REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: August 9, 2018 Report No. ADM-18-024
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Vicki Gannon, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT:
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Council Remuneration Bylaw and Amendments to Council Policies PER-05, ADMIN-58 and ADMIN-62
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. That Council give Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2018, No. 2941 first, second and third reading and repeal Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836; and,
2. That Council approve amendments to Council Policies PER-05 (Terms and Conditions of Employment for Officers, Managers and Exempt Employees), ADMIN-58 (Independent Review and Market Analysis of Council Remuneration), and ADMIN-62 (Remuneration for Elected Officials), as attached to Staff Report ADM-18-024.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Employment Standards Act
Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836
Council Policy PER-05 - Terms and Conditions of Employment for Officers, Managers and Exempt Employees
Council Policy ADMIN-58 - Independent Review and Market Analysis of Council Remuneration
Council Policy ADMIN-62 - Remuneration for Elected Officials
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This Request for Decision is not directly related to any specific Council priority.
BACKGROUND:
Employees that are exempt from the Union, but not Officers are Managers must be compensated for overtime under the Employment Standards Act. As per the Act, overtime is paid once an employee works more than 40 hours in a week. The hours of work for our exempt employees are based on a 35-hour week; therefore any overtime worked is compensated at straight time for the first five hours of overtime. Those employees covered by CUPE's Collective Agreement receive overtime after 35 hours. If the recommended changes to this Policy are approved, staff that are exempt from the Union, but not Officers or Managers will receive overtime for work performed beyond their normal 7 hour shift, or on the weekends.
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