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October 1, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Employee will be paid starting after leaving home and ending after returning home. Probationary period: 180 days of employment. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for all disciplinary letters involving less than suspension. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service, after 5 years of service. Safety shoes: $175 for black safety shoes or black boots to each serviceman 1, serviceman 2 and installation helper. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply employees, who are required to wear uniform, with required uniforms. Tool allowance: Tools will be supplied to each employee as deemed necessary. Mileage: $0.49 per kilometre with $10 daily minimum. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Serviceman 1/assigned install- ers/assigned inspectors/as- signed maintenance 0 to 6 months: $18.63 rising 2 steps to $19.57 7 to 12 months: $20.42 rising 2 steps to $21.45 13 to 18 months: $22.18 rising 2 steps to $23.30 19 to 24 months: $23.95 rising 2 steps to $25.16 25 to 30 months: $25.77 rising 2 steps to $27.07 31 to 36 months: $27.50 rising 2 steps to $28.89 36 months: $29.87 rising 2 steps to 1%, plus performance-based increase Installation helpers 0 to 6 months: $15.29 rising 2 steps to $16.06 7 to 12 months: $17.07 rising 2 steps to $17.93 13 to 18 months: $18.83 rising 2 steps to $19.78 19 to 24 months: $20.60 rising 2 steps to $21.64 25 to 30 months: $21.94 rising 2 steps to $23.05 31 to 36 months: $24.13 rising 2 steps to $25.35 36 months: $26.40 rising 2 steps to 1%, plus performance-based increase Editor's notes: Commuting: If reporting directly to job from home (or to home from job), compensation begins for any commute beyond 45 minutes. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will provide, once every 2 years, prescription safety glasses for employees, maximum $150 (previously $140). Overnight stays: $14 for breakfast; $17 for lunch; $24 dinner; $5 for incidentals. GOVERNMENT e City of Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. (481 inside, outside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 30 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on June 26, 2018. Signed on Jan. 8, 2018. Shift premium: $1.55 per hour (previously $1.30 per hour) for lead-hands. $1 per hour when operator assigned to arenas provides on-the-job equipment training. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month (15 days) or 6% to start, 1.66 days per month (20 days) or 8% after 7 years, 2.08 days per month (25 days) or 10% after 15 years, 2.5 days per month (30 days) or 12% after 25 years. Additional 5 days of vaca- tion will be given after 11 years, 20 years, 30 years (to be taken no later than next anniversary date). Overtime: Double time for all work in excess of regular hours. May be banked as time off in lieu, maximum 80 hours per year. All banked overtime not used by pay period 24 will be paid out in pay period 25. 40 hours per year may be carried forward to following year under extenuating circumstances. Meal allowance: After 2 hours beyond normal shift, employee will receive reimbursement for cost of meal (not to exceed government of Alberta meal-al- lowance rates). Medical benefits: Employees must participate in plan as condition of employment. Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Employees will receive lump sum into health- care spending account each year ($500 for full-time, $250 for part-time). Unused portion may be carried for but must be used by March 21. Dental: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 130 days. Employees will receive 50% of unused sick leave upon retirement. LTD: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Pension: Employees must participate in Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: Minimum 5 days for death of parent, step- parent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, spouse, common-law spouse, fiancée, brother, sister, stepsiblings or in-laws, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent (including those of spouse), former guardian, any relative residing in same household. Additional 4 days where burial is outside prov- ince. One-half day to attend funeral for anyone not listed. 1 day to administer bereavement responsibilities. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours will be paid if emergency work can be performed in 3 hours or less. Any emergency work of more than 3 hours will be paid for hours worked. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week if service time is less than 2 years; 2 weeks after 2 years of service; 4 weeks after 4 years of service; 5 weeks after 6 years of service; 6 weeks after 8 years of service; 8 weeks after 10 years of service. Safety shoes: $300 per year (previously $150 per year) for full-time, $150 per year for part-time. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Accounting clerk 1 91% step 1: $26.70 rising 2 steps to $27.77 94% step 2: $27.57 rising 2 steps to $28.68 97% step 3: $28.46 rising 2 steps to $29.61 100% step 4: $29.32 rising 2 steps to $30.51 Automotive service technician 91% step 1: $31.90 rising 2 steps to $33.19 94% step 2: $32.97 rising 2 steps to $34.30 97% step 3: $34.01 rising 2 steps to $35.38 100% step 4: $35.06 rising 2 steps to $36.48 Certified aqua fitness instructor 100% step 4: $45.06 rising 2 steps to $46.88 Child-minding attendant 91% step 1: $17.27 rising 2 steps to $17.97 94% step 2: $17.83 rising 2 steps to $18.55 97% step 3: $18.41 rising 2 steps Prescription safety glasses: Maximum $250 once each 36-month period for CSA-approved safety glasses.

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