Issue 29
OPSEU’s ready.
October 23, 2015
Table
Talk
The latest bargaining and
mobilizing news for OPS members
Flexible Part-Time Staff
Questions & Answers
The following is applicable only to those employees in the Ministry of the Attorney General: Court Services
Division that are currently classified as FPT 1000 or FPT 1500 hour categories.
1. The flexible part-time model. What does this
mean?
Appendix 32 has been expanded to include the
job functions of a Court and Client Representative
or Court and Client Representative – Records
Management and allow those positions to be
structured as flexible part-time positions. FPT
positions shall have no adverse impact on fulltime regular staff.
2. I am currently a full-time CCR or CCR-RM.
Will A1 change my hours of work or working
conditions?
No. There will be no impact to current working
conditions of CCR or CCR-RM employees.
3. When do the changes proposed in Appendix
32 come into effect?
If ratified, the changes to Appendix 32 will be
effective January 04, 2016.
4. Has the calculation of my hours changed?
Yes. Effective January 04, 2016, hours of work
will be calculated on a bi- weekly basis as
opposed to the current calculation on a weekly
basis.
5. Have there been changes to the primary
assignment of work?
Yes. Employees will now primarily perform
work in accordance with their job specification
as opposed to strictly in the courtroom. The
majority of employee positions are based on
in-court work (ie: court reporter or courtroom
clerk). However, with the addition of the Court
and Client Representative, and Court and Client
Representative – Records Management positions,
this may include work both inside and outside the
courtroom. This does not interfere with the ability
to be assigned work that supports the overall
administration of the courts to those employees to
meet their bi-/weekly category hours.
6. I am currently an FPT 1000 hour employee.
Will my annual hour category change?
Yes. Effective January 04, 2016, the FPT 1000
hour category will increase by 96 hours annually
to FPT 1096 hours. Employees in this category
will work a minimum of 42 hours bi-weekly.
employee has left the workplace they shall
receive credit for a minimum of four (4) hours at
one and one-half times their basic hourly rate.
7. I saw the addition of eight (8) non-working
days to Appendix 32. What is a nonworking day?
Eight (8) non-working days have been added to
allow FPT employees to apply to their manager
to receive an approved day of absence in
which they are not required to utilize credits
(eg. vacation) to meet their bi-weekly hours.
Employees will be expected to meet their
minimum hours on the remaining days in the
bi-weekly period.
9. Are there increases to FPT meal allowance
when working after 6:00pm?
Yes, FPT employees who work after 6:00pm
will be entitled to a meal allowance of $20.00
(except where free meals are provided or the
employee is being compensated on some other
basis). Receipts will continue to be required.
What if my approved non-working day is
cancelled and I am required to work?
If an employee is required to work on an
approved non-working day, the employee shall
be paid a minimum of four (4) hours of pay at
one and one-half times their basic hourly rate.
Is call-back pay applicable to FPT staff?
Yes.
10. I still have questions about the FPT model,
who can I contact?
Employees with questions about the tentative
collective agreement can e- mail the OPS
bargaining team at: centralbargaining@opseu.
org
Or, the Ministry of the Attorney General,
Employee Relations Committee for OPSEU at:
[email protected]
8. What is call-back pay (Article UN 9)?
When the employer directs an employee to
return to work on the same day after the
completion of their scheduled shift and the
Your Central/Unified bargaining team is recommending the
tentative agreement for ratification by the membership.
Voting takes place October 27, 28, & 29.
Members may cast their ballot at any voting
location as listed on the OPSEU :
opseu.org/news/vote-locations-ops-bargaining-contract-centralunified
All OPS Bargaining Information is available at:
opseu.org/ops-bargaining-2014
Stay informed,
get involved, and show
your solidarity.
Your OPS Bargaining teams
Together, we will
get a fair and decent
contract.
Roxanne Barnes, Chair CERC
Ron Langer, Vice-Chair
Region 1
Region 2
Elaine Young
Betty Marchegiano Region 3
Dylan Lineger Region 4
Region 5
Dennis Wilson Beth Anich Region 6
John Watson Region 7
Mickey Riccardi Administration
Glenna Caldwell Corrections
Cindy Falcao Institutional and Health Care
Tim Elphick Office Administration
Johanne Bourgeois Office Administration
John Berry Oper. & Maintenance/Technical
Fixed Term
Steve Anderson Staff Negotiator
Ruth Hamilton Don’t listen to rumours!
TableTalk Update is your only official
communication from the
OPS Bargaining Teams.
Central/Unified Team
Authorized for distribution:
Roxanne Barnes, Chair
Central/Unified Team
Warren (Smokey) Thomas
President
CONTACT US: Central/Unified Team [email protected]