Canadian Labour Reporter

of hours are worked between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. $0.25 per hour for each hour worked between 11 p.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Sun- day. Time and one-half for all hours which fall within 11-hour turnaround time for employees who work shift that commences within 11 hours of completing previous shift. Paid holidays: 12 days includ- ing 1 floating day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 16 years, 7 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours of work in excess of 7.5 per day or 37.5 per week, and for all hours worked on paid holiday. Meal allowance: $6 for employ- ees who work 2 hours of over- time or 1 meal provided. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums for extended health care plan. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for Dental Blue Cross #9 ODA minus 1 year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $300 every 24 months, including 1 eye exam. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 pairs of orthotics every 30 months up to $400. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: Any employee off work due to sickness and who has no further weekly indem- nity credits is deemed to be on unpaid leave of absence due to illness up to 12 months maxi- mum, with no seniority accrual. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times employee salary. Pension: Employer and em- ployee contribute to OMERS Pension Plan in accordance with legislation and terms of plan. Bereavement leave: 4 paid days for death of spouse, child, stepchild. 3 paid days for death of parent, stepparent, parent-in- law, sibling, sibling-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, grand- child, child-in-law. 1 paid day to attend funeral of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or to attend as pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months for layoffs. Call-in pay: 3 hours at appli- cable premium rates. Probationary period: 65 shifts. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for particulars of work performance which led to disci- pline (records relating to sexual or moral misconduct, physical assault or resident abuse may be considered in disciplinary matters). Severance: 1 week's notice for less than 1 year of service, 2 weeks for 1 year of service, 1 week's notice for each year of employment after 3 years of ser- vice, up to 8 weeks maximum. Uniforms/clothing: Where employer requires full-time or regular part-time employee to be in uniform, compensating al- lowance of $0.07 per hour. Sample current rates of hourly pay (start/2 years): Employees hired after Feb. 5, 2019 HCA/PSW (start): $19.98/$21.53 RPN: $24.44/$27.11 Head cook/handyper- son/restorative care aide: $20.24/$22.48 Second cook: $19.05/$21.18 Dietary aide/environmental ser- vices aide: $18.24/$20.26 Dietary aide (FSW): $18.33/$20.37 Seamstress: $18.49/$20.54 Maintenance person: $22.13/$24.59 Driver handyperson: $18.93/$21.03 Activation aide: $19.04/$21.17 Employees hired before Feb. 5, 2019 HCA/PSW (start): $20.30/$21.53 RPN: $25.50/$27.11 Head cook: $21.91/$22.48 Cook: $20.38/$21.18 Dietary aide/environmental ser- vices aide: $19.51/$20.26 Dietary aide (FSW): $19.62/$20.37 Seamstress: $19.51/$20.54 Maintenance person: $24.13/$24.59 Handyperson: $21.85/$22.48 Driver handyperson: $20.79/$21.03 Activation aide: $20.11/$21.17 Restorative care aide: $21.48/$22.48 Employer will pay lump sum of $500 to any employee who has worked in position since April 1, 2013 as head cook, second cook, restorative care, activation aide between April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2016 to compensate incum- bents for inequity on without- prejudice basis Editor's notes: Extended tours: Introduction of extended tours (11.25 consecutive hours in any 24-hour period) requires agreement of majority of full-time and part-time employees in area. May be cancelled by either party with 10 calendar weeks' notice. Orthotic coverage: 2 pairs every 30 months, maximum $400 per pair. LABOUR UNIONS Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Edmonton (219 labour union employees) and the Alberta Union of Labour Relations Professionals (AULReP) Renewal agreement: Effective June 30, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2022. Signed on June 30, 2021. Shift premium: Employee replacing employee at higher- rated position for 1 full day or more will receive higher-rated pay for period employed pro- viding employee fulfills princi- pal duties of higher-rated job. $2 per hour for employees who provide training/preceptorship to other employees. $2 per hour for employees assigned to do additional duties as administra- tive team-lead for administra- tive professionals and clerks. Paid holidays: 11 days plus 1 civic holiday, 1 Christmas floater day. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 3 years, 25 days after 9 years, 30 days after 14 years, 35 days after 19 years. 5 additional work days on 1-time basis only for employee who has completed 25 years of service. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of work after scheduled daily hours; double time after 2 hours of overtime. For those employees not eli- gible for overtime, they will be credited 5 days off for every 3 months worked; employees who work on Saturday will be paid time and one-half; double time for work on Sunday. Em- ployees may take time off in lieu but it will be paid out at Dec. 31 each year. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Em- ployer will deposit $1,650 (pre- viously $1,500) into employee flexible health/personal spend- ing account each year. Any unused allocation as of Dec. 31 of each year may be carried for- ward, maximum 1 year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: Every permanent employee will be entitled to ill- ness leave of 85 days at full pay. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will pay monthly: 14% of employee's actual earnings, up to normal monthly salary, into AUPE staff pension plan (or when employ- ee is not member of plan, RRSP of employee's choice). Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parents, guardian, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son, daughter, brother, sister, or husband or wife of any of them; person residing in employee's house- hold). Seniority – recall rights: 1 < from pg. 1 3 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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