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November 19, 2018

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 $2.25 per hour for all hours worked between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $3 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 75 hours or 2 weeks to start, 112.5 hours or 3 weeks after 2 years, 150 hours or 4 weeks after 5 years, 187.5 hours or 5 weeks after 12 years, 225 hours or 6 weeks af- ter 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 75 hours per 2-week pay period. Double time when employee has worked 7.5 hours per day and works another 7.5 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 70% of premiums for Al- berta Health Care Insurance Commission, employee pays 30% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 66 2/3% of premiums, employee pays 33 1/3% of premiums. 100% coverage for routine preventa- tive work. 75% coverage for major restorative work. $1,200 maximum orthodontia for de- pendants who are 6 to 18 years old. $1,750 per year maximum combined for basic and major coverage. Vision: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for $375 of cover- age every 24 months. Paramedical: $500 per year. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month (162.5 hours) of service, max- imum 120 days accumulated. For employees hired after rati- fication, 1 day per month (162.5 hours) of service, maximum 120 days accumulated. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66.67% of employee's month- ly gross earnings, maximum $3,000 per month. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Pension: Employer will offer employer-administered RRSP to regular employees. 2.75% maximum for employee/em- ployer contributions after 1 to 5 years of service. 3% maximum for employee/employer con- tributions after 6 to 10 years of service. 3.5% maximum for em- ployee/employer contributions after 10 years of service. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death (also applies to family of spouse) in immediate family (common-law spouse, wife, husband, child, mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, brother, sister, guardian, same-gender part- ner). Additional 2 days (max- imum 1 day paid) if travel out- of-province is necessary. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours' pay at straight-time rates or actual hours worked at 2 times regular rate of pay, which- ever is greater. Probationary period: 520 hours or 6 months, whichever is shorter. Probationary employee who becomes successful appli- cant for different job classifica- tion or employee who transfer from one Intercare facility to another in Calgary is required to complete new probation per- iod beginning from start date of new job classification. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Under no circum- stances will record of disci- plinary action due to resident mistreatment be removed from employee file. Mileage: $0.46 per kilometre for employee using personal vehicle in performance of dut- ies. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Health-care aide Starting rate: $19.10 rising 1 step to $19.29 After 1,950 hours: $20.10 rising 1 step to $20.30 After 3,900 hours: $21.34 rising 1 step to $21.55 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $22.75 rising 1 step to $22.97 More than 10 years (19,500 hours): $23.20 Resident-care aide Starting rate: $20.30 rising 1 step to $20.50 After 1,950 hours: $21.02 rising 1 step to $21.23 After 3,900 hours: $21.91 rising 1 step to $22.13 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $23.38 rising 1 step to $23.62 More than 10 years (19,500 hours): $23.86 Licensed practical nurse Starting rate: $25.84 rising 1 step to $26.09 After 2,015 hours: $27.69 rising 1 step to $27.97 After 4,030 hours: $28.79 rising 1 step to $29.07 After 6,045 hours: $29.71 rising 1 step to $30.01 After 8,060 hours: $30.64 rising 1 step to $30.95 After 10,075 hours: $32.26 ris- ing 1 step to $32.58 After 12,090 hours: $32.75 ris- ing 1 step to $33.08 After 14,105 hours: $33.50 ris- ing 1 step to $33.84 Unit clerk Starting rate: $21.29 rising 1 step to $21.50 After 1,950 hours: $22.47 rising 1 step to $22.70 After 3,900 hours: $23.66 rising 1 step to $23.90 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $24.96 rising 1 step to $25.21 More than 10 years (19,500 hours): $25.46 Therapy assistant 1 Starting rate: $17.76 rising 1 step to $17.93 After 1,950 hours: $18.85 rising 1 step to $19.04 After 3,900 hours: $19.82 rising 1 step to $20.01 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $21.23 rising 1 step to $21.44 More than 10 years (19,500 hours): $21.65 Therapy assistant 2 Starting rate: $19.10 rising 1 step to $19.29 After 1,950 hours: $20.10 rising 1 step to $20.30 After 3,900 hours: $21.34 rising 1 step to $21.55 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $22.75 rising 1 step to $22.97 More than 10 years (19,500 hours): $23.20 Maintenance 1 Starting rate: $21.20 rising 1 step to $21.41 After 1,950 hours: $22.58 rising 1 step to $22.81 After 3,900 hours: $23.24 rising 1 step to $23.47 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $23.65 rising 1 step to $23.89 Maintenance 2 Starting rate: $22.69 rising 1 step to $22.92 After 1,950 hours: $24.19 rising 1 step to $24.43 After 3,900 hours: $24.85 rising 1 step to $25.09 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $25.27 rising 1 step to $25.52 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Resident-service aide Starting rate: $16.81 After 1,950 hours: $17.97 After 3,900 hours: $18.55 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $18.95 Cook 1 Starting rate: $18.83 After 1,950 hours: $19.82 After 3,900 hours: $20.68 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $21.50 Cook 2 Starting rate: $19.43 After 1,950 hours: $20.68 After 3,900 hours: $21.28 More than 5 years (9,750 hours): $22.10 Lump-sum payments for cooks, residential-service aides: 0.75% of earnings on paid hours between July 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2018 0.75% of earnings on paid hours between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2019 Lump-sum payments for cooks, residential- service aides: 0.75% of earnings on paid hours between July 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2018

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