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Employee and Labour Relations Committee

Meeting No. 8   Contact Kelly McCarthy, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date Monday, May 27, 2013
   Phone 416-392-7445
Start Time 9:30 AM
   E-mail elrc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 2, City Hall
  Chair   Councillor Doug Holyday  

EL8.4 

ACTION

Adopted 

 

Ward:All 
2014 and 2015 Non-Union Employee Compensation
Committee Decision

The Employee and Labour Relations Committee recommends to the Executive Committee that:

 

1.         City Council approve, effective January 1, 2014, 1.75% general annual salary increase, and effective January 1, 2015, a 2.25% general annual salary increase, both representing cost-of-living adjustments, for all non-union employees employed in the Toronto Public Service.

 

2.         City Council approve the budget funding to implement recommendation 1 above, and authorize staff to include such funding in the 2014 and 2015 Budgets and implement the recommendation.
Origin
(May 6, 2013) Report from the City Manager and the Executive Director of Human Resources
Summary

This report provides recommendations to the Employee & Labour Relations Committee regarding non-union employees general annual salary increases, representing cost-of-living adjustments, for 2014 of 1.75% and for 2015 of 2.25% for all City of Toronto - Toronto Public Service non-union employees. 

 

The Recommendations reflect the 2014 and 2015 wage increases for CUPE Local 79 and TCEU Local 416 that were approved by Council in 2012.
Financial Impact

 

The total estimated financial net cost of the recommended general salary increases for management and non-union employees for the Tax and Rate Supported City Operations and Toronto Public Health is $15,124,613 over the two-year period.

 

Table 1

2014 and 2015 Salary Increases Cost for All Non-Union Employees

(includes salary sensitive benefits cost)

 

Year

Cost of Living Adjustment

Gross Cost

Net Cost

2014

1.75%

         $8,444,067

        $6,552,596

2015

2.25%

        $11,046,413

        $8,572,017

Total Base Cost

        $19,490,480

       $15,124,613

 

Note: Net Costs factor in Provincial and Revenue/Rate recoveries

 

Funding for the general annual salary increases will be incorporated into the City of Toronto's 2014 and 2015 Operating Budgets.

 

The Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this report and agrees with the financial impact information.
Background Information
(May 6, 2013) Report from the City Manager and the Executive Director of Human Resources on 2014 and 2015 Non-Union Employee Compensation
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/el/bgrd/backgroundfile-58331.pdf)