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Public Service Superannuation Regulations

Version of section 24 from 2006-03-22 to 2016-06-22:

  •  (1) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, a salary that is or was authorized to be paid to a person at a rate other than an annual rate shall be computed in terms of an annual rate by multiplying the rate of pay according to that which he is or was in fact paid,

    • (a) in the case of an hourly rate, by the aggregate of

      • (i) the number of hours in a relevant standard work week multiplied by 52, and

      • (ii) the number of hours in a relevant standard work week divided by the number of days in a relevant standard work week;

    • (b) in the case of a daily rate, by the aggregate of

      • (i) the number of days in a relevant standard work week multiplied by 52, and

      • (ii) one day;

    • (c) in the case of a weekly rate by 52; or

    • (d) in the case of a monthly rate by 12.

  • (2) Any period of non-elective service specified in clause 5(1)(a)(ii)(B) or any period of elective service specified in paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act for which a contributor has elected to pay, shall be computed as follows:

    • (a) in the case of an employee who, during any relevant period, is or was paid at an hourly rate, by dividing the total number of hours in respect of which contributions are or were made to the Superannuation Account by the aggregate of

      • (i) the number of hours in a relevant standard work week multiplied by 52, and

      • (ii) the number of hours in a relevant standard work week divided by the number of days in a relevant standard work week;

    • (b) in the case of an employee who, during any relevant period is or was paid at a daily rate by dividing the total number of days in respect of which contributions are or were made to the Superannuation Account by the aggregate of

      • (i) the number of days in a relevant standard work week multiplied by 52, and

      • (ii) one day;

    • (c) in the case of an employee who, during any relevant period, is or was paid at a weekly rate by dividing the total number of weeks in respect of which contributions are or were made to the Superannuation Account by 52; or

    • (d) in the case of an employee who, during any relevant period, is or was paid at a monthly rate by dividing the total number of months in respect of which contributions are or were made to the Superannuation Account by 12.

  • (3) For the purposes of this section, the number of hours or days in a relevant standard work week is the number of hours or days, as the case may be, that the employee in respect of whom the expression is being applied is or was ordinarily required to work in the relevant work week

    • (a) as determined by the Treasury Board; or

    • (b) in any case where the Treasury Board has not so determined, as established by the deputy head of the department or agency and approved by the Treasury Board.

  • (4) Section 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis in the case of any prevailing rate employee who is absent on leave without pay.

  • (5) For greater certainty any period of elective service referred to in clause 5(1)(b)(iii)(K) of the Act shall be calculated on the basis of the salary or rate of pay and the standard work week in effect on the date the election for such service was made.

  • (6) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the salary of a person during the time he served as a Commissioner under Part I of the Inquiries Act shall, in respect of each period of service, be computed in terms of an annual rate by dividing

    • (a) the product obtained by multiplying the total amount paid to him for such period by 365, by

    • (b) the number of days during which he so served.

  • (7) Service as a Commissioner appointed under Part I of the Inquiries Act shall be deemed continuous during the period commencing on the date specified in the instrument of his appointment as his commencement date as a Commissioner and ending on the date he ceases to act as such Commissioner.

  • SOR/93-450, s. 11(F)

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