Public Sector Compensation Act — P-31.6 7
Terms and conditions 7 (1) Notwithstanding any other Act of Parliament except the Canadian Human Rights Act but subject to this Act, the terms and conditions of (a) every compensation plan that is extended under section 5 or 6, and (b) every collective agreement or arbitral award that includes a compensation plan referred to in paragraph (a) shall continue in force without change for the period for which the compensation plan is so extended. Exception where conversion or reclassification (2) The Treasury Board may change any terms and conditions of a compensation plan that is extended under section 5 or 6 or in respect of which section 11 applies, or of a collective agreement or arbitral award that includes such a compensation plan, if those terms and conditions are, in the opinion of the Treasury Board, in respect of a conversion or reclassification that is required to implement a new or revised classification standard. Extension where conversion or reclassification of a plan (2.1) Where, before December 10, 1992, the Treasury Board has, pursuant to subsection (2), changed any of the terms and conditions of a compensation plan to implement a new or revised classification standard, the new or revised compensation plan that is in effect as a result of that implementation shall be (a) extended for a period of forty-eight months beginning on the day immediately following the day on which the compensation plan would, but for this subsection, expire; and (b) deemed to include a provision to the effect that the wage rates in effect under the plan on the day on which the plan would, but for this subsection, expire shall not be increased for the forty-eight month period immediately following that day. Idem (2.2) Where, on or after December 10, 1992 but before the coming into force of this subsection, the Treasury Board has, pursuant to subsection (2), changed any of the terms and conditions of a compensation plan to implement a new or revised classification standard, the new or revised compensation plan that is in effect as a result of that implementation shall be (a) extended for a period of twenty-four months beginning on the day immediately following the day on which the compensation plan would, but for this subsection, expire; and (b) deemed to include a provision to the effect that the wage rates in effect under the plan on the day on which the plan would, but for this subsection, expire shall not be increased for the twenty-four month period immediately following that day. Authorized changes (3) The Treasury Board may authorize any change to any terms and conditions (a) of a compensation plan that would, but for section 6, have expired before February 26, 1991; or (b) of a collective agreement or arbitral award that includes a compensation plan referred to in paragraph (a). Where parties fail to agree (4) The Treasury Board may change any terms and conditions (a) of a compensation plan that would, but for section 6, have expired before February 26, 1991, or (b) of a collective agreement or arbitral award that includes a compensation plan referred to in paragraph (a) where the parties to the plan fail to agree to change those terms and conditions. Wage increases governed by section 10 (5) The Treasury Board may not make or authorize any increase in wage rates pursuant to subsection (3) or (4) that is not in accordance with section 10. Work sharing agreement (6) Nothing in this section affects any work sharing agreement that is approved for the purposes of section 24 of the Unemployment Insurance Act . 1991, c. 30, s. 7; 1993, c. 13, s. 5; 1994, c. 18, s. 4