Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS in normal course of work. Em- ployer will supply approved safety helmets and such other safety equipment as employee is not required to provide. Em- ployer will supply rain suits, rubber boots at no charge to employee. Tool allowance: Employer will supply secure building for employees to store tools and is responsible for compensation for replacement value of tools destroyed or damaged by fire, lost or by theft, when in storage under employer's lock and key. Mileage: $0.42 per road ki- lometre when employee uses own vehicle for transportation to and from site. ($85 per day worked for room and board for employee whose permanent residence is more than 75 kilo- metres from main entrance to job site). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.9% increase): Base rate (commercial, water, sewer agreement) Gr. A: $27.30 rising 3 steps to $28.09 Gr. 1: $26.64 rising 3 steps to $27.43 Gr. 2: $25.93 rising 3 steps to $26.72 Gr. 3: $25.27 rising 3 steps to $25.97 Gr. 4: $24.34 rising 3 steps to $25.13 Group A (1): $34.68 rising 2 steps to $TBA Apprentices First 900 hours: 60% Second 900 hours: 70% Third 1,800 hours: 80% Fourth 1,800 hours: 90% Upon completion of provincial license: 100% Editor's notes: Training fund: Employer will pay $0.30 for each hour worked under collective agreement to operating engineers education and training fund. EDUCATION Red Deer School Division Red Deer, Alta. (75 custodians, maintenance employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1012 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2021. Ratified on Oct. 1, 2019. Signed on Oct. 9, 2019. Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for employee who works split shift. $77.77 plus $30.30 for each 1.0 FTE increment, or fractional portion of increment, resulting from combined FTE of all caretakers who report to head caretaker, for monthly basic allowance for head care- taker. $74.29 per month for building operator's licence (only in positions where required). $734.92 per month supple- mentary allowance for master electrician. $505 per month for maintenance 2 position desig- nated as HVAC assistant. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Easter Monday or first Monday of spring break and Dec. 24 or last working day before Christ- mas Day. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 working days for each month worked to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week; double time after 4 hours of overtime. May be taken as time off in lieu. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care, ASEPB (Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan) extended health care, plan 1. Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP extended disability, plan D. Employer will provide $550 per year for health spending account. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEPB dental care, plan 3. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP vision care, plan 3. Sick leave: 2 days for each month of service, maximum 24 days in any 1 year. Unused credits may be accumulated, maximum 120 days. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP life insurance, plan 2. Pension: Every eligible em- ployee will participate in Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of near relative (par- ent, spouse, sibling, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandchild); 5 days when funeral is held more than 400 kilometres away from Red Deer. 1 day for death of close friend, aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece, nephew, other relatives who may have been member of employee's house- hold at time of death. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours at overtime rate or actual time worked at overtime rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 1,040 paid hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for adverse reports, letters of reprimand, disciplinary reports, letters of suspension. Severance: 5 days after 3 months of service; 10 days after 2 years of service; 20 days after 4 years of service; 25 days after 6 years of service; 30 days after 8 years of service; 40 days after 10 years of service. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide quantity of cover- alls for use by employees, with laundry provided. Employer will pay $60 per year for pro- tective clothing. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Facility services Caretakers: Step 1 (first 2,080 hours): $16.28 Step 2 (2,081 to 4,160 hours): $17.96 Step 3 (4,161 to 6,240 hours): $19.61 Step 4 (6,241 to 8,320 hours): $21.30 Step 5 (after 8,321 hours): $22.95 Trades and maintenance General labourer (former main- tenance 1) Step 1 (first 1,040 hours): $22.56 Step 2 (after 1,040 hours): $25.55 Specialist (former maintenance 2) Step 1 (first 1,040 hours): $24.23 Step 2 (after 1,040 hours): $27.28 Apprentice (former mainten- ance 3) Step 1 (first 1,040 hours): $29.96 Step 2 (after 1,040 hours): $33.89 Journeyman (former mainten- ance 4) Step 1 (first 1,040 hours): $31.23 Step 2 (after 1,040 hours): $35.32 Casual help: $15.19 Year 1: 55% of applicable journeyman job rate Year 2: 65% of applicable journeyman job rate Year 3: 75% of applicable journeyman job rate Year 4: 85% of applicable journeyman job rate Editor's notes: Standby: $25 per day for all days on standby between Monday to Friday. $50 per day for employee on standby on Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays. Any on-site work done during standby will be compensated at overtime rates, minimum 2 hours for each callout. Maximum 7 days on standby. Longevity pay: $125 after 15 years of service; additional $50 for each year after 15 years of service. Will be paid in lump sum by Dec. 15 of each year, max- imum bonus paid to any employee will be $1,025. Travel-expense reimbursement: $75 per month when regular work assignment requires travel between 2 or more sites — located more than one-half kilometre from one another — by employee's own vehicle.

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