East Central 911 Call Answer Society Collective Agreement 2025-2027

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 work force 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 with the Dispatch Service 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 an Employee normally improves in skill and ability relative to experience.  In the event that there is just 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 reaches a satisfactory performance level, the increment shall be granted as of that date; however, their anniversary date, for annual increment purposes, shall not be changed.
4. When determining the equivalent monthly rate, the following equation shall be used:
   (Basic Hourly Rate X Annual Hours) ÷ 12 =   Monthly Salary
5. Casual Employees – Increment
   Notwithstanding the time periods stated for increment advancement in the Salaries Appendix, casual Employees to whom these provisions apply shall be entitled to an increment on the satisfactory completion of two thousand one hundred and ninety (2,190) hours of work, and further increments on the satisfactory completion of each period of two thousand one hundred and ninety (2,190) regular hours of work thereafter until the maximum rate is attained.
6. Temporary and Casual Employees - Change of Status
   1. A temporary or casual Employee who transfers to regular full-time or regular part-time employment with the Employer shall be credited with the following entitlements earned during their period of employment, provided not more than six (6) months have elapsed since they last worked for the Employer:
      1. salary increments;
      2. vacation entitlements; and
      3. seniority
   2. A temporary Employee shall also be credited with sick leave earned and not taken during their period of temporary employment.