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FOUR NOVA Scotia part-time
workers who agreed to work holi-
day relief shifts are not entitled to
holiday premium pay under the
collective agreement, an arbitrator
has ruled.
The Meadows Home for Special
Care is a not-for-profit long-term
care facility in Yarmouth, N.S. Its
collective agreement contained
a provision for holiday premium
pay that required the facility to pay
employees double their regular
rate of pay if they were required to
work on a statutory holiday "which
New agreements
Two separate three-year
contracts signed at Canadian
Nuclear Laboratories
EDUCATION
Queen's University
Kingston, Ont.
(1,302 general administrative staff ) and the United Steelworkers, Local
2010
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021.
Ratified in February 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2019: 1.25%
Effective July 1, 2020: 1.25%
Effective July 1, 2021: 1.5%
Shift premium: $0.45 per
hour for shifts that begin at 4
p.m. or later. $0.50 per hour for
shifts that begin at midnight or
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Bonus> pg. 8
see 'Intrusive'> pg.8
Alcohol testing given to police officer
breached privacy: Arbitrator
ALCOHOL TESTING of an Edmonton police of-
ficer was too intrusive and didn't properly balance
his privacy rights with the risk of impairment at
work, an arbitrator has ruled.
The worker was a police officer in Edmonton. He
used his personal vehicle to travel around for the
job, usually with a partner, and he carried a gun.
In the fall of 2019, the worker's supervisor
smelled alcohol on his breath. The worker confided
that he had stressful family and financial issues —
he was divorced with full custody of two teenagers
and part-time custody of an 11-year-old — that had
been causing insomnia. He had been trying to use
alcohol to help with it.
The supervisor directed the worker to the em-
ployee assistance program, which referred him for an
assessment. A rehabilitation facility recommended
outpatient treatment and "unannounced substance
testing at the minimum rate of 10 tests over the next
12 months of employment, and a minimum rate of
Parkland County Public Works — Alberta pg. 3 B & L
Security Patrol (1981) — British Columbia pg. 4 ETBA
of the ECAO — Ontario pg.5 White Spot — Vancouver
pg.6 Hardisty Care Centre — Alberta pg.7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
No premium holiday pay
allowed for part-time workers
