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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 2 floater days. Vacations with pay: 1 hour per 25 hours worked, maximum 80 hours, after 240 hours; 1 hour per 16.67 hours worked, maximum 120 hours, after 5 years; 1 hour per 12.5 hours worked, maximum 160 hours, after 10 years; 1 hour per 10 hours worked, maximum 200 hours, after 19 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: $10 (previ- ously $9) if employee works more than 10 hours in 1 shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $35,000 on 80%- 20% co-pay basis. Dental: Employees will receive 80%-20% co-pay preventative plan which includes checkups, cleaning, fillings, extractions, X-rays, root canals, periodon- tal and endodontic services, maximum $1,000 per family member per year. Vision: $175 per 2-year period. Additional $50 per 2-year period may be used for prescription safety glasses for employees only. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $35,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $35,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, common-law partner, child, parent, brother, sister, stepparent, common-law parent, father-in-law, mother- in-law, stepchild, common-law child, grandchild, grandpar- ent, relative who resides with employee), after 3 months of service. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months to start; 24 months after 25 months of service. Call-in pay: 4 hours at over- time rates. Probationary period: 90 days worked. Safety shoes: Maximum $290 per 2-year period (previously $130 per year). Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees will be provided with 2 sum- mer or 1 winter set of coveralls per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase): Employees hired before Jan. 1, 2009 Track maintainer: $24.86 rising 2 steps to $25.49 Equipment operator: $26.20 rising 2 steps to $26. 86 Track foreman: $27.24 rising 2 steps to $27.92 Welder: $29.63 rising 2 steps to $30.38 Employees hired after Jan. 1, 2009 Probationary/seasonal: $14.19 rising 2 steps to $14.54 Track maintainer: $20.92 rising 2 steps to $21.45 Equipment operator: $22.05 rising 2 steps to $22.60 Track foreman: $22.93 rising 2 steps to $23.51 Welder: $24.94 rising 2 steps to $25.57 Editor's notes: Medical exams: 2 hours at regular rate for medical examinations secured outside of regular work- ing hours when requested by employer. Retiring allowance: $2,500 will be paid by employer to retiree. Personal cellphones: $25 per month for employees who use personal cellphones for work purposes. EDUCATION Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 Edson, Alta. (210 school-divisions employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1357 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2021. Ratified on Nov. 20, 2018. Signed on Nov. 28, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective year 1: 0% Effective year 2: 0.5% Effective year 3: 1% Shift premium: $0.55 per hour for employees working as teacher assistant or library assistant who have completed recognized teacher-assistant or library-assistant certificate. $0.55 per hour for secretary 1, IISR, IIAC, 3 and 4 who have completed a recognized administrative-assistant certificate. Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 float holiday. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days, or 6% after 1 year, 1.67 days per month, maximum 20 days, or 8% after 7 years, 2.08 days per month, maximum 25 days, or 10% after 12 years. Maximum 5 days may be carried forward into new year, but unused days will be paid out on Aug. 31. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours, double time after 3 hours of overtime. May be taken as time off in lieu, but will be paid out at end of each year. Medical benefits: Employ- er pays 100% of premiums. Employer pays 100% of pre- miums for Alberta Health Care Insurance program. Employer will provide $300 per year (pre- viously $200 per year) for health benefit spending account. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for program equivalent to, Plan 3 vision 350/ hearing 500 (Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan). Sick leave: 2 working days per month, maximum 90 days accumulation. After third day of illness per year, employer reserves the right to require medical documentation before paying sick-leave benefits. Employees will be reimbursed for cost of documentation, maximum $50. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of parent, spouse, com- mon-law spouse, sibling, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, former guardian, fiancé(e), son-in-law, daughter- in-law, grandparent, step-rela- tions, any relative who has been residing in same household, any other individual for whom em- ployee is required to administer bereavement responsibilities. 3 days for death of sister-in law, brother-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Additional 2 days if needed for travel. Additional 5 days may be given with partial loss of pay. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours at overtime rates. Probationary period: 90 days worked, not to exceed 10 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Mileage: If employees are re- quired to use their own vehicles for divisional business, em- ployees will be paid at current divisional rate. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Maintenance group Maintenance coordinator Start: $38.56 rising 2 steps to $39.14 End: $42.42 rising 2 steps to $43.06 Shop foreman Start: $38.56 rising 2 steps to $39.14 End: $42.42 rising 2 steps to $43.06 Maintenance 3 (tradesman) Start: $35.06 rising 2 steps to $35.59 End: $38.57 rising 2 steps to $39.15 Maintenance 2 Start: $26.93 rising 2 steps to $27.33 End: $29.61 rising 2 steps to $30.06 Maintenance 1 Start: $19.56 rising 2 steps to $19.86 End: $21.50 rising 2 steps to $21.83 Technology group Technician assistant Start: $19.56 rising 2 steps to $19.86 End: $21.50 rising 2 steps to $21.83 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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