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Compensation Improvement Instructions - Excluded Law Group (LA) - LA-DEV, LA-01, LA-2A and LA-2B - Information Notices

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The Treasury Board on authorized salary range adjustments for excluded employees of the Law Group (LA) at levels LA-01, LA-2A and LA-2B subject to either the national or Toronto rates of pay as follows:

  1. A restructure that raises the maximum of the salary ranges for levels LA-01 to LA-2B by 4.6% effective ;
  2. A restructure that raises the minimum of the range for level LA-01 by 4.6% effective ;
  3. A restructure that raises the minimum of the range for level LA-2A subject to the Toronto rates of pay by $650 effective ;
  4. An increase of 3.2% effective (after the restructure is applied);
  5. An increase of 2.8% effective ; and
  6. An increase of 2.5% effective .

In addition, the Treasury Board approved increases to the salary range of the LA-DEV level as follows:

  1. An increase of 3.2% effective ;
  2. An adjustment to the maximum of the range for LA-DEV to $58,000 effective ; and
  3. An increase of 2.5% effective .

Ministers also authorized Departments to pay the Bar Admission Fees (Registration and Call Fees) for articling students employed by departments who are subsequently offered a LA position.

The Treasury Board approved the payment of a Toronto Market Competitiveness Allowance to eligible employees as defined in Annex B in recognition of the adverse market conditions that existed within Toronto in comparison with salary levels established by the Ministry of the Attorney General of the Province of Ontario during fiscal year 2001-2002. The Allowance is a one-time only lump sum payment of 8% of an eligible employee's base salary in effect on March 31, 2002. The allowance will be reviewed for consideration of renewal at the end of FY 2002-2003 depending on the future existing competitive climate. For further details of the Allowance, see Annex B. Eligible employees include any excluded member of the Law Group (LA) holding a substantive position classified at the LA-01 to LA-3B level and who report to the Ontario Regional Office of the Department of Justice or otherwise are located within the Greater Toronto Area and who met these conditions on and on .

The new salary ranges and administrative instructions are contained in Annex A. Instructions for the Toronto Market Competitiveness Allowance are in Annex B.

Questions on the application of these increases should be referred to the Excluded Groups Compensation Directorate staff of the Human Resources Branch at (613) 952-3278 or (613) 952-3292.

Annex A

LA Law Group

National rates of pay for excluded lawyers.
(annual in dollars)

(Rates of pay not authorized by collective agreement)

X)

Effective

A)

Effective

B)

Effective

C)

Effective

I - All Regions except Toronto

LA-DEV

From

$

24780

to

  36990

To

A

25575

to

  38175

To

B

25575

to

  58000

To

C

26215

to

  59450

LA-01

From

$

45900

to

  65480

To

X

48010

to

  68490

To

A

49545

to

  70680

To

B

50930

to

  72660

To

C

52205

to

  74475

LA-2A

From

$

66520

to

  91255

To

X

66520

to

  95455

To

A

68650

to

  98510

To

B

70570

to

101270

To

C

72335

to

103800

LA-2B

From

$

82770

to

100885

To

X

82770

to

105525

To

A

85420

to

108900

To

B

87810

to

111950

To

C

90005

to

114750

LA-3A

From

$

94000

to

119200

To

A

97000

to

122900

LA-3B

From

$

109100

to

133100

To

A

112500

to

137300

LA-3C

From

$

124200

to

151400

To

A

128100

to

156100

II - Toronto

LA-DEV

From

$

24780

to

  36990

To

A

25575

to

  38175

To

B

25575

to

  58000

To

C

26215

to

  59450

LA-01

From

$

45900

to

  65480

To

X

48010

to

  68490

To

A

49545

to

  70680

To

B

50930

to

  72660

To

C

52205

to

  74475

LA-2A

From

$

65870

to

105060

To

X

66520

to

109895

To

A

68650

to

113410

To

B

70570

to

116585

To

C

72335

to

119500

LA-2B

From

$

86940

to

116110

To

X

86940

to

121450

To

A

89720

to

125335

To

B

92230

to

128845

To

C

94535

to

132065

LA-3A

From

$

  99600

to

129550

To

A

102700

to

133600

LA-3B

From

$

109100

to

133100

To

A

112500

to

137300

PAY NOTES

  1. To provide a restructure to those LAs at the LA-01, LA-2A and LA-2B level (subject to either the national or Toronto rates of pay) who have been at maximum of the salary range for their level for more than twelve (12) months on prior to any adjustment for economic increase. The salary for these employees will be adjusted to the new maximum shown on the "X" line.
  2. To provide a restructure for those LA-01 who are at the minimum of the salary range on prior to any economic adjustment. All LA-01 who are below the minimum shown in the "X" line will be moved to the new minimum except those whose performance has been assessed as "unsatisfactory".
  3. To provide an economic increase of 3.2% to all lawyers at the LA-DEV to LA-2B levels (either national or Toronto rates) effective subject to the range limits as shown on line "A".
  4. To provide an economic increase of 2.8% to all lawyers at the LA-01 to LA-2B levels (either national or Toronto rates) effective subject to the range limits as shown in line "B".
  5. To provide an economic increase of 2.5% to all lawyers at the LA-DEV to LA-2B levels (either national or Toronto rates) effective , subject to the range limits as shown in line "C".
  6. The rates of pay for articling students are to be administered at the discretion of the deputy head. Rates of pay for articling students are to be in accordance with the LA-DEV rates shown for the applicable effective date.
  7. No lawyer shall be paid less than the minimum of his/her respective salary range, unless that lawyer is assessed as "unsatisfactory" in which case the lawyer will remain at his/her current rate of pay which could be less than the minimum of the range.

Annex B

Toronto Market Competitiveness Allowance

What Is It?

The Toronto Market Competitiveness Allowance (TMCA) is an allowance intended to compensate eligible employees in recognition of the differences that exist in salary levels for legal talent within the Toronto market area and is aimed to promote retention of federal lawyers. The competitive market in Toronto is considered to be the salary levels offered by The Province of Ontario for legal counsel in the Ministry of the Attorney General.

The allowance consists of a lump-sum amount equal to 8% of an eligible employee's base salary in effect on for the employee's substantive position in effect on in recognition of the market competitiveness existing in the Toronto market for the fiscal year 2001-2002. For the purposes of calculating the allowance, the employee's base salary for the substantive position is used and does not include any acting premiums or other allowances or remuneration.

The allowance is paid as a single lump sum payment as soon as practical after approval. It is not considered as salary.

The Allowance, once established and approved, will not be amended to reflect any retroactive salary increases that may be approved at a later date.

Eligibility

To qualify for the allowance, an employee must:

  1. hold a substantive position classified in the LA group at the LA-01 to LA-3B level (does not apply to LA-00) within the federal public service;
  2. be excluded from collective bargaining;
  3. be employed in or report to the Ontario Regional Office of the Department of Justice or otherwise be located within the Greater Toronto Area;
  4. be an employee meeting these conditions on and on the date the allowance was approved ().

For part-time or term employees, the allowance shall be determined in the same proportion that their normal scheduled hours of work compared with the normal weekly hours of work of full-time employees. For part-time or term employees whose work hours were irregular during the year, the ratio used will be the total of their work hours divided by the total work hours in a year for full-time employees. The maximum number of qualifying hours in a day is 7.5 hours and in a week the maximum is 37.5 hours.

If employment was terminated by death, then the allowance would be payable assuming the other non-date related conditions were met. In this case, the allowance is prorated on the portion of paid days of employment that employee had in the fiscal year compared to the maximum number of possible paid days in the fiscal year.

Treatment for Employees on Leave Without Pay

Provided that the other eligibility criteria are met, employees on LWOP for reasons of maternity leave, parental leave, care and nurturing leave, sick leave or educational leave during the year (or on and/or the date that the allowance was approved) are eligible for the allowance in the same proportion of the number of paid days of employment during the fiscal year compared to the maximum number of paid days in the fiscal year.

Treatment for Employees Who Have Left

With the exception of employment terminated by death, there is no entitlement to the allowance for lawyers who were not employees on and the date of approval of the allowance ().

Treatment for Acting Appointments

To be eligible for the allowance, the employee must be a substantive LA. The allowance is payable to eligible substantive LAs based on the salary for the employee's substantive LA position at .

There is no further consideration given to acting situations i.e. a substantive LA acting in either a higher-level LA position or in a non-LA position would receive the allowance based on the employee's substantive position.

Treatment for New Employees

Employees who met the eligibility criteria after (ie new hires, transfers etc) are eligible for the allowance provided they satisfy the other criteria. In these cases, the allowance to be paid shall be determined in the same proportion of the number of days that the employee worked from their start to compared to the maximum number of possible paid days in the fiscal year.

Source of Funds

The Allowance is to be paid from existing departmental reference levels.

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