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JANUARY 20, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Mileage: 50¢ per kilometre. Sample rates of pay, current, after 0.77% increase: Administrative support I: $16.03 per hour, rising in 7 steps to $17.37 Administrative support III: $21.73, rising in 7 steps to $24.00 Charge nurse: $35.05, rising in 8 steps to $44.00 Child care counsellor: $23.04, rising in 7 steps to $29.01 Cook: $18.96, rising in 3 steps to $21.09 Kitchen assistant: $13.87, rising in 3 steps to $16.07 Licensed practical nurse: $23.00, rising in 7 steps to $28.88 Occupational therapist: $32.53, rising in 8 steps to $41.81 Psychological assistant: $23.04, rising in 7 steps to $29.01 Psychologist: $36.63, rising in 8 steps to $47.00 Recreation assistant: $23.04, rising in 7 steps to $29.01 Registered nurse: $33.44, rising in 8 steps to $42.37 Registered psychiatric nurse: $33.44, rising in 8 steps to $42.37 Research assistant: $23.04, rising in 7 steps to $29.01 Research officer: $27.57, rising in 7 steps to $35.37 Social worker: $36.63, rising in 8 steps to $47.00 Systems support: $23.27, rising in 7 steps to $28.45 After 0.5% increase: Psychological assistant: $22.97, rising in 7 steps to $28.93 Psychologist: $36.53, rising in 8 steps to $46.87 Research assistant: $22.97, rising in 7 steps to $28.93 Research officer: $27.50, rising in 7 steps to $35.28 Social worker: $36.53, rising in 8 steps to $46.87 Systems support: $23.21, rising in 7 steps to $28.37 Editor's notes: Shift cancellation: 2 hours' pay in lieu of 48 hours' notice of cancelled shifts. On call: 1/2 hour pay for every 4-hour period an employee is required to be on standby. Educational leave: 3 days per year to attend educational pro- grams. Moving day: 1 day if employee moves. n CONSTRUCTION Association of Commercial and Industrial Contractors of P.E.I. PROVINCE-WIDE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (100 plumbers and pipefitters) and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA) Local 721. Renewal agreement: Effective June 27, 2013, to Feb. 28, 2016. Signed on June 27, 2013. Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for foremen on jobs of between $100,000 and $250,000 labour and material. $3 per hour for foremen on jobs of more than $250,000 labour and material. Paid holidays: 10 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked in excess of 40 hours a week and for all hours worked on Friday. Double time on holidays. Meal allowance: $20 after 2 hours overtime. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, spouse, child, brother, sister, step-child, mother-in-law or father-in-law. 1 day for employee's grandpar- ent or the grandparent of the employee's spouse. Tool allowance: Tools that are broken or worn out on the job will be replaced by the employer. The employer will provide a tool lock-up. Mileage: 58¢ per km for employees travelling outside of the 25 km "free zone" Surrounding the city halls of Charlottetown and Summerside. An additional $2 per day for each 15 km or part thereof for distances over 64 km. Sample rates of pay, current: Plumbers and pipefitters: $27.70 Editor's notes: Moonlighting: Employees cannot work at his or her trade or connected work for any other person outside regular hours. Moonlighting will result in progressive fines, suspensions and expulsion from the union. Safety course: Em- ployees required to complete safety courses (WHMIS, Fall Ar- rest, Safety Orientation, First Aid and Confined Space) will be paid straight time wage provided they successfully pass the course. Emergency repair: Employees called in from home for emergency repair will be paid for a minimum of 1 hour. n TRANSPORTATION Prince George Airport Authority PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (13 administrative and service employees) and the Union of Ca- nadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 20212, affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2013: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2015: 2.5% Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on designated holidays. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 8 years of service, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 24 years. Maxi- mum 6 weeks may be carried from year to year. Excess vaca- tion leave will be scheduled by employer — if employer does not schedule days off by end of the year, employee will be paid out in cash. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 35 per week. Meal allowance: $14 per meal when employee works 3 or more hours of overtime. Pension: DB plan covers staff previously employed with the Federal Public Service. Those employees contribute 7.5% of earnings, employer contributes amounts at least equal to that. 6% of earnings contributed by DC plan employees, employer matches. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family, including father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, grandpar-