Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements shifts, between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., Monday to Friday: $1.15 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2014, $1.25 effective Jan. 1, 2015. Same rates apply to shifts worked on Saturdays. $1.50 per hour for lead hands. paid holidays: 11 days, plus one-half day on Christmas Eve and one-half day on New Year's Eve. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 11 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Employees may take time off in lieu of pay, at overtime rates. Meal allowance: Employer to make every effort to ensure em- ployee has a hot meal for over- time in excess of 1 hour. pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes: spouse, brother, sister, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, step-father, step-mother, grandparent of the spouse or employee, or grandchild. Additional 2 days if funeral is outside of Alberta, 3 days if funeral is outside of Canada. Half-day to attend any other funeral as a pallbearer or mourner. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. probationary period: 6 months. safety shoes: City will pay 75%, up to $200, for boots. Uniforms/clothing: Summer coveralls provided for utilities, community services, garage and roads workers. Winter cov- eralls provided for employees required to work outdoors in winter for more than 2 continu- ous hours. Rubber boots pro- vided for utilities, community services and cemetery workers. Raincoats provided for utili- ties and community services employees. Welding gloves pro- vided for welders. tool allowance: Employer to supply all tools required by employees. Replacement to be made in case of worn or broken tools. sample rates of pay, current: Casual worker: $15.33 per hour Casual worker II: $18.71 Permanent labourer: $21.35 Operator I: $24.16 Operator II: $25.44 Operator III: $26.75 Operator IV: $28.18 Senior operator: $30.08 Mechanic/Welder: $32.70 Shop foreman/Mechanic: $36.89 editor's notes: Family illness: Up to 5 days per year to attend to the illness of employee's parents, spouse or children. Compassionate care: Up to 6 weeks unpaid to care for a family member with a significant risk of death. SOCIAL HOUSING help & hope for families society Watson lake, Yukon (13 social workers) and the Yukon Employees' Union, affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Signed on May 1, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.5% paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Com- pensatory leave may accumu- late up to 10 working days. sick leave: 8 days per year. Days may carry over year-to-year, up to a maximum of 144 hours. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, includ- ing father, mother, step-father, step-mother, foster parent, grandparent, grandchild, sis- ter, brother, step-sister, step- brother, partner, child, step- child, partner's child, partner of employee's child, partner of employee's child or step-child, partner's parents or sibling, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, and any other person residing with the employee. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. probationary period: 480 hours or 6 months, whichever comes first. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year, provided no further disci- pline has taken place. severance: One-half of average weekly pay for 1 year ending the date of termination, multiplied by the number of completed years of continuous service. Mileage: Mileage paid at pre- vailing Yukon Territorial Gov- ernment rate. sample rates of pay, current: Office co-ordinator: $26 per hour Second stage co-ordinator: $25 Outreach worker: $24 Full-time support worker: $23 Administrative assistant: $22.50 Permanent part-time support worker: $21 Youth outreach worker: $20 Support worker: $18.50, rising after 1 year to $19 editor's notes: Personal leave: 6 paid days per year. Compassionate care leave: Up to 6 weeks unpaid to care for an immediate family member who is within risk of death within 26 weeks. Civil liability: Employee insured by employer for professional liability for any legal action or proceeding brought against the employee. ENERGY Capital power edmonton (64 employees) and Unifor Local 829 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 28, 2014, to Dec. 24, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective March 28, 2014: $500 signing bonus Effective Dec. 15, 2013: 3.5% Effective Dec. 14, 2014: 3.75% Effective Dec. 13, 2015: 3.75% paid holidays: 12 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 120 hours after 1 year of service, 160 hours after 7 years of service, 200 hours after 16 years of service, 240 hours after 22 years of ser- vice. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 396 over a 10-week period. Time off in lieu of pay may be taken. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family. That includes spouse, parent, grand- parent, grandchild, guardian, parent of current spouse, child or ward, brother, sister, brother- < from pg. 1

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