Appendix 1 - Special provisions for certain technicians
SCOPE
The provisions of this agreement apply insofar as they are not otherwise modified by this Appendix stipulating special provisions for certain technicians who perform their duties and are employees as defined in clause 1.01 of the collective agreement.
ARTICLE 1 SPECIAL PROVISION FOR DIETETICS TECHNICIANS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS OR GRADUATE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS
An employee who temporarily replaces the head of the service or sector or the head technologist for a period of at least seven (7) continuous hours of work is entitled to a supplement of:
Rate from 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31 ($/hr): 13.23
Rate from 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 ($/hr): 13.60
Rate from 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31 ($/hr): 13.95
Rate from 2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31 ($/hr): 14.30
Rate as of 2027-04-01 ($/hr): 14.80
ARTICLE 2 PROVISION REGARDING THE PROMOTION OF RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGISTS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS OR GRADUATE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS
In their new job title, employees who are promoted receive the salary for the echelon in the new job title corresponding to the one they had in the job title they left.
ARTICLE 3 SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGISTS
Employees who are required to perform different duties receive the salary of the highest-paid duties providing that they performed those duties for half the normal work week, or receive the salary of the highest-paid duties for the hours worked in this position as long as they performed them for the equivalent of one (1) regular day of work. The equivalent of one (1) regular day of work must include a minimum of two (2) continuous hours.
ARTICLE 4 SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGISTS
Physiotherapy technologists who become physiotherapists are classified at the echelon of the scale for physiotherapists that is immediately higher than the salary they had in their former job title.
ARTICLE 5 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK TECHNICIANS AND SOCIAL AIDES
5.01 ECHELON ADVANCEMENT
a) The duration of time that an employee stays at an echelon is normally one (1) year of experience.
b) Echelon advancement is granted upon satisfactory performance.
c) Accelerated echelon advancement is granted on the date on which an employee completes the academic requirements entitling them to credited experience under the provisions of clause 5.02. Accelerated echelon advancement does not modify an employee’s regular echelon advancement date.
5.02 POST-GRADUATE TRAINING
1) A social work technician employed by the institution who, outside of their regular hours of work, successfully completes thirty (30) credits in a university course related to social work and relevant to the duties performed by them is granted two (2) years of experience for the purposes of echelon advancement on the basic scale for that employee or, if applicable, additional remuneration of 3% of the salary for the top echelon on the salary scale.
2) A social work technician employed by the institution who, during their hours of work, obtains thirty (30) credits in a university course related to social work and relevant to the duties performed by them is granted one (1) year of experience for the purposes of echelon advancement on the basic scale for that employee or, if applicable, additional remuneration of 1.5% of the salary for the top echelon on the salary scale.
3) For the purposes of applying paragraphs 1 and 2, a social work technician who uses more than one program of post-graduate studies in their specialty is granted a maximum of four (4) years of experience for the purposes of echelon advancement for all programs or, if applicable, additional remuneration of a maximum of 6% of the salary for the top echelon on the salary scale.
4) The provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 also apply to social aides, with the exception of the provisions on additional remuneration.
5.03 Full-time social work technicians who on June 30, 1995 were covered by a collective agreement providing for a study incentive premium paid each time that they successfully completed fifteen (15) credits in a social assistance course continue to benefit from the provisions of clause 6.02 for the duration of this agreement.
ARTICLE 6 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATORS
6.01
For the purposes of applying the provisions on educators’ post-graduate training, training related to an employee’s duties is deemed to be required.
6.02 STUDY INCENTIVE PREMIUM
A full-time educator employed by the institution on the date this collective agreement comes into effect receives a study incentive premium after successfully completing fifteen (15) credits in the specialized education techniques program (CÉGEP courses).
The premium cannot be claimed by an educator who has obtained a bursary from the Employer or when the courses are taken during the employee’s hours of work with no loss of salary for the employee concerned.
Study Incentive Premium
| Period | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31 | 618.00 |
| 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 | 635.00 |
| 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31 | 652.00 |
| 2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31 | 668.00 |
| As of 2027-04-01 | 691.00 |
Employees are granted one (1) year of experience for the purposes of echelon advancement on their scale each time they successfully complete a set of thirty (30) additional credits.
If an employee benefits from an additional echelon after obtaining some or all of the fifteen (15) credits, they cannot receive the study incentive premium stipulated in the first paragraph.
This premium is only paid once for a given set of credits obtained.
Equivalencies and exemptions are not accepted for this purpose.
6.03 LIVING OR REHABILITATION UNIT SUPERVISOR
1- On-call duty
To ensure that the living unit runs smoothly, the living or rehabilitation unit supervisor’s presence is required in addition to their set work schedule, for circumstances such as the following, except when an educator is absent and needs to be replaced:
a) when beneficiaries leave for and return from vacations or holidays;
b) to assist a substitute or new educator on their team;
c) when one or several beneficiaries cause major problems.
2- Remuneration
The salary scale of an employee responsible for a living unit or rehabilitation unit is established taking into account the overtime worked on duties for which the employee is on call in accordance with the provisions set out in paragraph 1. Consequently, neither the employee nor the Union may claim payment or compensatory time off for overtime worked to perform such duties.
ARTICLE 7 MEALS
A meal is provided free of charge to employees with one of the following job titles who, in the course of their duties, are called on to take their meals with service users:
- educator (2691);
- special education technician (2686);
- community recreation leadership technician (2696)