Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 February 16, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements ColleCtive Agreements HYDRO BC Hydro Provincewide, British Columbia (1,710 office and technical employees) and the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019. Signed in July 2014. 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% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks plus 1 day after 6 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Employees with 5 or more years of service are permitted to bank up to 1 week of vacation entitlement for use in the following vacation years. Safety shoes: Employer to reimburse 100% of cost of safety shoes. Previously only reimbursed 50%. Sample rates of pay, current: Drawing records clerk II: $2,437 biweekly, rising to $2,923 Purchasing support clerk II: $2,958, rising to $3,544 Database analyst I: $3,986, rising to $4,774 Construction officer III: $4,864, rising to $5,826 Computer network specialist IV: $5,934, rising to $7,107 editor's notes: Economic stability dividend: Effective May 1, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, employees will receive general wage increases equal to one-half of any percentage gain in real gross domestic product above the forecast of the economic forecast council for the relevant calendar year. For instance, if real GDP were 1% above forecasted real GDP then employees would be entitled to a wage increase of one-half of 1%, or 0.5%. Living out allowance: $130, pre- viously $48. TRANSPORTATION ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport Authority ottawa (120 administration services employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 70701 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019. Signed on Dec. 1, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2014: 2% Effective July 1, 2015: 2% Effective July 1, 2016: 2% Effective July 1, 2017: 2% Effective July 1, 2018: 2% Shift premium: $2 per hour for all hours worked between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2 for all regularly scheduled hours at straight time rates worked on weekends. Paid holidays: 12 paid holidays and 1 additional day when proclaimed by an Act of Parliament as a national holiday. In addition to holiday pay, employees who work on paid holidays will receive time and one-half for their regular daily scheduled hours of work and double time thereafter. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days for each calendar month worked to start, 1 2/3 days for each calendar month worked after 5 years, 2 1/12 days for each calendar month worked after 14 years and 2 ½ days for each calendar month worked after 22 years. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours of overtime on a scheduled work day and double time for all overtime hours worked thereafter. Time and one-half for regular schedule hours worked on the first day of rest and double time for all overtime hours worked thereafter. Double time for all time worked on a second or subsequent day of rest. Meal allowance: $15 after 3 hours of overtime. Dental: $2,000 per year per person. 90% for basic and preventative services and 50% for major services. Vision: $350 maximum per 2 years at 80% reimbursement. Sick leave: 1 ¼ days for each calendar month worked. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the employee's father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, child of common-law spouse, stepchild, ward of the employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchild or any relative permanently residing with the employee. The employee may be granted up to 3 days' leave with pay for travel. 2 days for the employee's grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at the applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for the first year of employment subsequent to Feb. 1, 1997, and 1 week's pay for each additional year thereafter for layoff. One-half week's pay for each complete year of continuous employment subsequent to Feb. 1, 1997, to a maximum of 26 years with a maximum benefit of 13 week's pay for resignation. 1 week's pay for each complete year of continuous employment subsequent to Feb. 1, 1997, to a maximum of 30 weeks' pay for retirement. 1 week's pay for each complete year of continuous employment subsequent to Feb. 1, 1997, for death. Tool allowance: The employer provides, maintains and replaces all tools required for the performance of duties. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Level 9: $78,889 rising in 3 steps to $89,165 annually Level 8: $74,747 rising in 3 steps to $84,485 Level 7: $70,601 rising in 3 steps to $79,802 Level 6: $66,460 rising in 3 steps to $75,118 Level 5: $60,936 rising in 3 steps to $68,874 Level 4: $55,414 rising in 3 steps to $62,632 Level 3: $51,268 rising in 3 steps to $57,949 Level 2: $47,126 rising in 3 steps to $53,266 Level 1: $42,983 rising in 3 steps to $48,583 Time and one-half for the first four hours of overtime, double time for all subsequent hours.

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