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February 4, 2019

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 to employee assigned to train another employee about duties and skills. $1.50 per hour for all work between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2.25 per hour for all hours worked on weekends. $4 per hour for employees on call. Paid holidays: 12 days. Holiday lieu days may be accumulated and replenished, maximum 40 hours for 8-hour employ- ees and 36 hours for 12-hour employees. Overtime: For jail guards work- ing 12-hour shifts, double time. Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours, double time after 4 hours of overtime for other employees. Time may be banked, max- imum 48 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 90% of premiums, em- ployee pays 10% of premiums. Full-time employees will re- ceive $500 per year for health spending account, $250 per year for part-time employees. Employer pays 80% of pre- miums, employee pays 20% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Premiums. Dental: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum accumulation 240 hours. LTD: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. AD&D: Coverage of double employee's annual salary. Life insurance: Coverage of double employee's annual salary. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of parent, stepparent, guardian, wife, common-law wife, husband, common-law husband, brother, sister, stepsib- lings, child, grandparent, grand- parent of spouse, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, aunt-in-law, uncle- in-law. Additional 3 days for death of spouse or child. Addi- tional 3 days when burial occurs outside Alberta. 2 days per year to attend funeral as pallbearer Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours pay at double time. Probationary period: 90 calendar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Should a second occurrence happen within 12 months, original occurrence becomes 24 months from date of issue. Second or subsequent occurrences will be 24 months. Safety shoes: Employer will provide $125 per year CSA- approved safety footwear. May be substituted for $250 every 2 years. Employer will provide $300 per year for water, wastewater workers. Uniforms/clothing: All em- ployees in engineering, public works department, recreation departments will be issued maximum 2 sets of regular coveralls, maximum 2 sets of insulated coveralls. Employer will be responsible for cost of laundering, repair, replacement of coveralls. All employees in recreation department will be supplied with 1 town jacket, which will be replaced as re- quired. Aquafun Centre staff will be supplied with initial issue of 2 uniforms consisting of shorts, T-shirts. Employer will provide maximum $100 per year for swimsuits, sweatshirts for Aquafun Centre staff. Tool allowance: Employer will supply tools, equipment re- quired by employees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Administrative assistant: $28.73 rising 2 steps to $29.89 Bylaw officer: $27.44 rising 2 steps to $28.55 Cashier: $17.18 rising 2 steps to $17.87 Clerk typist 1: $24.23 rising 2 steps to $25.20 Clerk typist 2: $25.80 rising 2 steps to $26.84 Communications operator 1: $33.55 rising 2 steps to $34.90 Custodian: $22.29 rising 2 steps to $23.19 Economic development officer: $30.58 rising 2 steps to $31.82 Facility maintenance assistant: $25.28 rising 2 steps to $26.30 Facility maintenance coordina- tor: $33.64 rising 2 steps to $35 Health and safety coordinator: $27.44 rising 2 steps to $28.55 Help-desk support analyst: $25.55 rising 2 steps to $26.58 IT systems analyst: $31.25 rising 2 steps to $32.52 Jail guard: $19.49 rising 2 steps to $20.28 Landfill scale operator: $25.80 rising 2 steps to $26.84 Lifeguard/instructor 1: $19.13 rising 2 steps to $19.90 Lifeguard/instructor 2: $21.79 rising 2 steps to $22.67 Maintenance operator 1: $25.28 rising 2 steps to $26.30 Maintenance operator 2: $27.44 rising 2 steps to $28.55 Maintenance operator lead: $29.36 rising 2 steps to $30.54 Master electrician: $42.10 rising 2 steps to $43.80 Mechanic: $36.43 rising 2 steps to $37.91 Payroll and benefits coordina- tor: $32.81 rising 2 steps to $34.14 Planner: $32.18 rising 2 steps to $33.48 Pool programmer/operator: $30.60 rising 2 steps to $31.84 Public works foreman: $35.02 rising 2 steps to $36.43 Recreation operator 1: $25.28 rising 2 steps to $26.30 Recreation operator 2: $27.44 rising 2 steps to $28.55 Recreation operator lead: $29.36 rising 2 steps to $30.54 Seasonal level 1: $16.75 rising 2 steps to $17.43 Seasonal level 2: $18.02 rising 2 steps to $18.75 Seasonal level 3: $19.49 rising 2 steps to $20.28 Editor's notes: Prescription safety glasses: $300 every second year for prescription safety glasses. SAFETY REGULATOR Electrical Safety Authority Provincewide, Ontario (360 clerks, technical employees, technologists, inspectors) and the Power Workers' Union (PWU) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1000 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Signed on April 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2019: Increase of more than 3% of CPI will activate elevator clause Effective April 1, 2020: Increase equivalent to amount CPI increases above 3% Shift premium: $30 per day (maximum 30 days) for em- ployee withdrawn from normal duties to prepare for and deliver classroom instruction or group demonstration. After 30 days, employee will be paid greater of regular training technicians rate (grade 65, step 3) or 6% above normal base rate. $0.60 per hour for work between 4 p.m. and midnight. $0.80 per hour for work between midnight and 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 3 floating holidays. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service, maximum 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 25 days after 16 years, 30 days after 25 years. Vacation bonus: 1 day's pay after 26 years of service; 2 day's pay after 27 years of service; 3 day's pay after 28 years of service; 4 day's pay after 29 years of service; 5 day's pay after 30 years of service; 6 day's pay after 31 years of service; 7 day's pay after 32 years of service; 8 day's pay after 33 years of service; 9 day's pay after 34 years of service; 10 day's pay after 35 years of service. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours after normal CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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