Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS riod, including Christmas and New Year's Day. Meal allowance: $17. Uniforms/clothing: Contri- bution to safety equipment allowance increasing to 55¢ effective Aug. 31, 2014, and to 60¢ effective May 1, 2016. Mileage: 48¢ per km when employee uses their own car in the performance of duties for the employer. $35 per day when employee's residence is located between 65 km and 89 km from the site. $40 per day when employee's residence is located between 90 km and 119 km from the site. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2.2% increase): Labourer (day): $28.64 per hour Welder: $35.04 Electrician: $37.14 Elevator mechanic: $41.46 Editor's notes: Special adjustments: Effective Aug. 31, 2014, the hourly rate for employees paid less that $29 per hour will be increased by 25¢ per hour. 10¢ per hour effective May 1, 2016. Room and board allowance: $132.50 per day. $137.50 per day effective May 1, 2016. Parking fees: Maximum of $20 reimbursed to employees upon presentation of receipts. Remote sites: 7 days of leave after 31 days on the site or 10 days of leave after 35 days on the site. Previously 10 days of leave after 40 days on the site. TECHNOLOGY Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures Edmonton (150 employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Local 060 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2013, to Sept. 30 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 3% Effective April 1, 2017: 3% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour when the majority of a shift falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.75 for work performed on a Saturday or Sunday. Paid holidays: 13 days in- cluding 1 Christmas floater. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start (pro-rated), 2 weeks after 1 year, 2 weeks plus 5 flex credits (can be used as vacation or funding for Health Spending Account) after 8 years, 3 weeks plus 5 flex cred- its after 16 years, 4 weeks plus 5 flex credits after 25 years. In special circumstances, em- ployees may carry over up to 1 year's entitlement. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours worked be- yond 8 in one day, double time for all hours worked thereafter. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member, including em- ployee's spouse, common-law spouse, or any of the following relations of an employee or employee's spouse: parents, guardian, parents-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son, daughter, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, or the husband or wife of any of them. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at applicable over- time rate, or compensation for actual hours worked, which- ever is greater. Compensation for time spent travelling to work unless the call-back is contiguous with a normal working period. Time off may be taken in lieu of compensa- tion. One-half hour's pay at regular rate for each 4-hour period an employee is required to be on standby. Probationary period: 6 months. May be extended by an additional 3 months. Safety shoes: Employer to provide personal protective equipment and clothing when necessary. Sample rates of pay, current: Group I: $32.400 per year, ris- ing in 10 steps to $42,960 Group II: $35,052, rising in 10 steps to $46,476 Group III: $37,944, rising in 10 steps to $50,268 Group IV: $41,064, rising in 10 steps to $54,384 Group V: $44,436, rising in 10 steps to $58,848 Group VI: $48,048, rising in 10 steps to $63,672 Group VII: $51,984, rising in 10 steps to $68,844 Group VIII: $56,232, rising in 10 steps to $74,520 Editor's notes: Performance pay increases: Employees compensated based on fully satisfactory, superior and out- standing levels, increments based on pay steps 1 to 10. ENERGY Brand Energy Solutions Edmonton (40 employees) and the Construction Workers Local 63, Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2015, to Feb. 1, 2017. Signed on March 5, 2015. Shift premium: Additional 7.5% above minimum journey- man rate for lead hands. 12% above minimum journeyman rate for foremen. 50¢ per hour for steward, 75¢ per hour for steward with tool box 1, $1 per hour for steward with tool box 2, $1.25 per hour for steward with tool box 3. $1.50 per hour for chief steward with tool box 1, $1.75 per hour for chief steward with tool box 2, $2 per hour for chief steward with tool box 3. $2 per hour for night shift (between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.). Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for work on a named holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Medical benefits: Gold plan: 80% coverage up to $3,000 per person per year. Dental: Gold plan: 100% cov- erage for basic services, up to $2,000 per person per year. 50% coverage for comprehen- sive services up to $2,000 per person per year. 50% coverage for orthodontics up to $3,000 Increments for performance pay increases based on pay steps 1 to 10.

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