Canadian Labour Reporter

later and all scheduled hours on Saturdays. $1.55 per hour for all scheduled hours of work on Sundays. Paid holidays: 10 days. Re- membrance Day is not paid holiday but employees who wish to attend Queen's service during work hours will be al- lowed paid time to do so (with managerial approval). Vacations with pay: 1.25 days for each completed month of service, maximum of 15 days to start, 15 days after 1 year, 16 days after 3 years, 17 days after 4 years, 18 days after 5 years, 19 days after 6 years, 20 days after 7 years, 21 days after 10 years, 22 days after 12 years, 23 days after 14 years, 24 days after 16 years, 25 days after 18 years, 26 days after 19 years, 27 days after 20 years, 28 days after 22 years, 29 days after 24 years, 30 days after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for each hour beyond normal work day or work week and hours worked on paid holiday. Double time for hours worked on Sunday if normal schedule is Monday to Friday. Double time for each hour on seventh day in workweek for employ- ees with normal schedule that isn't Monday to Friday and employee worked sixth day of workweek. Each employee's overtime bank may not exceed twice number of hours in regu- lar workweek. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Queen's Supplementary Medi- cal Plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: Paid time off for bona-fide incidental absences due to illness. 3 working days during first 3 months of em- ployment. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 6 months or end of employee's appointment, whichever comes first. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 55% of premiums, employee pays 45% of premiums. Pension: Pension Plan of Queen's University. Bereavement leave: 5 paid working days for death of par- ent, stepparent, spouse, part- ner, child, sibling, stepsibling, parent-in-law, sibling-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: Se- niority considered continuous if break between appointments is not greater than 13 weeks; 2 years for employee who leaves bargaining unit but remains employed by university. Call-in pay: Greater of 4 hours at regular pay or time and one- half for hours worked if called back to work after completing normal work day. 1 hour's pay for each period of 6 hours be- ing on call. Probationary period: 6 months of active employment. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 2 weeks enhanced severance pay after 2 years, one week (3 enhanced) after 3 years, 2 weeks (4 weeks en- hanced) after 4 years, 7 weeks (9 enhanced) after 5 years, 8 weeks (10 enhanced) after 6 years, 9 weeks (11 enhanced) after 7 years, 10 weeks (12 en- hanced) after 8 years, 11 weeks (13 enhanced) after 9 years, 12 weeks (15 enhanced) after 10 years, 13 weeks (17 enhanced) after 11 years, 14 weeks (19 enhanced) after 12 years, 15 weeks (20 enhanced) after 13 years, 16 weeks (22 enhanced) after 14 years, 17 weeks (24 enhanced) after 15 years, 18 weeks (26 enhanced) after 16 years, 19 weeks (28 enhanced) after 17 years, 20 weeks (30 enhanced) after 18 years, 22 weeks (33 enhanced) after 19 years, 24 weeks (36 enhanced) after 20 years, 26 weeks (39 enhanced) after 21 years, 28 weeks (42 enhanced) after 22 years, 30 weeks (45 enhanced) after 23 years, 32 weeks (48 enhanced) after 24 years, 35 weeks (52 enhanced) after 25 years. Safety shoes: $180 per year for approved safety footwear for employee who is required by employer to wear safety foot- wear while working. Sample annual salaries (cur- rent minimum/maximum): Grade 2: $33,859/$37,630 Grade 3: $37,723/$41,918 Grade 4: $39,694/$46,695 Grade 5: $41,608/$52,010 Grade 6: $47,184/$58,980 Grade 7: $53,502/$66,878 Grade 8: $60,674/$75,842 Grade 9: $64,505/$86,005 Editor's notes: Whistleblower protection: Employee who has bona-fide basis upon which to believe wrongdoing has occurred and reports it will be protected from retaliation whether or not violation is found to have occurred. Tuition as- sistance: Educational development fund covers tuition fees for Queen's credit courses. Professional development fund reimburses up to $400 per year for job-related courses taken at other recognized educational institutions. Moving: Maxi- mum 1-day leave with pay per year to employee who is moving from one residence to another in local area. Medical notes/ certificates: Employer will reimburse employee for cost of required physician's note, maximum $25 per note. Employer will reimburse employee for cost of required physician's certificate, maximum $50 per certificate. Humanity fund: Em- ployer will contribute $0.03 per hour — from wages of employees — for all compensated hours to humanity fund. GOVERNMENT Parkland County Public Works Stony Plain, Alta. (93 public works employees) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2021. Ratified on Feb. 5, 2020. Signed on March 4, 2020. Shift premium: Rate of pay equivalent to that which em- ployee would be entitled if occupying that position when, as result of absence of incum- bent, employee is appointed for more than 1 consecutive workday to temporarily take on responsibility and duties of position that has higher pay category than that of employ- ee. $160 per month for jour- neyman tradesman with extra ticket that is separate and dis- tinct and related to employee's work. $0.09 included in me- chanic, heavy-duty hourly rate in recognition of requirement that journeyman mechanics are required by employer to obtain commercial vehicle inspection license. $100 per month for November, Decem- ber, January, February, March for grader operators using own power for plug-ins. $0.30 per hour for all hours worked dur- ing shift in which majority of hours, excluding overtime, fall between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 5 years, 25 years after 12 years, 30 days after 20 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 but if time off is not taken within 6-month period, banked time will be paid out. Meal allowance: Second meal break of one-half hour with pay, provided work continues after meal break when em- ployee works more than 10 consecutive hours in any 1 day. Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Insur- ance Plan. Employer will pay $1.70 per hour (previously $1.50 per hour) for each hour worked by each employee into Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Wellness Trust Fund. Effective Jan. 1, 2021: $1.75 per hour. < from pg. 1 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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