PAY ADMINISTRATION 49.01 An employee is entitled to be paid for services rendered at the pay specified in Appendix “A” for the classification of the position to which the employee is appointed.
49.02 No payment or notification shall be made for one ($1.00) or less.
49.03 A service pay increase of two point two five percent (2.25%) will be paid to an employee once every year on the anniversary date of hiring or promotion. This increase is based on the employee’s performance appraisal. No increase within the pay range will be given for an appraisal that is less than satisfactory. In the absence of an appraisal, performance shall be deemed satisfactory.
49.04 When an employee is required by the Employer to substantially perform the duties of a higher classification level in an acting capacity and performs those duties for at least fifteen (15) days, he shall be paid action pay calculated from the date on which he commenced to act as if he had been appointed to that higher classification level for the period in which he acts.
49.05 A reclassification is a change in the level of a position resulting from a review or audit.
49.06 If a position is reclassified to a level having a higher attainable maximum rate of pay, the rate of pay shall be determined by applying the promotion or transfer rules unless specified otherwise in the collective agreement or pay plan.
49.07 If a position is reclassified to a level having a lower attainable maximum rate of pay, the employee shall retain the rates of pay of the former level until the maximum of the new level reaches the salary being paid to the employee. Meanwhile, the economic increase mentioned in Appendix “A” will be paid to the employee in a lump-sum.
49.08 When an employee occupies a position, identified by the Gallery as bilingual, and the employee meets the language requirements, as confirmed by a second language examination, he/she shall receive a bilingual bonus of $800.00 per annum. In order to be eligible for the bonus, the employee must have received a salary for at least ten days in the month. The Bilingual Bonus paid to part-time employees shall be pro-rated.
49.09 Where the rates of pay set forth in Appendix “A” of this Agreement have an effective date prior to the date of the singing of this Agreement, the retroactive period shall apply to employees, former employees or in the case of death, the estate of former employees who were members of the bargaining unit identified in Article 2 of this Agreement during the retroactive period.
49.10 In order for former employees or, in the case of death, for the estate of the former employee to receive payment in accordance with the above, the Employer shall notify, by registered mail, such individuals at their last known address that they have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the registered letter to request in writing such payment, after which time any obligation upon the Employer to provide payment ceases.
