Some employees are salaried workers whereas all employer category workers receive salaries. These costs ensure that WCB income benefits and services will be available to workplace injured and disabled Saanich Workers. The number of salaried workers is less than the number of hourly paid workers. It is intended to replace a portion of wage loss due to short term illnesses. PSL payments are pre-allocated or banked funds that are administered by the employer or management group in this workplace.
Replacement costs are funds that are used to cover salaries and wages for replacement workers.
These replacement workers are hired or allocated from other Saanich work settings to perform the duties of established workers. The latter workers are absent from their jobs and in receipt of long term disability income assistance or services. In the calendar year of 1997, no Saanich Workers were absent from the workplace such that a replacement worker was required. This item also includes services purchased from Rehabilitation Service Agencies in the Victoria area. Finally, this item includes the fees of a private sector-based Rehabilitation Consultant.