Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 June 9, 2014 ColleCtive Agreements EDUCATION Université de sherbrooke sherbrooke, Que. (550 teaching assistants) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective April 29, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Signed on April 29, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1% Effective April 1, 2016: 1% Vacations with pay: Holiday and vacation pay compensated at 13% overtime: Time and one-half. sick leave: Employees with one or more contracts totalling 45 hours per session can take 3 paid hours per session for absences. bereavement leave: 2 paid and 3 unpaid days for employee's husband, wife, child, spouse's child, father, mother, brother or sister. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. sample rates of pay, current: Assistant or teaching assistant: $19.19 per hour Research assistant: $14.75 ris- ing in 2 steps to $23.26 Lab supervisor: $19.19 Scorer: $19.19 Instructor: $23.15 Monitor: $21.75 Evaluation attendant: $13.42 Materials attendant: $13.42 Admissions test attendant: $13.42 Exam supervisor: $13.42 editor's notes: Union business: Up to 5 employees can take 5 unpaid days to attend conferences or training related to union business. GOVERNMENT City of Regina Regina (1,250 outside workers) and the Regina Outside City Workers', Local 21, affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2015. Signed on Dec. 4, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3% Calculated by CLR shift premium: $1.25 per hour for all hours worked between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. 50¢ per hour for all shifts between midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. 75¢ per hour for dirty work, including cleaning out of sewers, manholes, mains and connections, road-oiling trucks and sewer-scraping equipment. Paid holidays: 12 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 212.5 hours to start, 255 hours after 8 years of service, 297.5 hours after 16 years, 340 hours after 24 years. overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. sick leave: Earned at 0.06 hours per hour of service, up to 1,828 hours. Life insurance: 95% of month- ly salary. bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member, including: spouse, child, father, mother, brother, sister, grandparent or grand- child. One half-day to act as a pallbearer at a funeral. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. tool allowance: $200 per year for all journeyperson and ap- prentice mechanics. sample rates of pay, current: Caretaker: $17.31 per hour, ris- ing after 2 years to $20.76 Labourer: $17.31, rising after 2 years to $20.76 Equipment operator I: $21.05, rising after 2 years to $21.63 Senior lifeguard instructor: $21.05, rising after 2 years to $21.63 Cemeterian I: $21.63, rising after 2 years to $22.20 Fuel truck operator: $21.63, ris- ing after 2 years to $22.20 Horticulturist I: $21.63, rising after 2 years to $22.20 Asphalt raker: $22.20, rising after 2 years to $22.78 Traffic marker: $22.20, rising after 2 years to $22.78 Truck driver (sewer and water): $22.20, rising after 2 years to $22.78 Traffic underground installer: $22.78, rising after 2 years to $23.46 Sign shop worker: $22.78, ris- ing after 2 years to $23.46 Bottomman: $23.46, rising af- ter 2 years to $24.03 City Hall building operator: $23.46, rising after 2 years to $24.03 Cemeterian II: $24.03, rising after 2 years to $24.74 Manhole builder: $24.03, rising after 2 years to $24.74 Block and brick layer: $24.03, rising after 2 years to $24.74 Leadman, golf course: $24.74, rising after 2 years to $25.45 Horticulturist II: $24.74, rising after 2 years to $25.45 Building and yard maintenance operator: $24.74, rising after 2 years to $25.45 Crew lead, solid waste collec- tion: $25.45, rising after 2 years to $26.12 Landscape construction tech- nician: $25.45, rising after 2 years to $26.12 Arborist: $26.72, rising after 2 years to $27.60 Pest control officer: $26.72, ris- ing after 2 years to $27.60 editor's notes: Stand-by: 10% of salary Grade 1B, Step 1, per hour for all hours employee is required to be on-call. HEALTH CARE e Wexford Residence toronto (30 workers) and the Health Care and Service Workers Union Local 304, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2012, to Oct. 31, 2014. Signed on May 15, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2012: 1% lump sum payment Effective Nov. 1, 2013: 1% lump sum payment shift premium: Additional 15¢ per hour for weekend shifts. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 floating holidays. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a designated day off. Vacations with pay: 10 days to start, 3 weeks after 3 years,

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