Updating the Fair Wage Schedule, 2019-2022

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The decision

2023-02-07 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on February 7 and 8, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council delete Schedule C to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, and adopt the six updated schedules attached to the report (January 6, 2023) from the Manager, Fair Wage Office, Purchasing and Materials Management as Attachment A, as the new Schedule C to Chapter 67 effective March 1, 2023 (the "Effective Date"). 2. City Council amend Schedule A to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, by inserting the following new subsections under Section 67-A6.

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Establishment of Rates: "G. All City procurement documents issued prior to any revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force will include the Fair Wage Schedules in force on the date of issuance. H. All City contracts awarded prior to any revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force will not be affected by the revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force."

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 23-2

Against (2)Jaye Robinson, Stephen Holyday

Absent (1)Vincent Crisanti

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The purpose of this report is to update Schedule C of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 67, Fair Wage (the "Fair Wage Schedule"). The Fair Wage Schedule is comprised of six schedules for the following classifications of work: General Classifications, Heavy Construction Work; Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (I.C.I.) Work; Road Building; Sewer and Watermain Construction; and Utility Work. The Fair Wage Schedule is used with the Fair Wage Policy, being Schedule A to Chapter 67, to harmonize hourly wages, vacation and holiday pay, benefits, and weekly hours of work received by organized and unorganized workers performing City work and to create a level playing field for contractors bidding on City contracts.

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An updated Fair Wage Schedule is recommended to Council for approval every three years. Updating the Fair Wage Schedule took longer to complete than expected due to a number of factors, including limited staffing resources and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current Fair Wage Schedule covers 2016 to 2019 and must be updated to reflect 2019 to 2022 rates. The updated Fair Wage Schedule set out in Attachment "A" reflects wage increases recognized by the construction labour markets. The Fair Wage Schedule for 2022 to 2024 will be updated later in 2023. This report recommends that the updated Fair Wage Schedule take effect for all new City procurements issued on or after March 1, 2023. All City contracts or procurement documents issued before March 1, 2023 will use the Fair Wage rates set out in the current Fair Wage Schedule (2016 to 2019). In order to maintain a record of historic wages. The Fair Wage Office will maintain copies of the former Fair Wage Schedules at the Fair Wage Office and on the Fair Wage Office website.

Staff recommended

It is recommended by the Manager, Fair Wage Office that: 1. City Council delete Schedule C to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, and adopt the six updated schedules attached to this report as Attachment "A", as the new Schedule C to Chapter 67 effective March 1, 2023 (the "Effective Date"). 2. City Council amend Schedule A to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, by inserting the following new subsections under Section 67-A6 - Establishment of Rates: "G.

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All City procurement documents issued prior to any revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force will include the Fair Wage Schedules in force on the date of issuance. H. All City contracts awarded prior to any revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force will not be affected by the revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force."

Considered

2023-01-20 · General Government Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The General Government Committee recommends that: 1. City Council delete Schedule C to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, and adopt the six updated schedules attached to this report as Attachment "A", as the new Schedule C to Chapter 67 effective March 1, 2023 (the "Effective Date"). 2. City Council amend Schedule A to Municipal Code, Chapter 67, by inserting the following new subsections under Section 67-A6 - Establishment of Rates: "G.
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All City procurement documents issued prior to any revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force will include the Fair Wage Schedules in force on the date of issuance. H. All City contracts awarded prior to any revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force will not be affected by the revised Fair Wage Schedules coming into force."
2023-02-07 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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