Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS podiatrist, speech therapy. Sick leave: One and one-half days per full month of employ- ment, cumulative. Maximum 2 days per year can be used to care for ill dependent child. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times base annual salary. Pension: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS). Bereavement leave: 2, 24-hour shifts/4 working days for death of spouse, child, parent, parent- in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling. 1 24-hour shift/1 work- ing day to attend funeral of child-in-law. 1 working day or one-half of 24-hour shift can be reserved for celebration of life ceremony or internment. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half if called in. Probationary period: 12 con- secutive months of employment (length may be extended). Safety shoes: 1 pair of safety shoes or boots (operations, training and fire prevention branches; 1 pair of shoes or boots (communication branch). Uniforms/clothing: Employer supplies standard uniform: 4 pairs of dark blue fatigue trou- sers (operations and training branches), 4 pairs of wash- and-wear dark blue trousers (fire prevention branch), or 4 dark blue wash-and-wear daily trousers or skirts (communica- tion branch); 4 matching dark blue shirts (operations and training branches) or 4 dark blue short- or long-sleeve dress shirts (fire prevention and com- munication branches); 4 dark blue short-sleeve T-shirts and 4 dark blue long-sleeve T-shirts or mock turtle necks with BFES on chest; 1 dark blue sweatshirt/ work shirt with departmental ID; 1 dark blue sweater (fire pre- vention branch); 1 BFES chest badge; 1 dark blue ball cap with BFES logo; 1 dark blue 3-season jacket with removable insula- tion liner; 1 belt; 1 dress uniform tunic, 1 dress uniform cap, 2 black ties, 2 white dress uniform shirts and 2 pairs of dress uni- form trousers. Operations and training personnel issue with proper clothes for firefighting duties. 1 pair of coveralls for fire prevention branch. Mileage: Approved corporate rate for using private vehicle on corporate business, including transfers between stations after reporting for duty. Sample base rates of pay (cur- rent, after 5.5% increase): Platoon chief/chief training offi- cer/chief fire prevention officer: $61.75 rising 6 steps to $66.22 Fire prevention officer (plans examination): $56.10 rising 6 steps to $60.25 Captain/fire prevention officer/ public fire and life safety officer/ training officer: $55.15 rising 6 steps to $59.25 Firefighter first-class/fire in- spector: $47.14 rising 6 steps to $49.79 Firefighter second-class: $42.43 rising 6 steps to $44.81 Firefighter third-class: $37.71 rising 6 steps to $39.83 Firefighter fourth-class: $33 ris- ing 6 steps to $34.85 Firefighter fifth-class: $28.28 rising 6 steps to $29.87 Communications officer: $53.03 rising 6 steps to $59.25 Communications operator first- class: $45.02 rising 6 steps to $49.79 Communications operator sec- ond-class: $39.60 rising 6 steps to $44.81 Communications operator third-class: $36.30 rising 6 steps to $39.83 Communications operator fourth-class: $33 rising 6 steps to $34.85 Communications operator fifth-class: $28.28 rising 6 steps to $29.67 Editor's notes: Experience pay: Employees in operations, training, prevention and communication branches will be paid 3% after 8 years of service, 6% after 17 years of service, 9% after 23 years of service. Service badges: Service badges for every 5 years of full-time service. Fire college expenses: $10 per day allowance for miscellaneous items and travel allowance at rate approved by city council for use of private vehicles for 1 weekly trip while attending Ontario Fire College. On-call: 1 half-hour of pay for each day on call. Pay may be banked and taken in time off within calendar year. If not used by Dec. 31, it will be paid out. Orthopedics: Custom-made orthopaedic shoes, maximum 1 pair per year for spouses, dependants, retirees only. Custom-made orthotic inserts for shoes, maximum of $500 every 2 years for employees only. EDUCATION School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley) Duncan, B.C. (305 administrative, maintenance, technical employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 5101 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022. Signed on May 1, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2019 : 2% Effective July 1, 2020 : 2% Effective July 1, 2021 : 2% Shift premium: $0.44 per hour (previously $0.35 per hour) for all hours worked outside hours between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (if majority of hours of special shift occurs after 4 p.m., then premium will be paid for entire shift). $0.25 per hour for hold- ing SOFA first-aid certificate. $0.50 per hour for holding level 2 first-aid certificate. $0.85 per hour for holding level 3 first-aid certificate. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month or 6.5% to start, 15 days of 6.5% after 1 year, 16 days or 6.75% after 4 years, 17 days or 7% after 5 years, 18 days or 8% after 6 years, 19 days or 8.25% after 7 years, 20 days or 8.5% af- ter 8 years, 21 days or 8.5% after 12 years, 22 days or 8.5% after 13 years, 23 days or 10.5% after 14 years, 25 days or 10.5% after 15 years, 26 days or 10.5% after 16 years, 27 days or 10.5% after 17 years, 28 days or 12.5% after 18 years, 30 days or 12.5% after 20 years, 35 days or 12.5% after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7 or 7.5 hours per day or 35 or 37.5 or 40 hours per week. Time may be banked and taken as time off in lieu. Time not taken by June 30 each year will be paid out. Double time for all overtime past 4 hours per day, Monday to Sat- urday inclusive. Double time for all work on Sunday. Medical benefits: Employees will be covered under Public Education Benefits Trust Fund (PEBT). Employer pays 100% of premiums for B.C. Medical Ser- vices Plan. Employer pays 65% of premiums, employee pays 35% of premiums for employee family assistance plan. Dental: Employees will be cov- ered under Public Education Benefits Trust Fund (PEBT). Employer pays 100% of premi- ums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $400 every 24 months (previously $175 every 24 months) . Sick leave: 1.5 days per month. STD: Employer pays 65% of pre- miums, employee pays 35% of premiums for coverage of 2/3 of employees gross weekly wages. Sick leave: One and one-half days per full month of employment, cumulative. July 27, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 4

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