Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 60¢ per hour for evening shifts and 85¢ per hour for night shifts. Effec- tive May 1, 2014, 70¢ per hour for evening shifts and 95¢ per hour for night shifts. $1.25 per hour for foremen. paid holidays: 10 days, plus 3 floating days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 13 years and 5 weeks after 26 years. Employees cannot take more than 2 weeks' vacation be- tween May 1 and Aug. 31. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours overtime and double time for all subse- quent hours. Double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Time and one-half for the first 4 hours worked on a paid holiday and double time for all subsequent hours. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child or spouse's child. 4 days for employee's father or mother. 3 days for employee's brother or sister. 2 days for employee's father-in-law or mother-in- law. 1 paid and 1 unpaid day for employee's brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Discipline: Sunset clause is 9 months. Safety shoes: $90 per year. $95 effective in 2014 and $100 ef- fective in 2016. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides 2 shirts, 2 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of coveralls. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Technical Operator: $22.33 per hour Warehouse Reception Opera- tor: $22.09 Truck Driver: $22.09 DEC Maintenance: $22.73 DEP Maintenance: $22.53 editor's notes: Seniority: Employees transferred outside the bargaining unit have the right to return to the unit within 1 year. Employees will continue to accumulate seniority during that 1 year period. Birth and adoption: 2 paid days and 3 unpaid days for the birth or adoption of employee's child. HOUSING Fort providence housing Association Fort providence, nunavut (7 inside and outside workers) and the Union of Northern Workers, affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2018. Signed on June 11, 2014. Wage adjustments: Annual settlement allowance: $1,492 per year Effective April 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2017: 2.5% paid holidays: 12 days plus one-half day for Treaty Day. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 2 years, 5 weeks after 7 years, 6 weeks after 20 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Employees not per- mitted to carry over more credits than can be earned in 1 year. Employees entitled to travel assistance each year at $1,700. Vacations lengthened by 4 days per year when an employee travels outside of the community. overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked after 8 per day. Double time for all hours worked in excess of that. Double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Meal allowance: When travel- ling for business: $22.20 for breakfast, $23.75 for lunch, $54.10 for dinner, $17.30 for incidentals. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes employee's father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child, foster child, adopted child, step-child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in- law, son-in-law, aunt, uncle, grandparents, grandchildren and any relative permanently residing in the employee's household. 3 days for spouse's aunt or uncle. Call-in pay: Compensation at appropriate overtime rate or 4 hours' pay at straight time – whichever is greater. probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 1 week's pay for each year of service, up to 28 weeks' pay. Uniforms/clothing: 2 pairs summer coveralls, 2 pairs winter coveralls, 1 pair sum- mer safety boots, hard hats, gloves, insulated winter boots provided for each employee. Employer ensures the follow- ing are provided for use in the shop: aprons, welding goggles, dust, eye and ear protective equipment. Sample rates of pay, current: Finance clerk: $54,569.57 per year, rising in 6 steps to $67,561.40 Housing finance officer: $72,785.52, rising in 6 steps to $86,638.25 Clerk typist: $43,906.10, rising in 6 steps to $50,832.47 Tenant relations: $54,139.12, rising in 6 steps to $62,161.18 Housing officer: $71,494.16, rising in 6 steps to $82,098.94 Foreman: $78,996.74, rising in 2 steps to $84,631.91 Plumber: $74,843.41, rising in 2 steps to $80,144.64 Oil burner mechanic: $73,027.63, rising in 2 steps to $78,934.12 Housing maintenance service- man: $66,077.59, rising in 2 steps to $70,961.40 Caretaker: $45,185.72, rising in 6 steps to $52,991.47 Janitor: $45,394.43 Casual: $30,492.53 Trade helper: $45,770.10, ris- ing in 6 steps to $55,662.96 editor's notes: Winter bonus days: 1 additional vacation day for every 5 days an employee liquidates between October and March, up to 4 days. Marriage: 5 days when an employee is to be married. Compassionate care leave: 3 days, which may be extended up to 5, when an employee's immediate family member becomes ill. Special leave: Up to 5 paid days per year for serious household or domestic emergencies, general transportation tie-up caused by weather, or a serious community emergency. Hunting, fishing and harvesting leave: Up to 5 days per year to an employee in order to meet hunting, fishing or harvesting needs. Civil liability: Employer to cover costs or damages awarded against any employee. Wash-up time: 10 minutes at the end of every shift to wash-up, may be extended to 15 minutes at manager's discretion. Adverse weather: No employee will be required to work outside under extreme weather conditions. Utility allowance: $200 per month per employee. Housing allowance: $450 per month. < from pg. 1

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