Common use of Isolation Allowance Clause in Contracts

Isolation Allowance. (a) An isolation allowance shall be paid to each eligible employee. The basis of payment shall be in accordance with the bi-weekly pay conversion schedule, Isolation Index as recorded in Information Appendix C and as revised from time to time by the Employer. Such revisions shall only be as revised for the majority of unionized employees in the Public Service and copies of such revisions sent to the Union prior to implementation. (b) The amount of the allowance per point per month, effective date(s) of allowance, and adjustments to allowances, shall be on the same basis as may be implemented for the majority of unionized employees in the Public Service. (c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) above, current employees who are receiving partial isolation allowance on the basis provided in Clause 32.07(b) of the agreement signed on September 24, 1981, shall continue to receive such partial allowance in accordance with that agreement until phase-out is completed. (d) The Employer agrees to meet with the Union to receive and review any proposals from the Union for altering the existing formula should that formula be the subject for review by the bargaining agents for the majority of the unionized employees in the Public Service and the Employer. (e) The Employer agrees to consult the Union before any changes to the existing formula determining isolation points are made.