Mosaic Primary Care Network Collective Agreement 2023 - 2027

Article 14: Salaries

1. Basic salary scales and increments shall be as set out in the Salaries Appendix and shall:
   1. be effective on the dates specified therein;
   2. be applicable to an Employee employed in a designated classification only when such classification has been created within the workforce of the Employer and falls within the scope of this bargaining unit;
   3. form a part of this Collective Agreement.
2. 1. Unless otherwise changed by the operation of this Collective Agreement, salary increments for Regular Full-time Employees shall be applied on the appropriate anniversary of the date the Employee commenced employment as a Regular Full-time Employee.
   2. Unless otherwise changed by the operation of this Collective Agreement, a Regular Part-time Employee who has had a change in status to a Regular Full-time Employee shall have their anniversary date established based on hours worked with the Employer at the increment level such Employee was entitled to receive immediately prior to their change in status.
3. Both parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that Employees normally improve in skill and ability relative to experience. In the event that there is reason to believe that such improvement has not occurred, an annual increment may be withheld.  Where an increment is withheld, the Employee and Union shall be so advised, in writing, and the Employee’s performance will be evaluated, in writing on a month-to-month basis.  After they reach a satisfactory performance level, the increment shall be granted as of that date as the Employee’s anniversary date for increment purposes and shall not be changed.
4. 1. A new Employee who has completed the required educational requirements of their       profession and/or the required training in any of the classifications covered by this Collective Agreement and who has not yet fulfilled the requirements for licensure/registration and/or awaiting registration/licensing/certification examination or results of the same shall be paid ninety percent (90%) of the starting rate for the classification at the level which they have been hired.
      
      A current Employee who has applied and is the successful candidate for a position and who has completed the required educational requirements and/or the required training of any of the classifications covered by this Collective Agreement and who has not yet fulfilled the requirements for licensure/registration and/or awaiting registration/licensing/certification examination or the results of the same shall be placed on the applicable salary grid as per Article 29.08 and shall be paid ninety percent (90%) of that rate.

   2. Upon providing proof of having completed registration requirements, the salary of such Employee shall be adjusted to the full rate retroactive to the date of successful completion of the licensing/registration requirements, providing the proof of completed registration is provided to the Employer within forty-five (45) days of becoming registered.  If proof is not provided within forty-five (45) days, the full rate of pay will be retroactive to the date proof was provided to the Employer.

5. When an accredited residency program in Hospital Pharmacy is required by the Employer, a newly hired Pharmacist will start at the second (2nd) step of the salary scale.

6. In the event that: 

   1. an occupied position outside the scope of this bargaining unit is determined to be within the scope of this bargaining unit in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.01; and
   2. the incumbent within such position is therefore determined to be an Employee within the scope of the bargaining unit; and
   3. the basic rate of pay of such Employee exceeds the applicable rate of pay for the appropriate classification within the Salary Appendix;      then the Employee, while employed in such position, shall continue to receive their previous rate of pay for a maximum of one (1) year, at which time they shall then receive the applicable rate of pay in the Salary Appendix for the classification to which the position is allocated.