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April 1, 2019

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for shift that falls between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. for opera- tions employees. 12.5% when employee relieves in acting capacity to position with higher level of duties, responsibilities, and with higher rate of pay, for 2 shifts or longer. Paid holidays: 12 days, plus Christmas floater day for all town employees either before or after Christmas. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 16 days after 6 years, 17 days after 7 years, 18 days after 8 years, 19 days after 9 years, 20 days after 10 years, 21 days after 11 years, 22 days after 12 years, 23 days after 13 years, 24 days after 14 years, 25 days after 15 years, 26 days after 16 years, 27 days after 17 years, 28 days after 18 years, 29 days after 19 years, 30 days after 20 years. 50% of annual entitlement may be carried forward to following year. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime, double time thereafter. May be banked as time off in lieu, maxi- mum 5 days of accumulation. Must be taken within 6 months of time earned. Double time for all overtime on statutory holiday. Meal allowance: Paid meal allowance for employee work- ing more than 10 hours in any 1 shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employ- ee pays 25% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan. After 1 year of service, employer will provide maximum $300 per year reimbursement for health/ fitness expenses of employee or 1 family-fitness pass per family. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.34 days per month. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of spouse, child, step- children, parent, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, fiancé, related depen- dant, ward, guardian, brother- in-law, sister-in-law. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $225 per year (previously $175 per year) for employees requiring appro- priate safety footwear such as steel-toed boots. $50 per year (previously $30 per year) deck- shoe allowance after 3 months of employment at aquatic cen- tre swimming pool. Uniforms per clothing: Em- ployer will provide winter jack- et, coveralls, summer coveralls, other work wear (pants and shirts) for operations, facility operator/coordinator employ- ees. 3 shirts to each custodian employee. 1 bathing suit within first 3 months of employment for employees at aquatic centre swimming pool; second suit after probation. Sample rates of pay (current, after 5% increase): Building maintenance officer: $36.54 rising 3 steps to $38.40 Equipment operator 1: $29.75 rising 3 steps to $31.27 Equipment operator 2: $31.23 rising 3 steps to $32.82 Equipment operator 3: $32.74 rising 3 steps to $34.41 Facility operator coordinator: $30.45 rising 3 steps to $32 Facility operator 1: $26.54 rising 3 steps to $27.89 Facility operator 2: $28.05 rising 3 steps to $29.47 Arena seasonal: $20.53 rising 3 steps to $21.58 Custodian: $21.50 rising 3 steps to $22.60 Lead hand: $33.89 rising 3 steps to $35.61 Mechanic/maintenance worker: $36.54 rising 3 steps to $38.40 Utility technician 1: $32.71 rising 3 steps to $34.38 Utility technician 2: $34.31 rising 3 steps to $36.05 Utility technician 3: $34.78 rising 3 steps to $36.55 Lead operator: $39.77 rising 3 steps to $41.80 Permanent labourer: $26.54 rising 3 steps to $27.89 Labourer: $20.53 rising 3 steps to $21.58 Recreation centre employees Lifeguard-instructor (part- time) Junior level: $18.58 rising 3 steps to $19.53 Senior level: $20.21 rising 3 steps to $21.24 Senior level 2: $22.66 rising 3 steps to $23.82 Editor's notes: Days off: Full-time employees may take up to 6 days per year as day off without pay, maximum 1 day per month. Standby: Minimum 3 hours at regular rate plus $40 per day (previously $30 per day) for Saturday, Sunday, statutory holidays. $52.08 per day (previously $44.91 per day) for regular days. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $52.73 per day. Effective Jan. 1, 2021: $53.65 per day. Effective Jan. 1, 2022: $54. 73 per day. CONSTRUCTION Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association Provincewide, Nova Scotia (150 reinforcing rodpersons) and the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers (IW), Local 752 Renewal agreement: Effective July 16, 2018, to April 30, 2023. Signed on Aug. 8, 2018. Paid holidays: Employer will pay 8% vacation and holiday allowance to each employee in lieu of paid vacation and holi- days. Vacations with pay: Employer and employees will mutually agree on time that employee will take annual vacation pro- vided employee has worked with same employer for mini- mum of 9 months in 1 year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of normal working hours Mon- day through Friday or all hours worked on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays. Double time for all overtime worked on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays on major in- dustrial projects. Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $1.50 per hour paid per employee to fund ma- jor medical and dental plan. Pension: Employer will make per-hour contributions to pen- sion fund. Journeyman rodman - general foreman: $7 rising 4 steps to $7.48; journeyman rodman - foreman: $6.84 rising 4 steps to $7.32; pusher: $6.59 rising 4 steps to $7.07; journey- man rodman certified: $6.46 rising 4 steps to $6.94. Bereavement leave: 1 day for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, daugh- ter, son, sister, brother). Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Severance: 2 hours' notice of layoff or 2 hours' pay in lieu of notice. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply climatic protective clothing. Employer will provide glove allowance of $4 per day worked. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Standby: Minimum 3 hours plus $40 per day for Saturday, Sunday, holidays.

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