Common use of Labour Market Adjustment Clause in Contracts

Labour Market Adjustment. Insofar as it is recognized by both parties to this Agreement that there is need to ensure that the Employer is able to recruit and retain fully qualified support staff in a competitive labour market, and that there is a demonstrated need to adjust the compensation of some job classifications for that purpose, it is herein agreed that: An annual labour market stipend as per the October 8, 1998 agreement between the parties will continue to be paid to employees of the Information Technology Services Department who are employed in the positions of Data Base Administrator and Senior Programmer/Analyst. New employees who are hired by the Information Technology Services Department into these classifications will be placed on the appropriate step in the salary scale and will progress up the salary scale in accordance with the Collective Agreement to the maximum range of the position. The stipend will be paid in addition to the normal rate for the position. The salary placement for employees of the Campus Planning and Facilities Department who are classified as TQ/Journeyman and who by their job description are required to hold Trades Qualifications (TQ) or an Interprovincial Trades Ticket (IP), will be Step 17 of Salary Band 9. The salary placement for those employees of the Campus Planning and Facilities Department who are classified as Support Services Coordinator II and who by their job description are required to hold Trades Qualifications (TQ) or an Interprovincial Trades Ticket (IP), will be Step 18 of Salary Band 10. New employees who are hired by the Campus Planning and Facilities Department with the required trades qualifications for the above-noted classifications will be hired at Step 17 or Step 18 of the applicable Salary Band as indicated.

Labour Market Adjustment. Insofar as it is recognized by both parties to this Agreement agreement that there is need to ensure that the Employer is able to recruit and retain fully qualified support staff in a competitive labour market, and that there is a demonstrated need to adjust the compensation of some job classifications for that purpose, it is herein agreed that: An annual labour market stipend as per the October 8, 1998 agreement between the parties will continue to be paid to employees of the Information Technology Services Department who are employed in the positions of Data Base Administrator and Senior Programmer/Analyst. New employees who are hired by the Information Technology Services Department into these classifications will be placed on the appropriate step in the salary scale and will progress up the salary scale in accordance with the Collective Agreement collective agreement to the maximum range of the position. The stipend will be paid in addition to the normal rate for the position. Within three months of the expiry of the collective agreement, the parties shall review the arrangement to determine if the market value stipend is still required. In the event a stipend is no longer required, incumbents to these positions will continue to receive the stipend and be "grandfathered". The salary placement for employees of the Campus Planning and Facilities Department who are classified as TQ/Journeyman and who by their job description are required to hold Trades Qualifications (TQ) or an Interprovincial Trades Ticket (IP), will be Step 17 of Salary Band 9. The salary placement for those employees of the Campus Planning and Facilities Department who are classified as Support Services Coordinator II and who by their job description are required to hold Trades Qualifications (TQ) or an Interprovincial Trades Ticket (IP), will be Step 18 of Salary Band 10. New employees who are hired by the Campus Planning and Facilities Department with the required trades qualifications for the above-noted classifications will be hired at Step 17 or Step 18 of the applicable Salary Band as indicated.