Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements January 19, 2015 tered by the union. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a spouse, common- law spouse or child. 3 days for the death of a parent, brother, sister or grandchild. 1 day for the death of a grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Seniority — recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 2 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years, provided no further dis- cipline has taken place. Safety shoes: $250 over the life of the agreement to purchase safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: Safety glasses provided for all employ- ees required to wear them. Sample rates of pay, current: Team leader: $12.54 per hour, rising after 1 year to $16.01 Assembler: $11.22, rising after 1 year to $13.34 Sewer: $11.22, rising after 1 year to $13.93 Shipper/receiver: $12, rising after 1 year to $14.54 Quality control: $11.72, rising after 1 year to $14.83 editor's notes: Education fund: Effective Oct. 11, 2014, employer shall contribute 2¢ per hour per employee to the union education and training fund. The fund is used for training employees in matters related to labour relations, health and safety and their trade or skill. Anniversary bonus: An additional 1 week's worth of pay in the employee's 11th year of service. Additional 1 week of pay or 1 week of vacation awarded in the 16th year of service. LIQUOR & GAMING Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Provincewide, Alberta (650 inside and outside employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 31, 2013, to July 31, 2017. Signed in September 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 1, 2013: $1,850 signing bonus for full-time em- ployees, pro-rated for part-time employees Effective Aug. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Aug. 1, 2015: 2.25% Effective Aug. 1, 2016: 2.5% Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 floating holiday at Christmas. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks earned after 1 year, 4 weeks earned after 5 years (previously 8 years), 5 weeks after 13 years (previously 16), 6 weeks after 21 years (previously 25), 7 weeks after 30 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Administrative support I: $18.42 per hour, rising after 7 steps to $22.27 Maintenance service worker II: $25.16, rising in 3 steps to $27.52 Field technician II: $27.10, ris- ing in 7 steps to $35.03 Information officer III: $34.06, rising in 7 steps to $44.67 Research officer II: $34.06, ris- ing in 7 steps to $44.67 Investigator: $35.69, rising in 7 steps to $46.71 Inspector III: $35.69, rising in 7 steps to $46.71 EDUCATION British Columbia Public School employers' Association Provincewide, British Columbia (41,000 elementary and secondary school teachers) and the British Columbia Teachers' Federation renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2019. Signed in September 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1.25% Effective July 1, 2016: 1% Effective July 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2018: 1% Effective July 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective May 1, 2019: 1% Medical benefits: $11,850 an- nually phased over 5 years from 2014 to 2019 to fund benefits including extended health and dental. No other details avail- able. Sample rates of pay, current: Teacher, category 4: $45,224 per year, rising after 9 years to $67,556 Teacher, category 5: $49,658, rising after 10 years to $76,788 Teacher, category 6 (master's degree): $54,553, rising after 10 years to $84,158 editor's notes: Economic stability dividend: Effective May 1, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, employees will receive a general wage increase equal to one-half of any percentage gain in real gross domestic product above the forecasted gain for that year. Professional development fund: $75 million effective for the 2014-2015 academic year, $80 million effective for 2015-2016 and 2017-2018, $85 million effective for 2018-2019. Preparation time: 100 minutes per week, up from 90. Effective June 30, 2019: 110 minutes. GOVERNMENT Town Council of Baie Verte Baie Verte, n.L. (6 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1567 renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Sept. 3, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014 40¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 45¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 50¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 70¢ Wage of labourer II classifica- tion is frozen until labourer I classification reaches labourer II. When this is achieved there will only be a position of la- bourer. Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 25¢ per hour for all time worked on second and third shifts. $1 per hour for lead hands. Paid holidays: 13 days plus 3

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