Members will receive payment of all hours at court based on the current salary. No entitlement to call back or overtime.
Members who receive a court notice or are subpoenaed to attend must abide by the order.
Member submits a Payment Option Form (from Retirement Interview Package) to Ontario Shared Services (OSS) indicating the period of leave with pay in lieu of severance. Once the Payment Option Form is received by OSS, they will complete the file review verifying dates and confirm with member.
NOTE: Benefits Unit, OSS will provide members the Retirement Interview Package upon receipt of the Retirement letter. Refer to question 9 or 10.
A copy of the Retirement letter should be submitted to:
- Detachment/Unit Commander/Manager
- Staffing Program Development (SPD) Unit via OPP.Retirements@opp.ca
- Benefits – Ontario Shared Services by fax to 705-222-1498
- Payroll – Ontario Shared Services by fax to 705-558-9980
- OPP Association at or by fax to 705-721-4867
The Retirement letter should be submitted 4-6 months prior to the retirement date; however, members who have elected to take a leave with pay in lieu of their eligible Severance payment are recommended to submit the Retirement letter 2 months prior to the commencement of the leave with pay. Refer to question 11. Additional retirement resources are posted on the OPP Career Development Bureau intranet site.
The Retirement letter should include the date of retirement and if applicable, the dates that represent the period of time the member will be using stat or vacation credits or taking a leave with pay in lieu of their eligible Severance payment. The letter should be addressed to the members’ Detachment/Unit Commander/Manager.
Members can use earned/unused vacation credits prior to or after achieving their earliest unreduced retirement date.
NOTE: Vacation credits are allotted at the beginning of each year. Members who retire earlier than December will forfeit all vacation credits for full months they are not on the payroll.
Example:
Member earns 30 vacation credits per year. As of September 2011 the member’s attendance is up to date and they have a balance of 35 vacation credits, i.e. 5 credits are from 2010.
- Retirement Date: September 30, 2011
Entitlement: Member will forfeit 7.5 vacation credits which represent October – December 2011 and will have 27.5 vacation credits available to use. - Retirement Date: December 31, 2011
Entitlement: Member will have 35 vacation credits available to use.
Please note that the Vacation credits must be confirmed by the employer.
Yes. Any un-used credits accrued during the leave with pay will be paid out as a lump sum at the conclusion of the leave with pay.
Yes.
Yes.
Members may receive their eligible Severance pay entitlement in cash, transfer to an RRSP*, take as a leave with pay or a combination.
*Transfers to an RRSP: There is an Income Tax Act provision that allows $2,000 for each year or part year of service up to December 31, 1995, plus an additional $1,500 per year for service before January 1, 1989 if the pension for that period was not vested with the employer. The employer will determine if a member is eligible to transfer any of the Severance payment under this provision which does not affect a member’s Personal RRSP Deduction Limit.
NOTE: The $1,500 calculation above will not apply to members who have been employed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) /Ontario Public Service (OPS) and have always paid into the Public Service Pension Plan and have completed or are in the processing of “buying back” any non-contributory OPS service.
Example:
OSS/OPS Hire Date: December 14, 1981
Retirement Date: December 31, 2011
Salary: $90,997.00
Entitlement: 26 weeks x $1,743.95 = $45,342.70
ITA provision: 1995 – 1981 = 15 years x $2,000 = $30,000 (Refer to “Transfers to an RRSP”)
Member can transfer up to $30,000 of the $45,342.70 to an RRSP (member RRSP only) with no income tax deducted and the balance of $15,342.70 can be paid in cash, transferred to an RRSP (member or spousal RRSP) if the member has personal RRSP room, take a leave with pay or a combination.