Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 February 16, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements the normal sick leave. LTD: Premium and benefits based on actual salary and reduced workload time commitment. no other information available. Life insurance: Premiums and benefits based on nominal full- time (100%) salary. Pension: Pension participation based on nominal full-time salary subject to Canada Revenue Agency limitations with normal cost-sharing between the employee and employer. no other information available. Bereavement leave: 10 days for employee's spouse, common-law spouse, same sex partner, child, sibling, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, foster parent or ward. 5 days for the death or serious illness of any other individual who holds a close and personal relationship to the employee. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 1 month's pay for each year of service to a maximum of 2 years' pay at the normal base salary for employees laid off for reasons of financial exigency. In no case less than 6 months' pay. Mileage: 50¢ per km. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.75% increase): Professor: $116,464 annually Associate professor: $91,313 Assistant professor: $76, 154 Lecturer: $58,823 Librarian IV: $83,621 Librarian III: $75,336 Librarian II: $67,872 Librarian I: $62,265 editor's notes: Academic freedom: Academic freedom affords all employees the right to investigate, speculate and comment publicly without deference to prescribed doctrine. Moving: The employer will reimburse receipted, rea- sonable moving expenses up to $5,000 plus 50% of any additional expenses to an overall maximum of $7,000. Ex- penses will only be reimbursed if the move is completed within 2 years of the start date of the appointment and if the move is 40 km closer to and within 60 km of the employee's home campus. If the employee leaves the university be- fore completing 3 years of full-time employment, the employee must reimburse the employer for moving expenses. Teaching assignments: In the interest of research and scholarship, employees are not required to teach regular sched- uled courses for more than 2 terms in any academic year. Educational leave: Maximum of 2 academic years for the purpose of retraining or upgrading skills and qualifications. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 37 weeks or 35 weeks for employees who also took pregnancy leave. Overload stipend: Beginning July 1, 2014, the overload course stipend will be $7,000 for a half credit course and $14,000 for a full credit course. TRANSPORTATION Northumberland Ferries Limited Charlottetown (40 engineer officers) and Unifor Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2015. Signed on Aug. 29, 2014. Wage adjustments: Electricians Effective 2014: $1 Effective 2015: $1 Employees Effective 2014: 50¢ Effective 2015: 60¢ Shift premium: $4.50 per hour as "Dirty Money" when em- ployees are required to clean any bilges, tanks, separators, boilers, crankcase, open sewage system or propulsion motors/ generators. Paid holidays: 11 days and Heritage Day when proclaimed. Employees required to work on Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day will be paid 8 hours' pay at a rate of time and one-half in addition to regular holiday pay. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 6 years and 5 weeks after 10 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day. Time and one-half for all unscheduled maintenance or emergency repairs done before or after regular hours. Meal allowance: A meal will be provided to employees during the evening shift or a back shift provided there is no overtime involved. Medical benefits: Mandatory generic substitution and $5 drug co-pay. AD&D: $75,000. no other in- formation available. Life insurance: $75,000. no other information available. Pension: Trusteed Pension Plan includes 5.75% employer and 5.75% employee contribu- tion of regular earnings. no other information available. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's father, mother, spouse or child. 4 days for em- ployee's brother, sister, father- in-law, mother-in-law, son-in- law or daughter-in-law. 3 days for employee's grandparent. 1 day for employee's brother-in- law or sister-in-law to be used on the day of the funeral. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides 1 uniform jacket every 4 years, 2 pairs of pants every year, 2 sets of coveralls every year, 2 ball caps every year, 3 white shirts and 2 T-shirts ev- ery year, 1 pair of regulation ep- aulets for each position service ever 3 years and 2 storm coats per vessel every 3 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 60¢ or $1 increase): Eng. 2 nd class cert.: $36.92 Eng. 3 rd class cert: $32.60 Eng. 4 th class cert: $30.81 Eng. wK: $29.67 Electrician: $31.11 editor's notes: Leave of absence: Engineer officers and electricians can apply for leave of absence up to 1 year. Recall: Employees on regular assigned shifts who are recalled to work for relief purposes due to sick or compassionate leave will be paid at time and one-half. Compensation at the applicable overtime rate for all work performed or 4 hours' pay at regular straight time rate for employees recalled to work on a day of rest. Emergency duties: Any work neces- sary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew or cargoes, or for the saving of other vessels, lives or cargoes, shall be performed at any time on immediate call by all employees. Linens: The employer furnishes each employee onboard the ship with bed linen, 2 towels each week and soap. Loss: Any employees who suffers loss of clothing and/or per- sonal effects through marine disaster or shipwreck will be compensated up to $2,000. Free transportation: Employees receive 2 free transportations per calendar year for themselves and their immediate household dependent family members. one paid week to attend the funeral of an engineer's immediate family member.

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