There are two possible determinations with respect to labour requirements:
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Form B → collective agreement provisions DO NOT apply;
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Form 1 → collective agreement provisions apply.
If WFA determines that the work is to be completed as Form B work, the contractor is not required to follow the collective agreement provisions but instead must pay a "fair" wage rate as outlined in the Form B Notice.
An electronic labour document package is issued and contains the following information:
If WFA determines that the work is to be completed as
Form 1 work an electronic labour document package is issued to the project manager for enclosure in the tendering package. The package contains the following information:
With regards to daily travel/room and board allowance when bidding on contracts - please remember that all EPSCA/CUSW/LIUNA OPDC contracts are
FIRM BID. This means that any allowance for daily travel, subsistence or travel and transportation as detailed in the relevant articles for any EPSCA/CUSW/LIUNA OPDC agreement will not be reimbursed by Hydro One. However, it is still the Contractor's responsibility to pay their employees their appropriate daily travel/board allowance rate as stipulated in the various collective agreements.
Performing Work under EPSCA Contracts
Once the tender has been awarded by Inergi, WFA is notified and in turn sends a letter to the successful bidder indicating that we have been notified that they will be performing the work under the contract. Workforce Acquisition requests the
Mark-up Meeting Agenda and Acknowledgment of Labour Requirements be completed and returned to us. Along with the letter we provide a copy of our contractors guide: "A Contractor's Guide to EPSCA Contracts." In this guide you will find information pertaining to the pre-job mark-up meeting, employment obligations, hours of work, board and travel allowances, the EPSCA Association Fund, vacation and statutory holiday pay, and the release of holdback monies. The following forms can be found in this guide and are for use while working under an EPSCA contract:
Collective Agreements and Wage Schedules
There are currently eighteen (18) different Electrical Power Systems Construction Association (EPSCA) collective agreements in place. These agreements are negotiated and administered by EPSCA on the behalf of Hydro One and its contractors. Contractors are obligated to comply with the terms and conditions of these EPSCA agreements while working on Hydro One sites.
The following agreements and their wage schedules can be found on the
EPSCA website:
