Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements March 2, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements per child under 19 for orth- odontic services. Vision: Enhanced plan: $300 per year for those under 21, $300 every 2 years for those over 21. Weekly indemnity: 60% of earnings up to $700 per week. lTd: 60% of earnings up to $3,000 per month. ad&d: $100,000 per em- ployee under 65, $50,000 for employees 65-75 (enhanced insurance plan). life insurance: $100,000 per employee under 65, $50,000 for employees 65-75 (enhanced insurance plan). Pension: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, employer contributes $150 per month to the CLAC Pension Plan. RSP: Employer to match employees' contributions, up to $150 per month. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's parents, sister, brother, spouse, children, mother-in-law or father-in-law. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. severance: 2 days' pay per year of service up to 40 days' pay. Employees must have at least 5 years of service. safety shoes: $150 per year. sample rates of pay, current: Drivers, hourly rate Probationary rate: $25.90 per hour 6-axle or B-train: $31.74 7-axle lowbed: $33.90 8-axle lowbed: $35.31 16-wheeler and tandem jeep: $35.31 9-axle lowbed: $38.13 10-axle lowbed: $38.84 11-axle lowbed: $39.97 13-axle lowbed: $42.22 48-wheeler: $42.22 editor's notes: Accidents: Employees to be paid for a full shift if an accident results in time lost. HOUSING inuvik housing authority inuvik, n.W.T. (45 inside and outside workers) and the Union of Northern Workers, affiliated with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2018. Signed on Oct. 10, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 3.3% Paid holidays: 12 days, plus one half-day to attend Land Claim Day celebrations for Gwich'in or Inuvialiut mem- bers. Time and one-half for the first 8 hours worked on a named holiday, double time for all hours worked after that. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 2 years, 30 days after 10 years, 33 days af- ter 15 years. Employees cannot carry over more vacation leave credits than can be earned in 1 year, any remaining days will be paid out. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours of overtime, double time for all hours worked after that. Double time for all hours worked on a Sun- day. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay. sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member, which is defined as father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child, foster child, grandpar- ent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law and any relative permanently residing in the employee's household. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Compensation at the appropriate overtime rate or the equivalent of 4 hours' pay at straight-time rates – whichever is greater. severance: 2 weeks' pay for the 1st year of service, 2 weeks' pay for the 2nd year of service, and 1 week's pay for each suc- ceeding year of service, up to a maximum of 28 weeks' pay. Uniforms/clothing: $500 per year to purchase coveralls, gloves and headgear. Clothing allowance will be made avail- able for the following positions: journeyman carpenter, jour- neyman housing maintainer, apprentice housing maintainer, non-certified tradesperson, non-certified housing main- tainer, casual workers. Tool allowance: $200 per year for journeymen, $100 per year for first-year apprentices. sample rates of pay, current: Administration clerk: $30.17 per hour, rising in 4 steps to $32.54 Maintenance clerk: $30.17, ris- ing in 4 steps to $32.54 Utilities clerk: $30.17, rising in 4 steps to $32.54 TRO clerk: $30.17, rising in 4 steps to $32.54 Tenant relations officer: $37.01, rising in 4 steps to $39.93 Journeyman housing main- tainer: $35.29, rising in 4 steps to $38.07 Non-certified trades worker: $33.55, rising in 4 steps to $36.19 editor's notes: Marriage leave: 5 paid days for the employee's marriage. Compassionate care leave: 5 paid days when an immediate family member becomes seriously ill. Up to 8 weeks unpaid when an immediate family member be- comes critically ill. Childbirth: Up to 2 days for the birth or adoption of a child. Reporting pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay when an employee shows up for work as scheduled but there is none available. Wash-up time: 10 minutes at the end of each shift, may be extended to 15 minutes in special circumstances. HEALTH CARE Government of new Brunswick (health care) Provincewide, new Brunswick (220 supervisors) and the New Brunswick Nurses' Union renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 2, 2014, to June 30, 2015. Signed on Dec. 2, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2014: 2% Calculated by CLR. Paid holidays: 11 days. Double time for all hours worked on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Time and one-half for all hours worked on other paid holidays. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month worked to start, 15 days after 1,957.5 hours worked, 20 days after 9,787.5 hours worked, 21 days after 31,320 hours worked, 22 days after 33,277.5 hours worked, 23 days after 35,235 hours worked, 24 days after 37,192.5 hours worked and 25 days after 39,150 hours worked. Overtime: Time and one- half for all hours worked on a scheduled day off, for all hours worked in excess of 7.5 hours in a day, for all hours worked in excess of 37.5 hours in a week, for all hours worked in excess of 7 consecutive days, for all hours worked without 16 hours' time off between shifts

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