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May 11, 2020

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS per hour for each hour worked on weekend or statutory holi- day. Paid holidays: 12 days plus 1 day of leave over Christmas pe- riod, with date as determined by employer in consultation with union. Where Easter Monday is regular teaching day for schools, time off in lieu will be given on Monday of spring break. Where Remembrance Day falls on day that is normal day off for employee, 1 day off in lieu for named holiday will occur during Christmas break or at another time mutually agreeable be- tween employee and employer. Vacations with pay: Number of months worked divided by 12 times 10 days or 4% to start, 15 days or 6% after 1 year, 17.5 days after 5 years, 20 days after 10 years, 22.5 days after 15 years, 30 days after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be taken as time off in lieu, maxi- mum 24 hours of accumulation. Any accumulated time not scheduled to be taken off by end of Aug. 31 of each year will be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP (Alberta School Em- ployee Benefit Plan) extended health care, plan 1. Employees will participate in employer's health spending account, maxi- mum benefit of $325 per year. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP dental, plan 3. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP visions care, plan 3. Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum accumulation of 75 workdays. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ASEBP life, schedule 2. Pension: Local Authorities Pen- sion Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, son-in- law, daughter-in-law, parent, le- gal guardian, brother, sister, par- ents of spouse, grandparents, grandchildren, grandparents of spouse, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, relative who is a member of employee's household. 1 day to attend funeral of aunts, uncles of employee or spouse; nieces or nephews of employee or spouse. One-half day leave to attend funeral as pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 7 months for layoffs or worker's compensation leave; 18 months when employee is absent from work because of illness or injury. Probationary period: 3 months of shifts worked. Sample rates of per-year pay (current): Executive assistant Step 1: $45,209 Step 2: $47,447 Step 3: $49,686 Step 4: $51,925 Step 5: $54,163 Step 6: $56,420 Accounting clerk Step 1: $35,071 Step 2: $37,310 Step 3: $39,567 Step 4: $41,805 Step 5: $44,044 Step 6: $46,283 Administrative assistant 1 Step 1: $27,664 Step 2: $29,793 Step 3: $31,923 Step 4: $34,034 Step 5: $36,163 Step 6: $38,275 Administrative assistant 2 Step 1: $38,839 Step 2: $41,077 Step 3: $43,334 Step 4: $45,573 Step 5: $47,811 Step 6: $50,050 Accountant, financial services Step 1: $46,285 Step 2: $49,127 Step 3: $51,966 Step 4: $54,808 Step 5: $57,646 Step 6: $60,486 Accountant, human resources and payroll Step 1: $47,684 Step 2: $50,523 Step 3: $53,362 Step 4: $56,202 Step 5: $59,041 Step 6: $61,880 Transportation-services coor- dinator Step 1: $50,414 Step 2: $53,253 Step 3: $56,092 Step 4: $58,932 Step 5: $61,771 Step 6: $64,610 Head custodian Probationary rate: $45,884.80 Regular rate: $49,878.40 Custodian Probationary rate: $40,393.60 Regular rate: $44,366.40 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Casual central-services support staff: $14.42 rising 2 steps to 15 Casual custodian: $18.60 Editor's notes: Personal leave: Employee will be entitled to 3 days of personal leave per year, at 50% pay, provided that written approval has been granted by employer prior to leave being utilized; leave will not be used for extension of vaca- tion or paid holiday time unless prior written approval has been obtained from employer. Professional development: Em- ployer will provide minimum 2 days of professional development for staff (at least 1 day will be organized in consultation with liaison committee). CONSTRUCTION Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada Multiprovince (2,000 construction trades helpers, labourers) and Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2018 to Apr. 30, 2023. Signed on Jan. 16, 2019. Wage adjustments: B.C., Yukon, Manitoba Effective May 1, 2019: 2% Effective May 1, 2020: 2% Effective May 1, 2021: 2% Effective May 1, 2022: 2% Ontario, N.B., N.L., N.S., P.E.I. Effective May 1, 2019: 1.2% Effective May 1, 2020: 1.2% Effective May 1, 2021: 1.5% Effective May 1, 2022: 1.6% Saskatchewan Effective May 1, 2019: 1.6% Effective May 1, 2020: 1.7% Effective May 1, 2021: 1.7% Effective May 1, 2022: 1.6% Shift premium: $1 per hour for hot work. $0.25 to $0.50 per hour for first-aid attendant. $0.50 per hour for job steward. 10% for employee working shift other than normal shift (does not apply when employer is per- forming work as double-shift or triple-shift project). 1 hour of pay when helicopter is used by employer to transport employ- ees to and from place of work on jobsite or from warehouse or marshalling point of employer (employer will ensure that each employee required to travel by helicopter will be covered by minimum $250,000 accident- al-death insurance). Paid holidays: 12 days Vacations with pay: Employees will be paid 10% of total earn- ings. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours in excess of 8 hours per shift or 40 hours per week. Double time for al hours in ex- cess of 12 hours per shift and on Sundays. Meal allowance: $85 per day (previously $82.50 per day) for employees in camp without kitchen and where there is ready CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER < from pg. 1 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum accumulation of 75 workdays.

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