Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements tool allowance: Maintenance, tradesmen and other employees who are required to do mainte- nance work and use their own tools are entitled to compen- sation. 8¢ per hour for tools valued at less than $500. 9¢ per hour for tool valued at $500 - $1,000. 10¢ per hour for tools valued at more than $1,000. Sample rates of pay, current: Crab butcher & cutters: $12.20 per hour Clean-up crew: $12 All other labour workers: $12 Engineers & maintenance: $13.70 Temporary rates: $10.75 Casual rates: Minimum wage Other species: $11.32 editor's notes: Strike: In the event the procedure for a settlement of contract negotiations has been completed in ac- cordance with the Labour Relations Act, the union agrees to give the employer 7 days' written notice of its intention to strike. Cold storage: Cold storage employees will be rotated at reasonable intervals in and out of cold storage rooms. LABOUR COUNCIL okanagan Labour Relations Council okanagan-area, British Columbia (565 office employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 523 Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2013: 1% Effective Feb. 1, 2014: 2% Effective May 1, 2014: 0.5% Shift premium: $1.71 per hour for lead hand. 50¢ per hour for chief custodians, additional 15¢ per hour for each regular custo- dian under their charge. 50¢ per hour during the graveyard shift. 55¢ per hour for level-2 first aid certificate holders, 60¢ per hour for level-3 certificate holders. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start (pro-rated), 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 23 years. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours beyond 8 per day, double time for all hours worked after that. Double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay, but does not accu- mulate beyond that year. Sick leave: 6 days per year. StD: 100% of pay for the first 6 days. 66.67% of pay for all days after that, up to 120 days. Life insurance: Double basic yearly wages, raised to the next higher even multiple of $500, subject to a minimum of $10,000. Pension: Upon retirement, every employee contributing to the Municipal Pension Plan will receive 1 week's pay for each year of continuous service. Em- ployees not contributing to the plan will receive one and one- half days' pay for every month of continuous service. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a parent, spouse, common-law spouse, sister, brother, child, grandchild, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. Reasonable leave of absences will be grant- ed for travel and estate affairs without pay. Up to 3 days per year to serve as a pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years provided no further of- fences have occurred. Severance: 1 week's pay for each year of service and 30 days' notice for employees with at least 5 years of service. uniforms/clothing: Non-cler- ical employees provided with two pairs of trousers and three shirts. One pair of trousers and three shirts issued yearly after that. tool allowance: Employer to provide fire insurance for em- ployee's tools. Sample rates of pay, current: Student supervisor: $18.84 per hour Crossing guard: $17.13 Education assistant: $21.59 Child/youth care worker: $21.54 Cafeteria co-ordinator: $20.64 Cafeteria assistant: $17.97 Library assistant: $17.97 Detention/suspension student supervisor: $17.13 District receptionist: $18.84 Payroll assistant: $20.64 School accounting clerk: $20.64 Transportation assistant: $25.57 Custodian: $19.74 Painter: $28.87 Grounds worker: $18.84 Bus driver: $24.54 Lunch hour supervision aide: $18.84 Crossing guard: $17.13 Language monitor: $17.13 Meals program worker: $17.13 Library assistant/clerk: $17.97 Sign language interpreter: $24.54 Music accompanist: $18.84 Music resource secretary: $18.84 Aboriginal education worker: $21.59 School secretary I: $19.74 District receptionist: $20.64 Payroll clerk: $21.59 Mechanic: $28.87 Plumber: $28.87 Light vehicle operator: $18.84 Board office secretary: $24.54 editor's notes: Compassionate care: Up to 12 days with pay to tend to a critical illness of family. Strike: No employee will be required to cross a picket line in the event of a strike, but essential services will be maintained. GOVERNMENT Government of British Columbia Provincewide, British Columbia (22,830 office, technical, and service and maintenance employees) and the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1% Effective April 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 1% Effective April 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 1% Effective April 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 1% Shift premium: Effective April 1, 2016: $1.40 per hour, up from $1.35, for the afternoon shift. $1.50 per hour, up from $1.45, for night shifts. When a member of the employee's immediate family suffers a critical illness, the worker will be entitled a maximum of 12 paid days.

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