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November 27, 1996
(Executive Council)

 

The following statement was issued today by Paul Dicks, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

General Government Pay Equity Agreement reached

This morning I joined with the President of NAPE, Mr. Dave Curtis, and with Minister Bettney in her capacity as Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, to announce that the government has reached a joint Pay Equity Agreement with NAPE for the General Government.

The agreement we announced today comes after several years of hard work and cooperation between the government and the union and positively affects thousands of jobs within the general service.

This agreement, together with others that have been reached in recent years, have occurred without legislation intervention. This marks this series of discussions as virtually unique within the pay equity field.

Today's agreement totals $4.1 million per year for some 2,100 employees in female dominated classifications. Effective October 1, 1996, and until the end of this fiscal year alone, government will provide almost $2 million in salary adjustments to employees in provincial government departments; Cabot College; Workers Compensation Commission; Westviking College; Central Regional College; Eastern College; Labrador College; Medical Care Commission; C.A. Pippy Park; Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation; and the Marine Institute.

The increase in salary for approximately 75 female-dominated job classifications will have a very positive impact on many employees. The pay equity adjustment will be phased in two stages, the first being effective October 1 of this year, the second on April 1, 1998. Upon the full implementation of the adjustment, employees in many classifications will receive a significant yearly salary increase. For example:

Classification Gross Salary Increase Per Year
Clerk I $2,700
Clerk Stenographer I $2,700
Domestic Worker $2,600
Early Childhood Education Worker $3,000

We have been thorough in reviewing job classifications and salaries within the General Government, and we reached an agreement through a joint management/union process. This is a progressive step in ensuring that pay equity is implemented throughout the public service. It is a significant benefit for women in the fields identified.

Government reached pay equity agreements within the health care sector and with Newfoundland Hydro in 1990; and with the Nurses Union and Allied Health Professionals in 1995. Together with today's agreement, government will provide $28.5 million per year in pay equity salary adjustments for almost 11,000 employees by the year 2000.

1996 11 27 2:05 p.m.

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