Canadian Labour Reporter

butions. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for leave of absence to accept temporary assignment to another position with em- ployer outside bargaining unit (time may be extended up to additional 12 months). 90 days for employee transferred to any position within bargaining unit. 1 year after layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 90 days; employer may extend period additional 90 days (employer may choose to make employee permanent prior to end of sec- ond 90-day period). Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for disciplinary mea- sures. However, discipline may not be used against employee after 1 year unless disciplinary action for similar offence has been taken during 1-year peri- od. Employee may request that any other documentation be removed after 2 years unless of administrative nature. Severance: 4 weeks after 6 months of service; additional 1 week for each year of service thereafter, maximum 10 weeks after 1 year of service. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Case worker: $34.45 Public legal educator: $34.45 Intake coordinator: $34.45 Editor's notes: Travel/accommodation/meal allowances/parking: Accommodation expense will be reimbursed. $15 for breakfast allowance; $25 for lunch allowance; $35 for supper allowance. When employees have overnight stay outside of Calgary, employees will receive additional $20 per day or partial day for incidentals; if employee travels out of province, employee will receive additional $30 per day or partial day. Employee will be entitled to compensation for parking. $0.54 per kilometre, calculated to and from office or satellite office; $0.49 per kilometre should travel exceed 3,000 kilometres. Special leave: 1 day off with pay: to be present at birth or adoption proceedings of employee's child or employee's grandchild; for moving household effects; for their birthday; for formal hearing to become Canadian citizen. 3 floater days off, with pay, per year. Joint professional development fund: Employer will provide joint professional development fund on annual basis of $750 for each full-time employee; $500 for each part-time employee. TELECOMMUNICATIONS Access Communications Co-Operative Regina/Yorkton/North Battleford/Estevan/Weyburn/Humboldt/Melfort/La Ronge, Saskatchewan (210 technical, administrative, sales) and the Access Communications Employees Association Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2020 to April 30. 2023. Signed on July 3, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2020: 2% Effective June 1, 2021: 2% Effective June 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $1.63 per hour (previously $1.60 per hour) for hours worked between mid- night and 6 a.m. Effective June 1, 2022: $1.66 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days, to start, additional 5 days, maximum 150 hours, after 8 years, 5 weeks, maximum 187.5 hours, after 15 years, 6 weeks, maximum 225 hours, after 20 years. In exceptional cases, 1 week of vacation — for those entitled to 3, 4, 5 or 6 weeks — may be carried over to subse- quent year. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 75 hours in 2-week period. Time may be banked, maximum 37.5 hours. Meal allowance: $8.50 ($5 without receipt) when employ- ee works more than 2 hours beyond scheduled shift and shift is minimum 7.5 hours in length. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployee pays 25% of premiums. Effective June 1, 2022: Employ- er pays 70% of premium, em- ployee pays 30% of premiums. Employer will maintain health and wellness program, max- imum $200 every 2 years for each full-time employee (pro rata amount for employees who work less than full-time hours). Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Effective June 1, 2022: Employer pays 70% of premium, employee pays 30% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Effective June 1, 2022: Employer pays 70% of premium, employee pays 30% of premiums. Sick leave: 9.375 hours or 1.25 days after each month of em- ployment, maximum of 112.5 hours or 15 days at any given time. STD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Effective June 1, 2022: Employer pays 70% of premium, employee pays 30% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Effective June 1, 2022: Employer pays 70% of premium, employee pays 30% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Effective June 1, 2022: Employer pays 70% of premium, employee pays 30% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Effect- ive June 1, 2022: Employer pays 70% of premium, employee pays 30% of premiums. Pension: After 1 year of ser- vice, employees are required to participate in company pension plan. Employees may elect to contribute between 2% and 6% of regular wages and employer matches contribution. Em- ployee may elect to contribute maximum 7% of regular wages and employer matches contri- bution after 10 years of service. Employer will provide payroll deduction services to allow em- ployees to contribute to RRSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of grandparent, parent, parent-in-law, spouse, com- mon-law spouse, brother, sister, child, grandchild, any relative who resides with employee. 3 days for death of brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandpar- ent-in-law. 2 additional days if employee has to travel more than 300 kilometres 1-way. Seniority – recall rights: 3 consecutive months when em- ployee is on layoff. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at double time. Time may be banked. Probationary period: 6 calen- dar months (with exception of seasonal employees). Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for disciplinary warn- ings. Safety shoes: $200 for CSA-ap- proved steel-toed boots; $200 for CSA-approved steel-toed rubber boots every 2 years. Mileage: $0.46 per kilometre. Sample rates of monthly pay (current): Grade 1 Base: $2,457 Midpoint: $2,764 Ceiling: $3,071 Standby: Time and one-half when employee is on standby status. July 26, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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