os 5 the chairman is appointed. The decision of a majority of the Board shall be the decision of the Board; (iii) Decision of the Board - Should the Board of Arbitration find that the employee was dismissed for other than proper cause, the Board of Arbi- tration may direct the employer to reinstate the employee and to pay the employee a sum equal to wages or salary lost by reason of such dismissal; (iv) Expenses of the Board - The fees and expenses of each of the appointees to the Board, including the Chairman, shall be borne by the employer. MHOUY 39271109 sv7onod Sa 3. Administrative Recommendations It is recommended that: ‘(a) Each Provincial Government employee affected by the meld (b) (c) (a) should be provided with an appropriate form so that he or she may indicate as to whether they wish to- remain in the service of the Provincial Government, as provided in Section (b) Page 2 of the Committee Report. All Provincial Government employees affected by the meld should be automatically placed in the "status" of Provincial Government Employees of “Leave of Absence Without Pay" for a period of at least one (1) year or until such time as the form jin recommendation (a)) has been filed to either extent or sever the employment service with the Province of British Columbia. The individual College Councils arrange that college benefizs which are less than those prevailing for Provincial Govern- ment Employees be altered so that such benefits are equal to those of the Provincial Government Employees (e.g. Sick Leave Benefits). Any Provincial Government employee who, at the date of melding, is within not more than two (2) years of the mandatory retirement age (65 years) shall be accorded the option of early retirement without any actuarial reduction in superannuation benefits. - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (a) Between Collezes and Government Departments, Federal and Provincial, other than Education and Labour. The Department of Education should act to co-ordinate Government functions in relation to the colleges. (i) Any educational programmes being offered by Departments of the Provincial Government other than the Department of Education or the Depart- ment of Labour should be offered in the Regional Colleges or with the co-operation of the Regional Colleges in the College Regions. Pete 76