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March 2, 2015

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 10 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start (prorated in the first year of employment), 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 8 years. Vision: $180 every 2 years per person. 1 optometrist visit every 2 years, every 1 year for dependent children. Paramedical: $500 per year. Includes chiropractor, os- teopath, podiatrist, massage therapist, naturopath, speech therapist, physiotherapist, psy- chologist. sick leave: 52.5 hours of sick credits earned per year. ad&d: $25,000. To be re- duced by 50% at age 65, termi- nates at age 70. life insurance: $25,000. To be reduced by 50% at age 65, ter- minates at age 70. Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Effective Oct. 1, 2013, both employer and employee to contribute 2% of salary. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member. That includes par- ent, child, stepchild or grand- child. 3 days for grandparent, stepparent, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 1 day for aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at straight-time rate. Probationary period: 6 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for written warnings, given that no further offences have occurred. 18 months for suspensions. Uniforms/clothing: Cooks: 2 pairs of pants, 2 shirts. Dietary aide: 2 pairs of pants, 2 aprons, 2 shirts. Housekeeper: 2 shirts, 2 pairs of pants. RPN/PSW: 2 nurse's shirts, 2 pairs of pants. sample rates of pay, current: RPN: $19.64 per hour to start, rising after probation to $21.72 Personal support worker: $13.08, rising after probation to $14.81 Cook: $14.26, rising after pro- bation to $16.21 Dietary aide: $12.52, rising af- ter probation to $14.28 Housekeeper: $12.64, rising after probation to $14.41 Driver: $13.75, rising after pro- bation to $15.71 Students (under 18): $10.50 editor's notes: Bonus: 1% of regular hourly wage for all hours worked, to be paid on March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017. ELECTRICITY aTCO electric Provincewide, alberta (1,660 office employees) and the Canadian Energy Workers Association renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 3.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.75% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 24 years. Overtime: Up to 48 hours (the equivalent of 24 hours worked) may be banked per year. Meal allowance: Meal pro- vided when an employee is required to work more than 2 hours beyond regular sched- ule. $14 for breakfast, $16 for lunch, $27 for dinner when an employee is required to work away from home base. Bereavement leave: 3 paid days plus up to 2 unpaid days for travel for the funeral of an immediate family member. That includes parent, sibling, spouse (including common- law), child, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, grandparent (including spouse's grandparents), grand- child, step relatives at the same level and any dependents living in the employee's household. Call-in pay: Employees on stand-by will be paid 1 hour's pay for each regularly sched- uled day, 2 hours' pay for each scheduled day of rest, or 3 hours' pay for each designated holiday. No less than $35 on a regular day, no less than $84 on a holiday. Probationary period: 6 months. sample rates of pay, current: Real time systems analyst I: $39.70 per hour, rising to $45.53 Senior transmission operator: $56.30, rising to $60.35 System operations scheduler: $49.75, rising to $56.30 Senior distribution officer: $54.21, rising to $58.87 Labourer I: $18.75, rising to $25.44 Labourer II: $25.44, rising to $30.75 Groundman: $25.44 Warehouseman: $23.55, rising to $32.40 Senior warehouseman: $31.10, rising to $36.15 Stock keeper: $36.15, rising to $41.16 Facilities maintenance co-ordi- nator: $32.18, rising to $39.95 Clerk I: $17.30, rising to $26.53 Clerk III: $26.57, rising to $31.57 Purchasing co-ordinator: $31.18, rising to $37.66 editor's notes: Personal days: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 3 days per year. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 4 days per year. Compassion- ate care: Up to 8 weeks unpaid to provide care for a gravely ill family member. TRANSPORTATION Triton Transport Port Coquitlam, B.C. (45 truck drivers) and the Transport, Construction and General Employees' Association, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Local 66 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Settled Jan. 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1% Paid holidays: 11 days. When both parties agree, a holiday may be observed on another day. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 9 per day or 45 per week. Medical benefits: B.C. Medi- cal Services Plan. Enhanced drug plan: 80% coverage for prescription drugs, up to $3,000 per person per year. dental: Enhanced insurance plan: 100% coverage up to $2,000 per person per year for basic services, 50% coverage up to $2,000 per year for compre- hensive services, 50% coverage up to $3,000 lifetime maximum

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