Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 April 20, 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS at safety meetings and on drug tests. Cellphones: Provided for drivers of working slurry tractors. MUNICIPALITY e Town of Creston Creston, B.C. (25 public works and inside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2092. Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2012, to Feb. 29, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2012: 1.45% Effective March 1, 2013: 1.6% Effective March 1, 2014: 1.75% Effective March 1, 2015: 2% Shift premium: 7-hour shift for manual employees, paid for 8 hours at regular rate. 6-hour shift for office employees, paid for 7 at regular rate. 60 cents per hour in addition to regular rate for weekend shifts. Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 16 days after 2 years, 17 days after 3 years, 18 days af- ter 4 years, 19 days after 5 years. 1 additional day per year up until 31 days for 17-plus years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours, double time for additional hours. Meal allowance: $15. Dental: 100%. Maximum $2,500 for orthodontics. Vision: $375 for 2012-2013, $400 for 2014-2015, every 2 years. Carried over for a maximum of $1,000 per person. $1,000 for laser eye surgery. Weekly indemnity: 70% up to $1,000 per week. Sick leave: 6 days per year. LTD: 60% up to $3,500. AD&D: $100,000. Life insurance: $100,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days with pay, additional 2 days without pay. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Double regular rate. Probationary period: 132 days. Safety shoes: 50% of steel-toed boots, maximum of 2 pairs per year. Uniforms/clothing: 50% for prescription safety glasses up to $300 every 2 years. Protective gloves, eyewear, leather aprons, hip waders, hard hats, cover- alls and hearing and breathing equipment provided. Tool allowance: $500 per year for mechanics for use of per- sonal tools. Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer: $26.23 per hour Dog catcher: $27.58 Carpenter: $29.49 Public works foreman: $35.39 Bylaw enforcement officer I: $26.58 Administrative assistant and records clerk: $29.74 Meterman III: $27.68 Engineering technician I: $22.88 Engineering technician III: $30.12 Building inspector: $34.19 Sewage treatment plant opera- tor I: $28.45 Sewage treatment plant chief operator: $37.17 Editor's notes: Standby pay: 2 hours paid for at regular rate for weekdays, 4 hours at regular rate for weekends and holi- days. Tool premium: $1 per hour to mechanics. LONG-TERM CARE Revera Edgemont Retirement Residence Calgary (45 employees) and the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) Local 048. Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 4.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour for evening shifts between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $2.25 per hour for night shifts between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.75 per hour for weekend work between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., $2.75 for weekend work between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $3.75 per hour for weekend work between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2014, Boxing Day included. 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 8 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked after 7.5 in a day, double time for all hours worked in excess of that. Meal allowance: 1 30-minute unpaid meal break every 5 hours. Time and one-half if em- ployee is recalled to work during that break. Medical benefits: 80% coverage for medication and supplies pre- scribed by a physician or dentist. Up to $250 per year for each chiropractor, osteopath, naturo- path, podiatrist, physiotherapist, massage therapist, speech thera- pist and psychologist. Dental: 100% coverage for basic services (check-ups, fillings, X-rays, oral surgery, endodon- tics, periodontics and denture repairs). Sick leave: 12 days per year. AD&D: $30,000, coverage ends when employee reaches 65. Life insurance: $30,000, cov- erage ends when employee reaches 65. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family. That includes spouse (common-law and same- sex), fiancé, child, parent, step- parent, siblings, step-siblings, parents-in-law, siblings-in-law, stepchildren, grandparents and grandchildren. 2 additional days if travel for the funeral is required. 1 day for death of an- other relative or close friend. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 2 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: In lieu of notice, 1 week's pay per year of service, up to 8 years. Uniforms/clothing: Employer to provide and launder all tunics, vests, jackets, aprons and ties. Sample rates of pay, current: Health-care aide: $17.08 per hour, rising in 8 steps to $21.62 Licensed practical nurse: $23.94, rising in 9 steps to $28.29 Cook: $18.42, rising in 1 step to $18.88 Dietary aide: $12.79, rising in 1 step to $13.11 Housekeeping aide: $13.85, ris- ing in 1 step to $14.54 Dining room supervisor: $16.12, rising in 1 step to $16.52 Activity aide/Bus driver: $14.49, rising in 1 step to $14.85 Receptionist: $12.69, rising in 1 step to $13.01 Editor's notes: Shift schedules: At least 8 hours off-duty between shifts, no more than 6 consecutive days scheduled off work, 2 consecutive days of rest, no split shifts and no shift shall be less than 4 hours. Compassionate care leave: Up to 6 weeks off without pay if immediate family member is at risk of dying within 6 months.

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