March 8, 2023This guideline has been prepared based on the information available at the time and does not limit any future interpretation of wages for dues calculation purposes.
Dues Generators (Examples)
1.375 percent (%) of the following wage-related income, allowances, and lump sum payments to be included in the dues calculation.
- Awards – Grievance (Wage Related Awards/Settlements), Reclassification, Pay Equity
- Basic Salary
- Bereavement Leave with Pay
- Bonus – Bilingual
- Bonus – Year End
- Callback Pay
- Call In Pay
- Coordinator Allowance
- Custodial Responsibility Allowance
- Education Bonus
- Employer EI Savings Rebate
- Heritage Day (To be replaced by Flag Day)
- Honorarium (Includes stay late, etc.)
- Isolation Pay
- Jury Duty (Employer Paid)
- Lead Hand Premiums
- Maternity/Parental Top Up
- Mechanic Rate
- Occasional 11th Month Allowance
- On Call Pay
- Overtime Pay
- Overtime/Used/Lieu Time
- Pay Equity
- Pay In Lieu of Vacation/Stat Holiday Pay
- Pay In Lieu of Notice
- Perfect Attendance
- Permanent Wage Enhancement for Direct Support Workers
- Reporting Pay
- Retiring Allowance
- Retro Hourly
- Retro Overtime
- Senior College Master Allowance
- Separation/Termination/Severance Allowance Pay
- Shift Premiums
- Sick Leave Pay-Out/Buy-Out
- Sick Leave with Pay (Excl. Third Party Insured Short/Long Term Disability)
- Signing Bonus
- Standby Pay
- Teachers Overload Pay
- Temporary Upgrades
- Training/Education with Pay
- Travel Time
- Vacation Pay Out
- WSIB (Employer Paid First Day
Items Excluded from Dues Calculation
- Boot Allowance
- Reimbursement of Out Of Pocket Expenses
- Death Benefits and/or Termination Payments Made to an Estate
- Taxable Life
- Meal Allowances
- Third Party Insured Short/Long Term Disability
- Pay In Lieu of Benefits/Pensions
- Travel & Uniform Allowance
