Canadian Labour Reporter

3 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 Gwich'in or Inuvialiut mem- bers. Time and one-half for the first 8 hours worked on a named holiday, double time for all hours worked after that. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 2 years, 30 days after 10 years, 33 days after 15 years. Employees cannot carry over more vacation leave credits than can be earned in 1 year, any remaining days will be paid out. overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours of overtime, double time for all hours worked after that. Double time for all hours worked on a Sun- day. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member, which is defined as father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child, foster child, grandpar- ent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law and any relative permanently residing in the employee's household. Seniority — recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Compensation at the appropriate overtime rate or the equivalent of 4 hours' pay at straight-time rates — which- ever is greater. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for the 1st year of service, 2 weeks' pay for the 2nd year of service, and 1 week's pay for each succeed- ing year of service, up to a maxi- mum of 28 weeks' pay. Uniforms/clothing: $500 per year to purchase coveralls, gloves and headgear. Clothing allowance will be made avail- able for the following positions: journeyman carpenter, jour- neyman housing maintainer, apprentice housing maintainer, non-certified tradesperson, non-certified housing main- tainer, casual workers. Tool allowance: $200 per year for journeymen, $100 per year for first-year apprentices. Sample rates of pay, current: Administration clerk: $30.17 per hour, rising in 4 steps to $32.54 Maintenance clerk: $30.17, ris- ing in 4 steps to $32.54 Utilities clerk: $30.17, rising in 4 steps to $32.54 TRO clerk: $30.17, rising in 4 steps to $32.54 Tenant relations officer: $37.01, rising in 4 steps to $39.93 Journeyman housing main- tainer: $35.29, rising in 4 steps to $38.07 Non-certified trades worker: $33.55, rising in 4 steps to $36.19 editor's notes: Marriage leave: 5 paid days for the employee's marriage. Compassionate care leave: 5 paid days when an immediate family member becomes seriously ill. Up to 8 weeks unpaid when an immediate family member be- comes critically ill. Childbirth: Up to 2 days for the birth or adoption of a child. Reporting pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay when an employee shows up for work as scheduled but there is none available. Wash-up time: 10 minutes at the end of each shift, may be extended to 15 minutes in special circumstances. EDUCATION University of Victoria Victoria, B.C. (850 academic employees, laboratory technicians and managers) and the Association des employés professionnels renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019. Signed in October 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 1% Effective July 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2017: 1% Effective July 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2018: 1% Effective July 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2019: 1% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 22 days af- ter 1 year, 23 days after 6 years, 25 days after 11 years. For term employees: 3 weeks after 1 year. Pension: Effective July 1, 2014, employees contribute 4.35% (up from 3%) up to the yearly maxi- mum pensionable earnings, and 6.35% (up from 5%) in excess of that maximum. Employer contributes 6.02% (previously 7.37%) and 7.65% (previously 9%), with 5.05% (previously 1%) to the defined benefit account. Sample rates of pay, current: Grade 1: $42,192 per year Grade 9: $58,271 Grade 17: $84,784 Grade 22: $107,557 editor's notes: Economic stability dividend: Effective May 1, 2016, employees will receive a general wage increase equal to one-half of any percentage gain in real gross domestic product above the forecast for that year. For example, if the GDP is 1% above the forecasted number, employees will receive a wage increase of half that amount, 0.5%. Ceiling adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 1%, effective from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2017: 0.55%, effective July 1, 2019: 0.5%. MANUFACTURING (TRANSPORTATION) Auto-Motion Shade Markham, ont. (33 employees) and the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 11, 2014, to Oct. 10, 2019. Signed on Dec. 15, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 12, 2015: 2% Effective Oct. 12, 2016: 2% Effective Oct. 12, 2017: 2% Effective Oct. 12, 2018: 2% Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 floaters. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 42 per week. Double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay and may be banked up to 84 hours. Medical benefits: Employer contributes $33 per month per employee towards a Health Spending Account adminis- < from pg. 1 15 vacation days to start, 20 days after 2 years, 30 days after 10 years, 33 days after 15 years.

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