{"id":16436,"date":"2019-08-19T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/city-of-winnipeg-eliminating-police-overtime-from-pensionable-income-by-2020-134383"},"modified":"2019-08-19T09:00:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T13:00:58","slug":"winnipeg-eliminating-police-overtime-from-pensionable-income-by-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/08\/19\/winnipeg-eliminating-police-overtime-from-pensionable-income-by-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg eliminating police overtime from pensionable income by 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Winnipeg_skyline_1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Winnipeg city administrators are&nbsp;going forward with plans to eliminate police overtime from pensionable income and require that police officers work longer before receiving their pension&nbsp;benefits,&nbsp;according to an email sent to city councillors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CBC, a letter was sent to both the Winnipeg Police Association and the Winnipeg Police Senior Officers\u2019 Association from Mike&nbsp;Ruta, interim chief administrative officer, notifying the unions that city council \u201cwill consider changes to the police pension plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/pensions\/db\/soaring-costs-prompt-winnipeg-to-consider-changes-to-police-pension-plan-89388\">Soaring costs prompt Winnipeg to consider changes to police pension plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the plan goes through, the city could save upwards of $1.5 million annually, said Ruta, noting the extra funds could&nbsp;be reinvested&nbsp;in&nbsp;police operations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/pensions\/db\/soaring-costs-prompt-winnipeg-to-consider-changes-to-police-pension-plan-89388\">In 2016<\/a>, the city&nbsp;approached police unions about amending their defined benefit pension plan&nbsp;because of concerns about its sustainability. At that time, Ruta said the city spent&nbsp;$29.1 million to fund&nbsp;the plan while its members contributed $13 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CBC, the&nbsp;Winnipeg Police Senior Officers\u2019 Association and the&nbsp;Winnipeg Police Association are planning to fight the city\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a significant legal battle&nbsp;that could be expensive for both parties, but we will take every action possible to prevent the city from making unilateral changes to a benefit that was previously negotiated,\u201d said Moe Sabourin, president of the Winnipeg Police Association, in a written statement to CBC.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Winnipeg hasn\u2019t responded to an email from&nbsp;<em>Benefits Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/border-guards-union-calls-for-25-and-out-pension-131860\">Border officers\u2019 union calls for 25-and-out pension<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/city-of-winnipeg-eliminating-police-overtime-from-pensionable-income-by-2020-134383\">Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winnipeg city administrators are&nbsp;going forward with plans to eliminate police overtime from pensionable income and require that police officers work longer before receiving their pension&nbsp;benefits,&nbsp;according to an email sent to city councillors. 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