Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years and 7 weeks after 32 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked in excess of 7.5 hours per day or 75 hours per bi-weekly pay period. Meal allowance: $3.50 or a meal when employee is re- quired to work more than 2 hours of unscheduled work fol- lowing a full tour. Dental: Dental recall examina- tions eligible every 9 months. Replacement or repair of dentures will be provided on a 50/50 share basis to a maximum of $300 per year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premium for cost of eye-glasses (including frames, lenses, re- pairs and contact lenses) to a maximum of $200. Sick leave: 6 days. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's mother, father, wife, husband, son, daughter, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or legal guardian. 1 day for employee's aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin, great grandparent, grandpar- ent-in-law, great grandchild, grandchild's spouse, foster child or foster parent. Additional 2 days when ceremony takes place 200 miles beyond the city of Thunder Bay. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 65 days. Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.75% increase): Group #1: $21.0612 rising to $21.4461 per hour Group #2: $21.5617 rising to $21.9458 Group #3(a): $22.1855 rising to $23.0779 Group #3 (b): $21.8091 rising to $22.1934 Group #4: $23.2016 rising to $23.6602 Group #5: $23.4195 rising to $23.6602 Group #6: $23.8704 rising to $24.3263 Group #7: $24.6504 rising to $25.1464 Group #8(a): $24.1435 rising to $25.1122 Group #8(b): $24.6504 rising to $25.6423 Group #8(c): $24.9124 rising to $25.9042 editor's notes: Notice of layoff: 1 week's notice for employees with less than 1 year of seniority, 2 weeks' notice for employee's with 1 year seniority, 3 weeks' notice for employee's with 3 years seniority, 4 weeks' notice for employees with 4 years seniority, 5 weeks' notice for employees with 5 years seniority, 6 weeks' notice for employees with 6 years seniority, 7 weeks' notice for employees with 7 years seniority and 8 weeks' notice for employees with 8 years senior- ity or more. Minute of silence: One minute of silence will be observed by employees each year for workers who have been injured or fallen on the job. One minute of silence will be observed by employees each year for issues of violence against women. EDUCATION town of Peace River Peace River, alta. (135 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 898 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on Aug. 20, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.5% Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for all shifts between 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. 1 hour's pay for each 5-hour period on stand-by. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 25 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. No more than 10 days per year may be banked. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Time may be taken off in lieu, to be used within 120 days of accrual. Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 9 hours per day for the first 8 days and 8 hours per day on the last day of the shift schedule for Water/ Wastewater employees. Sick leave: 1.5 days earned per month. Unused leave may ac- cumulate up to 120 days. Bereavement leave: After hav- ing completed 1 year's service, up to 5 days with pay for the death of an immediate family member. Immediate family to include son, daughter, spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, parent of current spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandpar- ent, grandchild, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, step-family, grandparent of spouse or legal guardian. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at overtime rate. Probationary period: 6 months. Safety shoes: $150 per year. May accumulate up to 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: $50 for every 200 hours worked to a maximum of $300 per year for aquatic swimwear, bathing suits and appropriate footwear. Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer I: $15.15 per hour Labourer II: $20.31 Labourer III: $24.49 Machine operator I: $25.92 Machine operator II: $27.01 Machine operator III: $29.24 Machine operator III (lead): $34.07 Utilities meter man I: $24.49 Utilities meter man II: $26.62 Water/Wastewater (WWW) treatment operator I: $25.96 WWW treatment operator II: $27.45 WWW treatment operator III: $30 WWW treatment operator IV: $33 WWW treatment operator V: $35.22 Facilities maintenance worker I: $21.38 Facilities maintenance worker II: $24.67 Facilities maintenance worker III: $25.77 Facilities maintenance worker IV: $28.01 Lifeguard: $16.29 Lifeguard/Instructor I: $16.55 Lifeguard/Instructor II: $17.86 Lifeguard/Instructor III: $18.24 Lifeguard/Instructor IV: $24.03 Aquatic co-ordinator: $27.27 Pool receptionist: $16.29 Pool administrative assistant: $22.55 editor's notes: Wellness incentive: Free access to town recreation facilities during public access time, including spouse and children under 18. Should access be revoked, employer will reimburse employee $400. < from pg. 1

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