Full-time Public Duties .. 46 Leave for Court Appearances .. 46 Leave for Writing Examinations .. 47 Leave for Taking Courses .. 47 Educational Leave .. 47 Elections .. 48 General Leave .. 48 Leave for Medical and Dental Care .. 48 Maximum Leave Entitlement .. 49 Emergency Service Leave .. 49 Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.

10 49 Donor Leave .. 50 Other Religious Observances .. 50 Extended Child Care Leave .. 50 Compassionate Care Leave .. 50 MATERNITY, PARENTAL AND PRE-ADOPTION LEAVE .. 51 ARTICLE 21 Maternity Leave .. 51 Parental Leave .. 51 Maximum Combined Entitlement .. 51 Benefit Waiting Period Allowance .. 51 Maternity Leave Allowance .. 51 Parental Leave Allowance .. 52 Pre-Placement Adoption Leave .. 52 Benefits Continuation .. 52 Deemed Resignation .. 53 Entitlements Upon Return to Work .. 53 Maternity and/or Parental and/or Pre-Adoption Leave Allowance Repayment .. 53 Benefits Upon Layoff .. 53 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY .. 54 ARTICLE 22 Statutory Compliance .. 54 Provincial Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.