Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS GOVERNMENT Town of Ponoka Ponoka, Alta. (64 municipal employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 118 Chapter 004 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on July 23, 2018. Signed on Nov. 21, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.2% Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for working shift where at least one-half of hours are between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.50 for each hour worked from 5 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. $0.75 per hour for lead-hands. $0.50 per hour for employee who sprays herbicides or pesticides. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 16 years, 30 days after 21 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, maximum 80 hours accumulated. Any unused over- time will be paid at end of year. Maximum 5 days per year may be carried over. Meal allowance: Employees will be eligible for meal reim- bursement after every 4 hours of continuous overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 60% of premiums, em- ployee pays 40% of premiums. Employer will provide $500 per year for flex health and wellness account. Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days. Unused days may be carried forward, maximum 120 days accumula- tion. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son- in-law, daughter-in-law). 1 day for death of another relative or close friend. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 1 hour of pay at double time. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $200 every 2 years for safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide coveralls, smocks, wet weather gear and equip- ment, protective clothing, tools or equipment. $100 per year for Town of Ponoka logo clothing allowance. Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre when employee returns home from out-of-town training. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Casual labourer, level 1 Level 1: $12.77 Level 2: $13.14 Level 3: $13.55 Level 4: $13.94 Level 5: $14.36 Level 6: $14.79 Aquaplex cashier/rink atten- dant Level 1: $13.40 Level 2: $13.81 Level 3: $14.21 Level 4: $14.66 Level 5: $15.08 Level 6: $15.53 Lifeguard 3 Level 1: $14.07 Level 2: $14.49 Level 3: $14.93 Level 4: $15.37 Level 5: $15.83 Level 6: $16.31 Casual labourer - level 2 Level 1: $16.30 Level 2: $16.77 Level 3: $17.27 Level 4: $17.79 Level 5: $18.34 Level 6: $18.89 Instructor (pool) Level 1: $17.94 Level 2: $18.48 Level 3: $19.04 Level 4: $19.63 Level 5: $20.22 Level 6: $20.83 Landfill attendant Level 1: $18.87 Level 2: $19.44 Level 3: $20.01 Level 4: $20.61 Level 5: $21.23 Level 6: $21.87 Head guard/accounting/secre- tarial clerk Level 1: $20.79 Level 2: $21.41 Level 3: $22.05 Level 4: $22.73 Level 5: $23.39 Level 6: $24.10 Secretary 1/equipment opera- tor 1 Level 1: $22.93 Level 2: $23.60 Level 3: $24.30 Level 4: $25.05 Level 5: $25.80 Level 6: $26.57 Police clerk/utility operator 1 Level 1: $24.07 Level 2: $24.79 Level 3: $25.53 Level 4: $26.30 Level 5: $27.09 Level 6: $27.90 Accounting clerk/aquaplex operator/complex operator/ eng, dev secretary/equipment operator 2/protective services secretary Level 1: $25.26 Level 2: $26.01 Level 3: $26.80 Level 4: $27.61 Level 5: $28.44 Level 6: $29.29 Utility operator 2/equipment operator 3 Level 1: $26.52 Level 2: $27.32 Level 3: $28.15 Level 4: $28.98 Level 5: $29.85 Level 6: $30.74 Safety officer/IT support tech- nician Level 1: $29.25 Level 2: $30.11 Level 3: $31.03 Level 4: $31.96 Level 5: $32.91 Level 6: $33.89 Public works foreman/wa- ter works foreman/building grounds/maintenance foreman Level 1: $32.25 Level 2: $33.21 Level 3: $34.21 Level 4: $35.23 Level 5: $36.29 Level 6: $37.38 Lump-sum payments Regular full-time employees: $800 Regular part-time employees: $400 Casual employees: $200 Editor's notes: On-call/standby: 1 hour's pay at maximum pay range of appropriate supervisor; 2 hours' pay per day for standby duties performed on scheduled days of rest, statutory holidays. On-call/standby: 1 hour's pay at maximum pay range of supervisor; 2 hours' pay per day on scheduled days of rest, statutory holidays.

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