Canadian Labour Reporter

July 16, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours, double time thereafter. Time and one-half for first 2 hours on Saturday or scheduled day off, double time thereafter and on Sundays and second day of rest. May be banked, maximum 160 hours at any one time. Meal allowance: $22 when em- ployee works more than 2 hours before or after shift; when em- ployee works more than 6 hours beyond shift; when employee is on call-in or scheduled day off (after 4 hours and 9 hours). Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for B.C. Government Medical Plan and Pacific Blue Cross Extended Health Benefit Plan at 90% coverage. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 100% coverage for plan A expenses; 70% cover- age for plan B expenses; 65% coverage for plan C expenses with maximum orthodontic coverage of $5,000. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $550 (previously $500) per family member every 2 years for eyeglass, contact lens coverage; $110 (previously $100) per family member every 2 years for eye examinations. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $900 per year (previously $800 per year) for chiropractic, naturopath- ic; $2,000 per year for speech therapist; $1,000 per year for psychologist; $900 per year (previously $800 per year) for acupuncture treatments; $600 per year for podiatrist; $1,000 per year (previously $800 per year) for physiotherapist, mas- sage therapist. Sick leave: 24 hours for outside employees, 21 hours for inside employees. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for 70% of wages (previously 60%), maximum $6,000 per month. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $125,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, same-sex spouse, common-law spouse, fiancé(e), children, stepchildren, legal ward, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, parents and stepparents of employee's spouse (including same-sex, common-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law)). 2 additional days for travel, when required. One-half day to attend funeral as pallbearer. Leave in excess of 2 per year will be without pay. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months; 12 months after 2 years of service; 15 months after 5 years of service; 18 months after 10 years of service. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time. Probationary period: 6 months for regular employees; 1,200 hours for part-time, tem- porary, casual employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 1 week's current pay for each year of service with less than 3 years' service. 3 weeks' current pay for first year; one-half month's current pay after 2 years of service with 3 or more years of service. Max- imum 6 months' current pay for all severance. Safety shoes: $225 per year for proper safety boots. May be carried over into following year, maximum $450. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide proper clothing to accommodate employees affected by inclement weather and sub-zero conditions. Tool allowance: $500 per year for personal tools required of mechanics. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Leisure services department Summer program leader: $15.40 rising 3 steps to $16.18 Summer program coordinator: $17.05 rising 3 steps to $17.92 Summer program supervisor: $18.69 rising 3 steps to $19.64 Inside positions Junior clerk/recreation admis- sions clerk Start step 1: $26.45 rising 3 steps to $27.79 6 months step 2: $27.81 rising 3 steps to $29.22 12 months step 3: $28.54 rising 3 steps to $29.98 18 months step 4: $29.38 rising 3 steps to $30.86 24 months step 5: $29.78 rising 3 steps to $31.28 Accounting clerk/documents and records clerk/clerk typist/ dispatch clerk Start step 1: $27.58 rising 3 steps to $28.98 6 months step 2: $29.04 rising 3 steps to $30.51 12 months step 3: $29.73 rising 3 steps to $31.23 18 months step 4: $30.52 rising 3 steps to $32.06 24 months step 5: $31.22 rising 3 steps to $32.80 Accounts payable clerk/pur- chasing clerk/recreation servic- es clerk/youth worker/RCMP transcription clerk Start step 1: $28.74 rising 3 steps to $30.20 6 months step 2: $30.36 rising 3 steps to $31.90 12 months step 3: $31.17 rising 3 steps to $32.75 18 months step 4: $31.95 rising 3 steps to $33.57 24 months step 5: $32.81 rising 3 steps to $34.47 Accounting information sys- tems clerk/assistant purchasing agent/clerk public works yard/ engineering assistant/recep- tionist - district office/informa- tion systems assistant, planning assistant Start step 1: $31.25 rising 3 steps to $32.83 6 months step 2: $33.20 rising 3 steps to $34.88 12 months step 3: $34.15 rising 3 steps to $35.88 18 months step 4: $35.13 rising 3 steps to $36.91 24 months step 5: $36.08 rising 3 steps to $37.90 GIS tech/recreation programs coordinator Start step 1: $37.08 rising 3 steps to $38.96 6 months step 2: $39.85 rising 3 steps to $41.87 12 months step 3: $41.19 rising 3 steps to $43.28 18 months step 4: $42.58 rising 3 steps to $44.73 24 months step 5: $43.96 rising 3 steps to $46.19 Building inspector 1/senior ac- countant Start step 1: $40.50 rising 3 steps to $42.55 6 months step 2: $43.76 rising 3 steps to $45.97 12 months step 3: $45.41 rising 3 steps to $47.71 18 months step 4: $47.02 rising 3 steps to $49.41 24 months step 5: $48.64 rising 3 steps to $51.11 Rink, gym and pool marshals/ concessionaires: $14.88 rising 2 steps to $15.63 Special aquatic helper: $21.43 rising 2 steps to $22.52 Equipment operator 2/labourer 2 (starting)/recreation at- tendant 1 Tamitik/recreation attendant 1 Riverlodge: $32.81 rising 2 steps to $34.47 Blower chute operator/labourer 3 (5 years)/lifeguard/instructor 1/park attendant/stores person 1: $33.46 rising 2 steps to $35.16 Equipment operator 3 (light equipment)/recreation atten- dant 2 Tamitik/refuse truck driver/collector: $35 rising 2 steps to $36.78 Recreation attendant 3/stores person 2/trades helper: $35.78 rising 2 steps to $37.59 Heavy-equipment operator/ lifeguard/instructor 2/me- chanic 1: $36.69 rising 2 steps to $38.55 Utilities operator: $37.50 rising 2 steps to $39.40 Crew leader: $38.96 rising 2 steps to $40.93 Aquatic coordinator/build- ing and utilities maintenance person/carpenter/electrician/ gardener/mechanic 2: $40.78 rising 2 steps to $42.85 Arenas coordinator/plant maintenance and repair person: $41.67 rising 2 steps to $43.78 Building and utilities mainte- nance person (T.Q.)/carpenter (T.Q.)/electrician (T.Q.)/gar- dener (T.Q.)/mechanic 2 (T.Q.): $42.64 rising 2 steps to $44.80 Chief mechanic/foreman water/sewer/roads foreman: $45.58 rising 2 steps to $47.89 Editor's notes: Health and wellness: 50% off all public drop-in sessions (open gym, weight room, public skate, public swim), economy tickets, memberships and all fitness programs offered by Kitimat leisure services department. Hear- ing aids: Maximum $1,750 per ear over 2-year period.

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