Carewest Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 26: Pension Plan

1. The Employer shall contribute to the Local Authorities Pension Plan, the Public Service Pension Plan, or an alternate plan agreed to by the Union, as applicable, to provide benefits for participating Employees provided they are scheduled to work at least fifteen (15) hours per week averaged over one (1) complete cycle of the shift schedule, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan.  A copy of a brochure outlining the plan shall be provided by the Employer to each eligible Employee.
2. The Employer agrees that, in accordance with Local Authorities Pension Plan regulations in effect as of the date of ratification of this Collective Agreement, where the Employee requests within five (5) years of the Employee’s date of hire to have the Employee’s first (1st) year of employment recognized as pensionable service, the Employer shall facilitate such arrangements as may be necessary and shall pay the Employer’s portion of the contributions for the first (1st) year of service.
3. Employees wishing to retire shall give the Employer no greater than three (3) months’ notice of their intention to retire for the purposes of the LAPP benefits application process.
4. Open enrollment periods that are offered by the Employer under the LAPP will be communicated to regular part-time Employees who wish to participate by opting into the pension plan.