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Appendix G

Memorandum of Agreement Applicable to Certain Employees in the General Technical Group, Employed By the Department of Fisheries and Oceans

It is agreed by the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada that the provisions of this Collective Agreement, with the amendments noted below, may be applied to shift workers at Vessel Traffic Management Centres of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at the Employer's discretion after complying with clauses 25.09(d)(iii) and 25.03 of the Collective Agreement.

Article 25
Hours of Work

Delete clause 25.09 of the Collective Agreement and substitute the following:

25.09 When, because of the operational requirements of the service, hours of work are scheduled for employees on a rotating or irregular basis, they shall be scheduled so that employees, over a period of not more than sixty-three (63) calendar days:

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1. work an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week;
2. work eight (8) hours per day;
3. obtain an average of at least two (2) days of rest per week;
4. obtain at least two (2) consecutive days of rest, except, when days of rest are separated by a designated paid holiday, which is not worked;
5. where operational requirements do not permit a meal break, will remain at work and eat their meal on the job;
6. the Employer shall set up a master shift schedule for a sixty-three (63) day period, posted at least fifteen (15) days in advance, which will cover the normal requirements of the work area;
7. every reasonable effort shall be made by the Employer to avoid excessive fluctuations in hours of work.

Article 28
Overtime

Delete clause 28.01, Overtime Compensation, of the Collective Agreement and substitute the following:

28.01 Overtime Compensation

1. An employee who is required to work overtime on the employee's scheduled workday is entitled to compensation at time and one-half (1 1/2) for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours.
2. Except as provided in 28.01(b), an employee who is required to work on a first (1st) day of rest is entitled to compensation at time and one-half (1 1/2) for the first eight (8) hours and double (2) time thereafter.
3. An employee who is required to work on a second or subsequent day of rest is entitled to compensation at double (2) time. Second or subsequent day of rest means the second or subsequent day in an unbroken series of consecutive and contiguous calendar days of rest.
4. An employee is entitled to overtime compensation for each completed fifteen (15) minute period of overtime worked by the employee.

Article 38
Vacation Leave With Pay

Add paragraph 38.05(e) to clause 38.05, Scheduling of Vacation Leave With Pay, of the Collective Agreement as follows:

38.05

5. Employees shall take vacation leave on the basis of the schedule being worked.

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Appendix H

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Treasury Board of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada With Respect to a Joint Learning Program

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This memorandum is to give effect to the agreement reached between the Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in respect of employees in the Program and Administration Services, Operational Services, Technical Services, Border Services and Education and Library Science bargaining units.

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The Employer agrees to provide eight million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($8,750,000) over the life of this Collective Agreement to fund a joint learning program. The Employer agrees to provide a further $292,000 per month to the PSAC-TBS JLP from June 22, 2011 until the next collective agreement is signed to ensure continuity of this initiative.

The PSAC-TBS JLP will provide joint training on union-management issues.

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This program will be governed by the existing joint PSAC – TBS committee.

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Appendix I

Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Employees in the Engineering and Scientific Support Group in the Sea Lamprey Control Unit

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 25, Hours of Work, and Article 28, Overtime, the following provisions shall apply to employees of the Sea Lamprey Control Unit of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans who are required to perform work away from their headquarters area during the "field season" and it is impractical or impossible for them to return to their headquarters area on weekends.

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It is agreed that representatives of local management and duly authorized local representatives of employees may jointly devise and decide on a mutually acceptable work schedule program, which shall include a specified number of consecutive calendar days of work in the field followed by a combination of days of rest and compensatory leave earned during the period of field duty. The schedule will not contain the hours of work on each day and the starting and quitting times shall be determined according to operational requirements on a daily basis except that the normal daily hours of work shall be consecutive, with the exception of a lunch break, and not in excess of seven decimal five (7.5) hours and, accordingly, clause 25.08 shall not apply.

Such a work schedule shall normally not exceed a combination of twenty (20) consecutive calendar days of work and eight (8) days of rest and compensatory leave. Should local management decide that operational requirements require an extension of the twenty (20) calendar days of work [up to a maximum of seven (7) calendar days] in order to preclude another trip to the area, the appropriate number of additional days shall be worked and the days of rest and compensatory leave extended as required.

Overtime shall be compensated in accordance with this Collective Agreement and shall be taken as compensatory leave immediately following the period in the field or at the discretion of the Employer.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada agrees that it will not support any grievance related to the provisions of this Memorandum of Agreement.

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Appendix J

Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Employees in the Engineering and Scientific Support Group, Employed at Defence Research and Development Canada

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 25, Hours of Work, and Article 28, Overtime, the following provisions shall apply to certain employees of the Department of National Defence working at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) who engage in experimental diving tests, trials and experiments, hereinafter referred to as "dives":

1. There shall be instituted a form of compensation known as "diving allowance", the details of which are to follow.
2. The type of dive is to be discussed with the employees concerned in advance of the event so that they understand the nature of the dive and the appropriate amount of compensation which will be provided in accordance with this Memorandum of Agreement.
3. When employees participate in dives, the normal overtime provisions of the Collective Agreement shall not apply; but they shall be compensated as follows:
   • On a normal working day, employees shall receive their regular pay for the day.
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   • On a day of rest or a designated paid holiday, they shall be paid up to a maximum of seven decimal five (7.5) hours at the applicable overtime rate.
4. In addition, employees shall be entitled to remuneration through the provision of the diving allowance in the following manner if:
   1. they are qualified to the standards prescribed in orders issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff for members of the Canadian Forces as clearance divers or ship's divers;
      and
   2. their duties include participating in dives;
      or
   3. they volunteer and are directed to participate in dives;
      at the rate of:
      1. one hundred and eleven dollars ($111) per month,
         or
      2. one hundred and sixty-six dollars ($166) per month after three (3) years,
         or
      3. two hundred and one dollars ($201) per month after six (6) years for the period they are required to participate on a continuous basis as a member of Defence Research and Development Canada,
5. Employees who are qualified in accordance with paragraph 4 are entitled, in addition to any entitlement under that paragraph, to the daily rate as set out in the table hereunder for each complete twenty-four (24) hour period and for any remaining period of more than six (6) hours during which they are participating in an experimental saturation dive and subsequent decompression.
   

   Column I Depth (in feet)	Column II Depth (in metres)	Column III Daily Rate
   50 - 250	15.24 - 76.20	$31.17
   251 - 600	76.50 - 182.88	$51.90
   Over 600	Over 182.88	$74.18

6. The nature of a requirement to participate in a dive shall be identified as either a requirement without option or a voluntary act in the employee's current statement of duties. This shall be subject to review on an annual basis.
7. In the event of an upward revision of military diving allowances, the allowances specified in this Memorandum shall be adjusted accordingly. This does not preclude further discussion of this allowance at the formal negotiations of a collective agreement.

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Appendix K

Special Provisions for Employees in the Engineering and Scientific Support Group Concerning Diving Duty Allowance, Vacation Leave With Pay, National Consultation Committee and Transfer at Sea

K-1 Diving Duty Allowance

K-1.01 Qualified personnel performing assigned diving duties shall be paid an extra allowance of fifteen dollars ($15) per hour. The minimum allowance shall be for two (2) hours per dive.

K-1.02 A dive is the total of any period or periods of time during any eight (8) hour period in which an employee carries out required underwater work with the aid of a self-contained air supply.

K-2 Vacation Leave With Pay

K-2.01 At least eight (8) days notice must be given for requests of vacation leave of four (4) days or less.

K-2.02 The Employer may for good and sufficient reason grant vacation leave on shorter notice than that provided for in clause K-2.01.

K-3 National Consultation Committee

K-3.01 To facilitate discussions on matters of mutual interest outside the terms of the Collective Agreement, the Employer will recognize a meteorological technicians committee of the Alliance for the purpose of consulting with management. Representation at such meetings will be limited to three (3) representatives from each party. It is agreed that the first of such meetings will be held within three (3) months of the date of the signing of this Agreement, and thereafter as determined by mutual agreement.

K-3.02 Meetings of this Committee will be held at Atmospheric Environment Services headquarters. Employee representation on this committee should include not less than one (1) member from a field establishment.

K-3.03 Consultation may take place for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policy or airing problems to promote understanding, but it is expressly understood that no commitment may be made by either party on the subject that is not within their authority or jurisdiction, nor shall any commitment made be construed as to alter, amend, add to or modify the terms of this Agreement.

K-4 Transfer at Sea Allowance

K-4.01 When an employee is required to transfer to a skip, submarine or barge (not berthed) from a helicopter, ship's boat, yardcraft or auxiliary vessel, the employee shall be paid a transfer allowance of five dollars ($5) except when transferring between vessels and/or work platforms which are in a secured state to each other for the purpose of performing a specific task such as deperming. If the employee leaves the ship, submarine or barge by a similar transfer, the employee shall be paid an additional five dollars ($5).

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