Common use of Child Care Expenses Clause in Contracts

Child Care Expenses. In the event that a spouse, partner or other family member is not available to provide safe child care, additional child care expenses incurred on account of overnight travel shall be reimbursed to a maximum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per night, to a maximum, cumulative annual cost to the College of two thousand dollars ($2000). Signed this day of , 1996 Signed on behalf of Signed on behalf of NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE FACULTY ASSOCIATION Appendix A Distances Between College Campuses/ Centres and Victoria/Vancouver/Nanaimo in Kilometres CX CT CR PA GR TA PH PM AB BA UC TO ZE NA VI VA WO CX 6 50 109 144 206 287 243 218 241 267 286 110 209 127 218 CT 6 46 103 138 200 281 237 212 235 261 280 108 203 121 212 CR 50 46 150 92 153 240 233 259 282 307 233 155 260 177 166 PA 000 000 000 257 319 391 399 93 116 142 399 85 195 109 332 GR 144 138 92 257 61 187 142 351 373 399 100 246 357 273 74 TA 206 200 153 319 61 248 203 412 436 460 203 307 418 334 135 PH 000 000 000 391 187 248 45 538 560 586 126 433 544 460 113 PM AB 243 237 233 399 142 203 45 492 515 541 80 388 499 415 68 BA 218 212 259 93 351 412 538 492 435 460 492 175 201 202 425 UC 241 235 282 116 373 436 560 515 435 42 515 198 309 225 447 TO 000 000 000 142 399 460 586 541 460 42 541 224 335 251 473 ZE 286 280 233 399 100 203 126 80 492 515 541 388 499 425 68 NA 110 108 155 85 246 307 433 388 175 198 224 388 111 27 320 VI 209 203 260 195 357 418 544 499 201 309 335 499 111 67 431 VA 127 121 177 109 273 334 460 415 202 225 251 425 27 67 347 WO 218 212 166 332 74 135 113 68 425 447 473 68 320 431 347 CX = Comox CT = Xxxxxxxxx XX = Xxxxxxxx River PA = Port Alberni GR = Gold River TA = Tahsis PH = Port Hardy PM = Port XxXxxx XX = Alert Bay BA = Bamfield UC = Ucluelet TO = Tofino ZE = Zeballos NA = Nanaimo VI = Victoria VA = Vancouver WO = Woss Appendix B Salary Scale All salaries will be increased by an amount (0.88%) established by applying 0.8% to the aggregate value of current salary and benefits, which benefits are valued at 16.5% of salary, less any previous salary increases for 1995/1996. Step Annual Salary Monthly Salary Daily Rate Hourly Rate 10 $60,528 $5044 9 58,174 4,847 8 55,821 4,652 7 53,467 4,456 6 51,114 4,260 5 48,760 4,063 184.68 30.78 4 46,407 3,867 175.77 29.29 3 44,053 3,671 166.86 27.81 2 41,700 3,475 157.95 26.32 1 39,346 3,279 149.04 24.84 1. Sessional and casual employees who have been employed by the College prior to 1. A fourteen step salary scale will replace all existing salary scales for all instructional faculty, counsellors, librarians, curriculum designers and any other designation currently compensated at the instructor’s rate of pay in all collective agreements at all institutions party to this Agreement. 2. No employee’s salary will be reduced as a result of implementation of the new scale. 3. The increment anniversary date on the new common scale for employees at the top step of their current salary scale on the implementation date at their institution will be twelve calendar months from the date of the implementation. All other employees will maintain their existing increment anniversary dates. 4. Requirements and restrictions on placement and progression on the salary scale under local collective agreements are not intended to be altered by the creation and implementation of a new common salary sale, but may have to be modified by agreement of local parties to account for the new common scale. 5. A system wide increase equal to 1.8% of compensation will become effective in 1997/1998. This amount represents a general increase consistent with other public sector settlements plus shared productivity from employee participation in achieving increased efficiencies and collective agreement changes that enable increased student access through increased class size and topping up classes using information technologies. All of these care contained in this Agreement. At the date of ratification of the April 1, 1995, to March 31, 1998 Collective Agreement, the step values, implementation dates and configurations to the common salary scale have not been agreed to between the parties. The parties are to reach agreement on the common salary scale and all related compensation aspects by October 11, 1996. If they are unable to resolve all aspects, then the matter will be referred immediately to Xxxxx Xxxxxx for final and binding decision to be rendered no later than December 13, 1996. Xx. Xxxxxx will determine his own procedure. He will have the option of seeking a mediated settlement and engaging expert technical assistance. His fees and expenses will be borne equally by the parties. Upon final resolution of all outstanding common salary scale issues the relevant information will be published and distributed. Appendix C Definitions

Child Care Expenses. In the event that a spouse, partner or other family member is not available to provide safe child care, additional child care expenses incurred on account of overnight travel shall be reimbursed to a maximum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per night, to a maximum, cumulative annual cost to the College of two thousand dollars ($2000). Signed this day of , 1996 Signed on behalf of Signed on behalf of NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE FACULTY ASSOCIATION Appendix A Distances Between College Campuses/ Centres and Victoria/Vancouver/Nanaimo in Kilometres CX CT CR PA GR TA PH PM AB BA UC TO ZE NA VI VA WO CX 6 50 109 144 206 287 243 218 241 267 286 110 209 127 218 CT 6 46 103 138 200 281 237 212 235 261 280 108 203 121 212 CR 50 46 150 92 153 240 233 259 282 307 233 155 260 177 166 PA 000 000 000 257 319 391 399 93 116 142 399 85 195 109 332 GR 144 138 92 257 61 187 142 351 373 399 100 246 357 273 74 TA 206 200 153 319 61 248 203 412 436 460 203 307 418 334 135 PH 000 000 000 391 187 248 45 538 560 586 126 433 544 460 113 PM AB 243 237 233 399 142 203 45 492 515 541 80 388 499 415 68 BA 218 212 259 93 351 412 538 492 435 460 492 175 201 202 425 UC 241 235 282 116 373 436 560 515 435 42 515 198 309 225 447 TO 000 000 000 142 399 460 586 541 460 42 541 224 335 251 473 ZE 286 280 233 399 100 203 126 80 492 515 541 388 499 425 68 NA 110 108 155 85 246 307 433 388 175 198 224 388 111 27 320 VI 209 203 260 195 357 418 544 499 201 309 335 499 111 67 431 VA 127 121 177 109 273 334 460 415 202 225 251 425 27 67 347 WO 218 212 166 332 74 135 113 68 425 447 473 68 320 431 347 CX = Comox CT = Xxxxxxxxx XX = Xxxxxxxx River PA = Port Alberni GR = Gold River TA = Tahsis PH = Port Hardy PM = Port XxXxxx XxXxxxx XX = Alert Bay BA = Bamfield UC = Ucluelet TO = Tofino ZE = Zeballos NA = Nanaimo VI = Victoria VA = Vancouver WO = Woss Appendix B Salary Scale All salaries will be increased by an amount (0.88%) established by applying 0.8% to the aggregate value of current salary and benefits, which benefits are valued at 16.5% of salary, less any previous salary increases for 1995/1996. Step Annual Salary Monthly Salary Daily Rate Hourly Rate 10 $60,528 $5044 9 58,174 4,847 8 55,821 4,652 7 53,467 4,456 6 51,114 4,260 5 48,760 4,063 184.68 30.78 4 46,407 3,867 175.77 29.29 3 44,053 3,671 166.86 27.81 2 41,700 3,475 157.95 26.32 1 39,346 3,279 149.04 24.84 1. Sessional and casual employees who have been employed by the College prior to 1. A fourteen step salary scale will replace all existing salary scales for all instructional faculty, counsellors, librarians, curriculum designers and any other designation currently compensated at the instructor’s rate of pay in all collective agreements at all institutions party to this Agreement. 2. No employee’s salary will be reduced as a result of implementation of the new scale. 3. The increment anniversary date on the new common scale for employees at the top step of their current salary scale on the implementation date at their institution will be twelve calendar months from the date of the implementation. All other employees will maintain their existing increment anniversary dates. 4. Requirements and restrictions on placement and progression on the salary scale under local collective agreements are not intended to be altered by the creation and implementation of a new common salary sale, but may have to be modified by agreement of local parties to account for the new common scale. 5. A system wide increase equal to 1.8% of compensation will become effective in 1997/1998. This amount represents a general increase consistent with other public sector settlements plus shared productivity from employee participation in achieving increased efficiencies and collective agreement changes that enable increased student access through increased class size and topping up classes using information technologies. All of these care contained in this Agreement. At the date of ratification of the April 1, 19952001 April 1, to March 312002 April 1, 1998 Collective Agreement2003 1 66,504 71,000 73,257 2 64,436 66,512 68,238 3 62,587 64,162 65,445 4 60,791 61,812 63,048 5 59,047 59,462 60,651 6 57,352 57,112 58,254 7 55,706 54,762 55,857 8 54,107 52,412 53,460 9 52,554 50,062 51,063 10 51,046 47,712 48,666 11 49,581 12 48,158 13 46,776 Instructional Assistant Step April 1, the step values2001 April 1, implementation dates and configurations to the common salary scale have not been agreed to between the parties. The parties are to reach agreement on the common salary scale and all related compensation aspects by October 112002 April 1, 1996. If they are unable to resolve all aspects, then the matter will be referred immediately to Xxxxx Xxxxxx for final and binding decision to be rendered no later than December 13, 1996. Xx. Xxxxxx will determine his own procedure. He will have the option of seeking a mediated settlement and engaging expert technical assistance. His fees and expenses will be borne equally by the parties. Upon final resolution of all outstanding common salary scale issues the relevant information will be published and distributed. 2003 1 23.98 24.46 24.95 2 24.70 25.19 25.70 3 25.43 25.94 26.45 Appendix C Definitions

Child Care Expenses. In the event that a spouse, partner or other family member is not available to provide safe child care, additional child care expenses incurred on account of overnight travel shall be reimbursed to a maximum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per night, to a maximum, cumulative annual cost to the College of two thousand dollars ($2000). Signed this day of , 1996 Signed on behalf of Signed on behalf of NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE FACULTY ASSOCIATION Appendix A Distances Between College Campuses/ Centres and Victoria/Vancouver/Nanaimo in Kilometres CX CT CR PA GR TA PH PM AB BA UC TO ZE NA VI VA WO CX 6 50 109 144 206 287 243 218 241 267 286 110 209 127 218 CT 6 46 103 138 200 281 237 212 235 261 280 108 203 121 212 CR 50 46 150 92 153 240 233 259 282 307 233 155 260 177 166 PA 000 000 000 257 319 391 399 93 116 142 399 85 195 109 332 GR 144 138 92 257 61 187 142 351 373 399 100 246 357 273 74 TA 206 200 153 319 61 248 203 412 436 460 203 307 418 334 135 PH 000 000 000 391 187 248 45 538 560 586 126 433 544 460 113 PM AB 243 237 233 399 142 203 45 492 515 541 80 388 499 415 68 BA 218 212 259 93 351 412 538 492 435 460 492 175 201 202 425 UC 241 235 282 116 373 436 560 515 435 42 515 198 309 225 447 TO 000 000 000 142 399 460 586 541 460 42 541 224 335 251 473 ZE 286 280 233 399 100 203 126 80 492 515 541 388 499 425 68 NA 110 108 155 85 246 307 433 388 175 198 224 388 111 27 320 VI 209 203 260 195 357 418 544 499 201 309 335 499 111 67 431 VA 127 121 177 109 273 334 460 415 202 225 251 425 27 67 347 WO 218 212 166 332 74 135 113 68 425 447 473 68 320 431 347 CX = Comox CT = Xxxxxxxxx XX = Xxxxxxxx River PA = Port Alberni GR = Gold River TA = Tahsis PH = Port Hardy PM = Port XxXxxx XxXxxxx XX = Alert Bay BA = Bamfield UC = Ucluelet TO = Tofino ZE = Zeballos NA = Nanaimo VI = Victoria VA = Vancouver WO = Woss Appendix B Salary Scale All salaries will be increased by an amount (0.88%) established by applying 0.8% to the aggregate value of current salary and benefits, which benefits are valued at 16.5% of salary, less any previous salary increases for 1995/1996. Step Annual Salary Monthly Step Annual Salary Daily Rate Hourly Rate 1 $63,400 1 $65,200 2 61,900 2 63,173 3 60,400 3 61,360 4 58,900 4 59,599 5 57,400 5 57,889 6 55,900 6 56,227 7 54,400 7 54,614 8 52,900 8 53,046 9 51,400 9 51,524 10 $60,528 $5044 9 58,174 4,847 8 55,821 4,652 7 53,467 4,456 6 51,114 4,260 5 48,760 4,063 184.68 30.78 4 46,407 3,867 175.77 29.29 3 44,053 3,671 166.86 27.81 2 41,700 3,475 157.95 26.32 1 39,346 3,279 149.04 24.84 1. Sessional and casual employees who have been employed by the College prior to 1. A fourteen step salary scale will replace all existing salary scales for all instructional faculty, counsellors, librarians, curriculum designers and any other designation currently compensated at the instructor’s rate of pay in all collective agreements at all institutions party to this Agreement. 2. No employee’s salary will be reduced as a result of implementation of the new scale. 3. The increment anniversary date on the new common scale for employees at the top step of their current salary scale on the implementation date at their institution will be twelve calendar months from the date of the implementation. All other employees will maintain their existing increment anniversary dates. 4. Requirements and restrictions on placement and progression on the salary scale under local collective agreements are not intended to be altered by the creation and implementation of a new common salary sale, but may have to be modified by agreement of local parties to account for the new common scale. 5. A system wide increase equal to 1.8% of compensation will become effective in 1997/1998. This amount represents a general increase consistent with other public sector settlements plus shared productivity from employee participation in achieving increased efficiencies and collective agreement changes that enable increased student access through increased class size and topping up classes using information technologies. All of these care contained in this Agreement. At the date of ratification of the April 1, 1995, to March 31, 1998 Collective Agreement, the step values, implementation dates and configurations to the common salary scale have not been agreed to between the parties. The parties are to reach agreement on the common salary scale and all related compensation aspects by October 11, 1996. If they are unable to resolve all aspects, then the matter will be referred immediately to Xxxxx Xxxxxx for final and binding decision to be rendered no later than December 13, 1996. Xx. Xxxxxx will determine his own procedure. He will have the option of seeking a mediated settlement and engaging expert technical assistance. His fees and expenses will be borne equally by the parties. Upon final resolution of all outstanding common salary scale issues the relevant information will be published and distributed. 49,900 10 50,045 11 48,400 11 48,609 12 46,900 12 47,214 13 45,400 13 45,859 14 43,900 Appendix C Definitions

Child Care Expenses. In the event that a spouse, partner or other family member is not available to provide safe child care, additional child care expenses incurred on account of overnight travel shall be reimbursed to a maximum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per night, to a maximum, cumulative annual cost to the College of two thousand dollars ($2000). Signed this day of , 1996 Signed on behalf of Signed on behalf of NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE FACULTY ASSOCIATION Appendix A Distances Between College Campuses/ Centres and Victoria/Vancouver/Nanaimo in Kilometres CX CT CR PA GR TA PH PM AB BA UC TO ZE NA VI VA WO CX 6 50 109 144 206 287 243 218 241 267 286 110 209 127 218 CT 6 46 103 138 200 281 237 212 235 261 280 108 203 121 212 CR 50 46 150 92 153 240 233 259 282 307 233 155 260 177 166 PA 000 000 000 257 319 391 399 93 116 142 399 85 195 109 332 GR 144 138 92 257 61 187 142 351 373 399 100 246 357 273 74 TA 206 200 153 319 61 248 203 412 436 460 203 307 418 334 135 PH 000 000 000 391 187 248 45 538 560 586 126 433 544 460 113 PM AB 243 237 233 399 142 203 45 492 515 541 80 388 499 415 68 BA 218 212 259 93 351 412 538 492 435 460 492 175 201 202 425 UC 241 235 282 116 373 436 560 515 435 42 515 198 309 225 447 TO 000 000 000 142 399 460 586 541 460 42 541 224 335 251 473 ZE 286 280 233 399 100 203 126 80 492 515 541 388 499 425 68 NA 110 108 155 85 246 307 433 388 175 198 224 388 111 27 320 VI 209 203 260 195 357 418 544 499 201 309 335 499 111 67 431 VA 127 121 177 109 273 334 460 415 202 225 251 425 27 67 347 WO 218 212 166 332 74 135 113 68 425 447 473 68 320 431 347 CX = Comox CT = Xxxxxxxxx XX = Xxxxxxxx River PA = Port Alberni GR = Gold River TA = Tahsis PH = Port Hardy PM = Port XxXxxx XxXxxxx XX = Alert Bay BA = Bamfield UC = Ucluelet TO = Tofino ZE = Zeballos NA = Nanaimo VI = Victoria VA = Vancouver WO = Woss Appendix B Salary Scale All salaries will be increased by an amount (0.88%) established by applying 0.8% to the aggregate value of current salary and benefitsCurrent Salary Scale Effective April 1, which benefits are valued at 16.5% of salary, less any previous salary increases for 1995/1996. 2000 Step Annual Salary Monthly Step Annual Salary Daily Rate Hourly Rate 1 $63,400 1 $65,200 2 61,900 2 63,173 3 60,400 3 61,360 4 58,900 4 59,599 5 57,400 5 57,889 6 55,900 6 56,227 7 54,400 7 54,614 8 52,900 8 53,046 9 51,400 9 51,524 10 $60,528 $5044 9 58,174 4,847 8 55,821 4,652 7 53,467 4,456 6 51,114 4,260 5 48,760 4,063 184.68 30.78 4 46,407 3,867 175.77 29.29 3 44,053 3,671 166.86 27.81 2 41,700 3,475 157.95 26.32 1 39,346 3,279 149.04 24.84 1. Sessional and casual employees who have been employed by the College prior to 1. A fourteen step salary scale will replace all existing salary scales for all instructional faculty, counsellors, librarians, curriculum designers and any other designation currently compensated at the instructor’s rate of pay in all collective agreements at all institutions party to this Agreement. 2. No employee’s salary will be reduced as a result of implementation of the new scale. 3. The increment anniversary date on the new common scale for employees at the top step of their current salary scale on the implementation date at their institution will be twelve calendar months from the date of the implementation. All other employees will maintain their existing increment anniversary dates. 4. Requirements and restrictions on placement and progression on the salary scale under local collective agreements are not intended to be altered by the creation and implementation of a new common salary sale, but may have to be modified by agreement of local parties to account for the new common scale. 5. A system wide increase equal to 1.8% of compensation will become effective in 1997/1998. This amount represents a general increase consistent with other public sector settlements plus shared productivity from employee participation in achieving increased efficiencies and collective agreement changes that enable increased student access through increased class size and topping up classes using information technologies. All of these care contained in this Agreement. At the date of ratification of the April 1, 1995, to March 31, 1998 Collective Agreement, the step values, implementation dates and configurations to the common salary scale have not been agreed to between the parties. The parties are to reach agreement on the common salary scale and all related compensation aspects by October 11, 1996. If they are unable to resolve all aspects, then the matter will be referred immediately to Xxxxx Xxxxxx for final and binding decision to be rendered no later than December 13, 1996. Xx. Xxxxxx will determine his own procedure. He will have the option of seeking a mediated settlement and engaging expert technical assistance. His fees and expenses will be borne equally by the parties. Upon final resolution of all outstanding common salary scale issues the relevant information will be published and distributed. 49,900 10 50,045 11 48,400 11 48,609 12 46,900 12 47,214 13 45,400 13 45,859 14 43,900 Appendix C DefinitionsDefinitions Academic Year: A period of one (1) year beginning on September 1 and ending on August 31.

Child Care Expenses. In the event that a spouse, partner or other family member is not available to provide safe child care, additional child care expenses incurred on account of overnight travel shall be reimbursed to a maximum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per night, to a maximum, cumulative annual cost to the College of two thousand dollars ($2000). Signed this day of , 1996 Signed on behalf of Signed on behalf of NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE FACULTY ASSOCIATION Date: Appendix A Distances Between College Campuses/ Centres and Victoria/Vancouver/Nanaimo in Kilometres CX CT CR PA GR TA PH PM AB BA UC TO ZE NA VI VA WO CX 6 50 109 144 206 287 243 218 241 267 286 110 209 127 218 CT 6 46 103 138 200 281 237 212 235 261 280 108 203 121 212 CR 50 46 150 92 153 240 233 259 282 307 233 155 260 177 166 PA 000 000 000 257 319 391 399 93 116 142 399 85 195 109 332 GR 144 138 92 257 61 187 142 351 373 399 100 246 357 273 74 TA 206 200 153 319 61 248 203 412 436 460 203 307 418 334 135 PH 000 000 000 391 187 248 45 538 560 586 126 433 544 460 113 PM AB 243 237 233 399 142 203 45 492 515 541 80 388 499 415 68 BA 218 212 259 93 351 412 538 492 435 460 492 175 201 202 425 UC 241 235 282 116 373 436 560 515 435 42 515 198 309 225 447 TO 000 000 000 142 399 460 586 541 460 42 541 224 335 251 473 ZE 286 280 233 399 100 203 126 80 492 515 541 388 499 425 68 NA 110 108 155 85 246 307 433 388 175 198 224 388 111 27 320 VI 209 203 260 195 357 418 544 499 201 309 335 499 111 67 431 VA 127 121 177 109 273 334 460 415 202 225 251 425 27 67 347 WO 218 212 166 332 74 135 113 68 425 447 473 68 320 431 347 CX = Comox CT = Xxxxxxxxx XX = Xxxxxxxx River PA = Port Alberni GR = Gold River TA = Tahsis PH = Port Hardy PM = Port XxXxxx XX = Alert Bay BA = Bamfield UC = Ucluelet TO = Tofino ZE = Zeballos NA = Nanaimo VI = Victoria VA = Vancouver WO = Woss Appendix B Salary Scale All salaries will be increased by an amount (0.88%) established by applying 0.8% to the aggregate value of current salary and benefits, which benefits are valued at 16.5% of salary, less any previous salary increases for 1995/1996. Step Annual Salary Monthly Salary Daily Rate Hourly Rate 10 $60,528 60,000 $5044 5000 9 58,174 4,847 57,667 4,806 8 55,821 4,652 55,334 4,611 7 53,467 4,456 53,001 4,417 6 51,114 4,260 50,668 4,222 5 48,760 4,063 184.68 30.78 48,335 4,028 $183.09 $30.51 4 46,407 3,867 175.77 29.29 46,002 3,834 174.25 29.04 3 44,053 3,671 166.86 27.81 43,669 3,639 165.41 27.57 2 41,700 3,475 157.95 26.32 41,336 3,445 156.58 26.10 1 39,346 3,279 149.04 24.8439,003 3,250 147.74 24.62 1. Regular faculty who are presently paid a salary of $58,121 shall be placed at step 9 on the scale, and shall be red-circled. Regular faculty who are presently paid an annual salary of $48,420, based on a one hundred percent (100%) appointment, shall be placed on step 5 of the scale, and shall be red-circled. The Coordinator, Instructional Computing Support, currently earning $59,865, shall be placed at step 9 on the scale and shall be red-circled. 2. The anniversary date for advancement on the scale for existing regular faculty shall be midnight March 31, 1994. 1. Sessional and casual employees who have been employed by the College prior to 1. A fourteen step salary scale will replace all existing salary scales for all instructional faculty, counsellors, librarians, curriculum designers and any other designation currently compensated at the instructor’s rate of pay in all collective agreements at all institutions party to this Agreement. 2. No employee’s salary will be reduced as a result of implementation of the new scale. 3. The increment anniversary date on the new common scale for employees at the top step of their current salary scale on the implementation date at their institution will be twelve calendar months from the date of the implementation. All other employees will maintain their existing increment anniversary dates. 4. Requirements and restrictions on placement and progression on this Agreement shall be placed at step 5 of the salary scale under local collective agreements are not intended to be altered by the creation and implementation of a new common salary sale, but may have to be modified by agreement of local parties to account for the new common scale. 5. A system wide increase equal to 1.8% of compensation will become effective in 1997/1998. This amount represents a general increase consistent with other public sector settlements plus shared productivity from employee participation in achieving increased efficiencies and collective agreement changes that enable increased student access through increased class size and topping up classes using information technologies. All of these care contained in this Agreement. At the date of ratification of the April 1, 1995, to March 31, 1998 Collective Agreement, the step values, implementation dates and configurations to the common salary scale have not been agreed to between the parties. The parties are to reach agreement on the common salary scale and all related compensation aspects by October 11, 1996. If they are unable to resolve all aspects, then the matter will be referred immediately to Xxxxx Xxxxxx for final and binding decision to be rendered no later than December 13, 1996. Xx. Xxxxxx will determine his own procedure. He will have the option of seeking a mediated settlement and engaging expert technical assistance. His fees and expenses will be borne equally by the parties. Upon final resolution of all outstanding common salary scale issues the relevant information will be published and distributed. Appendix C Definitions