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HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-128 .. .. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE BY-LAW #82-128 Being a by-law to amend By-Law #79-90, being a by-law to adopt a Statement of Policies for Non-Union Staff. The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle hereby enacts as follows: 1. Schedule IIAII to By-Law #79-90 is amended by deleting the following paragraphs in respect of: Vacations with Pay Dental Plan Educational Courses Overtime General and by inserting the following paragraphs: Vacations With Pay Employees with less than one (1) year of service, shall be entitled to one (1) day per month of service, to a maximum of ten (10) working days. No annual vacation may be taken until the staff member has successfully completed the required probationary period. Employees with one (1) to four (4) years of service shall be entitled to two (2) weeks. Employees with four (4) years of service, but less than ten (10) years of service, shall be entitled to three (3) weeks. Employees with ten (10) years of service, but less than twenty (20) years of service shall be entitled to four (4) weeks. Employees with twenty (20) years of service or more shall be entitled to five (5) weeks. . All vacations shall be taken in the calendar year based on the employees vacation entitlement as completed to May 31 of that same calendar year. Vacations may not be carried over from year to year except by permission of the Department Head and/or Chief Administrative Officer. The scheduling of vacations within the calendar year are subject to the approval of the Department Head and/or the Chief Administrative Officer. Scheduling should be undertaken on the basis of length of service. Cont'd Page 2...... I File No.__.JQ.:.LQ..~L.._._.1 - . . Page 2 Dental Plan Effective September 1, 1979 the Corporation will pay 75% of the premium of a Dental Plan equivalent to Blue Cross N9, based on the relevant O.D.A. fee schedule. Education Courses Courses will be made available to all employees with pay and expenses accord- ing to the following: 1. An employee must be sent by a Department Head; 2. A previous budget allowance must have been made; 3. On successful completion the applicant will be reimbursed for course related expenses. Overtime Monetary compensation for work performed beyond normal 'hours for the following list of employees shall not be paid, however such an employee may earn five (5) additional working days in lieu of overtime worked, on the basis of 1i hours of time off for 1 hour of overtime worked. Staff on the following list may be allowed additional time off with pay in lieu of overtime for appropriate reasons as may be determined by the Department Head or Chief Administrative Officer; Clerk Purchasing & Supply Agent Treasurer Deputy Treasurer Director of Public Works Deputy Director of Public Works Director of Community Services Deputy Director of Community Services Director of Planning By-law Enforcement Officer Fire Chief Program Director Chief Building Official Superintendent of Works Deputy Clerk Facilities Manager Deputy Fire Chief Program Director (s) Deputy Director of Planning Tax Collector Monetary compensation for work performed beyond normal hours for the following list of employees shall be paid at the rate of one and one half time (li) his/her regular hourly rate for all hours actually worked in excess of the total hours normally worked each week and with the approval of the appropriate Department Head. Staff on the following list may be allowed additional time off with pay in lieu of overtime rather than receiving additional pay, at the discretion of the Department Head and/or Chief Administrative Officer provided appropriate reasons are given: Contld Page 3...... . . - ., Page 3 Foreman - Parks and Recreation Foreman - Public Works All non-union secretarial personnel Overtime work beyond the normal working hours of the Corporation will be required commensurate with the position without compensation, except as provided for under this section. Probation Period All new employees shall be on probation for a period of six (6) calendar months, or for such lesser period as may be specified with specific terms and conditions of employment, reached with the individual employee. Clothing Allowance The Town will provide the following staff with an annual allowance for the purchase of protective clothing, necessary for the performance of their jobs: Foreman (Works) Foreman (Parks and Recreation) Chief Building Official Superintendent of Works Leave of Absence Without Pay Any leave of absence requested by a member of staff unless otherwise provided for in this policy, shall not be permitted, unless approved by the Department Head and/or the appropriate Standing Committee of Council. General Wherever the singular or masculine is used in this Policy, it shall be construed as if the plural or feminine has been used, where the context so requires. It shall be the responsibility of each employee to constantly provide updated information to the Chief Administrative Officer relative to his personal status including change of address, telephone number, marital status, health status, educational improvements, number of dependents and other related matters. The Town may from time to time, establish certain conditions or benefits not handled in this policy in respect of the employment of individual employees. Such conditions or benefits may be established through the adoption of by-laws describing individual IIterms and conditionsll of employment. Contld Page 4...... . "'I Page 4 2. Schedule "A" to By-Law #79-90 is further amended to deleting all reference to the "Town Manager" and by inserting the words Chief Administrative Officer in all places "Town Manager" appears. By-law read a first and second time this 20th day of September 1982 by-law read a third and finally passed this 20th day of September 1982 G. B. RiCkar~~~ Mayor D. W. Oakes Town Clerk