Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS after 20 years for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, recreational therapists, dieticians, who will also receive 1-time supple- mentary vacation of 5 work- days at major milestones: 25 years; 30 years; 35 years; 40 years of continuous service. 10 days to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 15 years, 30 days after 25 years, for all other classifications. Time cannot be carried forward and unused time will be paid out at end of 12-month period. Overtime: Time and one- half for hours worked which are greater than daily regular hours (7.75 hours); weekly regular hours (38.75 hours) averaged over pay period. Employee may bank overtime, maximum 40 hours at any given time. Banked overtime must be used by Dec. 31 each year or it will be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployees pay 25% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days. Unused sick leave is not paid out. Pension: Employer will provide group RRSP for oc- cupational therapists, phys- iotherapists, social workers, recreational therapists, dieti- cians. Employer will match employee contribution, maximum 3%. Employer will match employee contribution, maximum 2% for all other classifications. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, children, stepchil- dren, parents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, mother-in- law, father-in-law, stepsister, stepbrother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grand- parents, stepgrandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews (relationships are deemed to include current common-law relationships of employee)). Additional 2 days if employee has to travel more than 400 kilometres from Ed- monton. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours at basic rate or appli- cable overtime rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 504 hours worked following com- mencement of each period of continuous service. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for written disciplin- ary actions. Severance: 2 weeks for each year of service calculated up to date of layoff, at regular rate for regular hours employee would have earned if employee had worked scheduled work days in 1 week, maximum 40 weeks of severance pay. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Laundry aide Step 1: $16.69 Step 2: $17.16 Step 3: $17.69 Step 4: $18.26 Step 5: $16.65 Food services aide Step 1: $16.69 Step 2: $17.16 Step 3: $17.69 Step 4: $16.26 Step 5: $16.85 Assistant cook Step 1: $19.01 Step 2: $19.57 Step 3: $20.16 Step 4: $20.77 Step 5: $21.39 Cook 1 Step 1: $20.02 Step 2: $20.53 Step 3: $21.20 Step 4: $21.90 Step 5: $22.57 Cook 2 Step 1: $25.07 Step 2: $25.89 Step 3: $26.72 Step 4: $27.56 Step 5: $28.04 Receptionist Step 1: $19.92 Step 2: $20.46 Step 3: $21.14 Step 4: $21.69 Step 5: $22.29 Step 6: $22.74 Unit clerk Step 1: $20.53 Step 2: $21.35 Step 3: $22.17 Step 4: $23.02 Step 5: $23.86 Step 6: $24.70 Administrative assistant Step 1: $21.07 Step 2: $21.94 Step 3: $22.83 Step 4: $23.37 Step 5: $24.35 Step 6: $25.37 Scheduler Step 1: $21.07 Step 2: $21.94 Step 3: $22.83 Step 4: $23.37 Step 5: $24.35 Step 6: $25.37 Volunteer coordinator Step 1: $24.89 Step 2: $25.94 Step 3: $27.04 Step 4: $28.18 Step 5: $29.37 Step 6: $30.61 Maintenance 1 Step 1: $21.62 Step 2: $23.04 Step 3: $23.70 Step 4: $24.13 Maintenance 2 Step 1: $24.89 Step 2: $25.27 Step 3: $25.64 Step 4: $26.03 Step 5: $26.42 Therapy aide 1 Step 1: $17.21 Step 2: $17.90 Step 3: $18.61 Step 4: $19.36 Step 5: $20.13 Therapy aide 2 (certificate) Step 1: $19.36 Step 2: $20.13 Step 3: $20.94 Step 4: $21.77 Step 5: $22.65 Companion Step 1: $16.52 Step 2: $16.99 Step 3: $17.51 Recreation therapist Step 1: $34.08 Step 2: $35.45 Step 3: $36.86 Step 4: $38.34 Step 5: $39.87 Step 6: $41.47 Step 7: $43.12 Social worker Step 1: $36.86 Step 2: $38.34 Step 3: $39.87 Step 4: $41.47 Step 5: $43.12 Step 6: $44.85 Step 7: $46.64 Occupational therapist Step 1: $38.34 Step 2: $39.87 Step 3: $41.47 Step 4: $43.12 Step 5: $44.65 Step 6: $46.64 Step 7: $48.51 Physiotherapist Step 1: $38.34 Step 2: $39.67 Step 3: $41.47 Step 4: $43.12 Step 5: $44.85 Step 6: $46.64 Step 7: $48.51 Dietician Step 1: $38.34 Step 2: $39.67 Step 3: $41.47 Step 4: $43.12 Step 5: $44.85 Step 6: $46.64 Step 7: $48.51 Editor's notes: Trial period: Employees who are promoted or transferred within bargaining unit will serve trial period of 232.5 regular hours worked. Medical certificates: Employee using sick leave may be required to provide employer with med- ical certificate of other satisfactory documentation for any period of illness. Employer will reimburse employee for cost of certificate, maximum $50. Professional licensing fees: Employees who are required to maintain annual registrations or certi- fications which are directly related to work performed will have fees reimbursed, maximum $100 per year. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days. Unused sick leave is not paid out. September 6, 2021 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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