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March 18, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 Step 3: $54,469 rising 4 steps to $58,172 Step 4: $55,893 rising 4 steps to $59,661 Step 5: $57,317 rising 4 steps to $61,150 11 Minimum: $55,097 rising 4 steps to $58,828 Step 1: $56,662 rising 4 steps to $60,465 Step 2: $58,227 rising 4 steps to $62,102 Step 3: $59,793 rising 4 steps to $63,738 Step 4: $61,358 rising 4 steps to $65,375 Step 5: $62,923 rising 4 steps to $67,012 Editor's notes: Work on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1: If employee works on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1, employee will be paid 2 and one-half times regular hourly rate, plus compensation for statutory holiday. On-call: One-quarter of regular rate for every hour on call during first 24 hours in addition to pay for any call-back. Employee must remain 1 hour's driving time from Sackville. If employee is required to be on call for more than 24 hours, employee will receive one-half of regular rate for every hour on call in excess of 24 hours in addition to pay for any call-back. Regular rate for every hour on call on statutory holiday. Long-service bonus: For employees with seniority date before July 1, 1999: 3% after 8 years of service; 5% after 13 years of service; 7% after 18 years of service; 9% after 23 years of service. Parental-expense supplement: Employer will provide $600 per year, for each dependent child younger than 5, for supplementing parental expenses. SENIOR CARE Salem Manor Edmonton (40 cooks, food-service aides, housekeeping aides, laundry aides, unit clerks, maintenance employees) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 1-207 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 14, 2017, to July 13, 2020. Ratified on Oct. 11, 2018. Signed on Nov. 29, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2018: $15 per hour start rates for housekeep- ing aide, laundry aide, food- services aide. Effective first pay period after ratification: 2% for housekeep- ing aide, laundry aide, food-ser- vices aide, cook, maintenance worker 1, maintenance worker 2, unit clerk, uncertified. Effective March 14, 2019: Wage reopener. Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for employee in food-services department who assumes temporary responsibilities of lead-hand. $2.40 per hour for work where majority of shift falls between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. $2.40 per hour for work where majority of shift falls during 64- hour period beginning 3 p.m. on Friday. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 float day (for full-time employ- ees only). If employer cannot accommodate schedule for float day, it will be paid out at end of December. Float day will not be carried over from 1 year to next. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 6 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 16 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years. Maximum 1 week may be carried over from 1 year to next. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked after 7.75 hours per day or 77.50 hours per 14- day biweekly period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employ- ee pays 25% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for coverage of 80% of routine preventative work; 50% of major restorative work, maximum $1,500 per year. Vision: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for coverage of $200 reimbursement every 24 months per participant, dependant. Sick leave: 11.5 hours for each 168 hours worked, maximum 930 hours. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage 66 2/3%) of salary. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 200% of annual earnings, max- imum $200,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 200% of annual earnings, maximum $200,000. Pension: Employer will match employee contribution, max- imum 5%, employee may con- tribute 5% to group RRSP. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, legal guardian, grandparent, grandchild. Addi- tional 2 unpaid days for travel further than 350 kilometres away from place of residence. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Overtime rate or 3 hours' pay at hourly rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 465 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for discipline, ex- cluding suspensions; 30 months for discipline, involving suspen- sions. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): (hours worked) Housekeeping aide Start: $14.80 2,015: $15.63 4,030: $16.45 6,045: $18.11 8,060: $19.75 10,075: $20.15 Laundry aide Start: $14.80 2,015: $15.63 4,030: $16.45 6,045: $18.11 8,060: $19.75 10,075: $20.15 Food-services aide Start: $14.80 2,015: $15.63 4,030: $16.45 6,045: $18.11 8,060: $19.75 10,075: $20.15 Cook Start: $16.46 2,015: $17.17 4,030: $18.02 6,045: $19.68 8,060: $21.55 10,075: $21.98 Maintenance worker 1 Start: $18.97 2,015: $20.32 4,030: $21.35 6,045: $22.42 8,060: $23.53 10,075: $24 Maintenance worker 2 Start: $24.66 2,015: $25.26 4,030: $25.88 6,045: $26.49 8,060: $27.16 10,075: $27.70 Unit clerk, uncertified Start: $17.98 2,015: $18.54 4,030: $19.28 6,045: $19.85 8,060: $20.57 10,075: $20.98 Unit clerk, certified Start: $18.54 2,015: $19.28 4,030: $19.85 6,045: $20.57 8,060: $21.23 10,075: $21.82 Editor's notes: On-call: $1.25 per hour on scheduled days of work. $1.50 per hour on days off and named holidays for maintenance workers only.

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