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April 8, 2019 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Probationary period: 910 hours worked for 35-hour employees, 1,040 hours worked for 40-hour employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 6 months for oral reprimands, 12 months for written repri- mands, suspensions. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for first year of service, 1 week's pay for each subsequent year of service, maximum 28 weeks. Safety shoes: $200 per year for CSA-approved safety boots, after 1 year of service. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply winter coveralls. $300 per year for all employees (excluding uniform personnel). Tool allowance: $750 per year for heavy-equipment mechan- ics, after 12 months of service. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Range (step 1) 1: $12.94 rising 3 steps to $13.33 2: $22.10 rising 3 steps to $22.77 3: $23.09 rising 3 steps to $23.79 4: $23.98 rising 3 steps to $24.70 5: $24.95 rising 3 steps to $25.70 6: $26.08 rising 3 steps to $26.87 7: $27.30 rising 3 steps to $28.13 8: $28.58 rising 3 steps to $29.44 9: $29.93 rising 3 steps to $30.84 10: $31.44 rising 3 steps to $32.39 11: $33.22 rising 3 steps to $34.22 12: $35.17 rising 3 steps to $36.24 13: $37.29 rising 3 steps to $38.42 14: $39.72 rising 3 steps to $40.93 15: $42.42 rising 3 steps to $43.71 16: $45.37 rising 3 steps to $46.74 Editor's notes: Standby: 1 hour's pay for standby performed subsequent to regular work day; 3 hours' pay for standby performed on day of rest or general holiday. Minimum 2 hours' pay for any call requiring employee to work 2 hours or less; minimum 4 hours' pay for any call requiring employee to work more than 2 hours and not more than 4 hours. Pay for actual hours worked after 4 hours. Attendance bonus: One-third normal day's pay for each month during which no sick leave was taken. Will be paid by Jan. 31 of following year. Marriage: Maximum 1 standard work week to get married, to be taken at time of marriage. Yukon bonus: $2,900 per year travel benefit, after 2 years of service. EDUCATION Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division #41 Sherwood Park, Alta. (183 school assistants, cafeteria workers, office support, secretaries, library technicians, laboratory technicians) and Unifor, Local 71 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2021. Ratified on March 1, 2019. Signed on March 1, 2019. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 17 years for 12-month employees. Vacation will be taken during Christmas Break, spring break and annual teachers' conven- tion for 10-month employees. Additional 5 days after 7 years, 17 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of school regular hours per day excluding incidental, unscheduled time of less than 15 minutes at end of work period, which is unpaid. May be taken as time off in lieu. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums. Em- ployer will contribute $500 per year (previously $300 per year) to health spending account. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum 90 days accumu- lated. Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, legal guardian, wife, husband, child, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, aunt or uncle). 5 days if funeral is outside Alberta. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 6 months. Mileage: Employees who travel using private vehicle to conduct board business can claim asso- ciated mileage expenses. Sample rates of hourly pay (current) 1 (school assistant 1 (classroom support)/cafeteria worker) 0 to 12 mo.: $17.07 2: $17.69 3: $18.23 4: $19.12 5: $19.95 6: $20.84 7: $21.89 2 (school assistant 2, office support) 0 to 12 mo.: $18.04 2: $18.84 3: $19.52 4: $20.24 5: $21.07 6: $21.95 7: $22.96 3 (educational assistant level 2 uncertified/secretary 1/ library technician/laboratory technician level 1/cafeteria assistant) 0 to 12 mo.: $19.52 2: $20.25 3: $21.07 4: $21.94 5: $22.82 6: $23.95 7: $25.11 4 (educational assistant level 2 certified/program assistant (does not meet minimum requirements)/secretary 2/ accounts clerk 1/transportation assistant level 1/laboratory technician level 2) 0 to 12 mo.: $21.07 2: $21.94 3: $22.82 4: $23.91 5: $24.88 6: $26.04 7: $27.34 5 (program assistant/educa- tional assistant level 3 (does not meet minimum requirements)/ accounts clerk 2) 0 to 12 mo.: $22.60 2: $23.45 3: $24.61 4: $25.90 5: $27.23 6: $28.60 7: $30.07 6 (educational assistant level 3/ transportation assistant level 2/student services assistant/ speech language pathologist assistant/early learning assistant) 0 to 12 mo.: $23.61 2: $24.49 3: $25.71 4: $27.03 5: $28.43 6: $29.91 7: $31.40 Editor's notes: Training: Employees who take required training courses will be reimbursed for 100% of cost. Employees may take other courses and will be reimbursed at 50% of cost of tuition, plus maximum $25 per course text. Training: Employees who take required training courses will be reimbursed for 100% of cost.