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April 6, 2015

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 for night shift. $2 per hour for LPNs and HCAs working a weekend day shift, $3 per hour for weekend evening shift, $4 per hour for weekend night shift. $1.75 per hour for all other classifications work- ing between 4 p.m. and 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, $1.75 per hour on weekends. paid holidays: 10 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 8 years. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 3 hours of overtime (beyond 40 hours per week), double time for all subsequent hours, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Previously time and one-half for all overtime hours. meal allowance: Time and one-half if an employee is re- quired to work on a designated meal break. medical benefits: Up to $25,000 lifetime maximum per person. $100 per year, up to $20 per visit, for clinical psychologist. $100 per year, up to $4 per visit, for naturopath. $100 per person or family per year for private-duty nursing. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services including check- ups, fillings, X-rays, oral sur- gery, endodontics, periodon- tics and denture repairs. Sick leave: 12 days per year for full-time employees, 9 days per year for part-time employees. life insurance: $30,000. Ben- efit terminates at age 70. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's spouse (same-sex or common- law), fiancé, child, parent, step- parent, siblings, stepsiblings, current in-laws (including mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter), grandpar- ents and grandchildren. Up to 2 additional days if travel beyond 250 km for the funeral is required. 1 day to attend the funeral of a close friend. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at straight rate or compensation for actual hours worked at overtime rate, whichever is greater. probationary period: 450 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $200 per year for maintenance employees. Uniforms/clothing: The following are supplied and maintained by the employer: Aprons and ties for dietary aides; aprons and vests for HCAs and LPNs; aprons for housekeepers; 3 pairs of work pants and 3 shirts for main- tenance staff; jackets, aprons, hats and pants for cooks. Sample rates of pay, current: Health-care assistant (HCA): $18.44 per hour to start, rising in 6 steps to $23.19 Licensed practical nurse (LPN): $26.62, rising in 8 steps to $31.77 Cook: $16.84, rising in 1 step to $17.36 Senior cook: $18.04, rising in 1 step to $18.59 Housekeeper: $12.93, rising in 1 step to $14.53 Dishwasher: $13.55, rising in 1 step to $13.96 Maintenance: $20.33, rising in 1 step to $20.95 Recreation aide: $18.04, rising in 1 step to $18.60 Receptionist: $14.24, rising in 1 step to $14.67 Senior receptionist: $18.04, rising in 1 step to $18.60 TRANSPORTATION envoy air Canadawide (86 baggage handlers and ramp attendants) and Unifor Local 2002 renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 18, 2014, to March 17, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective March 18, 2014: $100 lump sum payment Effective March 18, 2015: 2.1% Effective March 18, 2016: 0.9% Calculated by CLR Shift premium: $12 per tow towing premium. paid holidays: 10 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Unused credits do not carry over until the next year. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 10 per day. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immedi- ate family member including spouse, common-law partner, same-sex spouse, child, spouse or partner's child, mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, or any other relative permanently residing with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 3 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at applicable rate. probationary period: 1,040 hours for full-time employees, 520 hours for part-time em- ployees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years given that no further dis- cipline has occurred. Uniforms/clothing: 5 pairs of pants or shorts, 5 shirts and 1 belt provided annually. 1 winter parka, 1 set of raingear, 1 set of knee pads, 1 winter hearing protection device provided every 3 years. 1 pair summer gloves, 1 pair winter gloves, 1 summer hearing pro- tection device, 1 winter safety vest provided as needed and replaced as necessary. Sample rates of pay, current: Ramp attendant: $11.75 per hour to start, rising after 7 years to $15.75 Lead: $13.75, rising after 7 years to $17.75 GSE: $19, rising after 7 years to $30.50 MUNICIPALITY e town of morinville morinville, alta. (70 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2426 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour for all hours worked between 6 p.m. and midnight. $1.75 for all hours worked on a weekend. $2.50 or all hours worked between midnight and 6 a.m. paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Time may be taken off in lieu of compensation. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start (pro-rated), 16 days after 2 years, 17 days after 3 years, 18 days after 4 years, 19 days after 5 years, 20 days after 6 years, 21 days after 7 years, 22 days after 8 years, 23 days after 9 years, 24 days after 10 years, 25 days after 11 years, 26 days after 12 years, 27 days after 13 years, 28 days after 14 years, 29 days after 15 years, 30 days af- ter 16 years. Carry-over of up to 1 week is allowed given that any entitlement is taken before March 31 of that year. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Double time for all overtime hours worked between 2:30 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday.

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