Article 6 : Dues and Membership

6.01                 Each Resident Physician shall, as a condition of their Letter of Engagement, authorize pay cheque deductions of an amount fixed from time to time by PARA. Deduction of dues shall include deductions on retroactive remuneration.

6.02                 PARA shall advise the Authority in writing thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the establishment of, or change in, the amount to be deducted in Article 6.01.

6.03                 The Authority shall deduct the sum referred to in Article 6.01 in a manner that is consistent with the Authority's pay procedure and forward the sum thus deducted within twenty-eight (28) days of the deduction to PARA together with a list of the Resident Physicians from whom the deductions were made.

6.04                 The Authority shall supply each Resident Physician with a receipt for income tax purposes recording the total of all deductions paid to PARA during each taxation year.

6.05                 The Authority or Faculties shall supply to PARA a list of the Resident Physicians, complete with names, positions, departments, funding sources, home addresses, pager numbers, and e-mail addresses within thirty (30) calendar days of assuming their positions. PARA shall be provided with any amendments to the aforementioned information and shall have access to the Authority's or Faculty's list upon one (1) day's notice.

6.06                 The Authority shall distribute to and receive from each Resident Physician under contract a registration form as provided by PARA.

6.07                 The Authority shall not be required to collect these registration forms but shall forward those forms received to PARA.


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