Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS employee who assume responsibilities of non-union positions; additional 2% after 6 months in non-union pos- ition, maximum 14% total. $3 per hour for amended hours if employer amends part-time employee's schedule with less than 10 calendar days' written notice. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days, or 6% to start, 1.67 days per month, maximum 20 days, or 8% after 6 years, 2.08 days per month, maximum 25 days, or 10% after 16 years, 2.5 days per month, maximum 30 days, or 12% after 24 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 37.5 hours. Banked overtime accumulated between April 1 and Sept. 30, must be taken no later than March 31 of following year. Banked overtime accumu- lated between Oct. 1 and March 31 must be taken no later than following Sept. 30. Meal allowance: $25 for em- ployees who work more than 3 hours of overtime, when over- time is extension of day's work. Additional meal allowance for each additional 3-hour period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days per year. May be accumulated, maximum 25 days, and may be carried forward from 1 year to next. Employee will be allowed maximum 15 hours per year to attend medical or personal ap- pointments. STD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Coverage of maximum 105 days at 80% of regular pay. LTD: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Coverage of 65% of regular pay after 105 days on STD. AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Pension: Employer will con- tribute matching funds, max- imum 5% of gross earnings, for employees after 9 months of service to RRSP held in employ- er's name. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in family (common-law spouse, same-sex partner, spouse, child, brother, sister, parent, mother-in-law, father- in-law, sister-in-law, brother- in-law, aunt, uncle, grandchild, grandparents). Additional 2 days if travel of more than 300 kilometres is required. Seniority – recall rights: Consecutive 36-month period for employees on short-term disability, long-term disability. 12 months for employees on continuous layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rates or actual hours worked at overtime rates, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 12 months for schedule A employ- ees; 6 months for schedule B employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for disciplinary notices, letters; 24 months for discipline that includes suspension. Severance: 2 weeks' current salary plus 1 week's salary for every year of service (maximum 26 weeks) plus 1 weeks' salary for employees older than 49. Outplacement services: $2,500 package for employees younger than 50; $3,500 package for employees older than 49. Cas- ual employees: 2 week's pay in lieu of notice (based on average weekly hours worked over 1 year). Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): SG1 (50) pts 0 to 125 Step 1: $1,125 rising 1 step to $1,147.50 2: $1,182.49 rising 1 step to $1,206.14 3: $1,238.60 rising 1 step to $1,263.37 4: $1,294.77 rising 1 step to $1,320.67 (100) pts 126 to 135 Step 1: $1,308.17 rising 1 step to $1,334.33 2: $1,383.76 rising 1 step to $1,411.44 3: $1,459.27 rising 1 step to $1,488.46 4: $1,534.87 rising 1 step to $1,565.56 SG3 pts 136 to 150 Step 1: $1,316.32 rising 1 step to $1,342.64 2: $1,444.50 rising 1 step to $1,473.39 3: $1,572.64 rising 1 step to $1,604.10 4: $1,700.78 rising 1 step to $1,734.80 SG4 (200) pts 151 to 190 Step 1: $1,444.50 rising 1 step to $1,473.39 2: $1,572.12 rising 1 step to $1,603.56 3: $1,701.26 rising 1 step to $1,735.29 4: $1,828.88 rising 1 step to $1,865.46 SG 5 (300) pts 191 to 240 Step 1: $1,708.41 rising 1 step to $1,742.58 2: $1,867.62 rising 1 step to $1,904.97 3: $2,018.24 rising 1 step to $2,058.61 4: $2,170.35 rising 1 step to $2,213.75 SG6 (400) pts 241 to 310 Step 1: $2,011.14 rising 1 step to $2,051.36 2: $2,189.99 rising 1 step to $2,233.79 3: $2,369.68 rising 1 step to $2,417.08 4: $2,547.62 rising 1 step to $2,598.58 SG7 pts 311 to 360 Step 1: $2,216.97 rising 1 step to $2,261.31 2: $2,414.21 rising 1 step to $2,462.50 3: $2,611.46 rising 1 step to $2,663.69 4: $2,808.70 rising 1 step to $2,864.88 SG8 (500) pts 361+ Step 1: $2,422.75 rising 1 step to $2,471.21 2: $2,640.78 rising 1 step to $2,693.60 3: $2,854.54 rising 1 step to $2,911.63 4: $3,069.73 rising 1 step to $3,131.13 Editor's notes: Professional development: Employer, union will each contribute minimum $5,000 to separately administered professional development funds. CONSTRUCTION Construction Labour Relations Association of British Columbia Provincewide, British Columbia (4,700 construction workers) and the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA)/ Construction and Specialized Workers' Union (CSWU), Local 1611 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2023. Signed on May 1, 2019. Shift premium: Afternoon shifts: $4 per hour on industrial projects; $3 per hour on com- mercial or institutional projects (same amount is payable on both straight-time and overtime hours) on any shift which be- gins between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Night shifts: $4 per hour on industrial projects; $3 per hour on commercial or institu- tional projects (same amount is payable on both straight time < from pg. 1

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