Pension Plan Employers and/or individuals who manage, operate, assist or own, either partially or wholly, a company or companies working non-union in the construction industry on Mainland Nova Scotia within the craft jurisdiction of xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Local 83 shall not be eligible to be appointed to serve, or to continue to serve, as trustees on any trust fund referred to within this Collective Agreement. This provision shall apply to management trustees and union trustees alike.
29.01 It is agreed that the employer shall pay into the established Pension Fund an amount per hour for each hour paid as per the wage tables in Craft Schedule “A”, “B”, “S” and Appendix “MIP”. Pension contributions shall be calculated based on the base hourly rate and vacation pay, and no premium shall affect this. For the purposes of this Article, overtime rates payable in accordance with Article 16 are not premiums. Such contributions shall be paid to the Trustees of the Pension Fund on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month such hours were worked and shall be accompanied by a remittance report form for each employee on a form prescribed by the Trustees of the Fund. Each monthly report and contributions shall include all obligations arising from hours worked up to the preceding calendar month.
29.02 It is agreed that provisions for an increase in the Pension Plan (other than those increases listed above) will be implemented if so desired by the Local, with the employer contribution to be deducted from the wages rates contained herein, provided the employer receives sixty (60) days notice of such change.
29.03 The Pension Plan shall be professionally administered.
29.04 Neither the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 83, nor the Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association shall incur any legal liability with regard to claims arising from the Pension Plan.
29.05 Employers bound by, or subject to the Agreement, shall be required to maintain for a two (2) year period, a complete set of employment records including: • employee’s name, address, and S.I.N. • number of hours worked by the employee in each week • employee’s wage rate and gross earnings, amount(s) and description of deductions from the employee’s wages • particulars of pay allowances or other payments or benefits to which the employee is entitled.
