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or additional responsibilities above utility worker duties, employee will receive ground person rate of pay. 5% when employee who is temporarily assigned to job which is outside scope of agreement. 1 hour of extra pay for employees work- ing Saturday, Sunday shifts. $1.14 per hour shift differential for all hours worked between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. for employees working straight or rotating shifts on full-time basis; $1.95 per hour shift differential for all hours worked between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. for employees who are temporarily scheduled to work shift work. $2 per hour for employee who works in 30.5-metre aerial device. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 120 hours to start, 4 weeks or 160 hours after 8 years, 5 weeks or 200 hours after 17 years, 6 weeks or 240 hours after 25 years, 7 weeks or 280 hours after 30 years. Employees may elect to be paid out maximum 50% of total banked vacation once per calendar year. Overtime: Paid at double time. Meal allowance: One-half hour paid lunch break after 2 hours of overtime and each subsequent 4 hours of overtime worked thereafter. Time may be banked, maximum 160 hours. Pension: ENMAX pension plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate fam- ily (parent, sibling, spouse, common-law spouse, child, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparent (in- cluding spouse's), grandchild, guardian, steprelatives at same levels, dependent relative liv- ing in employee's household). Maximum 3 additional days for extended travel. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at double time or hours worked at double time, which- ever is greater; minimum 3 hours of pay at double time if employee is called out for work between midnight and begin- ning of employee's regularly scheduled day shift. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for documents rela- tive to discipline, counseling or grievances. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of service to start; 2.5 weeks' pay for each year of ser- vice, maximum 52 weeks. Safety shoes: $250 per year or $500 every 2 two years, which includes purchase or repair of CSA-approved footwear for routine-exposure employees (those who spend 50% or more time in field); $75 per year or $300 every 4 two years, which includes purchase or repair of CSA-approved footwear for non-routine-exposure employ- ees (those who spend 50% or less time in field). Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide safety belts (body and pole), spurs, protective headgear (linings), leather work gloves, rubber gloves or mitts and bag, leather protectors for rubber gloves or mitts, rain- wear, rubber boots, goggles. Employer will provide protec- tive/flame-resistant clothing for employees who work on underground cable crews, in transformer room crews, on painting crews, on station crews (oil work); will provide temporary issue on dirty jobs. Tool allowance: Personal tools, when worn out or dam- aged on job, will be repaired or replaced by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.5% increase): Apprentices Powerline technician First-year (60% of journeyman rate): $33.32 rising 3 steps to $34.49 First-year rate when transfer- ring from utility worker: $33.74 rising 3 steps to $34.94 Second-year (65% of journey- man rate): $36.09 rising 3 steps to $37.37 Third-year (75% of journeyman rate): $41.65 rising 3 steps to $43.12 Fourth-year (85% of journey- man rate): $47.20 rising 3 steps to $48.87 Coordinator (PLT)(PSE): $62.28 rising 3 steps to $64.47 Coordinators (telecommunica- tions): $62.28 rising 3 steps to $64.47 Field execution planner (PLT) (PSE): $62.28 rising 3 steps to $64.47 System operator (PLT)(PSE)/ control centre trainer: $61.16 rising 3 steps to $63.32 Senior line inspector (PLT): $60.19 rising 3 steps to $62.31 Scheduler (PLT)(PSE): $60.19 rising 3 steps to $62.31 Quality inspector (PSE): $59.50 rising 3 steps to $61.60 Cable-splicer crew leader: $59.50 rising 3 steps to $61.60 Training advisor (Trades) (PLT/PSE): $59.50 rising 3 steps to $61.60 Work methods advisor (trades) (PLT/PSE): $59.50 rising 3 steps to $61.60 Electrical construction plan- ner: $59.40 rising 3 steps to $61.50 System operations planner (PLT)(PSE): $59.40 rising 3 steps to $61.50 Project leader (PLT)(PSE): $58.55 rising 3 steps to $60.62 Project inspector electrical (PLT)(PSE): $58.55 rising 3 steps to $60.62 Quality assurance inspector (trade support): $46.58 rising 3 steps to $48.23 Coordinator (trade support): $46.58 rising 3 steps to $48.23 Warehouse coordinator: $46.58 rising 3 steps to $48.23 Field execution planner (non- trades): $46.58 rising 3 steps to $48.23 Training advisor (trade sup- port): $44.73 rising 3 steps to $46.31 Work-methods advisor (trade support): $44.73 rising 3 steps to $46.31 Senior works inspector: $43.65 rising 3 steps to $45.19 Project leader (trade support): $43.65 rising 3 steps to $45.19 Vehicle maintenance organizer: $43.65 rising 3 steps to $45.19 Safety advocate OHS (trade support): $43.65 rising 3 steps to $45.19 Lead-hand (trade support): $42.44 rising 3 steps to $43.94 Works inspector: $41.74 rising 3 steps to $43.94 Journeyman mobile boom- truck operator (MBTO): $41.62 rising 3 steps to $43.08 Maintainer: $41.62 rising 3 steps to $43.08 Maintainer (UTT): $41.62 ris- ing 3 steps to $43.08 Maintainer (LRT): $41.62 ris- ing 3 steps to $43.08 Maintainer (minor service or- ders): $41.62 rising 3 steps to $43.08 Meterer 4: $39.28 rising 3 steps to $40.67 Material handler rubber lab: $39.28 rising 3 steps to $40.67 Material handler: $38.22 rising 3 steps to $39.57 Site assessor: $38.22 rising 3 steps to $39.57 Cable trencher: $38.12 rising 3 steps to $39.46 Meterer 3: $37.38 rising 3 steps to $38.70 Ground person: $37.37 rising 3 steps to $38.69 Meterer 2: $36.09 rising 3 steps to $37.36 Warehouse/utility worker: $35.98 rising 3 steps to $37.25 Truck driver: $35.90 rising 3 steps to $37.17 Meterer 1: $34.60 rising 3 steps to $35.82 Utility worker step 1: $30.37 rising 3 steps to $31.45 Utility worker step 2: $33.74 rising 3 steps to $34.94 Construction labourers: $23.30 rising 3 steps to $24.12 Editor's notes: Standby: 1 hour at journeyman-powerline technician rate for standby occurring on regular workday; 2 hours at journeyman-powerline technician rate of pay for standby occurring on scheduled day of rest; 3 hours at journey- man-powerline technician rate of pay for standby occurring on statutory holidays. Safety eyewear: CSA prescription safety eyewear will be provided at no cost to eligible employees. NERC certification: 1-time lump-sum payment of $2,000 upon successful completion of North American Electric Reliability Corporation certification. < from pg. 1 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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