Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS minimum of 3 times within 72 months and have served 36 months from initial appointment. Intellectual property: Members own all intellectual property they develop. Employer may retain ownership of intellectual property from work initiatives specifically commissioned by employer. Professional development fund: $15,000 per year is available to all employees. Each employee may access maximum $750 per year for professional development conferences or activities. ($1,500 if employee is presenting). PUBLIC HOUSING Medicine Hat Community Housing Society Medicine Hat, Alta. (40 financial, operations, support, administrative, outreach employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 46 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2023. Rati- fied on Jan. 27, 2020. Signed on April 1, 2020. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week for employees in facility operations department; time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week, whichever is greater, for employees in housing programs, finance, outreach and homeless and housing development depart- ments. Time may be accumulated, maximum 40 hours at any given time. May be taken as time off. Medical benefits: Employer pays 66.67% of premiums, employee pays 33.33% of premiums. Em- ployer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Employer will provide health spending account for each em- ployee of $700 per employee (previously $528 per employee) with family coverage, $350 per employee (previously $264 per employee) with single coverage. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 0.0693 hours accu- mulated for each regular hour worked, maximum 144 hours per year. Unused portion will be accu- mulated, maximum 960 hours for facility operations employees; 900 hours for housing programs, fi- nance, outreach and homeless and housing development employees. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer matches em- ployee contribution, maximum 5.4% of gross monthly earnings, into RRSP. Employee may con- tribute higher percentage on regular basis or periodically con- tribute extra flat amount . Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (employee's family: grandpar- ent, parent, sibling, spouse of sibling, spouse, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild; cur- rent spouse's family: grandparent, parent, sibling). 1 day to act as pallbearer or to attend funeral of close friend or relative not defined. 2 additional days if employee has to travel more than 500 kilometres 1-way to attend funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 20 months for LTD, adoption, maternity, parental leaves; 12 months for layoffs; 6 months for employee, who is promoted or seconded to position outside scope of union. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: First 6 months of employment. Any ac- cumulation of 15 or more days of absence from work will be added to 6-month period. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for any disciplinary nota- tions or warnings in writing. Severance: 19 weeks of pay after 5 years of service; 22 weeks of pay after 6 years of service. Safety shoes: $150 per year, maximum $300 over 2 years (pre- viously $100 per year, maximum $300 over 3 years) for facility op- erations employees. Tool allowance: $300 per year (previously $225 per year), pay- able on Jan. 31, for purchase and replacement of basic required hand tools for facility operations lead-hand, all facility operations- specific and facility operations general employees. Mileage: Alberta government rate for all kilometres driven while on employer business, plus maximum $150 per year for addi- tional insurance to cover business use, based on evidence of cover- age and premium. Maximum $420 per year for non-business travel parking expenses. Sample rates of hourly pay (cur- rent): Finance department Financial support Level 1: $21.50 Level 2: $22.76 Level 3: $24.14 Level 4: $25.60 Level 5: $27.14 Housing programs department Housing programs support senior Level 1: $20.68 Level 2: $21.95 Level 3: $23.26 Level 4: $24.65 Level 5: $26.14 Housing programs support Level 1: $18.83 Level 2: $19.95 Level 3: $21.16 Level 4: $22.42 Level 5: $23.76 Facility operations department Facility operations lead hand Level 1: $23.83 Level 2: $25.27 Level 3: $26.79 Level 4: $28.39 Level 5: $30.08 Facility operations - specific Level 1: $21.66 Level 2: $22.99 Level 3: $24.37 Level 4: $25.82 Level 5: $27.37 Facility operations, general Level 1: $18.75 Level 2: $19.86 Level 3: $21.07 Level 4: $22.32 Level 5: $23.67 Facility operations, support Level 1: $16.55 Level 2: $17.53 Level 3: $18.60 Level 4: $19.71 Level 5: $20.88 Facility operations administrative support Level 1: $18.83 Level 2: $19.95 Level 3: $21.16 Level 4: $22.42 Level 5: $23.76 Outreach department Outreach administrative support Level 1: $18.83 Level 2: $19.95 Level 3: $21.16 Level 4: $22.42 Level 5: $23.76 Outreach worker 1 Level 1: $22.97 Level 2: $24.33 Level 3: $25.77 Level 4: $27.35 Level 5: $28.98 Outreach worker 2 Level 1: $24.94 Level 2: $26.44 Level 3: $28.02 Level 4: $29.72 Level 5: $31.51 Outreach team lead Level 1: $27.71 Level 2: $29.38 Level 3: $31.14 Level 4: $33.02 Level 5: $35 Homeless and housing develop- ment department Homelessness initiatives coordi- nator Level 1: $29.33 Level 2: $31.17 Level 3: $33.02 Level 4: $34.97 Level 5: $37.10 Severance: 19 weeks after 5 years of service; 22 weeks after 6 years. 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