Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 n TRANSPORTATION TOK Transit Alberta FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. (79 transit operators) and the Canadian Union of Public Employ- ees (CUPE) Local 408. Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Dec. 16, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 3% Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 10 per day or 47 per week. Medical benefits: Employer contributes 75% of premium cost for Alberta Health Care Plan. No other details provided. Dental: Employer contributes 75% of premium cost. No other details provided. Vision: Employer contributes 75% of premium cost. Sick leave: Medical proof of illness required after 3 days. No other details provided. LTD: Employer contributes 75% of premium cost. Life insurance: Employer contributes 75% of premium cost. Pension: Employees contribute minimum 2%, maximum 5% of gross bi-weekly pay. Employer matches up to $5,000 per year. Bereavement leave: 4 days for immediate family, including mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, common-law spouse (including same-sex partner), child or foster child, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents and em- ployee's spouse's grandparents. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. Probationary period: 4 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 14 days' notice or pay in lieu. 1 week's pay to start, 2 week's pay after 1 year of service, 3 week's pay after 3 years of service, 4 week's pay after 4 years, 5 week's pay after 6 years, 6 week's pay after 8 years, 8 week's pay after 10 years. Uniforms/clothing: 2 pairs of trousers, 5 shirts (short or long- sleeve), 2 ties, 1 sweater, 1 three-in-one jacket, 1 pair of wind pants, 1 toque provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current: Full-time transit operator: $33 per hour Part-time transit operator: $31 per hour Editor's notes: Training: $18 per hour for all training shifts. Housing allowance: $1,250 per month effective July 1, 2013. n HEALTH CARE CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental health EDMONTON (34 employees) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA). Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Nov. 21, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 1, 2013: 0.77% Effective Aug. 1, 2013: 0.5% (for psychiatric staff) Effective April 1, 2015: 2% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour for shifts between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.75 for weekend shifts. $1.50 per hour when employee is required to substitute for another non-bargaining unit job. $1 per hour for team leaders, $1.25 for special projects (based on experience, performance and ability). Paid holidays: 13 days, including 1 Christmas floater. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 3 years, 5 weeks after 10 years. Additional 5 days during 20th year of service. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours in excess of 8 per day, double time for all hours after that. Dental: 100% of premiums contributed by employer, no other details available. Weekly indemnity: 100% of premium contributed by employ- ee, no other details available. Sick leave: 10 days per year. Up to 10 days may be carried over to the following year. LTD: 100% of premium contributed by employee, no other details available. AD&D: Employee contributes 25% of premium, employer con- tributes 75%. No other details available. Life insurance: Employee contributes 25% of premium, em- ployer contributes 75%. No other details available. Pension: All employees participate in pension plan, no other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family. That in- cludes employee or employee's spouse's parent, child, grand- child, grandparent, brother, sister, step-parent, step-child, step- grandchild, step-grandparent, step-brother, step-sister, fiancé or guardian. Up to 3 additional days if travel is required. 1/2 day for any other relative or friend. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: At least 2 hours' pay. Probationary period: 6 months. 3 months for administrative Collective Agreements Collective Agreements Summaries of economic features of recent collective agreements from all sectors of the economy, public and private. The editor's notes, at the end of each summary, contain interesting tidbits from the collective agreement language.

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