Canadian Labour Reporter

who has completed 6 months of employment may receive advance of credits equivalent to anticipated credits for vacation year. Employees are expected to take all vacation leave dur- ing vacation year in which it is earned (however, unused portion of employee's vacation- leave credits, maximum 300 hours, will be carried over into following vacation year). Em- ployees will be credited 1-time entitlement of 37.5 hours of vacation leave on first day of month following anniversary of employee's second year of service. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for employee wellness support program. Sick leave: 9.375 hours for each month in which employee re- ceives pay for at least 75 hours. Employee who has insufficient sick leave credits to cover leave may be given repayable ad- vance of credits, maximum 13 weeks. Employees are entitled to carry over maximum 3 days of unused credits remaining at end of year, for use in following year. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years or 4 years for any verbal or written reprimand docu- ments or statements related to disciplinary action. Severance: 2 weeks' pay after 1 year of service; 3 weeks' pay af- ter 10 years or service; 4 weeks' pay (plus 1 week for each ad- ditional year of service) after 20 years of service for first layoff. 1 week's pay for each year of ser- vice for second and subsequent layoffs. 1 week's pay for each year of employment, maximum benefit of 27 weeks' pay for rejection on probation, when employee has completed more than 1 year of employment. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3% increase): UT-1 Step 1: $43,616 rising 2 steps to $44,934 Step 2: $46,893 rising 2 steps to $48,310 Step 3: $50,170 rising 2 steps to $51,687 Step 4: $53,447 rising 2 steps to $55,063 Step 5: $56,722 rising 2 steps to $58,437 Step 6: $59,999 rising 2 steps to $61,812 Step 7: $63,277 rising 2 steps to $65,189 Step 8: $66,557 rising 2 steps to $68,568 Step 9: $69,832 rising 2 steps to $71,942 Step 10: $73,107 rising 2 steps to $75,317 Step 11: $76,388 rising 2 steps to $78,697 Step 12: $79,662 rising 2 steps to $82,070 Step 13: $82,937 rising 2 steps to $85,444 Step 14: $86,216 rising 2 steps to $88,822 Step 15: $89,491 rising 2 steps to $92,195 UT-2 Step 1: $62,060 rising 2 steps to $63,936 Step 2: $65,322 rising 2 steps to $67,297 Step 3: $68,584 rising 2 steps to $70,657 Step 4: $71,845 rising 2 steps to $74,017 Step 5: $75,105 rising 2 steps to $77,375 Step 6: $78,369 rising 2 steps to $80,738 Step 7: $81,627 rising 2 steps to $84,094 Step 8: $84,887 rising 2 steps to $87,452 Step 9: $88,147 rising 2 steps to $90,811 Step 10: $91,409 rising 2 steps to $94,172 Step 11: $94,672 rising 2 steps to $97,533 Step 12: $97,932 rising 2 steps to $100,892 Step 13: $101,192 rising 2 steps to $104,251 Step 14: $104,451 rising 2 steps to $107,608 Step 15: $107,712 rising 2 steps to $110,968 Step 16: $110,975 rising 2 steps to $114,330 UT-3 Step 1: $85,019 rising 2 steps to $87,588 Step 2: $88,312 rising 2 steps to $90,982 Step 3: $91,603 rising 2 steps to $94,372 Step 4: $94,898 rising 2 steps to $97,766 Step 5: $98,192 rising 2 steps to $101,160 Step 6: $101,484 rising 2 steps to $104,551 Step 7: $104,777 rising 2 steps to $107,944 Step 8: $108,067 rising 2 steps to $111,333 Step 9: $111,359 rising 2 steps to $114,724 Step 10: $114,652 rising 2 steps to $118,118 Step 11: $117,947 rising 2 steps to $121,512 Step 12: $121,239 rising 2 steps to $124,904 Step 13: $124,533 rising 2 steps to $128,297 Step 14: $127,825 rising 2 steps to $131,688 Step 15: $131,117 rising 2 steps to $135,080 Step 16: $134,411 rising 2 steps to $138,473 Editor's notes: Workload adjustment: Where in given academic year employee is assigned overload teaching duties, teach- ing workload will be reduced in 1 of 2 following years by amount equivalent to overload. Each employee will have continuous period of minimum 3 months in every academic year which is free of scheduled teaching duties. Furlough leave: 5 weeks' leave with pay after 20 years of service. Sabbatical travel expenses: $4,000 for 12-month sabbatical; $2,000 for 6-month sab- batical to offset travel expenses. Pedagogical break: Employees will be granted 4 days of leave, with pay, which will be taken on first 4 working days after Dec. 26. Administrative allowance: Employee who acts as head of department will receive: $4,100 for 1 to 10 full-time faculty members; $4,600 for 11 to 15 full-time faculty members; $5,100 for 16 or more full-time faculty members. Professional development allocation: Each employee will be allocated $1,550 for professional develop- ment expenses per fiscal year; $2,000 for professional development expenses per fiscal year for employee with less than 6 years' experience as university faculty member. TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE Chemco-Telecon Infrastructure Group Nisku, Alta. (165 technicians, labourers, apprentices) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 424 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 17, 2020 to June 17, 2023. Ratified on June 17, 2020. Signed on June 29, 2020. Shift premium: $1 per hour for all shift work starting between 8 p.m. and midnight (to be clas- sified as shift work rather than overtime, shifts must be sched- uled for at least 3 consecutive work days). Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6% of em- ployee's total gross wages, paid each pay period with employ- ee's regular pay. All employees < from pg. 1 Sabbatical travel expenses: $4,000 for 12-month sabbatical; $2,000 for 6-month sabbatical. 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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