Common use of ACTING RANK Clause in Contracts

ACTING RANK. 22.01 Each employee who is required to act in the capacity of a higher rank, shall be paid at the rate of such higher rank for each complete shift or part thereof which he so works. In the context of this Article, a shift shall mean ten (10) hours, fourteen (14) hours, eight (8) hours or twelve (12) hours, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the above, effective February 1, 2005, the Acting Communications Officer will be paid the rate of 112.5% of a 1st Class Fire Fighter rate. Once the Joint Communication Centre (JCC) is fully operational and conditional upon the JCC becoming fully operational, the Acting Communications Officer rate will increase to 115% of a 1st Class Fire Fighter rate. The assignment to Acting Communications Officer shall only occur when the Assistant Division Chief of Communications is not scheduled to work. 22.02 Payment of acting-time shall be payable bi-weekly. Effective July 1, 2005, acting rates shall include Service Recognition as per Article 24.02. 22.03 During the period in which the Assistant Division Chief is required to act in the capacity of a Division Chief, he will receive an “acting rate” of 125% of a first class fire fighter rate for each complete shift or part thereof which he works. 22.04 In the event the Assistant Division Chief is unable to act for the Division Chief, then an employee acting in the Division Chief capacity will be paid at the rate of 116% of a first class fire fighter rate. 22.05 The procedure for moving an Assistant Division Chief into the position of Acting Division Chief will be governed by the following: 1. When a Division Chief is scheduled on vacation, lieu days or time-owing; 2. When a Division Chief is off due to an illness or injury; and 3. When a Division Chief is outside the boundaries of the Region of Peel for a full day and anytime the Division Chief makes a determination that they are unavailable to deal with an emergency situation while absent from the office, within the Region of Peel. 4. When the Division Chief is away, and an Assistant Division Chief moves into the Acting Division Chief’s position, an Acting Assistant Division Chief would then move into the Assistant Division Chief’s position and be paid accordingly, if there are five (5) or more personnel to be supervised on duty. 22.06 The position of Assistant Division Chief shall be incorporated into Non Fire Fighting Divisions having five (5) or more personnel. At the discretion of the Fire Chief, the position of Assistant Division Chief may be incorporated into Non Fire Fighting Divisions having fewer than five (5) personnel.

ACTING RANK. 22.01 Each employee who is required to act in the capacity of a higher rank, shall be paid at the rate of such higher rank for each complete shift or part thereof which he so works. In the context of this Article, a shift shall mean eight (8) hours, ten (10) hours, twelve (12) hours or fourteen (14) hours, eight (8) hours or twelve (12) hours, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the above, effective February 1, 2005, the Acting Communications Officer will be paid the rate of 112.5% of a 1st Class Fire Fighter rate. Once the Joint Communication Centre (JCC) is fully operational and conditional upon the JCC becoming fully operational, the Acting Communications Officer rate will increase to 115% of a 1st Class Fire Fighter rate. The assignment to Acting Communications Officer shall only occur when the Assistant Division Chief of Communications is not scheduled to work. 22.02 Payment of acting-time shall be payable bi-weekly. Effective July 1, 2005, The acting rates shall include Service Recognition as per Article 24.02. 22.03 During the period in which the Assistant Division Chief is required to act in the capacity of a Division Chief, he will receive an “acting rate” of 125% of a first class fire fighter rate for each complete shift or part thereof which he works. 22.04 In the event the Assistant Division Chief is unable to act for the Division Chief, then an employee acting in the Division Chief capacity will be paid at the rate of 116% of a first class fire fighter rate. 22.05 The following shall apply to the Fire Prevention, Fire and Life Safety, Apparatus and Mechanical and Training Divisions only. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the Communications Division. 1) The procedure for moving an Assistant Division Chief into the position of Acting Division Chief will be governed by the following: 22.05 1. ) (cont’d) a. An Assistant Division Chief will move into the position of Acting Division Chief when any of the following occurs: i. When a the Division Chief is scheduled on vacation, lieu days or time-time owing; 2ii. When a the Division Chief is off off-duty due to an illness or injury; and; 3iii. When a the Division Chief is outside the boundaries of the Region of Peel for a full day and anytime day; iv. When the Division Chief makes a determination determines that they are unavailable to deal with an emergency situation while absent from the office, while within the Region of Peel. 2) Each Assistant Division Chief position will be back-filled when the backfill is to cover a minimum of half a shift during which there are three (3) or more people to be supervised by that position. Assistant Division Chief positions will not be backfilled for periods of time less than one-half (1/2) of the shift being backfilled. 3) The procedure for moving the Acting Training Coordinator into the position of Training Coordinator will be governed by the following: a. An Acting Training Coordinator will move into the position of Training Coordinator when any of the following occurs: i. When the Training Coordinator is scheduled on vacation, lieu days or time owing; ii. When the Training Coordinator is off-duty due to an illness or injury; iii. When the Training Coordinator is outside the boundaries of the Region of Peel for a full day; iv. When the Training Coordinator determines that they are unavailable to deal with an emergency situation while absent from the office, while within the Region of Peel. 4. When the Division Chief is away, and an Assistant Division Chief moves into the Acting Division Chief’s position, an Acting Assistant Division Chief would then move into the Assistant Division Chief’s ) Each Training Coordinator position and will be paid accordingly, if back-filled any time when there are five three (53) or more personnel Training Officers and/or Captains of Training to be supervised on dutyby that position. 22.06 The position of Assistant Division Chief shall be incorporated into Non Fire Fighting Divisions having five (5) or more personnel, with the exceptions of Training Division and Communications Division. At the discretion of the Fire Chief, the position of Assistant Division Chief may be incorporated into Non Fire Fighting Divisions having fewer than five (5) personnel.