Paid Personal Leave Days – New Right

During the last round of negotiations the Union negotiated a new type of paid leave for RSMC.

For CUPW, this type of paid leave is a precedent as this right does not exist in the urban unit’s collective agreement.

Paid Personal Leave Days - Existing Employees

As of January 1^st, 2009, all employees shall be entitled to two (2) days of paid personal leave for each calendar year.

Paid Personal Leave Days - New Employees

A new employee hired on or before September 1^st shall receive one (1) day of paid personal leave in his or her year of hire.

An employee hired after September 1^st shall not be entitled to paid personal leave days in that calendar year.

For which reasons can I use my Paid Personal Leave Days?

You can use your paid personal leave days for any reason. You can use it for a dentist appointment, to attend your child’s graduation ceremony, or you can attach it to your annual leave.

When Can I use my Paid Personal Leave Days?

You can use your paid personal leave days anytime except on a working day preceding or following a designated holiday.  This is the only restriction.

OCRE - Coverage of Paid Personal Leave Days, Not in Major Urban Centers, (MUC)

In postal installations where CPC has hired OCREs, if the OCRE is not covering an RSMC vacation leave, we ask that you use the OCRE to cover your paid personal leave days, (MOA signed on December 20, 2006).

OCREs are employees and, as such, they receive an entitlement for vacation leave – 4% of actual wages, and they also receive a payment for stat holidays – 4.4% of their pay minus vehicle expense.

OCRE - Coverage of Paid Personal Leave Days in Major Urban Centers

Following the last round of negotiations, in the MUC, the parties agreed as soon as possible but no later than July 1^st, 2009 to utilize OCRE to cover all types of leave recognized under the collective agreement. 

The list of these MUCs can be found under Appendix E, paragraph 5(a) and for the postal installations refer to the bulletin of 2009-04-08 sent by the Union. 

Replacements and Paid Personal Leave Days

All other RSMCs not in MUCs or not in an installation with OCREs have to follow Article 14 and provide a qualified replacement.

What happens if I do not take my Paid Personal Leave Days?

First of all, the Union strongly encourages all RSMCs to take these two negotiated paid personal leave days. If for some reason you do not use your personal leave days they shall be paid out at the end of the calendar year and can not be carried over to the following calendar year.