Canadian Labour Reporter

bargaining-unit position for up to 6 weeks. $1.25 for every hour worked for employees who work full shift where 50% or more of shift falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Per- manent employees who are employed on March 31 of each year will be entitled to 1 floater holiday in lieu of Easter Mon- day Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 0.0577 hours for each hour worked to start, 4 weeks or 0.0769 hours for each hour worked after 6 years, 5 weeks or 0.0962 hours for each hour worked after 13 years, 6 weeks or 0.1154 hours for each hour worked after 2 years. Overtime: Double time for work after 36.25 or 40 hours per week. Time may be banked at time and one-half. Employee will only have maximum equiv- alent of 80 hours in overtime bank at any 1 time. Once over- time is banked, it will only be taken as time off in lieu of over- time and will not be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage for basic, periodontic, extensive, orth- odontic benefits. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 0.0692 hours for each regular hour paid, maxi- mum 200 days. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage after 365 days of disability at 70% of em- ployee's first $3,000 of monthly salary, plus additional 50% of employee's monthly salary greater than $3,000, maximum $4,500 per month. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of 2 times annual salary, maximum $250,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of 2 times annual salary, maxi- mum $250,000. Pension: All permanent em- ployees will be enrolled into Local Authority Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild. 3 days for death of fiancée, stepchild, ward, stepparent, grandpar- ent, step-grandparent, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent-in-law. Additional 2 days with pay if employee is required to travel greater than 500 kilometres 1-way from residence in order to attend funeral of immediate family member. 1 working day off without pay to attend funeral to act as pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year after layoff. Call-in pay: Paid at double time for all hours worked, mini- mum payment of 2 hours. Probationary period: 1,000 regular hours paid (any exten- sion of probationary period will not exceed 500 regular hours paid). Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for any written disci- plinary notation or warning. Safety shoes: $150 per year; may be carried over to follow- ing year maximum $300. $50 per year for employees working directly with asphalt or tack oil used in road construction or maintenance. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide employees with personal protective safety equipment necessary to carry out assigned tasks in safe and healthy manner. Protective clothing such as rubber boots, rain suits, gloves, mitts, will be supplied to employees, when required. Employer will have coveralls for use for specific ar- eas of work, where such protec- tive clothing is deemed neces- sary. Employer will provide and maintain 2 pair of coveralls per year to following: permanent facility operators; maintenance, utility workers, equipment operators, gas field labourers, gas field operators, gas techni- cians, gas utility workers, gas engineering technologists, gas customer service foreman and gas plant services foreman; em- ployees working on equipment. Water distribution, wastewater collection employees will be provided with 5 pairs of sum- mer coveralls and laundry service for same. Permanent employees in water distribu- tion and wastewater collection will be provided with 1 fitted winter jacket, 1 fitted pair of winter salopettes and laundry service for same, if necessary. Senior services kitchen staff will be supplied with hair nets and 5 wash-and-wear tops and aprons each. Tool allowance: $37.50 per month for appropriate shop tools for permanent mechan- ics, heavy duty mechanics. $8.33 per month for appropri- ate shop tools for permanent fleet services service workers. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase): 1 Start rate: $19.93 rising 2 steps to $20.33 Job rate: $22.98 rising 2 steps to $23.44 2 Start rate: $20.64 rising 2 steps to $21.05 Job rate: $23.69 rising 2 steps to $24.16 3 Start rate: $21.39 rising 2 steps to $21.82 Job rate: $24.44 rising 2 steps to $24.93 4 Start rate: $22.09 rising 2 steps to $22.53 Job rate: $25.15 rising 2 steps to $25.65 5 Start rate: $22.83 rising 2 steps to $23.29 Job rate: $25.89 rising 2 steps to $26.41 6 Start rate: $23.54 rising 2 steps to $24.01 Job rate: $26.59 rising 2 steps to $27.12 7 Start rate: $24.29 rising 2 steps to $24.78 Job rate: $27.33 rising 2 steps to $27.88 8 Start rate: $24.98 rising 2 steps to $25.48 Job rate: $28.04 rising 2 steps to $28.60 10 Start rate: $26.44 rising 2 steps to $26.97 Job rate: $29.49 rising 2 steps to $30.08 11 Start rate: $27.17 rising 2 steps to $27.71 Job rate: $30.22 rising 2 steps to $30.82 12 Start rate: $27.89 rising 2 steps to $28.45 Job rate: $30.93 rising 2 steps to $31.55 13 Start rate: $28.61 rising 2 steps to $29.18 Job rate: $31.65 rising 2 steps to $32.28 15 Start rate: $30.07 rising 2 steps to $30.67 Job rate: $33.11 rising 2 steps to $33.77 16 Start rate: $30.78 rising 2 steps to $31.40 Job rate: $33.84 rising 2 steps to $34.52 17 Start rate: $31.52 rising 2 steps to $32.15 Job rate: $34.57 rising 2 steps to $35.26 18 Start rate: $32.22 rising 2 steps to $32.86 Job rate: $35.28 rising 2 steps to $35.99 20 Start rate: $33.68 rising 2 steps to $34.35 Job rate: $36.73 rising 2 steps to $37.46 21 Start rate: $34.42 rising 2 steps to $35.11 Job rate: $37.45 rising 2 steps to $38.20 22 Start rate: $35.14 rising 2 steps to $35.84 Job rate: $38.17 rising 2 steps to $38.93 23 Start rate: $35.86 rising 2 steps to $36.58 Job rate: $38.89 rising 2 steps to < from pg. 1 Standby pay: $270 to employee who remains on call for 7 consecutive days. 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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