Collective Agreement

Article 21: Allowances

21.01 On-Call/Call-Back and On-Site/On-Call

On Call Allowances A single, blended allowance is established as follows:

April 1, 2006 – $205.26/month

April 1, 2007 – $256.58/month

April 1, 2008 – $320.72/month

April 1, 2009 – $400.90/month

21.02

Part-time employees will receive allowances proportionate, depending on time worked, to that of a full-time Resident.

21.03

On-Call/Call-Back and On-Site/On-Call, will be administered by assuming that any Resident who is listed as on-call/subject to call-back, or on-site/on-call is scheduled respectively, ‘one-in-three’ / ‘one-in-four’, and the allowances will be paid on this basis bi-weekly.

21.04

A Resident, scheduled by the Program Director to be on-call (off site) and who is called back shall receive:

  • an allowance of fifty cents ($0.50) per kilometer;

  • or taxi fare from home to the hospital and return.

The minimum allowance shall be two dollars ($2.00) per each round trip.

21.05 Meal Allowance

The meal allowance will be increased by the same percentage as the general increase applied to the remuneration schedule and on the same dates.

Meals shall be provided pursuant to the posted on-site/on-call schedule in accordance with either the following formula:

Meal Allowance (per day)

April 1'06

(after 2%)

April 1'07

(after 2%)

April 1'08

(after 2%)

April 1'09

(after 2%)

Breakfast

3.25

3.32

3.39

3.46

Lunch

3.25

3.32

3.39

3.46

Dinner

5.44

5.55

5.66

5.77

Total

11.94

12.19

12.44

12.69

or continuation of the meal ticket system.

Meals on a weekday will consist of breakfast and dinner, and weekends or statutory holidays, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The method by which meals will be provided is to be determined by the Hospital.

A Hospital which elects to continue the meal ticket system shall assign a value to the tickets for taxation purposes which reflects the costs of the meals provided.

21.06

Meal Allowances will be administered by assuming that any Resident who is listed as on-site/on-call, is scheduled ‘one-in-four’, and the allowance will be paid on this basis bi-weekly.

21.07 Administrative Allowance

The administrative allowance will be increased by the same percentage as the general wage increase applied to the remuneration schedule and on the same dates. A Resident must be formally designated as "Chief (Administrative) Resident" by the Program or Educational Director and that appointment must also be approved in writing by the Associate Dean.

The amount of the stipend is to be determined based on the number of full-time equivalents enrolled and actively engaged in the RCPSC or CFPC Program as follows:

Administrative Allowance (per year)

 

April 1'06

(after 2%)

April 1'07

(after 2%)

April 1'08

(after 2%)

April 1'09

(after 2%)

fewer than 3

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

3 to 4

$1,020.00

$1,040.40

$1,061.21

$1,082.43

5 to 10

$2,040.00

$2,080.80

$2,122.42

$2,164.87

11 to 15

$2,550.00

$2,601.00

$2,653.02

$2,706.08

16 to 20

$3,060.00

$3,121.20

$3,183.62

$3,247.29

21 to 25

$3,570.00

$3,641.40

$3,714.23

$3,788.51

26 to 30

$4,590.00

$4,681.80

$4,775.44

$4,870.95

31 to 35

$5,610.00

$5,722.20

$5,836.64

$5,953.37

36 to 40

$6,120.00

$6,242.40

$6,367.25

$6,494.60

41 to 45

$6,630.00

$6,762.60

$6,897.85

$7,035.81

46 to 50

$7,650.00

$7,803.00

$7,959.06

$8,118.24

51 to 55

$8,670.00

$8,843.40

$9,020.27

$9,200.68

56 to 60

$9,180.00

$9,363.60

$9,550.87

$9,741.89

61 to 65

$9,690.00

$9,883.80

$10,081.48

$10,283.11

* Pattern repeats.

If a Resident is designated Chief (Administrative) Resident by the Program Director and approved in writing by the Associate Dean for only part of an academic year, or if two (2) or more Residents are designated by the Program Director and approved in writing by the Associate Dean, the amount of the stipend will be pro-rated accordingly.

By definition, the significant administrative functions may include, but are not limited to the following duties, but are illustrated by: the preparation of all schedules and on-call rotations, organizing and scheduling of department rounds, liaison between house staff and senior staff and acting as a resource person for Residents for the purpose of teaching, supervision, peer review, appointments to appropriate committees and attendance at meetings as required to discuss residency training Programs.

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Call Back Reimbursements

Administered by UBC as per the Collective Agreement (Articles 21.03 & 21.04)

To download the UBC reimbursement form, please follow this link from the UBC website: Reimbursement of Expenses Form

You can also submit any mandatory course fees that have been approved using this form for reimbursement.

Residents receive an on-call allowance per month.  If you have been scheduled for call, either in-house or home-call, you will receive this stipend regardless of the amount of call.  The current rate for on-call is: $400.90 per month.