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of shift at higher classification, employee will be paid higher rate of pay for each hour worked at higher classification. $3 per hour to certified trainers who provide training courses. 5.1% of operations operator's hourly rate for shift hours worked out- side 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. limit; 8% of operations operator's hourly rate for shift hours worked out- side 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. limit. $0.50 per hour for employees who work emergency utility dig-up in -25 Celsius or lower tempera- tures. $1 per hour for employee meeting dual certification. $0.42 per hour for hours worked by senior transit utility workers when performing supervisory duties. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 21 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per 7-day work period. May be deposited into overtime bank, maximum 80 hours accrual from Jan. 1 to end of 24th pay period. Time will be paid out, if not used, on 25th pay period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Sick leave: One-half day for each month worked. May be ac- cumulated, maximum 120 days. When employee retires or dies, 50% of value of accumulated sick leave will be paid to em- ployee or estate. LTD: Employer pays 80% of pre- miums, employee pays 20% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son- in-law, daughter-in-law, broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse's grandparents, steprelative who grew up with employee). Ad- ditional 3 days of special leave for travel if required. 2 days if employee is executor, to satisfy all legal requirements. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year for layoff. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at overtime rate. Probationary period: 180 con- secutive calendar days (does not include any leave without pay). Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for all disciplinary ac- tions, reprimands. Severance: 2 weeks to start; 3 weeks after 5 years or service; 4 weeks after 10 years of service. Safety shoes: Employees will reimbursed $150 of cost of regular safety work boots, after probation. Replacement boots will be reimbursed as required due to wear and tear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide protective clothing for employees required to work in wet conditions. Employer will supply summer, winter coveralls or winter jackets as required. Tool allowance: $20 per month to automotive service worker, transit service worker payable bi-weekly. $50 per month to ap- prentice technicians, outdoor power equipment technician, automotive technicians, heavy duty technicians, maintenance planner, lead-hand, team-lead garage shop. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.3% increase): Team-lead garage shop/team- lead building maintenance certified: $46.56 rising 2 steps to $47.15 Team-lead utilities level 4 certi- fied: $44.99 rising 2 steps to $45.55 Maintenance planner lead- hand: $44.49 rising 2 steps to $45.05 Electrician/HVAC technician: $44.27 rising 2 steps to $44.82 Team-lead utilities level 3 certi- fied: $43.33 rising 2 steps to $43.87 Heavy duty technician: $43.03 rising 2 steps to $43.57 Welder: $42.25 rising 2 steps to $42.78 Automotive technician/ plumber: $41.65 rising 2 steps to $42.17 Utility operator 4: $40.21 rising 2 steps to $40.71 Team-lead tree and pest car- penter: $39.57 rising 2 steps to $40.06 Utility operator 4 WD or WWC: $39.21 rising 2 steps to $39.70 Team-lead stores/outdoor pow- er equipment technician: $39.12 rising 2 steps to $39.61 Team-lead utilities/team-lead traffic operations/utility opera- tor 3: $38.19 rising 2 steps to $38.67 Team-lead building mainte- nance/team-lead operations/ team-lead waste programs/ operations: $38.03 rising 2 steps to $38.50 Painter: $37.14 rising 2 steps to $37.60 Utility operator 3 WD or WWC: $36.31 rising 2 steps to $36.77 Parts technician/traffic signal technician 2: $36 rising 2 steps to $36.45 Backhoe operator/traffic signal technician 1/building operator: $34.79 rising 2 steps to $35.23 Utility operator 2 A/grader operator/seasonal operations lead-hand: $33.17 rising 2 steps to $33.59 Utility operator 2: $32.50 rising 2 steps to $32.90 Operations liaison lead-hand: $32.16 rising 2 steps to $32.56 Utility operator 1 A/utility worker 2 utilities/parks worker 2 pest control/transit service worker/arborist/building main- tenance worker certified/arena operator certified 2/hydrovac operator (combo truck)/auto- motive service worker: $31.81 rising 2 steps to $32.21 Operator certified 1: $31.20 ris- ing 2 steps to $31.59 Utility operator 1/senior transit utility worker/operations op- erator/building maintenance worker/solid waste operator/ arena operator: $30.59 rising 2 steps to $30.97 Labourer utilities: $29.38 rising 2 steps to $29.74 Transit utility worker/garage service person: $29.02 rising 2 steps to $29.38 Labourer operations/labourer building maintenance/labourer garage: $25.34 rising 2 steps to $25.65 Co-op students: $20.75 rising 2 steps to $21.01 Casual labourer 4 (1,801 hours): $19.47 rising 2 steps to $19.72 Casual labourer 3 (1,201 to 1,800 hours): $18.56 rising 2 steps to $18.80 Casual labourer 2 (601 to 1,200 hours): $17.66 rising 2 steps to $17.88 Casual labourer 1 (up 600 hours): $16.75 rising 2 steps to $16.96 Unlicensed casual 4: $18.29 ris- ing 2 steps to $18.52 Unlicensed casual 3: $17.56 ris- ing 2 steps to $17.78 Unlicensed casual 2: $16.84 ris- ing 2 steps to $17.05 Unlicensed casual 1: $16.11 $16.11 $16.31 Editor's notes: Resignation: Employee is required to provide employer with 2 weeks of prior written notice if they wish to resign. Should employee request withdrawal of resignation within 5 working days of giving it and if employer accepts withdrawal, seniority will not be affected. Special-leave credits: One-half day for each month of service, maximum 30 days. Marriage: 1 day to employee to be present at wedding if it falls on regular work day. Prescription safety glasses: $250 for 1 full set of prescription safety glasses every 5 years; $160 for replacement prescription lenses every 2 years for technical staff who are required to work in designated eye-protection areas of public works and transit garages. Standby: 2.5 times operations labourer's hourly rate per day for Friday, Saturday, Sunday; 3 times operations labourer's hourly rate for statutory holidays. When statutory holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, declared day in lieu will be paid at 3 times labourer's rate and actual statutory holiday will be paid at 2.5 times labourer's rate. Minimum 2 hours of pay at double time or emergency work. Service pay: Employees will be paid: $5 per month after 10 years of service; $10 per month after 15 years of service; $15 per month after 20 years of service; $20 per month after 25 years of service; $25 per month after 30 years of service; $30 per month after 35 years of service. < from pg. 1 3 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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