Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements HEALTH CARE Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Province-wide, Newfoundland and Labrador (750 health and social care professional employees) and the Association of Allied Health Professionals Newfoundland and Labrador (AAHP) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016. Signed on Nov. 29, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective upon ratification: $1,400 signing bonus Effective July 1, 2014: 2% Effective July 1, 2015: 3% Shift premium: $20.40 for each 8-hour standby shift and $30.60 for each 12-hour standby shift. Paid holidays: 9 days. Overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: $43.70 per day when travelling inside the province. $50.20 when travel- ling outside the province and in the United States. Sick leave: 7.5 hours for each 162.5 hours of service for employees hired after July 1, 2006. 15 hours for each 162.5 hours of service for all other employees. AD&D: Benefit equal to double employee's annual sal- ary, subject to a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $1 million. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of the premium. Benefit equal to double employee's annual salary, subject to a mini- mum of $10,000 and a maxi- mum of $1,000,000. Bereavement leave: 22.5 hours for employee's mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, common-law spouse, parents of common-law spouse, legal guardian, grand- parent, grandchild, father-in- law, mother-in-law or near relative living in the same household. 7.5 hours for em- ployee's son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. An additional 15 hours may be awarded in spe- cial circumstances. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: Employees with at least 9 years of continuous service are eligible for sever- ance pay equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the number of completed years of employment by his/her weekly salary to a maximum of 20 weeks pay. Uniforms/clothing: $175 for uniforms. Protective clothing provided by the employer. Any clothing damaged in the course of the employee's duties not due to his/her carelessness will be repaired or replaced at the em- ployer's cost. Sample rates of pay, current: HP-10: $15.66 per hour, rising in 6 steps to $18.29 HP-11: $15.88 rising in 6 steps to $18.60 HP-12: $16.11 rising in 6 steps to $18.86 HP-13: $16.35 rising in 6 steps to $19.18 HP-14: $16.58 rising in 6 steps to $19.49 HP-15: $16.82 rising in 6 steps to $19.88 HP-16: $17.08 rising in 6 steps to $20.21 HP-17: $17.33 rising in 6 steps to $20.59 HP-18: $17.60 rising in 6 steps to $20.98 HP-19: $17.85 rising in 6 steps to $21.36 HP-20: $18.13 rising in 6 steps to $21.81 HP-21: $18.39 rising in 6 steps to $22.26 HP-22: $18.74 rising in 6 steps to $22.72 HP-23: $19.04 rising in 6 steps to $23.32 HP-24: $19.74 rising in 6 steps to $24.37 HP-25: $20.47 rising in 6 steps to $25.39 HP-26: $21.14 rising in 6 steps to $26.48 HP-27: $22.05 rising in 6 steps to $27.54 HP-28: $22.88 rising in 6 steps to $28.70 HP-29: $23.54 rising in 6 steps to $29.60 HP-30: $24.18 rising in 6 steps to $30.53 HP-31: $25.15 rising in 6 steps to $31.63 HP-32: $25.97 rising in 6 steps to $32.99 HP-33: $26.92 rising in 6 steps to $34.20 HP-34: $27.89 rising in 6 steps to $35.51 HP-35: $29.02 rising in 6 steps to $37.02 HP-36: $30.20 rising in 6 steps to $38.52 HP-37: $31.40 rising in 6 steps to $40.05 HP-38: $32.65 rising in 6 steps to $41.69 HP-39: $33.97 rising in 6 steps to $43.36 HP-40: $35.31 rising in 6 steps to $45.09 HP-41: $36.73 rising in 6 steps to $46.89 HP-42: $38.20 rising in 6 steps to $48.77 Editor's notes: Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks. Parental leave: 35 weeks. Pregnancy: Pregnant employees will not be required to be in contact with patients who have a contagious disease which may put her unborn child at risk. Family leave: 3 paid days to attend to home or family emergencies. Parking meter: $10 per week for parking meter ex- penses when an employee agrees to use their own vehicle on employer business. Photo: Fred Thornhill (Reuters)

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