ARCHIVED CD 2006-009

1. PURPOSE

1.1 The purpose of this directive is to provide information on the new Meat Hygiene Allowance described in the Veterinary Medicine (VM) group collective agreement, Bargaining Unit Designator (BUD) code 99517, signed on November 15, 2005, between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC).

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 Article G2.01 in the VM collective agreement states that, effective January 1, 2006, an employee at the VM-01 or VM-02 level (BUD 99517) who performs meat inspection duties in an abattoir will receive a meat hygiene allowance for all hours worked, including overtime hours, at a rate of 4% of the straight time hourly rate of pay.

3. POLICY

3.1 The Meat Hygiene Allowance is a lump sum amount payable to employees at the VM-01 and VM-02 level who perform meat inspection duties in an abattoir and who are subject to the VM collective agreement.

3.2 This allowance is considered to form part of the salary for pension purposes for hours worked during the normal work day, however, the allowance is not considered to form part of the salary for pay purposes. Consequently, the allowance must be reported separately for regular hours worked, which are subject to pension, and for overtime hours worked, which are not subject to pension. Two new entitlement codes have been created for reporting purposes. The allowance is not subject to the 10 working days eligibility rule.

3.3 Entitlements related to pay situations (such as promotions or acting pay) will not be recalculated. This allowance is not to be used in calculating the 4% vacation pay or the premium pay in lieu of statutory holidays for part-time employees.

4. PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 Code 1B7 - Meat Hygiene Allowance - Superannuable

4.2 Entitlement code 1B7 "Meat Hyg. All" is available in both the Regional Pay System (RPS) and the Contributor System (CS). This entitlement code is to be used to report the allowance payable relative to the employee's scheduled hours of work only.

| Since August 26, 2011, this code is available in the Regional Pay System (RPS) with a Rate Base 9 (annual).

4.3 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for reporting this allowance to all eligible employees at the VM-01 and VM-02 levels using the ENC screen with entitlement code 1B7 and rate base 0. The amount to be reported is 4% of the employee's straight time hourly rate of pay for each regular hour worked.

| This allowance is available in the RPS with a rate base 9 (annual). The CFIA is responsible for stopping any existing transactions using a rate base P (percentage) and starting any new transactions using rate base 9.

4.4 Entitlement code 1B7 is subject to the following deductions:

• Federal/Provincial Income Tax
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
• Disability Insurance Plan (DI) and Long-term Disability Insurance Plan (LTD)
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
• Supplementary Death Benefit Plan (SDBP)

4.5 Code 1B9 - Meat Hygiene Allowance - Non-superannuable

4.6 Effective April 4, 2006, entitlement code 1B9 "Meat-HYG-All" non-superannuable will be created in the RPS and the CS. This entitlement code is to be used to pay the portion of the Meat Hygiene Allowance relative to overtime hours worked.

4.7 The CFIA will report this allowance for overtime hours worked using the ENC screen using entitlement code 1B9 and rate base 0. The amount to be reported is 4% of the employee's straight time hourly rate of pay for each hour of overtime worked.

4.8 Entitlement code 1B9 is subject to the following deductions:

• Federal/Provincial Income Tax
• Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)

4.9 Please refer to sections 3-3-3 , 4-4-18-3-1 , 4-4-18-3-2 , 14-6 and 14-10-2 of the Personnel-Pay Input Manual (PPIM) for pay input requirement.

4.10 The PPIM will be updated to incorporate the relative information contained in this directive.

5. INQUIRIES

5.1 Any inquiries on the information contained in this document should be addressed to your Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Compensation Services Office.

Original Signed by
Tom Meyers

Brigitte Fortin
Acting Director General
Compensation Sector
Accounting, Banking and Compensation