Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Effective May 1, 2014: $1,000 lump sum payment Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 2% vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 5 years, 21 days after 10 years, 22 days after 11 years, 23 days after 12 years, 24 days after 13 years, 25 days after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Dou- ble time for all hours worked on a Saturday or Sunday. Time off instead of compensation may be taken, within 1 year of issuance. Sick leave: 20 days per year, un- used portion shall accumulate up to 90 days. Employees with less than 1 month's service will be entitled to 2 days per month, up to 20 days for 12-month contract staff; 2 days per month worked for 10-month contract workers. Bereavement leave: 5 days each for leave necessitated by the critical illness or death of a spouse, child, parent, grandpar- ent, grandchild, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew or niece of the em- ployee or the employee's spouse. 1 day each for the critical illness or death of an aunt or uncle of employee or employee's spouse. Up to 2 additional days for travel. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 65 days. Sample rates of pay, current: Lifeguard: $24.52 per hour, ris- ing after 15 years to $33.23 Caretaker: $18.53, rising after 15 years to $22.98 Administrative assistant: $18.73, rising after 15 years to $25.14 editor's notes: Family illness: Up to 5 days per year to care for family members who are ill, including spouse, child or parent. Personal leave: Employees with less than 5 years of service granted 1 personal day per year. 3 personal days per year for employees with 5 or more years of service. Moving day: 1 day for employee to move. PUBLIC LIBRARY Calgary Public library Board Calgary (750 librarians) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1169 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on July 7, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 1.8% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.4% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 4% Shift premium: 90¢ per hour for all hours worked on a Sun- day, $1 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2017. Effective Jan. 1, 2015, employees hired to work Sun- days as part of a regular work schedule shall not receive a pre- mium but 2 consecutive days off as part of their schedule. 75¢ per hour for all hours worked be- tween midnight and 7 a.m., 85¢ per hour effective Jan. 1, 2017. Paid holidays: 11 days plus 1 floater. vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. For full-time profes- sional librarians, effective April 1, 2012: 4 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 7 per day or 35 per week. Sick leave: 105 hours earned biweekly, may accumulate up to 1,050 yearly. Full-time em- ployees with more than 1 year of service may extend their sick leave up to 10 days. Upon their return, the employee will repay the extension at the rate of 1 day per month. Up to 5 days may be used to tend to the illness of an immediate family member. Pension: Local Authorities Pen- sion Plan. Employer to provide up to $200 for pre-retirement counselling programs. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an employee's mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, common-law spouse, spouse equivalent, child, foster child, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. Spouse equivalent defined as a same-sex relationship of at least 1 year. Up to 2 additional days if travel for the funeral is required. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at straight time rate for part- time staff, minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate for full-time employees. Probationary period: 910 hours. Safety shoes: $150 per year to purchase steel-toed boots for full and part-time drivers, build- ing maintenance assistants, me- chanical maintenance assistants and shop supervisors. Mileage: No employee will be required to use a personal ve- hicle on library business. If an employee elects to use their per- sonal vehicle which takes them to another location, reimburse- ment will be made at minimum rates established by the Canada Revenue Agency, including parking fees. Sample rates of pay, current: Library worker: $14.31 per hour, rising in 2 steps to $16.14 Librarian I: $20.04, rising in 5 steps to $21.96 Librarian II: $20.67, rising in 5 steps to $23.88 Librarian III: $21.96, rising in 5 steps to $25.78 Librarian IV: $22.59, rising in 5 steps to $27.06 Librarian VI: $26.43, rising in 5 steps to $32.51 Librarian VII: $28.02, rising in 5 steps to $33.30 Librarian VIII: $30.86, rising in 5 steps to $36.45 Librarian IX: $31.89, rising in 5 steps to $38.33 Librarian X: $33.50, rising in 5 steps to $39.94 Librarian XI: $36.45, rising in 5 steps to $42.05 Librarian XII: $37.85, rising in 5 steps to $43.46 GOVERNMENT Government of Alberta Province-wide, Alberta (4,630 administrative and program services staff ) and the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2017. Signed on July 6, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 2.25% Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Probationary period: 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: All neces- sary and required clothing to be provided, maintained and replaced as needed by the em- ployer. Sample rates of pay, current: Scientific I: $34.06 per hour, ris- ing in 7 steps to $44.67 Administrative I: $26.87, rising in 7 steps to $34.96 Finance I: $27.45, rising in 7 steps to $35.68 Program services I: $27.45, ris- ing in 7 steps to $35.68 Finance II: $29.73, rising in 7 steps to $39 Program services II: $29.73, ris- < from pg. 1

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