Bulletin
BC Hydro and Powertech – Working Above Current Job Group Without Being Compensated
September 24, 2018
To: All MoveUP Members at BC Hydro and Powertech Labs Inc.
It has come to the Union’s attention that members are being asked to perform work that is above their job group and are not paying them for the time they performed the higher group level work.
Per the collective agreement article 7.05 (a) 7 if you are requested by your manager to do work that is of a higher group level than your current position even if it is for less than a day your employer must pay you for the time you performed the higher-level duties.
Article 7.05 (a) 7:
“If a manager determines a need for an employee to perform work of a higher job group for an extended but finite period of time, the manager will inform the employee, in advance, of the requirement for the employee to perform that work and will provide an estimate of the period of time the employee will be required to perform the work.
Where the work of a higher job group is not performed for full working days at a time, the number of hours spent performing the higher grouped duties will be accumulated over a period of time until a full 7.5 hours is reached, at which point compensation for a one-day temporary promotion will be paid in accordance with Article 7.05….”
The employer can’t ask employees to perform work that is above their job group without compensation as part of their career path or to determine if they should be given a promotion. Please contact your job steward or the Union office if you are not being compensation when requested by manager to perform work above your job group.
In Solidarity,
Barbara Junker
Union Representative