Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS night away from home depot on company business. If, through circumstances beyond their control, drivers are required to pay more than established meal allowances, employer may reimburse drivers for additional amount incurred. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of $2,000 per year basic, major combined. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of $250 every 24 months. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of $75,000 (previously $50,000). Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother (including stepchildren, step- parents) father-in-law, mother- in-law, grandparents (including in-laws), sons-in-law, daugh- ters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, grandchildren, relative residing in same house- hold. 1 additional day, without pay, will be allowed for out-of- town travel greater than 200 kilometres (1-way) if required. Seniority – recall rights: 3 months for authorized personal leave of absence; 12 months for layoffs. Probationary period: 360 worked hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for disciplinary ac- tions. Uniforms/clothing: Employees whose work requires them to wear protective devices may obtain following from em- ployer at no cost as required: eye protective devices (including prescription safety eyewear), safety vests, overalls, hearing protection, masks, gloves. Full- time drivers will be issued with 1 jacket; 1 winter jacket with warm liner; 2 pairs of pants; 6 shirts (long- or short-sleeved); 2 neck ties; 1 hat; 2 employer- issued summer golf shirts (Canada Day to Labour Day) for (multi-day and school bus driv- ers only). $10 every 10 working days for uniform cleaning. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Coach: $23.47 rising 2 steps to $24.42 Mini-coach: $23.47 rising 2 steps to $24.42 Airport shuttle: $16.65 rising 2 steps to $17.32 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): School-bus/van: $18.75 Pub crawls: $21.15 Non-driving rate: $22.25 Editor's notes: Paid education leave: Employer will pay $.05 per hour for each hour worked for each bargaining unit member into special fund for paid education leave. Overnight/multi-day trips: Driver who is unable to return to home location due to circumstances beyond employer's control will receive normal earnings or minimum of 10 hours' pay for each day unable to re- turn to home location, whichever is greater. Employer will also pay for room rent expenses, overnight parking chargers. Medi- cal certification for drivers: All full-time drivers who are required to pass medical examination as specified by ICBC will have cost of examinations reimbursed by employer, maximum $125 (previously maximum $100), per examination. EDUCATION Buffalo Trail Public Schools Wainwright, Alta. (244 educational, administrative, maintenance, IT employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1606 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2022. Ratified on April 9, 2020. Signed on June 24, 2020. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 9 years, 25 days after 12 years, 30 days after 19 years. No vaca- tion credits will be carried over from 1 vacation year to next vacation year, unless mutually agreed in advance by employer and employee. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 7 or 8 hours per day or 35 or 40 hours per week; double time after 2 hours of overtime. May be taken as time off in lieu. Any surplus over- time not taken by April 30 will be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer pays 98% of premiums, em- ployee pays 2% of premiums (previously employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums). Effective Sept. 1, 2021: $Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 98% of premiums, employee pays 2% of premiums (previously employer pays 95% of pre- miums, employee pays 5% of premiums). Effective Sept. 1, 2021: $Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 98% of premiums, employee pays 2% of premiums (previously employer pays 95% of pre- miums, employee pays 5% of premiums). Effective Sept. 1, 2021: $Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 2 days for each month, maximum 24 days per year. Any unused portion will be accumulated, maximum 120 days. Employee may use up to 5 work days to attend to serious illness of spouse, common-law partner, child, parent, guardian, parent-in-law, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent of spouse, close family who live in employee's household (defined as life- threatening medical condition). AD&D: Employer pays 98% of premiums, employee pays 2% of premiums (previously employer pays 95% of pre- miums, employee pays 5% of premiums). Effective Sept. 1, 2021: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 98% of premiums, employee pays 2% of premiums (previ- ously employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums). Effective Sept. 1, 2021: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: All eligible employees will be enrolled in Local Au- thorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, spouse, common-law partner, child, mother, father-in-law. 3 days for death of brother, sister, sis- ter, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, grand- child, guardian, fiancé, any other person who has been residing in employee's house- hold. Maximum 3 days, with pay, for travel purposes when attendance at funeral requires employee to travel outside of province. One-half day off per school year to attend memorial or funeral service within school division. For funerals and me- morial services outside school division, leave may be extended to 1 full day. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours, at overtime rates. Employee will be paid from time leaving home to report for duty, until time arriving back at home, provided employee proceeds directly from work to home. Probationary period: 6 months from date of hire (pro- bation period may be extended maximum 9 months). Safety shoes: $150 every 2 years when employer requires employee to wear safety foot- wear, with no carry forward of any amount from 1 year to next year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): School employees (10-month employees) Educational assistant Untrained Casual: $16.54 Start: $16.54 1 year: $18.36 2 year: $19.16 Trained Start: $17.78 1 year: $19.79 November 16, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 4

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