Canadian Labour Reporter

February 18, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 GOVERNMENT City of Lloydminster Lloydminster, Alta./Sask. (276 inside, outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1015 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2021. Ratified on Jan. 10, 2019. Signed on Jan. 28, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2% Shift premium: $1.28 per hour for hours worked outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. limit. Effective 2020: $1.31 per hour. Effective 2021: $1.34 per hour. $1.79 per hour for hours work as lead-hand. Effective 2020: $1.89 per hour. Effective 2021: $1.87 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 15 years. Over- time: Time and one-half after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time after 2 hours of overtime. May be banked, maximum 40 hours at any given time. All banked overtime will be paid out by pay period 26 each year. Overtime worked in pay period 26 cannot be ac- crued as banked overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, em- ployee pays 50% of premiums. Employer will provide $600 per year for wellness account. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.25 days per month, maximum 120 days. 50% of unused days will be paid out upon retirement. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 2 times annual basic salary. Pension: Employer pays 50% of contributions, employee pays 50% of contributions to group pension plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of husband, wife, com- mon-law spouse, child, father, mother, sister, brother, sister- in-law, brother-in-law, father- in-law, mother-in-law, grand- parent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild. Additional 2 days for travel more than 720 kilo- metres or 450 road miles from Lloydminster. One-half day to attend funeral as pallbearer. Maximum 22 hours if employ- ee is proven executor. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at applicable regular or overtime rate. Probationary period: 3 months (minimum 520 basic hours based on 40 hours per week). Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $200 per year. Replacement boots will be reimbursed as required due to wear and tear. Uniforms/clothing: Tool allowance: $50 per month, payable bi-weekly, for mechanics (apprentices and journeyman). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Band 8 (assessor 3, heavy-duty technician, AutoCAD/geomat- ics lead, lead building mainte- nance, building safety codes officer, lead GIS technician, de- velopment coordinator, project lead traffic branch, engineering support specialist, protect lead utilities branch) Level 1 (start): $42.14 rising 3 steps to $43.84 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $43.45 rising 3 steps to $45.21 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $44.82 rising 3 steps to $46.63 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $46.16 rising 3 steps to $48.02 Band 7 (assessor 2, master electrician, development officer 2, planner 1, land development project lead) Level 1 (start): $38.72 rising 3 steps to $40.28 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $39.56 rising 3 steps to $41.16 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $40.39 rising 3 steps to $42.02 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $41.24 rising 3 steps to $42.90 Band 6 (assessment and taxa- tion clerk, GIS technician, as- sessor 1, land development planner, CAD technician, land-use technician, collection coordinator, mechanic journey- man, community peace officer 2, network analyst, coordinator advertising and sales, plan- ning technician, coordinator community development, procurement officer, coordina- tor legislative services, project technician, coordinator mar- keting, property leasing agent, coordinator RCMP and exhib- its, stores, coordinator sales and sponsorship, systems analyst, development officer 1, welder journeyman) Level 1 (start): $34.70 rising 3 steps to $36.10 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $35.74 rising 3 steps to $37.18 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $36.80 rising 3 steps to $38.29 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $37.90 rising 3 steps to $39.43 Band 5 (building-maintenance technician, municipal accoun- tant, community-engagement coordinator, planning assistant, computer-support technician, plant operator, coordinator media and digital communica- tions, senior accounting clerk, grants coordinator, senior equipment operator, infor- mation officer, head-watch support, lab technician, head- concrete finisher) Level 1 (start): $30.81 rising 3 steps to $32.06 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $31.75 rising 3 steps to $33.04 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $32.71 rising 3 steps to $34.03 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $33.69 rising 3 steps to $35.05 Band 4 (911 admin support, mechanic apprentice, admin support 4, parks caretaker, bylaw-enforcement officer, photo-enforcement officer/ technician, concrete finisher, RCMP admin support, equip- ment operator, utilityman, intermediate accounting clerk, welder apprentice) Level 1 (start): $27.39 rising 3 steps to $28.50 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $28.20 rising 3 steps to $29.34 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $29.06 rising 3 steps to $30.23 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $29.92 rising 3 steps to $31.13 Band 3 (accounting clerk, head lifeguard, admin support 3, instrument person, aquatic specialist 2, municipal worker 2, communications and marketing assistant, recreation program- mer 2, fitness specialist 2) Level 1 (start): $24.32 rising 3 steps to $25.31 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $25.06 rising 3 steps to $26.07 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $25.82 rising 3 steps to $26.87 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $26.73 rising 3 steps to $27.81 Band 2 (admin support 2, fit- ness specialist 1, aquatic spe- cialist 1, lifeguard/instructor, fitness-centre attendant, recre- ation programmer 1) Level 1 (start): $21.63 rising 3 steps to $22.50 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $22.27 rising 3 steps to $23.17 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $22.94 rising 3 steps to $23.87 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $23.62 rising 3 steps to $24.57 Band 1 (activity leader, munici- pal worker 1, admin support 1, visitor service attendant, lifeguard) Level 1 (start): $19.22 rising 3 steps to $19.99 Level 2 (2,080 hours): $19.80 rising 3 steps to $20.60 Level 3 (4,160 hours): $20.38 rising 3 steps to $21.21 Level 4 (6,240 hours): $20.99 rising 3 steps to $21.84 Editor's notes: Resignation: Employee is required to provide employer with 2 weeks prior written notice if they wish to resign. Should employee request withdrawal of resignation within 5 business days of giving it, and should employer accept withdrawal, employee's seniority will not be affected. Standby: Employees assigned to standby duty will be reimbursed: $25 for Monday to Friday between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.; $45 for Saturday to Sunday between 8 a.m. and 8 a.m.; $55 for statutory holidays between 8 a.m. and 8 a.m.

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