Canadian Labour Reporter

(previously $0.32 per hour) for work after midnight. $0.50 per hour (previously $0.38 per hour) for charge-hands. $1.75 per hour (previously $1.52 per hour) for foreman. $2.85 per hour (previously $2.60 per hour) for general foreman. $0.50 per hour (previously $0.40 per hour) for employee with level 1 first-aid certificate; $1.10 per hour (previously $1 per hour) for employee with level 2 first-aid certificate. 1 additional hour of pay for employee who reports to work prior to 6 a.m. for snow re- moval. $0.28 per hour for any employee who is required to be bilingual as part of regular duties. $1.36 per hour for em- ployee who, as part of job or special project, does asbestos removal. $1.62 per hour for electrical general foreman. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 6% to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 12 years, 30 days after 23 years, 1 additional day of vacation for each of service, maximum 5 days, after 24 years. Overtime: Paid at time and one-half for first 3 hours; double time thereafter and on Sundays. Time may be banked, must be taken within 12 months of will be paid out on pay period after June 30. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums to Medical Services Plan of B.C. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $200 every 24 months. Paramedical: 80% coverage for physiotherapists, chiro- practor, masseurs, naturopath, podiatrist, speech therapist, acupuncturist; maximum $100 per person per year. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days, after 3 months of service. One-third of accumulated leave will be paid out upon termination or more than 24 months of layoff, after 5 years of service. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $50,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for cover- age of $50,000. Pension: Employees, employ- er will contribute to Municipal Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, including common- law spouse/same-sex partner, children, (including stepchil- dren ), parents, (including stepparents), sisters, brothers, grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father -in-law). Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for layoffs; 12 months for employees in excluded positions or for employee transferred to position outside bargaining unit. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for reprimands. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply coveralls or smocks for employee use. Tool allowance: $300 (previ- ously $225), paid on Dec. 1 of each year, for all maintenance tradespersons who maintain own tools; $600 (previously $500), paid on Dec. 1 of each year, for all mechanics who maintain own tools (painters will not receive tool allow- ance). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Labourer 1/supervision aide/ crossing guard: $21.49 rising 2 steps to $22.36 General clerk/general secre- tary: $22.05 rising 2 steps to $22.94 Labourer 2: $22.64 rising 2 steps to $23.55 Caretaker/library clerk: $23.24 rising 2 steps to $24.17 Grounds person 1/booking and distribution clerk/district library resource clerk/emer- gency caretaker: $23.81 rising 2 steps to $24.78 Maintenance helper/courier/ school secretary 1/IS project secretary/support secretary ISEP/cafeteria attendant/ maintenance service care- taker: $24.37 rising 2 steps to $25.36 Administrative assistant finance/central receive-ship- ping clerk/school food pro- gram planner/coast Salish cul- tural worker/school secretary 1 records: $24.96 rising 2 steps to $25.97 DAC general secretary/ab- original education assistant: $25.54 rising 2 steps to $26.57 Secondary budget, account clerk/chefs teaching assistant/ computer assist learning tu- tor/Ab Hulquminum language tutor/student records clerk/ grounds person 2/education assistant 2/benefits specialist/ admin sec-super/sec. treasure/ aboriginal ed tutor secondary/: $26.11 rising 2 steps to $27.16 Bus driver, mechanic helper/ strong start facilitator/educa- tion assistant 3/multimedia designer specialist/secre- tary ISE program/sprinkler mechanic/maintenance office assistant/bus driver, front end person: $27.26 rising 2 steps to $28.37 Editor's notes: Professional development days: Employer will provide minimum of 2 paid professional development days per school year for all employees. Employees will be paid for actual hours in attendance or regularly scheduled hours of work, whichever is greater. Field trips: When education assistant/supervision aide participates in field trips that extend beyond regular hours of work, education assistant will receive compensatory time off (accrued at appro- priate overtime rate). Private vehicle damage: When employee's vehicle is damaged at worksite or approved school function or as direct result of employee being employed by employer, employer will reimburse employee: lesser of ac- tual vehicle damage repair costs or cost of deductible portion of insurance coverage on vehicle, maximum $600. SOCIAL SERVICES The Children's Aid Society of the Niagara Region Niagara Falls/St. Catharines, Ont. (231 child protection workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2328 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2023. Ratified February 2019. Signed on Jan. 25, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2019: 0% (1-time payment in February 2019 equivalent to 2% in- crease) Effective April 1, 2020: 1.75% Effective April 1, 2021: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2022: 1.75% Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floater day (in lieu of Remem- brance Day). Employees will also receive either last work- ing day before Christmas or last working day before New Year's off (at choice of individ- ual employee). Vacations with pay: 4 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 9 years, 6 weeks after 18 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Straight-time pay for hours worked between 33.75 and 40 hours per week; time and one-half for hours Tool allowance: $300 per year for all maintenance tradespersons; $600 per year for all mechanics. October 19, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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