Rates of Pay for Certain Excluded and Unrepresented Employees

Compensation Improvement Instructions Excluded Law Group - LA-3A, LA-3B and LA-3C and Defence Scientific Service Group DS-7A, DS-7B and DS-8

The Treasury Board at its meeting of August 7, 2002, authorized an economic increase for members of the Executive Group (EX).  In keeping with the established relationship between the EX Group and excluded lawyers at the LA-3A, 3B and 3C levels, and with Defence Scientific Service Group levels DS-7A, DS-7B and DS-8, an economic increase of 2.3% has been approved effective 1 April 2002. The new ranges are shown in Annex A and B. 

The economic increase is to apply to the individual's base salary that is effective on 1 April 2002.The salary to which the increase is to be applied is the individual's salary that is effective on 1 April 2002 and includes any changes resulting from the application of performance pay for the 2001-2002 fiscal year.  However, an employee  rated as "unsatisfactory" for performance year 2001-2002 is not eligible for the economic adjustment.  Accordingly that individual will remain at his/her current salary.  That means, in some cases, that an employee will be paid less than the new minimum of the range for his/her level. 

For those employees eligible for the economic increase, their salary is to be adjusted upwards by 2.3%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.  Employees who have a "satisfactory" or better rating and are at the current minimum of the range shall move to the new minimum of the range even if the actual calculation results in a value less than the minimum.  Similarly, an employee whose salary is at the old range maximum will move to the new range maximum. 

Departmental reference levels will be adjusted appropriately. 

Questions related to the application of this increase should be directed to the Excluded Groups Compensation Directorate of the Treasury Board Secretariat at (613) 952-3278, 952-3292 or 946-6184.