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May-11-2015

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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements May 11, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements from ages 65 to 74. pension: CLAC Pension Plan: employee contributes 2%, to be matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of any of the employee's immediate family members: spouse, common-law spouse, parent, child, legal de- pendent, sibling, sibling-in-law, parent-in-law, grandparents and grandchildren. call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time or double time for actual hours worked, whichever is greater. mileage: 50¢ per km traveled from base to the 55-kilometre mark when an employee's residence is between 55 and 80 kilometres away. sample rates of pay, current (including pension and ben- efits): Boilermaker: $52.13 per hour Boom truck operator: $49.62 Carpenter: $49.62 Crane operator: $52.13 Electrician: $52.13 Heavy equipment operator: $49.62 Light equipment operator: $44.58 Heavy equipment technician: $52.13 Instrumentation technician: $52.13 Ironworker: $49.62 Labourer, skilled: $34.52 Materials technician: $50.86 Millwright: $52.13 Painter: $49.62 Pipefitter: $52.13 Plumber: $52.13 Scaffolder: $49.62 Steamfitter: $52.13 Truck driver, basic: $34.52 Truck driver, intermediate: $44.58 Truck driver, heavy: $49.62 Welder: $52.13 Welder, B pressure: $54.66 editor's notes: Accommodation allowance: Employees whose residence is more than 80 km from base will receive either $125 per day, single occupancy camp accommodations or single occupancy hotel room. MUNICIPALITY (RECREATION) regional recreation corporation of Wood Buffalo Wood Buffalo, Alta. (310 recreational employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1505 renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Feb. 27, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 4% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 4% shift premium: $1.20 per hour for all work between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start (pro-rated in the first year), 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 or 12 hours per day, depend- ing on schedule. Double time if an employee does not receive at least 8 hours' break between scheduled shifts. paramedical: $1,000 coverage for full and part-time employ- ees. sick leave: 96 hours earned per year. pension: 3% contributed by employer contingent upon em- ployee matching 2% contribu- tion. Employees may contribute more than 2%. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the death of a parent, parent-in- law, spouse, brother, brother-in- law, sister, sister-in-law, child, stepchild, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, grandchild or grandpar- ent (including common-law relations). 1 day where the circumstances do not allow the employee to attend the funeral. Up to 5 additional days with pay when travel outside the prov- ince is required. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' work or pay in lieu. probationary period: 3 months for full-time employ- ees, 6 months for part-time em- ployees. Employees paid $1 less per hour during probation. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. safety shoes: $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer to provide safety equipment as required. That includes work gloves or mittens, rain capes, safety face shields, ear protec- tion, hard hats, safety belts, safety belts, safety glasses, knee- pads, air packs. sample rates of pay, current: Arts and culture administrator: $23.33 per hour Junior dance instructor: $25.19 Culture co-ordinator: $32.47 Ice operator: $23.33 Facility custodian: $23.33 Pool operator: $29.04 Painter/handyman: $30.98 Carpenter: $37.35 Golf operator I: $21.02 Horticulturist: $27.54 Head mechanic: $35.39 Food and beverage server: $15.45 Cook I: $27.66 Chef de partie: $25.31 Senior camp leader: $18.57 Lifeguard, entry level: $22.85 Fitness specialist: $24.78 Climbing wall specialist: $29.12 Health and wellness co-ordina- tor: $32.19 Child services co-ordinator: $32.47 editor's notes: Personal leave: 16 hours per year. Living allowance: $507.70 paid bi-weekly for full-time employees, $317.50 for part-time employees. MINING FnX mining sudbury, Ont. (340 mining employees) and the United Steelworkers renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2020. Signed on July 29, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 60¢ Effective July 1, 2016: 80¢ Effective July 1, 2017: $1 Effective July 1, 2018: $1 Effective July 1, 2019: $1 shift premium: 75¢ per hour for all hours worked during the weekend. 75¢ per hour for all hours worked during the night shift. paid holidays: 11 days and 2 floating holidays. vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 8 years and 5 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. meal allowance: A hot meal will be provided to employees held at work for a period of more than 2 hours following the end of the scheduled day. An additional lunch will be served if the period is more than 5 hours.

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