Central Collective Agreement - OPSEU

Date of Ratification
INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1. For the purposes of this section, “Information & Information Technology” is defined as any activity
which involves the investigation, analysis, planning, acquisition, design, development, implementation,
operation and maintenance of information technology, the management of information including the
security of that information and/or the automation of business processes.
2. For purposes of this section, a "non-public servant" is:
i. a person who has not been appointed by the Public Service Commission; and
ii. who is engaged to perform work related to Information & Information Technology.
3. Persons employed or engaged by a supplier of I and IT equipment, hardware or software who are
performing work in relation to the installation, maintenance and support of that equipment, hardware
or software shall not be considered “non-public servants” for the purposes of this section. There shall
be no restriction regarding their use, and they shall not otherwise be covered by the terms of this
section, nor the reporting requirements in paragraph 6.
4. The use of a non-public servant to perform bargaining unit work does not constitute a violation of the
Collective Agreement.
5. Non-public servants, while in the workplace, shall not perform duties normally performed by
employees in the bargaining unit if it directly results in the lay-off of a bargaining unit employee.
6. Every six (6) months, the Employer will provide OPSEU with a report including the following data
relating to all non-public servants as defined in paragraph 2 who perform OPSEU bargaining unit work
requiring regular attendance at one or more sites controlled by the Employer:
i. The name of the non-public servant;
ii. The workplace regularly attended by the non-public servant;
iii. The role and level for which the non-public servant is engaged;
iv. The start date of the engagement of the non-public servant;
v. The end date or anticipated end date of engagement of the non-public servant; and
vi. The number of days worked during the reporting period.
7. At the time of providing the report, and for the period of the report, the Employer shall pay to the
Union a payment for each day of work performed by the non-public servant performing OPSEU
bargaining unit work identified in the report. The formula for such payment shall be as follows: 1.4%
of the daily average of the salary maximum for the Systems Officer series multiplied by the number of
days worked set out at paragraph 6 of the Report.
8. The parties agree to implement the terms found in Appendix A ERDC Resource Pool and I&IT
Enterprise Recruitment.
Appendix A
ERDC Resource Pool and I&IT Enterprise Recruitment
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