Community Living Services Collective Agreement - British Columbia ...

CSSBA and CSSEA - Community Living Services (03/2012) Page 49
An employee who transfers from regular to casual status will have their regular sick bank frozen and
inaccessible until such time as the employee posts back to regular status or posts to a vacancy under
Article 24.11 (Temporary Vacancies).
(a)
ARTICLE 31 - MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN
An employer will provide the Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) to all eligible employees.
(b) Employees of record on March 31, 2010, who meet the eligibility requirements of the MPP, have
the option of joining or not joining the MPP. Eligible employees who initially elect not to join the MPP
on April 1, 2010, have the right to join the MPP at any later date but will not be able to contribute or
purchase service for the period waived.
(c) All regular full-time employees hired after March 31, 2010, will be enrolled in the MPP upon
completion of the earlier of their probationary period or three months and will continue in the plan as a
condition of employment. Full-time hours of work are defined in the Local Issues Agreement specific
to each employer.
Regular part-time employees and casual employees hired after April 1, 2010, who meet the eligibility
requirements of the MPP have the right to enrol or not enrol in the MPP. Those who initially decline
participation have the right to join the MPP at any later date.
The MPP rules currently provide that a person who has completed two years of continuous employment
with earnings from an employer of not less than 35% of the year's maximum pensionable earnings in
each of two consecutive calendar years will be enrolled in the Plan. This rule will not apply when an
eligible employee gives a written waiver to the Employer.
(d) Employers will ensure that all new employees are informed of the options available to them under
the MPP rules.
(e) Eligibility and terms and conditions for the pension will be those contained in the Municipal
Pension Plan and associated documents.
(f) If there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the MPP rules, the MPP must
prevail.
Note: MPP contact information:
• Web: http:\\www.pensionsbc.ca
• Email: MPP@pensionsbc.ca
• Victoria Phone: 1-250-953-3000
• BC Phone: 1-800-668-6335
32.1 Duration
ARTICLE 32 - TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement will be binding and remain in effect until midnight, March 31, 2012.
32.2 Notice to Bargain
(a) This Agreement may be opened for collective bargaining by either party giving written notice to
the other party on or after December 1, 2011, but in any event not later than midnight,
December 31, 2011.
(b) Where no notice is given by either party prior to December 31, 2011, both parties will be deemed
to have been given notice under this article on December 31, 2011.