Municipal Pension Plan. (a) An employer will provide the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) to all eligible employees.
(b) Employees of record on March 31, 2010, who meet the eligibility requirements of the MPP, have the option of joining or not joining the MPP. Eligible employees who initially elect not to join the MPP on April 1, 2010, have the right to join the MPP at any later date but will not be able to contribute or purchase service for the period waived.
(c) All regular full-time employees hired after March 31, 2010, will be enrolled in the MPP upon completion of the earlier of their probationary period or three months and will continue in the plan as a condition of employment. Full-time hours of work are defined in the local issues agreement specific to each employer. Regular part-time employees and casual employees hired after April 1, 2010, who meet the eligibility requirements of the MPP have the right to enrol or not enrol in the MPP. Those who initially decline participation have the right to join the MPP at any later date. The MPP rules currently provide that a person who has completed two years of continuous employment with earnings from an employer of not less than 35% of the year's maximum pensionable earnings in each of two consecutive calendar years will be enrolled in the Plan. This rule will not apply when an eligible employee gives a written waiver to the Employer.
(d) Employers will ensure that all new employees are informed of the options available to them under the MPP rules.
(e) Eligibility and terms and conditions for the pension will be those contained in the Municipal Pension Plan and associated documents.
(f) If there is a conflict between the terms of this agreement and the MPP rules, the MPP must prevail. Note: MPP contact information: Web: http:\\xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx Email: xxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx Victoria Phone: 0-000-000-0000 BC Phone: 0-000-000-0000
Municipal Pension Plan. Effective the start of the first full pay period after April 1, 2006, all regular full-time employees on staff, and all other employees who meet the eligibility criteria referenced below, will be enrolled in the Plan, unless eligible employees signed a waiver as required by the implementation date (April 1, 2006). The waiver will be maintained on the employee’s personnel file. For employees hired on or after April 1, 2006:
(a) Regular full-time employees shall be enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan upon completion of their probationary period, and shall continue in the Plan as a condition of employment.
(b) Regular Community Health Workers in positions with of weekly posted hours of 35 to 40 shall be enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan upon completion of their probationary period, and shall continue in the Plan as a condition of employment. For the purposes of this article only, such Community Health Workers will be deemed to be regular full-time employees.
(c) Regular part-time employees, regular Community Health Workers not deemed to be regular full-time, and casual employees shall be eligible for enrolment in the Municipal Pension Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Pension Benefits Standards Act and the Municipal Pension Plan Rules. The Rules currently provide that a person who has completed two years of continuous employment with earnings from an employer of not less than 35% of the year’s maximum pensionable earnings in each of two consecutive calendar years shall be enrolled in the Plan. This Rule will not apply when an employee covered by this section completes and provides a written waiver to the Employer declining participation in the plan. The waiver will be maintained on the employee's personnel file.
Municipal Pension Plan. Regular employees shall be covered by the provisions of the Municipal Pension Plan. All regular employees shall be entitled to join the Pension Plan after three (3) months of employment and shall continue in the Plan as a condition of employment. (Reference Article 51 –
Municipal Pension Plan. Municipal Pension Plan rules made under the Municipal Pension Plan Joint Trust Agreement pursuant to the authority of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act apply to the Employer and its Employees who participate in the Plan. This Plan is referred to as the Municipal Pension Plan in this Collective Agreement.
Municipal Pension Plan.
(i) All newly hired regular employees shall participate under the Municipal Pension Plan, subject to the terms and conditions of such Plan, from their initial date of hire.
(ii) A newly hired employee, who was previously participating under the Municipal Pension Plan or a reciprocal plan, shall immediately be enrolled in the Plan, provided the new hire has not withdrawn their previous contributions and provided the break in service of the employee is thirty
Municipal Pension Plan. Employees shall be entitled to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan in accordance with the Municipal Pension Plan Rules.
Municipal Pension Plan. Where an employee is contributing to the Municipal Pension Plan and enters a Job Sharing arrangement, the employee shall be required to continue making payments toward the Municipal Pension Plan. The cost sharing arrangement shall continue on the same percentage basis applied to the reduced earnings.
Municipal Pension Plan. (a) Compulsory enrollment is required when a Permanent Full-time Employee who is age eighteen (18) or older reaches the earlier of:
(i) The date on which the Employee's probation period is successfully completed; or
(ii) The date on which the Employee completes twelve (12) months of continuous employment in a Permanent position; or
(iii) Effective 2014 July 21, the date the Employee is required to enrol under the rules of the Municipal Pension Plan, where this date is earlier than the date in (i) or (ii).
(b) Subject to relevant section of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act, the Municipality agrees to participate as to one-half (½) the cost determined by the Commissioner of the Municipal Pension Plan to extend the pensionable service of an Employee covered by this Agreement up to a maximum of one
(1) year. It is understood that this extension shall represent that period of time served by the member in a probationary capacity as an Employee of the District of West Vancouver and which has not previously been considered as pensionable service. Current Pension Plan rules require that the purchase of service be made within five (5) years of hire date for Permanent Employees. This benefit shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Only an Employee with a vested interest in the Municipal Pension Plan and who has reached the minimum age of retirement as defined in the Public Sector Pension Plans Act shall be eligible; and
(ii) An Employee who wishes to take advantage of this benefit shall give at least six (6) months’ notice in writing in advance of the date at which the Employee wishes to retire, and has provided written verification to Human Resources of the purchase of the service, including cost at the time of purchase, for reimbursement of one half of what the cost had been at the time of purchase, to be paid to the Employee upon their retirement. Purchase of this service must be made within the time frame established by the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.
(c) Municipal Pension Plan contributions shall commence for Temporary, Casual and Permanent Part-time (who have chosen percentage in lieu) Employees [when they qualify under the terms of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act] on the first day of the pay period following eligibility should an Employee so elect to contribute to the Pension Plan.
(d) Where an Employee is contributing to the Municipal Pension Plan and that Employee's status changes to qualify them to receive a percentage of their pay in ...
Municipal Pension Plan. Regular employees shall be covered by the provisions of the Municipal Pension Plan. All regular employees shall be entitled to join the Pension Plan after three (3) months of employment and shall continue in the Plan as a condition of employment. (Reference Article 51 – Portability.) Notwithstanding the foregoing, new regular part-time employees who are hired may, at the time of hiring, decline being covered by the Municipal Pension Plan for the period of their regular part-time employment. Employees shall be eligible for enrollment in the Municipal Pension Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the Municipal Pension Plan Rules. As at the date of ratification of this collective agreement the Municipal Pension Plan Rules provided the following: A temporary employee who has been employed in a continuous full-time capacity with the same Employer for a period of twelve (12) months, shall be enrolled in the Plan as a condition of employment. Casual employees who have completed two (2) years of continuous employment with earnings from the Employer of not less than thirty-five (35) percent of the year’s maximum pensionable earnings in each of two (2) consecutive calendar years shall be enrolled in the Plan as a condition of employment, unless the employee gives the Employer a written waiver not more than ninety (90) days after the date the Plan begins to apply to the employee.
Municipal Pension Plan. An employer will provide the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) to all eligible employees. Employees of record on March 31, 2010, who meet the eligibility requirements of the MPP, have the option of joining or not joining the MPP. Eligible employees who initially elect not to join the MPP on April 1, 2010, have the right to join the MPP at any later date but will not be able to contribute or purchase service for the period waived. All regular full-time employees hired after March 31, 2010, will be enrolled in the MPP upon completion of the earlier of their probationary period or three months and will continue in the plan as a condition of employment. Full-time hours of work are defined in the local issues agreement specific to each employer. Regular part-time employees and casual employees hired after April 1, 2010, who meet the eligibility requirements of the MPP have the right to enrol or not enrol in the MPP. Those who initially decline participation have the right to join the MPP at any later date. The MPP rules currently provide that a person who has completed two years of continuous employment with earnings from an employer of not less than 35% of the year's maximum pensionable earnings in each of two consecutive calendar years will be enrolled in the Plan. This rule will not apply when an eligible employee gives a written waiver to the Employer. Employers will ensure that all new employees are informed of the options available to them under the MPP rules. Eligibility and terms and conditions for the pension will be those contained in the Municipal Pension Plan and associated documents. If there is a conflict between the terms of this agreement and the MPP rules, the MPP must prevail. Note: MPP contact information: Web: http:\\xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx Email: xxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx Victoria Phone: 0-000-000-0000 BC Phone: 0-000-000-0000
