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Appendix C — Living Cost Differential

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Rate of allowance - Effective date 01.08.18
 

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

5,349

3,210

2.56

1.53

2

6,877

4,127

3.30

1.98

3

8,405

5,043

4.03

2.42

4

9,934

5,960

4.76

2.85

5

11,463

6,877

5.49

3.30

6

12,991

7,794

6.22

3.74

7

14,519

8,711

6.96

4.17

8

16,047

9,628

7.69

4.61

9

17,576

10,546

8.42

5.06

10

19,104

11,463

9.15

5.49

11

20,633

12,380

9.89

5.93

12

22,161

13,297

10.62

6.37

13

23,689

14,214

11.35

6.81

14

25,217

15,130

12.08

7.25

15

26,746

16,047

12.81

7.69

16

27,510

16,506

13.18

7.91

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 01.08.18
 

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

3,745

1,872

1.80

0.89

2

4,814

2,408

2.30

1.16

3

5,884

2,942

2.82

1.41

4

6,953

3,477

3.33

1.67

5

8,024

4,012

3.85

1.92

6

9,094

4,547

4.36

2.18

7

10,163

5,082

4.87

2.44

8

11,233

5,616

5.38

2.69

9

12,303

6,151

5.90

2.94

10

13,373

6,686

6.41

3.21

11

14,443

7,222

6.93

3.46

12

15,512

7,757

7.43

3.72

13

16,582

8,291

7.94

3.97

14

17,652

8,826

8.46

4.22

15

18,722

9,361

8.97

4.49

16

19,257

9,628

9.23

4.61
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