Canadian Labour Reporter

March 25, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 Transit dispatcher: $34.85 (115% bus operator) rising 2 steps to $35.90 Acting operations supervisor: $34.85 (115% bus operator) rising 2 steps to $35.90 Bus operator: $27.27 (90% pro- bationary rate) rising 2 steps to $28.09 Action bus dispatcher: $33.33 (110% action bus operator) rising 2 steps to $34.34 Action bus operator: $27.27 (90% probationary rate) rising 2 steps to $28.09 Transit facilities and infrastruc- ture coordinator: $28.28 (90% probationary rate for 6 months) rising 2 steps to $29.13 Transit service bay supervisor: $30.11 (115% transit service person) rising 2 steps to $31.02 Transit service person: $23.57 (90% probationary rate) rising 2 steps to $24.28 Editor's notes: Retirement allowance: After 15 years of service, 1 day of vacation for each year of service upon retirement. Transportation: Each employee will be issued transit pass/ID picture card for free transportation over employer's system to all employees of Red Deer Transit System and retired transit department employees on city pension. Driver's license medical: Maximum $125 towards employee's operating license medical. Standby pay: $2 per hour when supervisory staff are required to remain on standby (carrying cellphone, ready to be called in) HEALTH CARE Bonnyville Health Centre Bonnyville, Alta. (116 general support employees) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Ratified on Nov. 30, 2018. Signed on Feb. 13, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2019: Wage reopener Shift premium: $2.75 per hour for employees working shift wherein majority of hours are between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. or all overtime hours that are be- tween 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $5 per hour for employees working shift wherein majority of hours are between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. or all overtime hours that are between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $3.25 per hour for employees working shift wherein major- ity of hours in 64-hour period beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday. $1.50 per hour for employee who assumes additional re- sponsibilities of supervisor when supervisor is absent. $1.50 per hour for employee when employee works in ab- sence of any regular supervisor or manager and is designated to be responsible for additional supervisory duties which would otherwise be performed by regular supervisor or manager. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 additional holiday as floater holiday. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 3 years, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Additional 5 days after 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after 7 3/4 hours per day or for all work on scheduled days off. May be taken as time off in lieu, within 3 months of when it was earned. Unused time will be paid out by March 31 of each year. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployee pays 25% of premiums. Employer will provide $850 per year (previously $750 per year) for flexible spending account. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for reimburse- ment of 80% of basic services. 50% of all extensive services. 50% of orthodontic services. Maximum $3,000 per insured person per year for extensive services. Lifetime maximum $3,000 per insured person per for orthodontic services. Sick leave: 1 1/2 working days per month of employment, maximum credit of 120 days. STD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of basic weekly earn- ings. LTD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of basic monthly earn- ings, after 120-day elimination period. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex relationship, child (including children of common- law spouse, stepchildren), par- ent (including of common-law spouse, stepparent), son-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild, daughter-in-law, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, legal guardian, grandparent (both sides), fi- ancé. 3 days for death of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews. Ad- ditional 2 days for travel more than 320 kilometres one-way from employee's residence. 1 day for death of another relative or close friend. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Overtime rate or 4 hours at basic rate, whichever is greater. Employee will be re- imbursed for reasonable, neces- sary, substantiated transporta- tion expenses. Probationary period: 503 3/4 hours worked or 6 months, whichever is less, exclusive of overtime Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months (exclusive of any periods of leave of absence in excess of 90 days). Severance: 2 weeks' pay at ba- sic rate for each year of employ- ment, maximum 40 weeks' pay. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will furnish, maintain (launder, alter and repair) uniforms. Mileage: Alberta government rate per kilometre. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Program assistant 1 Step 1: $19.07 Step 2: $19.83 Step 3: $20.65 Step 4: $21.46 Step 5: $22.32 Step 6: $23.20 Program assistant 2 Step 1: $20.42 Step 2: $21.22 Step 3: $22.07 Step 4: $22.95 Step 5: $23.39 Step 6: $23.84 Program assistant 3 Step 1: $22.56 Step 2: $23.44 Step 3: $24.40 Step 4: $25.35 Step 5: $26.36 Step 6: $27.43 Unit clerk Step 1: $22.56 Step 2: $23.44 Step 3: $24.40 Step 4: $25.35 Step 5: $26.36 Step 6: $27.43 Program assistant 4 Step 1: $24.98 Step 2: $25.99 Step 3: $27.03 Step 4: $28.10 Step 5: $29.21 Step 6: $30.38 Food-service worker 1 Step 1: $17.60 Step 2: $19.20 Step 3: $20.28 Cook 1 Step 1: $22.57 Step 2: $24.83 Laundry worker 1 Step 1: $17.60 Step 2: $19.20 Laundry worker 2 Step 1: $19.31 Step 2: $21.02 Environmental-services worker 1 Step 1: $17.60 Step 2: $19.20 Environmental-services worker 2 Step 1: $19.14 Step 2: $20.92 Step 3: $21.02 Working lead, cleaning and

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