Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 n GOVERNMENT Government of Yukon PROVINCE-WIDE, YUKON (3,180 employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2015. Signed in July 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Shift premium: $1.50 per hour on weekends, previously $1. $1.50 per hour for all evening and graveyard shifts, up from $1.25. $1.50 per hour for library assistants working from noon until past 6 p.m., up from $1.25. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 4 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 4 years, 6 weeks after 15 years, 7 weeks after 26 years. Addi- tional 5 days vacation in the 5th year of service and every subsequent 5-year period of employment. Safety shoes: Effective April 1, 2014: $125 per year, previously $100. Effective April 1, 2015: $150. Sample rates of pay, current: Employee, Group 1: $43,204 per year, rising to $49,438 Employee, Group 11: $59,509, rising to $68,515 Employee, Group 22: $108,558, rising to $125,894 Trades employees: $57,758, rising to $66,461 Language translator: $59,509, rising to $68,515 Education consultants: $101,220, rising to $104,957 n MANUFACTURING Shaw Pipe Protection EDMONTON (83 employees) and the Construction and General Workers' Union Local 92. Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2013: 3.5% Effective June 1, 2014: 3.5% Shift premium: 95 cents per hour for second shift, $1.06 per hour for a third shift. 12-hour shifts paid at regular rate, double time for additional daily hours. Double time paid for 2 12-hour shifts worked in 1 week. Paid holidays: Double time for shifts worked on statutory holi- days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours, double time for hours worked in excess of that. Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked on a Saturday, double time for subsequent hours. Double time for all hours worked on Sundays. Addi- tional 75 cents per hour for class 11 and 12 employees required to start a shift after 9 a.m. and up to 1 p.m. Meal allowance: $14 after 14 hours of work. Pension: $2.20 for all hours worked contributed by the com- pany to the Labourer's Pension Fund of Western Canada. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family (mother, father, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister, brother, daughter- in-law, son-in-law, wife, husband, children, grandchildren, grandparents). 1 day for sister-in-law or brother-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: 2 hours paid at regular rate. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: Up to $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Up to $175 for prescription safety glasses with side shields. Rain gear, rubber boots, and coveralls pro- vided and replaced as necessary. Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer 1: $23.35 per hour Labourer 2: $30.07 Pick-up and delivery driver: $30.32 Joint cutters: $30.62 Mechanic's helper: $30.62 Internal brush machine operator: $31.38 Small forklift operator: $31.38 Overhead crane operator: $32.01 Truck driver, first class: $32.01 Pipe receiver and distributor: $32.35 Cement machine operator: $32.35 Shipper/Gateman: $33.47 Extruder operator: $35.91 Crane operator: $41.38 Sheet metal mechanic: $42.93 Auto mechanic: $42.93 Machinist: $42.93 Government certified welder: $42.93 Machinist: $42.93 Heavy duty mechanic: $42.93 Millwright: $42.93 Electrician: $45.30 n INSURANCE Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation PROVINCE-WIDE, MANITOBA (1,700 office and technical employees) and the Manitoba Gov- ernment and General Employees' Union. Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 23, 2012, to Sept. 17, 2016. Signed in February 2013. Arbitration Awards Summaries of recent arbitration awards from federal and provincial arbitration boards. For summaries from past issues, visit www.labour-reporter.com for a searchable online archive. Your paid subscription includes unlimited access to the archive.

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