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September 17, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day or on Saturday or Sunday or on scheduled days off. May be banked, minimum 4 hours per day or 80 hours per year. Dental: $300 for glasses every 2 years, unless prescription chan- ges prior to 2-year period. Sick leave: 5 days per year. Bereavement leave: 5 days (3 days paid) for death of spouse, child, father, mother, brother, sister. 1 day for death of father- in-law, mother-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, grandpar- ents, grandchildren. Additional day without pay if funeral is more than 500 kilometres away. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with less than 5 years of seniority; 24 months with more than 5 years of seniority. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at 150% of straight-time hourly rate. Probationary period: 120 days worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: After 1 year of ser- vice, 1 week's pay per year of service, maximum 12 weeks. Safety shoes: Maximum $150 every 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Every 2 years, employer will provide warehouse employees with long pants, short pants, long-sleeve shirts, short-sleeve shirts or polo shirts, winter jacket, vest, cap, toque, belt. All other em- ployees will receive 1 shirt every 2 years with company logo. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.5% increase): Employees hired before March 1, 2018 Clerk: $19.94 rising 4 steps to $21.64 Agent: $20.72 rising 4 steps to $22.48 Lead-agent: $21.51 rising 4 steps to $23.34 Warehouse Operator: $22.29 rising 4 steps to $24.18 Lead-operator: $23.08 rising 4 steps to $25.04 Bonus: $300 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Employees after March 1, 2018 Clerk Date of hire: $13 At 6 months: $14 At 18 months: $15 At 30 months: $16 At 36 months: $17 At 42 months: Current year top rate Agent Date of hire: At 6 months: $13.25 At 18 months: $14.25 At 30 months: $15.25 At 36 months: $16.25 $17.25 At 42 months: Current year top rate Lead Agent Date of hire: $13.75 At 6 months: $14.75 At 18 months: $15.75 At 30 months: $16.75 At 36 months: $17.75 At 42 months: Current year top rate Operator Date of hire: $14.50 At 6 months: $15.50 At 18 months: $16.50 At 30 months: $17.50 At 36 months: $18.50 At 42 months: Current year top rate Lead operator Date of hire: $15 At 6 months: $16 At 18 months: $17 At 30 months: $18 At 36 months: $19 At 42 months: Current year top rate Editor's notes: Health and safety training: Every 2 years, employer will grant members of union health and safety committee 2-day leave of absence with pay for health and safety training purposes. Social justice fund: Employer will deduct on behalf of all employees, $20 per year for Unifor Social Justice Fund. FIREFIGHTING e County of Grande Prairie Clairmont, Alta. (57 firefighters) and the County of Grande Prairie Professional Fire Fighters, Local 5108 of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on July 26, 2018. Signed on Aug. 13, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1% Effective July 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2% Effective July 1, 2018: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.25% Effective July 1, 2019: 1.75% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for employees on night shift for regularly scheduled hours worked between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 126 hours after 1 year, 4 weeks or 168 hours after 6 years, 5 weeks or 210 hours after 11 years, 6 weeks or 252 hours af- ter 16 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours, double time thereafter for shift-extension overtime. Time and one-half for scheduled overtime; double time for unscheduled overtime, minimum 2 hours. May be banked, maximum 60 hours. Meal allowance: Employees are to be properly nourished with reasonably healthy food and drink after 3 hours of over- time or 3 hours on standby. Sick leave: 5.8 hours biweekly, maximum 756 hours for em- ployees working 10-hour day and 14-hour night shift rota- tions. 5.4 hours biweekly, max- imum 720 hours for employees working 40 hours per week. Pension: Alberta Local Au- thorities Pension Plan or group RRSP (employer does not con- tribute to group RRSP). Bereavement leave: 3 shifts for death in immediate family (spouse, child, parents, par- ents-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 2 shifts for travel in excess of 450 kilometres or where special cir- cumstances warrant consider- ation. 1 shift to attend funeral or memorial service for relative who is not immediate family a person living in employee's home. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months; 36 months for illness, disability or work-related injury. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Probationary period: 1 year. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years for written disciplinary warning; 5 years for disciplinary suspensions. Severance: 1 week per year of service, maximum 12 weeks. Safety shoes: Employee will be provided with leather structural firefighting boots. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees will be issued 4 uniformed shirts with flashes (choice of short or long sleeved); 4 uni- form pants; 4 duty T-shirts; 6 pairs of socks; 1 spring/summer jacket; 1 fall/winter jacket; 1 pair of leather gloves; 1 pair of leather station boots; 1 ball cap; 1 belt; 1 toque; 1 job shirt; 1 pair of gym shorts; 1 class A uni- form; class A uniform trench coat. Mileage: $0.60 per kilometre for travel on county business, using personal vehicle. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Captain: $55.43 rising 5 steps to Health and wellness: $750 per year for employees to maintain fitness and wellness for work.

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