Canadian Labour Reporter

EDUCATION e Students' Union University of Alberta Edmonton (170 administrative, food service, maintenance, technical employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1368 Renewal agreement : Effec- tive May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022. Signed on July 9, 2020. Shift premium: $2 per hour in second portion of split shift (when employee is asked to work spilt shift). Time and one-half for work on shifts that have been increased without 48 hours of notice. Double time if employee works on sched- uled day off with less than 24 hours of notice, minimum 3 hours of work . $1 per hour (previously $0.84 per hour) for afternoon shifts (that begins after 2:30 p.m.), $1.20 per hour (previously $1.05 per hour) for night shifts (that begins after 11:30 p.m.) for employees in facilities department. $1 per hour for employee designated as shift leader. Paid holidays: 13 days. Em- ployer will schedule winter break from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day inclusive. Vacations with pay : 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 2 years, 25 days after 7 years, 40 days after 10 years (in tenth year only), 25 days after 11 years, 40 days after 20 years. O vertime: Time and one- half for work after 75 hours per consecutive 2-week pe- riod. Time and one-half for work after 8 hours per day; double time after 10 hours of work per day. May be taken as time off in lieu. Double time after 50 hours per week . Meal allowance: Employees will be given meal or meal reimbursement for employ- ees who work unscheduled overtime (maximum $15 for breakfast, $20 for lunch, $30 for dinner). Medical benefits: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of pre- miums. Employees will pay 0.4% of salar y, maximum $1.76 per month for employ- ee assistance program. Em- ployer will provide $300 for wellness spending account. Dental: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. Weekly indemnity : Employ- ee pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month of ser vice for full- time; 2.5 days for ever y 20 hours worked for part-time. May accrue, maximum 90 days. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 90% of premiums, em- ployee pays 10% of premi- ums. Pension: Employer, employ- ee will contribute 7% each to group RRSP. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of parent, spouse, sibling, child, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, former guardian, co-ha- bitant fiancé, fiancée, any second-degree relative who has been residing in same household. Maximum 6 days if burial takes place outside province. 1 day per year to act as pallbearer. Maximum 1 day per year to attend fu- neral of close friend or rela- tive not listed. Seniority – recall rights: Employee will not lose se- niority rights if they are absent from work because of sickness, accident, layoff, leave of absence approved by employer. Call-in pay : Minimum 3 hours of pay at overtime rates. Probationar y period: 6 months for full-time em- ployees; 975 work hours from start date or for 12 months from start date, whichever is less, for part- time employees. Period may be extended by 487 work hours or for 6 months, whichever is less. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for suspensions or letters of reprimand. Severance: 1 week's pay for each 6 months of ser vice (after 6 months of ser vice), maximum 26 weeks' salar y for those employees declared redundant. 2 weeks' pay after 6 months of ser vice; 3 weeks' pay after 2 years of ser vice; 5 weeks' pay after 4 years of ser vice; 6 weeks' pay after 6 years of ser vice; 7 weeks' pay after 8 years of ser vice; 9 weeks of pay after 10 years of ser vice if em- ployer terminates employee without just cause. Safety shoes: $150 ever y 2 years; $100 ever y 2 years. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Pay grade 1 Step 1: $15 2 Step 1: $15.15 Step 2: $15.76 Step 3: $16.39 3 Step 1: $15.86 Step 2: $16.49 Step 3: $17.15 4 Step 1: $16.58 Step 2: $17.25 Step 3: $17.94 Step 4: $18.66 Step 5: $19.40 5 Step 1: $17.67 Step 2: $18.38 Step 3: $19.11 Step 4: $19.88 Step 5: $20.67 6 Step 1: $18.95 Step 2: $19.71 Step 3: $20.49 Step 4: $21.31 Step 5: $22.17 7 Step 1: $20.18 Step 2: $20.98 Step 3: $21.82 Step 4: $22.70 Step 5: $23.60 8 Step 1: $21.37 Step 2: $22.23 Step 3: $23.12 Step 4: $24.04 Step 5: $25 9 Step 1: $22.53 Step 2: $23.43 Step 3: $24.37 Step 4: $25.34 Step 5: $26.36 Editor's notes: Meetings: Minimum 3 hours at regular wage for staff required to attend staff meetings outside of scheduled shift. Retirement benefit : $5,250 for employee who retires (must be 55 years old and have 15 years of ser- vice). Household leave: Employees will be allowed leave of absence with pay of 1 day per year to move household; 3 days per year due to natural disaster (fire or flood) which affects their home. On-call rates: 4 hours per day from Monday to Friday; 6 hours per day from Saturday to Sunday; 8 hours per day on holidays. All hours worked will be paid at overtime rates. Retirement benefit: $5,250 for employee who retires (must be 55 years old and have 15 years of service). May 3, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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