Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 February 2, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements the 2013-2014 academic year. The employer will contribute $35,000 in the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 academic years. Employee financial aid fund: Employer contributes $175,000 per year. Previously $155,000 HOUSING e Aklavik housing Association yellowknife (22 inside and outside employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), as represented by the Union of Northern Workers Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Aug. 6, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 2% Effective April 1, 2015: 2% paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for the first 4 hours worked on a named holiday, double time for all hours worked after that. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 2 years, 5 weeks after 7 years, 6 weeks after 15 years, 7 weeks after 20 years. Employees are not permitted to carry over more vacation credits than can be earned in 1 year. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours worked in excess of 8 per day, double time for all subsequent hours worked. In lieu of compensation, em- ployees may take time off. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes an em- ployee's mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law and any other relative perma- nently residing in the employee's household. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time rate, or compensation at the appropri- ate overtime rate — whichever is greater. Minimum 2 hours' pay if an employee reports for a regularly scheduled shift but finds there is insufficient work available. probationary period: 6 months. Severance: 1 week's pay for each completed year of service. Safety shoes: Up to $200 for safety boots per year. Uniforms/clothing: Up to $400 per year for adequate winter clothing. Sample rates of pay, current: Maintenance supervisor: $43.80 per hour Journeyman carpenter: $42.61 Journeyman oil burner mechan- ic: $41.22 Journeyman housing main- tainer: $37.20 Custodial: $24.24, rising in 6 steps to $28.18 Casual labour: $24.24, rising in 6 steps to $28.18 Assistant secretary manager: $36.37, rising in 6 steps to $42.83 Tenant relations officer: $30.99, rising in 6 steps to $36.26 Secretary bookkeeper: $27.22, rising in 6 steps to $31.77 Editor's notes: Travel assistance: $2,500 for employees, $2,300 for dependants. Employees entitled to travel assistance 2 times per year. Marriage: 5 paid days for an employee's wedding day. Compassionate care: Up to 8 weeks unpaid to care for a critically ill immediate family member. Standby: $20 per day when an employee is required to be on standby. $25 per day on a named holiday. Housing subsidy: $650 per month for employees either paying utilities or rent. Settlement allowance: Effective April 1, 2011: $7,835; effective April 1, 2012: $8,050; effective April 1, 2013: $8,292. FOOD SERVICES JBS Food Canada Brooks, Alta. (2,340 production and maintenance employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed in July 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective upon ratification: $1,100 lump sum payment Ratification bonus will be based on years of service Effective Jan. 5, 2015: 5¢ Effective Jan. 4, 2016: 30¢ Effective Jan. 2, 2017: 35¢ paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks earned after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years (previously 12 years), 5 weeks after 20 years (previously 21 years). Meal allowance: $8, previously $6 if overtime work continues more than 2.5 hours beyond the end of an employee's regular shift. Safety shoes: $150 per year. Up from $100. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide cold weather cloth- ing to the employees working in some specific positions. Sample rates of pay, current: Custodian: $10.35 per hour, ris- ing after 6 months to $17.80 Janitor: $10.35, rising after 6 months to $17.80 Production: $15.40, rising after 6 months to $19.05 Quality assurance: $15.40, ris- ing after 6 months to $19.05 Slaughter: $15.40, rising after 6 months to $19.05 Rendering: $15.40, rising after 6 months to $19.95 Maintenance: $16.40, rising af- ter 1 year to $22.85 Editor's notes: Multiculturalism fund: Employer contributes $15,000 in the first year of the agreement, with an ad- ditional $15,000 per year. Temporary foreign workers: Labour-management committee to look at resolving issues sur- rounding the program. Employees will get time and one-half for the first four hours worked on a statutory holiday, double time for all hours worked after that.

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