Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 ColleCtive Agreements October 14, 2014 3 weeks after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 8 years of service, 5 weeks after 15 years of ser- vice, 6 weeks after 24 years of service. For fire prevention em- ployees: 120 hours after 1 year of service, 160 hours after 8 years of service, 200 hours after 15 years of service, 240 hours after 24 years of service. Overtime: Double time for all time worked in excess of 10 hours per day shift or 14 hours per night shift for emergency services, 80 hours bi-weekly for fire prevention department, 40 hours per week for mechanical branch. sick leave: 3/4-day earned per month, up to 100 days. For employees who reach 100-day maximum, the city will credit the bank with 1.5 days of sick leave per month per member. pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 4 days for fire operations or 911 emergen- cy communications employ- ees, 5 days for prevention or mechanical branch employees for the death of an immediate family member. That includes father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legally recognized spouse, le- gally recognized children, son- in-law, daughter-in-law, grand- children and grandparents. seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 1 hour's pay at overtime rate. probationary period: 1 year. discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Fire op- erations: 4 shirts, 4 pairs of trousers, 1 pair of coveralls, 1 pair of duty boots, 4 t-shirts, 1 three-in-one jacket, 1 belt, 2 ties, 1 baseball cap, 1 pair safety glasses, 1 toque, 1 fur hat, 1 pair each of firefighter, work and dress gloves, bunker gear (including boots), 1 gear bag, 1 balaclava hood, 1 hel- met, 1 flashlight, 1 dress hat, 1 uniform tunic with matching pants/skirt, 1 white dress shirt, 1 pair dress shoes. 400 cloth- ing points issued annually to purchase replacements for any of the aforementioned. Preven- tion and mechanical depart- ment: 4 navy dress shirts, 4 pairs of uniform dress trousers, 2 ties, 1 reversible jacket, 1 pair of duty boots, 1 pair if dress gloves, 1 leather belt, 1 fur hat, 1 sweater, 1 pair of gloves, 1 pair of coveralls (prevention), 3 pairs of coveralls (mechanical), 1 dress hat, 1 uniform tunic with matching skirt/pants, 1 white dress shirt. 400 points issued annually to purchase replacements. 911 emergency communications branch: 1 three-in-one jacket, 1 pair of dress gloves, 1 fur hat, 1 pair of gloves, 1 tie, 1 dress hat, 1 uniform tunic with matching pants/skirt, 1 white dress shirt. 300 clothing points issued an- nually. tool allowance: $30 per month for emergency appara- tus technicians. City to provide fire and theft insurance, tech- nicians responsible for $500 deductible for any claims. sample rates of pay, current: Platoon chief: $56.80 per hour Assistant platoon chief: $54.69 Captain (trainer): $53.01 Captain: $51.33 Lieutenant (trainer): $48.80 Lieutenant: $47.12 Firefighter/Inspector (trainer): $44.59 Firefighter/Inspector: $43.33 Firefighter I: $42.07 Firefighter II: $39.97 Firefighter III: $37.86 Chief training officer: $59.63 Fire marshal: $59.63 Chief fire prevention officer I: $57.43 Chief fire prevention officer II: $56.54 Chief fire prevention officer III: $55.66 Fire prevention officer I: $53.01 Fire prevention officer II: $49.47 Fire prevention officer III: $48.15 Communications lieutenant: $47.12 Emergency dispatcher I: $42.49 Emergency dispatcher II: $41.23 Emergency dispatcher III: $38.28 Emergency apparatus techni- cian: $44.17 Editor's notes: Service pay: $20 per month after 10 years of service with emergency services department. $25 per month after 20 years of service with emergency services. $30 per month after 30 years of service with emergency services. Compassionate care: 4 days per year to care for an immediate family member during a non-critical illness, dependent on platoon staffing. MUNICIPALITY City of Fort saskatchewan Fort saskatchewan, Alta. (237 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 30 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3% shift premium: $1.25 per hour for shifts between 4 p.m. and 7 a.m., $1.50 effective Jan. 1, 2015. $2.50 per hour if employ- ee is required to be on stand-by, $2.60 effective Jan. 1, 2015. paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for first 4 hours of work on a named holiday, dou- ble time for all hours worked after that. Effective Jan. 1, 2015, double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. In the 10th, 20th and 30th year of employment, an employee will receive an additional 5 vacation days, to be taken in the following year. Days do not carry forward. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 7.5 per day, or 8 per day for non- office staff. Peace officers work up to 1,950 hours per year. Time off may be taken in lieu of compensation. sick leave: 1.5 days earned per month. Sick leave may ac- cumulate up to 130 days. On reaching retirement, an em- ployee will receive a lump sum payment of 50% of unused ac- cumulated sick leave, to be con- tributed to their pension plan. Up to 6 days per year may be used to care for a sick spouse, dependent or parent. pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. No other details provided. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a parent, wife, husband, common-law spouse, brother, sister, child, mother- in-law, father-in-law, sister- in-law, brother-in-law, grand- parent, grandchild, former guardian, fiancé, or any other relative who permanently re- sides in the employee's house- hold. Up to 4 additional days to factor in travel time if the funeral if out of province. One- half day to attend any funeral. 1 day to administer bereavement responsibilities, such as execu- tor or pallbearer. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for verbal conversations, 2 years for written reprimands, Four days per year for compassionate care leave to attend to an immediate family member during a non-critical illness

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