Canadian Labour Reporter

October 14, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 HEALTH CARE Prince Edward Island Department of Health Provincewide, Prince Edward Island (1,210 registered nurses, nurse practitioner) and the Prince Edward Island Nurses' Union (PEINU) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021. Signed on June 11, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2018: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 1% Effective April 1, 2019: 1.25% Effective April 1, 2020: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 1% Shift premium: $3 per hour for work between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $3 per hour for work between 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday. $1 per hour for first-in-charge RN role. Paid holidays: 11 days plus 1 floating holiday which must be taken prior to Nov. 30 in each year. Vacations with pay: 9.375 hours for each 162.5 hours worked to start, 12.5 hours for each 162.5 hours worked after 5 years, 15.625 hours for each 162.5 hours worked after 15 years, 19.375 hours for each 162.5 hours worked after 25 years. 1 day ex- tra leave on 25th anniversary of employment and every 5-year anniversary thereafter. Max- imum 75 hours per year may be carried over from year to next. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 or 11.25 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employ- ee pays 50% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 215 days. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for mandatory coverage. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for group life insurance plan. Pension: Civil Service Super- annuation Fund. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (par- ent, stepparent (includes natural parent, guardian, foster-parent, person(s) standing in loco par- entis), spouse, child, stepchild, ward of employee, including child of common-law spouse, grandchild, grandparent). 3 days for death of brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, moth- er- in-law, father-in-law, broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in- law, daughter-in-law, relative permanently residing with employee. 1 day to attend funer- al or memorial/burial service of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, great-grandchild, great-grand- parent, or in case of employee scheduled to work nights, time to rest prior to or after attending funeral or memorial/burial ser- vice. 2 additional days if funeral or memorial/burial service is in distant area and travel time is re- quired. One-half to attend funer- al or memorial/burial service as pallbearer, flower bearer, reader. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay for each call-in (double time for each additional hour of con- tiguous overtime after 7.5 hours of call-in work). If employee is called in to work, minimum of $6 per call and maximum $20, will be paid out for transporta- tion costs. Probationary period: 675 working hours from date of completion of orientation period. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 75 hours pay for each 1,950 hours of service, maximum 975 hours. Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year for uniform or lab coat with RN/NP logo embroidered on it. Mileage: Minimum $6.25 per day (previously $6 per day) or per-kilometre rates as estab- lished by provincial govern- ment (treasury board), which- ever is greater, for short trips while on duty. $300 per month, plus one-half of transportation allowance, for employee who travels minimum 80% of work- days and travels less than 6,000 kilometres per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.6% increase): RN 1 Step 1: $32.80 rising 4 steps to $34.30 Step 2: $34.15 rising 4 steps to $35.71 Step 3: $35.70 rising 4 steps to $37.34 Step 4: $37.20 rising 4 steps to $38.90 Step 5: $38.74 rising 4 steps to $40.52 Step 6: $40 rising 4 steps to $41.84 25-yr. wage rate: $41.19 rising 4 steps to $43.07 RN 2 Step 1: $33.32 rising 4 steps to $34.84 Step 2: $35 rising 4 steps to $36.60 Step 3: $36.65 rising 4 steps to $38.32 Step 4: $38.30 rising 4 steps to $40.04 Step 5: $39.99 rising 4 steps to $41.82 Step 6: $41.60 rising 4 steps to $43.52 25-yr. wage rate: $42.86 rising 4 steps to $44.82 RN 3 Step 1: $36.04 rising 4 steps to $37.70 Step 2: $37.62 rising 4 steps to $39.35 Step 3: $39.28 rising 4 steps to $41.08 Step 4: $41.09 rising 4 steps to $42.97 Step 5: $42.88 rising 4 steps to $44.84 Step 6: $44.35 rising 4 steps to $46.37 25-yr. wage rate: $45.67 rising 4 steps to $47.77 RN 4 Step 1: $37.37 rising 4 steps to $39.07 Step 2: $39.25 rising 4 steps to $41.05 Step 3: $41.13 rising 4 steps to $43.01 Step 4: $43.02 rising 4 steps to $44.99 Step 5: $44.85 rising 4 steps to $46.91 Step 6: $46.75 rising 4 steps to $48.89 25-yr. wage rate: $48.14 rising 4 steps to $50.34 NP Step 1: $48.84 rising 4 steps to $51.08 Step 2: $50.10 rising 4 steps to $52.39 Step 3: $51.36 rising 4 steps to $53.71 Step 4: $52.64 rising 4 steps to $55.05 Step 5: $53.94 rising 4 steps to $56.41 Step 6: $55.29 rising 4 steps to $57.82 25-yr. wage rate: $56.94 rising 4 steps to $59.55 Editor's notes: Retired nurse incentive: $500 bonus to any retired RN who returns to casual employment with employer and works 375 hours between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 in any year or works 180 hours between June 15 and Sept. 15. Standby pay: $3.35 per hour for every hour employee is on standby (no compensation will be paid if employee does not report to work when required). Education fund: Employer will contribute $400,000 per year (previously $350,000 per year) into education fund for life of agreement. Parking: Parking fees for employees will not be implemented during term of agreement. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay for each call-in (double time for each additional hour of overtime after 7.5 hours of work).

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