Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS regular hours of service (pro- bationary employee on leave that extends beyond 2 weeks will have probationary period extended for period equal to leave). Severance: 5 days for each year of service after 1 year em- ployed; 40 days after 5 years employed; 5 days for each year of service after 9 years em- ployed. Safety shoes: $150 once every year for employees (with more than 1,820 hours of seniority) who are required by Work- SafeBC regulations to wear safety footwear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Step 1: $19.06 rising 2 steps to $19.83 2: $19.71 rising 2 steps to $20.51 3: $20.41 rising 2 steps to $21.23 4: $21.11 rising 2 steps to $21.96 5: $21.86 rising 2 steps to $22.75 6: $22.62 rising 2 steps to $23.54 7: $23.42 rising 2 steps to $24.36 8: $24.25 rising 2 steps to $25.23 9: $25.10 rising 2 steps to $26.12 10: $25.97 rising 2 steps to $27.02 11: $26.89 rising 2 steps to $27.98 12: $27.82 rising 2 steps to $28.94 13: $28.81 rising 2 steps to $29.97 14: $29.82 rising 2 steps to $31.02 15: $30.86 rising 2 steps to $32.10 16: $31.93 rising 2 steps to $33.22 17: $33.05 rising 2 steps to $34.39 18: $34.19 rising 2 steps to $35.58 19: $35.39 rising 2 steps to $36.83 Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase): GTA1 (graduate student in Ph.D. program): $13,069.84 ris- ing 2 steps to $13,597.84 GTA2 (student registered in Master's degree): $12,590.80 rising 2 steps to $13,099.52 Student registered in bachelor's program: $6,556.48 rising 2 steps to $7,172.16 Marker: $6,341.76 rising 2 steps to $6,996.32 Laboratory assistant: $34,680 rising 2 steps to $36,084 Research assistant/technician 1: $39,792 rising 2 steps to $41,400 Research assistant/technician 2: $41,172 rising 2 steps to $42,840 Research assistant/technician 3: $44,124 rising 2 steps to $45,912 Research assistant/technician 4: $47,268 rising 2 steps to $49,176 Research assistant/technician 5: $52,428 rising 2 steps to $54,540 Kitchen attendant: $29,040 ris- ing 2 steps to $30,204 Third cook/sales attendant: $29,832 rising 2 steps to $31,044 Second cook: $31,740 rising 2 steps to $33,024 First cook: $34,068 rising 2 steps to $35,448 Sr. sales attendant: $40,068 ris- ing 2 steps to $41,688 Editor's notes: Union orientation: Employer will allow 4 90-minute lunch meetings (12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.) in each year. Shift change notice: If 48 hours' advance notice is not given of shift change hours, employees affected will receive applicable overtime pay for any work performed within 48-hour period. Trouble call: Minimum 2 hours' pay at appropriate overtime rates (double time on holidays) for call outside employee's scheduled hours for information or advice regarding problem at workplace. Standby pay: $38 for each 24-hour period on standby. Rescind resignation: Employee who was on regular ap- pointment and who resigns for personal reasons may, within 7 calendar days of date of resignation, apply to be reinstated in former position. Retirement leave benefit: Upon retirement, employees who were 48 years old and accumulated 14 years of service as of July 1, 2005, will be given cash payout, equal to maximum of 60 days of accumulated sick leave. Medical ex- aminations: When employer requires employee to undergo medical examination, it will be at employer's expense and on employer time. Staff development fund: Employer will provide $59,000 for 2019-2020 fiscal year; $94,000 for 2020-2021 fiscal year; $137,000 for 2021-2022 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years to fund staff development activities (funds not expended in any fiscal year will be carried forward to next fiscal year). SOCIAL HOUSING SOCIAL HOUSING Capital Region Housing Edmonton (85 clerks, investigators, maintenance, finance, IT, customer service employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 118/011 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021. Ratified on Sept. 26, 2019. Signed on Nov. 18, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: Wage re-opener Shift premium: 8% each day for full period worked (up to maximum daily rate of pay for incumbent position) when employee performs majority of higher classifications duties with higher pay assignment longer than 1 day. $0.80 per hour for charge hands. Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 3 Christmas floater days. Vacations with pay: 15 days af- ter 1 year, 20 days after 4 years, 25 days after 12 years, 30 days after 20 years, 35 days after 29 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.25 hours per day; double time after 2 hours of overtime. Time and one-half for all work on first day of rest; double time after 7.25 hours of work. Double time for all work on second or subsequent days of rest. May be taken as time off in lieu but must be approved by employer. Meal allowance: $15 reim- bursement when employee works more than 2 hours be- yond full normal weekday and purchases meal. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, em- ployee pays 50% of premiums. Employer will provide $650 per year for health benefits spend- ing account; $350 per year for flex taxable spending account (unused portion may be carried forward, maximum 1 year). Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: Casual illnesses: 3 days after 4 months of service; 4 days after 5 months of service; 5 days after 6 months of service; 6 days after 7 months of service; 7 days after 8 months of service; 8 days after 9 months of service; 9 days after 10 months of ser- vice; 10 days after 11 months of service. Maximum 10 days per year after 1 year of service for each subsequent year. General illnesses: 3 days maximum 80 days. Paid at 100% of normal salary for each of first 10 work days of illness, 70% of normal Sick leave: 1.25 days for every month of service. July 20, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 4

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