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7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (current, after 8.2% increase): Captain: $101,469.43 rising 4 steps to $109,823.22 Lieutenant: $91,295.19 rising 4 steps to $98,811.35 Firefighter 3: $85,513.24 rising 4 steps to $92,553.38 Firefighter 2: $82,957.27 rising 4 steps to $89,786.99 Firefighter 1: $80,376.49 rising 4 steps to $86,993.74 Editor's notes: Meal breaks: Employees must remain on work premises during unpaid meal break. As compensation for this captive time, each employee will be entitled to take 6 shifts of leave with pay per year. Personal day: 1 personal leave day with pay during year following anniversary of date of hire. SOCIAL SERVICES Children's Aid Society of Ottawa Ottawa (380 social workers, counsellors, teachers, facilitators, drivers, clerks, receptionists, law clerks, legal assistants, analysts, software support) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Local 454 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on July 10, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.7% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.75% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2% Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 2 floater days at Christmas or New Year's, scheduled between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31. Vacations with pay: 20 days af- ter 1 year, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Maxi- mum 10 days per year may be carried over into following year. Overtime: 1-hour compensa- tory time for every hour worked after 35 hours per week (will be paid out within 3 months). Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer will provide $1,205 per year for health spending account. Dental: Coverage includes basic plan, periodontics/ endodontics. Vision: $300 every 24 months. Paramedical: $600 per year for physiotherapy, massage therapy, osteopaths, podiatrists, naturopaths, chiropractic ser- vices, psychologists. Sick leave: 1 day per month to start; 10 days per year after 3 months; 15 days per year after 1 year; 20 days per year after 5 years; 30 days per year after 10 years. AD&D: Coverage of 2 times annual salary, rounded to next $1,000, maximum $200,000. Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times annual salary, rounded to next $1,000, maximum $200,000. Pension: All employees who work 32 hours per week will become member of OMERS contributory DB pension plan financed by equal contributions from participating employers and employees. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, significant other, child, parent, brother, sister, steppar- ent, stepchildren, stepbrother, step-sister). 3 days for death in other family (mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchild, former guardian (maximum 2), aunt, uncle, niece, nephew). 2 additional days if necessary for travelling, when distance is significant (no time allotted for travel less than 1.5 hours, 1 way). Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Probationary period: 9 months of active service (6 months of active service for support staff ). Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Mileage: $0.535 per kilometre (previously $0.53 per kilome- tre). Effective April 1, 2020: $0.54 per kilometre. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.8% increase): Level 6 Step 2: $43,865 rising 3 steps to $45,525 Step 3: $45,490 rising 3 steps to $47,212 Step 4: $47,112 rising 3 steps to $48,896 Step 5: $49,307 rising 3 steps to $51,173 Step 6: $50,355 rising 3 steps to $52,261 Step 7: $51,976 rising 3 steps to $53,944 Step 8: $53,799 rising 3 steps to $55,836 Level 7 Step 2: $50,170 rising 3 steps to $52,069 Step 3: $51,952 rising 3 steps to $53,918 Step 4: $53,802 rising 3 steps to $55,838 Step 5: $55,726 rising 3 steps to $57,835 Step 6: $57,730 rising 3 steps to $59,915 Step 7: $59,814 rising 3 steps to $62,078 Step 8: $61,981 rising 3 steps to $64,327 Step 9: $64,151 rising 3 steps to $66,579 Level 8 Step 2: $51,849 rising 3 steps to $53,812 Step 3: $53,774 rising 3 steps to $55,809 Step 4: $55,778 rising 3 steps to $57,889 Step 5: $57,860 rising 3 steps to $60,050 Step 6: $60,032 rising 3 steps to $62,304 Step 7: $62,284 rising 3 steps to $64,641 Step 8: $64,627 rising 3 steps to $67,073 Step 9: $67,065 rising 3 steps to $69,603 Step 10: $69,412 rising 3 steps to $72,039 CPW 1 Step 2: $55,181 rising 3 steps to $57,270 Step 3: $56,488 rising 3 steps to $58,626 Step 4: $58,491 rising 3 steps to $60,705 Step 5: $60,570 rising 3 steps to $60,050 Step 6: $62,740 rising 3 steps to $62,304 Step 7: $64,998 rising 3 steps to $67,458 Step 8: $67,341 rising 3 steps to $69,890 Step 9: $69,780 rising 3 steps to $72,421 Step 10: $72,338 rising 3 steps to $75,076 Step 11: $74,869 rising 3 steps to $77,703 CPW 2 Step 2: $60,152 rising 3 steps to $62,429 Step 3: $61,537 rising 3 steps to $63,866 Step 4: $63,705 rising 3 steps to $66,116 Step 5: $65,962 rising 3 steps to $68,459 Step 6: $68,305 rising 3 steps to $70,890 Step 7: $70,742 rising 3 steps to $73,420 Step 8: $73,275 rising 3 steps to $76,048 Step 9: $75,912 rising 3 steps to $78,786 Step 10: $78,665 rising 3 steps to $81,642 Step 11: $81,419 rising 3 steps to $84,500 Editor's notes: Standby: $2 per hour for period of standby scheduled ($2.50 per hour on statutory holidays) for employee who remains available for duty on standby outside regularly scheduled working hours. Minimum of 4 hours of pay, at time and one-half, when employee is called back to work. Bilingual retention bonus: $250 after 1 year of service; $500 after 5 years of service; $500 after 10 years of service; $500 after 15 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 20 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 25 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 30 years of service.