Canadian Labour Reporter

June 17, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 Tool allowance: $0.45 per hour (previously $200 per year) to mechanics or mechanic help- ers who are required to provide tools as condition of employ- ment. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Building inspection supervisor, senior planner, sustainabil- ity coordinator: $44.95 rising 2 steps to $46.77 Solid waste planner, zero waste coordinator: $$42.93 rising 2 steps to $44.67 Accountant, drinking water/ watershed protect. coord., in- formation systems coordinator, parks planner, parks and trails coordinator, planner, wastewa- ter coordinator: $41.03 rising 2 steps to $42.69 Building inspector, chief opera- tor wastewater, chief operator utilities, engineering technolo- gist, financial analyst, parks op- erations coordinator: $39.61 rising 2 steps to $41.21 Database systems coordinator, GIS coordinator, information services technologist: $38.24 rising 2 steps to $39.78 Chief facilities operator, chief mechanic, chief operator. equip. and maintenance, landfill ser- vices supervisor, payroll coordi- nator, senior operator, transfer station supervisor: $36.89 rising 2 steps to $38.38 Body-shop person, bylaw en- forcement officer, engineering technician, environmental technician, GIS technician, information systems techni- cian, instrumentation techni- cian, laboratory technician, operator 3, parks technician, planning technician, recreation programmer, shop chargehand, solid waste mechanic, special projects coordinator, trans- portation services mechanic, utilities technician 3, waste- water maintenance operator, zero waste compliance officer: $35.68 rising 2 steps to $37.12 Payroll clerk, senior program secretary, transportation ser- vices dispatcher: $33.90 rising 2 steps to $35.27 Accounting clerk, operator 2, utilities technician 2: $32.69 rising 2 steps to $34.01 Administrative associate, chief equipment operator, program secretary, transit dispatcher assistant, transit/HandyDART trainer: $31.58 rising 2 steps to $32.85 Administrative assistant, arena maintenance worker, board of variance secretary, building in- spections clerk 2, HandyDART driver, serviceperson driver, transit driver: $30.78 rising 2 steps to $32.03 Aquatic team leader, equipment operator, operator 1, regional landfill maintenance worker, utilities technician 1: $30.01 rising 2 steps to $31.22 Aquatic maintenance worker, facilities clerk, landfill gas maintenance worker, mechanic helper, receptionist/clerk, scale clerk, serviceperson, shop serviceperson, transfer station maintenance worker, transportation services clerk: $29.21 rising 2 steps to $30.39 Accounting clerk assistant, building inspections clerk 1, recreation receptionist: $28.46 rising 2 steps to $29.61 Operator trainee, parks as- sistant, recreation program assistant, scale-attendant, spe- cial projects assistant, utilities technician trainee: $27.67 rising 2 steps to $28.78 Labourer, landfill attendant: $26.88 rising 2 steps to $27.97 Custodian: $26.11 rising 2 steps to $27.16 Lifeguard/instructor 2: $24.60 rising 2 steps to $25.59 Head concessionaire: $21.98 rising 2 steps to $22.87 Lifeguard/instructor 1: $20.09 rising 2 steps to $20.90 Skate attendant: $18.73 rising 2 steps to $19.48 Concession worker: $17.12 rising 2 steps to $17.81 Editor's notes: Pager bonus: 2 hours' pay at employee's classified rate of pay and for each non-working day an additional 3 hours' at employee's classified rate of pay for employees who respond to emergency calls via pager for essential services. Sickness notes: Employer will reimburse employees for cost of any medical notes employee may be required to provide. Hard EX lenses: Cost of Hard EX lenses will be borne by employer for any employee required to wear Hard EX lenses by WorkSafeBC. Bus passes: employer will provide to eligible employees in transportation services and immediate family members only, bus passes to allow free transportation on bus vehicles owned and operated by Nanaimo Regional Transit System. CONSTRUCTION TRAINING Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School Edmonton/Innisfail, Alta. (11 administrators, instructors, mechanics, technicians, fuelers, labourers, journeymen, welders) and Teamsters, Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified on Feb. 21, 2018. Signed on March 8, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2018: Lump-sum payment of 1.5% of straight-time pay (previously $750) Shift premium: $1.50 per hour (previously $1 per hour) for lead-hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 20% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: After 6 months of employment, regu- lar employees, who work aver- age of 20 hours per week, will be enrolled in group benefits plan. Pension: After 6 months of service, employer will match employee contribution to group RSP plan, maximum 1.5% (pre- viously 1%). Effective Jan. 1, 2020: Maximum 2%. Bereavement leave: 2 days paid, 1 day unpaid, for death in immediate family (parents, guardian, siblings, children, grandparents, grandchildren, employee's spouse, mother-in- law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, any other per- son who lives with employee as member of employee's family). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 3 months (previously 6 months). Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week after 1 year; 2 weeks after 2 years; 4 weeks after 4 years; 5 weeks after 6 years; 6 weeks after 8 years; 8 weeks after 10 years. Safety shoes: $200 per year to each employee, after 6 months of service, for approved CSA footwear that is not provided by employer. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $300. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 5 pairs of coveralls for instructors/labourer 10 pairs of coveralls for mechanics/ equipment technicians. Tool allowance: $500 for required tools, after 1 year of employment, for mechanics (RSE). Employer will provide 100% insurance for all regular mechanics tools provided detailed tool inventory is taken and verified by employer. Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre for the first 5,000 kilometres; $0.48 per kilometre thereafter if employee is required to use own motor vehicle to travel on company business. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.6% increase): Site administrator Start: $21.41 rising 4 steps to $22.83 12 months: $21.97 rising 4 steps to $23.44 18 months: $22.53 rising 4 steps to $24.04 24 months: $23.90 rising 4 steps to $25.50 Instructor Start: $31.04 rising 4 steps to

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