Canadian Labour Reporter

December 3, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS months. Probationary period: 6 months worked; 4 months for drivers who have been substi- tuting for more than 40 days in current school year. Mileage: $0.58 per kilometre for drivers who keep bus at home and who are more than 15 kilometres from start of route. Sample rates of daily pay (cur- rent, after increase): Basic daily rate: $64.41 per day plus $0.21 per daily-route kilo- metres driven Effective Sept. 1, 2019: $65.41 per day plus $0.21 per daily- route kilometres driven Effective Sept. 1, 2020: $66.42 per day plus $0.21 per daily- route kilometres driven 1-time lump-sum payment of $200 before Oct. 15, 2018, to active regular drivers on staff as of Sept. 1, 2018. Editor's notes: Licensing examinations: Employer will reimburse drivers for cost of medical exams required for licensing. PD meetings: Drivers attending division-directed administrative and professional-development meetings will be paid $60 per day. Attendance will be mandatory. Start-up allowance: Drivers will receive start-up allowance of $60 per year to compensate for duties related to start of school year. Attendance bonus: Drivers will earn $50 per month for perfect attendance. To receive bonus, drivers must not miss any operational days per given month. Inclem- ent weather: Drivers will be paid 50% of regular daily pay as compensation for duties performed on days when bus transportation is suspended due to inclement weather. Wheelchair students: Bus drivers transporting wheelchair- bound students will receive $10 per day per wheelchair-bound student. Special-event trips: $0.24 per kilometre plus $14 per hour for waiting, including 30 minutes for lunch when drivers help supervise students during lunch period. In-town/between schools: Minimum of $12 per round trip or $0.24 per kilometre, plus applicable vacation pay. Trip to shop for servicing bus: $15 per hour for travel time; $15 per hour for waiting time. Bus washing: $40 per month for less than 16 passengers; $80 per month for more than 16 passengers. Long-service bonus: $300 per year after 1 year of service; $550 per for 5 years of service. LABOUR UNION United Nurses of Alberta Edmonton (38 labour-relations officers, educators, communications advisors, researchers, occupational health and safety officer and professional responsibility committee advisors) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 1-207 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on July 6, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1% Shift premium: $5 per hour when employee is designated in charge. $6 per hour when employee is assigned to replace another person in out-of-scope position. Paid holidays: 12 days. Any of the following: Easter Monday, August Civic Day, Boxing Day may be exchanged within same year for any of: International Women's Day, May Day, em- ployee's birthday, any religious holiday of one's own faith. On last working day preceding Christmas Day, New Year's Day, each employee will be entitled to 3.5 hours off with pay. Vacations with pay: 5.5 hours per pay period to start, 7 hours per pay period after 4 years, 8.25 hours per pay period after 8 years, additional 35 hours after 20 years, additional 35 hours after 25 years, additional 35 hours after 30 years. Unused time may be carried forward into next year for maximum 3 months. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of regular hours of work, double time after first 4 hours. May be taken as time off in lieu, but must be taken with 6 months or will be paid out. Pay out may be transferred to employee's RRSP without deducting taxes. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Em- ployer will reimburse each employee, maximum $850 per year, for health or fitness club, weight management, smoking cessation programs fees, mem- bership costs. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for yearly and lifetime maximums at $3,000. Extensive coverage includes implants and appliances (appli- ances to include mouth guards for therapeutic use). Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $600 biennially, inclusive of coverage for elective corrective laser eye surgery. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $150 per visit maximum for psychologist, registered social worker, addictions-specialist coverage (maximum 26 visits). LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 80% of regular salary indexed annu- ally to rising salaries. Pension: Employer will con- tribute 13% of employee's salary to RRSP owned by employee. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in family (employee's or employee's spouse's child, father, mother, sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparents, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, guardian, employee's spouse or fiancé). 2 additional days for travel. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 4 weeks' pay per year of service, maximum 52 weeks. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Job rate: $66.23 rising 2 steps to $68.23 Experience rate (after 8 years of service): $69.51 rising 2 steps to $71.61 Long-service rate (after 15 years of service): $71.59 rising 2 steps to $73.76 Editor's notes: Humanity fund: Employer will deduct $40 per year per employee for USW humanity fund. Hearing aids: $2,000 biennially. Expenses: $20 for breakfast; $25 for lunch; $35 for supper for business-travel meals. $50 for each overnight stay where private arrangements are made by employee. $100 per day for family-care expenses in- curred above normal expenses. Transportation expenses: $1,000 per month allowance. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $1,050 per month. $2,200 per year for insurance. $0.12 per kilometre for UNA business kilometres over allowed amount. Expenses: $20 for breakfast; $25 for lunch; $35 for supper for business-travel meals.

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