Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS April 20, 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Sick leave: 12 days per year. Pension: 3% of earnings con- tributed by employer into RRSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a child, parent, sibling, spouse, fiancé. 3 days for the death of a grandparent, guardian, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, parent-in- law, sibling-in-law. 1 day for the death of a person with whom the employee had a special re- lationship. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at prevailing rate. $300 for team leaders per week when on on-call duty. Additional $50 on a statutory holiday. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years given that no further dis- cipline has occurred. Mileage: 50¢ per km for ap- proved travel. Sample rates of pay, current: Community support worker: $17.45 per hour to start, rising after 5 years to $20.23 Team leader I (no degree): $20.99 to start, rising after 5 years to $24.34 Team leader I (relevant degree or diploma): $21.62, rising after 5 years to $25.07 Team leader II: $23.64, rising after 5 years to $27.40 Secretary-receptionist: $16.18, rising after 5 years to $18.77 Administrative secretary-re- ceptionist: $20.38, rising after 5 years to $23.63 Editor's notes: Cost of living: Employees whose hourly wages exceed salary grid shall receive cost of living increase of 2% on their seniority date. TRANSPORTATION Mantei's Transport Calgary, Edmonton and Regina (120 truck drivers) and the Petro Chem Drivers Association Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 28, 2014, to Dec. 24, 2016. Signed on Jan. 8, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 27, 2015: 3.5% Effective upon ratification: Ad- ditional 10¢ per hour on each employee's anniversary date, 15¢ per hour on every 5th an- niversary. Shift premium: $1 for urban truck designations. $1 for U.S. truck designations. $5 per hour for ice, off-road deliveries. $3 per hour for night shifts. $1 per hour for U.S. deliveries. $1 per hour for mine deliveries. $1 per hour for city deliveries. $6.25 for training, $5 for driver coaches. $15 flat rate for tractor washing, $20 for tractor and semi wash- ing, $25 for tractor and train washing. Paid holidays: 9 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a statutory holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 6 years, 4 weeks after 12 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. No more than 2 weeks may be taken between June 21 and Sept. 20 (summer months). Overtime: Time and one-half in excess of 60 hours per week for highway drivers; in excess of 45 hours per week for urban drivers. 15-minute pre and post trip inspections paid. Medical benefits: Health and dental coverage at 80% for the first 2 years of employment, 100% thereafter. Employees may opt out if there is existing coverage with a spouse. Life and disability coverage mandatory. No other details available. Pension: Employer to match employee's contributions as fol- lows: Up to 3% of salary during the first 3 years of employment, up to 4% of salary from the 4th to 9th year of employment, up to 5% after 10 years of employ- ment. 50% will be matched to employee's RRSP account each month. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate relative. That includes parents, grandparents, spouse, com- mon-law spouse, son, daughter, step child, sister, brother, father- in-law, mother-in-law, grand- children, or any other relative permanently residing with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 3 months. Call-in pay: 4 hours at regular rate. Probationary period: 3 months. Uniforms/clothing: $350 per year to spend on fire-retardant outerwear, winter shirts, sum- mer golf shirt, safety boots, gloves (1 winter pair per month, 2 unlimited summer gloves per month – on an exchange sys- tem), safety glasses as required, hard hats. Sample rates of pay, current: Drivers: $26.08 per hour Probationary drivers: $22 Editor's notes: Facial hair: Where personal protective equipment is required, such as breathing apparatuses, employees will be required to remove facial hair that might obstruct safe usage. Safety meetings: Held 4 times per year, attendance is mandatory. Employees paid flat rate of $75, does not apply to employees on shift. Accidents: A fact-finding investigation must be conducted before any permanent disciplinary action can be taken by the company in the case of an accident or incident. First aid: Provided by company at no compensation. EDUCATION Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Edmonton (1,140 instructors, librarians and educational services employees) and the NAIT Academic Staff Association Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2013: $1,850 lump-sum payment Effective June 30, 2014: 2.5% Effective July 1, 2014: $1,500 lump-sum payment Effective June 29, 2015: 2.5% Shift premium: Supervision allowance: 5% of instructor's top rate for Leader I. 10% of instructor's top rate for Leader II. Degree allowance: 5% of maximum instructor rate for doctoral degree. 4.5% of maxi- mum instructor rate for mas- ter's degree. 3.5% of maximum instructor rate for post-bacca- laureate professional degree or designation. Paid holidays: 8 days, plus 2 days designated in February as preparation days and at least 11 consecutive days during the Christmas period (including Dec. 24, Jan. 1). Vacations with pay: Librarians: 5 weeks after 1 year, 6 weeks after 6 years, 7 weeks after 11 years. Instructors and coun- sellors: Up to 1.7 days per pay period, calculated in direct pro- portion to time worked in each pay period. Medical benefits: Flexible spending account: $650 per year, effective Jan. 1, 2015. No other details available. Sample rates of pay, current:

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