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Appendix C — Living Cost Differential

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Rate of allowance - Effective date 01.08.23
 

Salaried employees

Hourly rate employees

Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee with
dependants
$ Per year

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per year

Employee with
dependants
$ Per hour

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per hour

1

 6,588

 3,953

 3.16

1.89

2

 8,471

 5,082

 4.06

2.44

3

10,353

 6,212

 4.96

2.98

4

12,236

 7,341

 5.86

3.52

5

14,118

 8,471

 6.76

4.06

6

16,000

 9,600

 7.67

4.60

7

17,883

10,730

 8.57

5.14

8

19,765

11,859

 9.47

5.68

9

21,648

12,989

10.37

6.22

10

23,530

14,118

11.27

6.76

11

25,412

15,247

12.18

7.31

12

27,295

16,377

13.08

7.85

13

29,177

17,506

13.98

8.39

14

31,060

18,636

14.88

8.93

15

32,942

19,765

15.78

9.47

16

33,883

20,330

16.24

9.74

The hourly rates listed above are applicable to those employees whose scheduled hours of work are 40 per week.

For those employees whose scheduled hours of work are other than 40 per week, the hourly rate shall be determined by dividing the annual rate listed above by 52.176 and then dividing the result by the scheduled weekly hours of work for a full-time employee, as indicated in the relevant collective agreement or compensation plan.

Reduced Rates — Living Cost Differential
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See Section 1.8.2

Rate of allowance - Effective date 01.08.23
 

Salaried employees

Hourly rate employees

Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee with
dependants
$ Per year

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per year

Employee with
dependants
$ Per hour

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per hour

1

 4,612

 2,306

 2.21

1.10

2

 5,930

 2,965

 2.84

1.42

3

 7,247

 3,624

 3.47

1.74

4

 8,565

 4,282

 4.10

2.05

5

 9,883

 4,941

 4.74

2.37

6

11,200

 5,600

 5.37

2.68

7

12,518

 6,259

 6.00

3.00

8

13,836

 6,918

 6.63

3.31

9

15,153

 7,577

 7.26

3.63

10

16,471

 8,236

 7.89

3.95

11

17,789

 8,894

 8.52

4.26

12

19,106

 9,553

 9.15

4.58

13

20,424

10,212

 9.79

4.89

14

21,742

10,871

10.42

5.21

15

23,059

11,530

11.05

5.52

16

23,718

11,859

11.36

5.68
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