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Mach 30, 2015

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 3 months for full-time employ- ees and 6 months for part-time and temporary employees. discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for major infractions. Safety shoes: $150 every 2 years for full-time employees classified as Maintenance per- son I and Maintenance person II. uniforms/clothing: Employer provides 2 uniforms per year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Cook I: $20.98 per hour rising in 2 steps to $22.23 Dietary aide: $19.88 rising in 2 steps to $20.77 Adjuvant: $21.49 rising in 2 steps to $22.69 Maintenance person I: $22.06 rising in 2 steps to $23.32 Maintenance person II: $19.64 rising in 2 steps to $20.88 Housekeeping/Laundry aide: $19.88 rising in 2 steps to $20.77 Registered practical nurse: $26.89 rising in 2 steps to $28.04 Health-care aide/Personal support worker: $20.57 rising in 2 steps to $21.90 Day care worker: $19.56 rising in 2 steps to $20.38 Maintenance student: $13.50 LONG-TERM CARE Canterbury foundation edmonton (150 nurses and support staff ) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Local 047, Chapter 013 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Oct. 8, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Oct. 8, 2014. wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 8, 2014: 2.5% lump sum payment Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Effective July 1, 2016: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for hours worked be- tween 3 p.m. and 11 p.m., pro- vided that at least 2 hours are worked in this period. $1.75 ef- fective Jan. 1, 2016. $2 effective Jan. 1, 2017. $1.50 for hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., given that at least 2 hours are worked within that pe- riod. $2 effective Jan. 1, 2016. $2.50 effective Jan. 1, 2017. Additional $1.25 per hour for weekend shifts. $1.50 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2016. $1.75 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2017. Paid holidays: 11 days. Double time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half after 40 hours per week, or double time, depending on ap- plicable schedule. Sick leave: 1 day earned per month worked, up to a maxi- mum credit of 12 days. Pension: Employee chooses contribution, either 2.5%, 3%, 4% or 5%. To be matched by employer. bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's spouse (same or opposite gender, common-law), child, parent, stepparent, siblings, step siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, siblings-in-law, children-in- law. Up to 2 additional days if travel in excess of 500 km is required. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 522 hours. discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months. Severance: 1 week's pay after 3 months of service, 2 weeks' pay after 2 years of service, 4 weeks' pay after 4 years of ser- vice, 5 weeks' pay after 6 years of service, 7 weeks' pay after 8 years of service, 10 weeks' pay after 10 years of service. Safety shoes: $100 per year. uniforms/clothing: $40 per year for employer requiring special apparel. Sample rates of pay, current: Dishwasher: $14.38 per hour, rising in 6 steps to $17.21 Housekeeping: $14.38, rising in 6 steps to $17.21 Custodian: $14.83, rising in 6 steps to $17.77 Beauty salon: $16.30, rising in 6 steps to $19.56 Cook: $16.30, rising in 6 steps to $19.56 Driver: $16.30, rising in 6 steps to $19.56 Receptionist: $16.30, rising in 6 steps to $19.56 Home care aide: $17.88, rising in 7 steps to $21.92 Accounting clerk: $18.48, ris- ing in 7 steps to $22.21 Activities co-ordinator: $18.48, rising in 7 steps to $22.21 Dining room: $13.68, rising in 7 steps to $17.21 Maintenance: $19.55, rising in 7 steps to $24.36 Graduate nurse: $33.45, rising in 9 steps to $40.86 Registered nurse: $36.56, ris- ing in 9 steps to $47.99 CONSTRUCTION albert, gloucester, kent, Madawaska, northumberland, restigouche and westmorland Counties Provincewide, new brunswick (Construction employees ) and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Local 1936 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Nov. 17, 2014, to April 30, 2018. Signed on March 11, 2015. wage adjustments: Industrial journeyman painter Effective May 1, 2015: $1 Effective May 1, 2016: $1 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Industrial journeyman drywall taper Effective May 1, 2015: $1 Effective May 1, 2016: $1 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.18 Commercial journeyman painter Effective May 1, 2015: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2016: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Commercial journeyman dry- wall taper: Effective May 1, 2015: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2016: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Industrial journeyman glass & metal mechanic Effective May 1, 2015: $1 Effective May 1, 2016: $1 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Commercial journeyman glass & metal mechanic Effective May 1, 2015: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2016: $1.01 Effective May 1, 2017: $1.19 Shift premium: $4 per hour for foremen. $2.50 per hour for blasters, spray painters and high pressure washers. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: Vacation pay in accordance with the New Brunswick Vacation Pay Act 47 and will be 10% of total earnings for industrial workers and 9% of total earnings for commercial workers. Medical benefits: Employer contributes $2.15 per hour worked by each employee to the IUPAT District Council 39 Fund to provide health-care coverage. $2.30 effective May 1, 2015. $2.45 effective May 1, 2016. $2.55 effective May 1, 2017. Pension: Employer contrib-

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