Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 2% Effective April 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 2 years, 5 weeks after 7 years, 6 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks plus 2 days after 17 years, 7 weeks plus 1 day after 22 years. Not more than 1 year's entitlement may be carried over. Vacation travel as- sistance: $2,000 per person (de- pendants over 2 years) per year, up to $12,000 per employee. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month. Wellness reward: 1 sick leave day may be converted to 1 vacation day when an employee does not use a sick leave credit in a 6-month period. Pension: Northern Employee Benefit Services (NEBS) Pen- sion. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member, including father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, brother, sister, spouse, com- mon-law spouse, child, step- child, adopted child, grandpar- ent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, aunt, uncle or any relative permanently resid- ing with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time or compen- sation at appropriate overtime rate, whichever is greater. $13 for each 8-hour period an employee is required to be on standby during off-duty hours. $16 for each 8-hour period on a Sunday or designated holiday. If an employee reports for duty but is unable to complete shift due to insufficient work avail- able, she will be paid 4 hours' straight time; 4 hours' straight time or overtime compensation for hours worked on a desig- nated holiday. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for first year of service, 1 week's pay for each year thereafter, up to 10 weeks. Employees must have at least 1 year of service. Safety shoes: Employer to provide 1 pair of safety boots per employee's preference every year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer to provide dust, eye (exclud- ing prescription glasses), ear protection; winter and summer coveralls, and gloves as neces- sary. Mileage: 5 gallons of gas every 2 weeks for employees using personal vehicles for business. Sample rates of pay, current: Assistant manager: $31.49 per hour, rising in 6 steps to $37 Tenant relations officer: $27.15, rising in 6 steps to $31.49 Clerk typist: $22.23, rising in 6 steps to $25.46 Housing maintenance fore- man: $33.11, rising in 3 steps to $35.38 Housing maintenance service- man: $30.21, rising in 3 steps to $32.18 Painter: $31.08, rising in 3 steps to $33.11 Oil burner mechanic/ware- houseman: $33.11, rising in 3 steps to $35.38 Carpenter: $34.20, rising in 3 steps to $36.59 Plumber/electrician: $35.08, rising in 3 steps to $37.54 editor's notes: Marriage: Up to 3 days when an employee is to be married. Travel: $115.10 per diem. If employee is in "travel status" for a partial day: $20.35 for breakfast, $21.60 for lunch, $55.85 for dinner, $17.30 for incidentals. Adverse weather: Employer shall not require employee to work when the Hamlet of Coral Harbour closes community services due to inclement weather, except in emergency. Settlement allowance: $8,109 effective 2013, $8,271.18 effective 2014, $8,436.60 effective 2015, $8,605.33 effective 2016. Housing allowance: $600 per month. Part-time employees to receive allowance pro rata. TRANSPORTATION (AIRLINE) north Peace Airport Services Fort St. John, B.c. (7 aircraft maintenance employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2014, to Feb. 28, 2018. Signed on April 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective March 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective March 1, 2016: 2.5% Effective March 1, 2017: 2.5% Shift premium: $1.55 per hour for airport technician lead hand. $2 per hour (including overtime) for shifts between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2 per hour on a Saturday or Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for first 8 hours of overtime on a named holiday, double time for all subsequent hours. Time off may be taken instead of pay. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start (pro rated), 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. If there is no agreement regard- ing carry-over, 50% of unused vacation will be paid out at end of year, balance to be paid out by June 30 of following year unless employee has used the vacation days. overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 8 in one day or 40 in one week. Time and one-half for the first hour worked on the first scheduled day of rest, double time for all hours worked beyond that. Double time for each hour worked on the second sched- uled day of rest. Double time for each hour of overtime worked after 16 hours within a 24-hour period. Meal allowance: $12 or a meal provided by employer for employees who work at least 3 hours overtime. $12 or addi- tional meal provided per 4-hour period if an employee continues to work. Medical benefits: Medical Ser- vices Plan of British Columbia. Dental: 100% coverage for ba- sic services, 60% coverage for major restorative services up to a combined limit of $2,000 per person per year. 50% of cover- age for orthodontic services up to $3,000 per person. Vision: Up to $235 per person every 2 years. Sick leave: 1.5 days earned per month worked. Unused credits to accumulate up to 960 hours. lTD: 66.67% of salary. Employ- er pays 85% of premium. AD&D: 200% of salary. $5,000 for spouse, $2,500 for child. Em- ployer to pay 100% of premium. life insurance: 200% of salary. $5,000 for spouse, $2,500 for child. Employer to pay 100% of premium. Pension: Defined benefit pen- sion (for ex-federal service workers): 7.5% of pensionable earnings less CPP contribu- tions, to be matched by em- ployer. Defined contribution pension (for employees hired post 1997): 6% of pensionable earnings to be matched by em- ployer. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the funeral of an immediate family member. That includes father, mother, stepfather, step- mother, foster parent, brother, step brother, sister, stepsister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, child of common-law spouse, foster child, stepchild, ward, grandchild, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law and any relative permanently residing with the employee. Up to 3 additional days if distance warrants. 1 day for son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at overtime rate or compen- sation for actual hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for the first year of service, 1 week's pay for each year thereafter. Vol- untary severance available for employees given that they waive

• Cover