Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements June 8, 2015 ColleCtive Agreements steps to $71,770 ATC2: $48,485 rising in 10 steps to $74,548 Teacher aid: $21,343 rising in 13 steps to $31,195 editor's notes: Marriage leave: 5 paid days. Compassionate care leave: Up to 8 weeks. Disputes: The employer and union commit to working towards a dispute resolution process to resolve discharge cases in the traditional Mi'kmaq manner. Social justice fund: The employer agrees to contribute $500 per year during the life of the agreement to the PSAC Social Justice Fund. HEALTH CARE capital District Health Authority Halifax (2,550 nurses) and the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) renewal agreement: Effec- tive Nov. 1, 2012. Signed on Oct. 10, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2012: 2.5% Effective Nov. 1, 2013: 3% Shift premium: $1.85 per hour for all hours worked when half or more of sched- uled hours are between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $1.85 per hour for all hours worked on weekends. $105 per month for employees regularly assigned to a unit. paid holidays: 11 1/2 days. Employees will receive either Christmas Day or New Year's Day off. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month of service to start, 1 2/3 days per month of service after 2 years, 2 1/12 days per month of service after 14 years and 2 1/2 days per month of service after 24 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in ad- dition to regular scheduled shifts. Double time when overtime hours are in excess of 4 hours beyond regular sched- uled shifts. meal allowance: $15 when employees are required to work more than 3 hours of overtime. medical benefits: Employer pays 65% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 65% of premiums. Sick leave: Up to 15 days. pension: Retirement allow- ance will be granted equal to 1 week's pay for each year worked to a maximum of 26 weeks. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's father, mother, guardian, brother, sister, spouse, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepchild, ward of the employee, grand- parent, grandchild, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, step- sister or relative residing with the employee. 1 day for em- ployee's uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, brother-in-law or sister- in-law. Up to 2 days for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. call-in pay: Applicable over- time rate or 4 hours at straight time rate, whichever is greater. probationary period: 495 hours worked or 1 year, which- ever is greater. mileage: 40.15¢ per km for employees using a privately owned automobile for em- ployer business. Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase): Grade 1 nurse: $56,911.13 annually rising in 6 steps to $69,788.71 Grade 2 nurse: $57,670.29 ris- ing in 6 steps to $70.602.46 Grade 3 nurse: $60,309.89 ris- ing in 5 steps to $71,613.48 Grade 4 nurse: $62,031.88 ris- ing in 5 steps to $72,680.30 Grade 5 nurse: $62,031.88 ris- ing in 6 steps to $75,277.70 Grade 6 nurse: $63,729.23 ris- ing in 6 steps to $77,965.64 Grade 7 nurse: $65,667.03 ris- ing in 6 steps to $80,664.87 Grade 8 nurse: $70,272.54 ris- ing in 5 steps to $83,364.27 Grade 10 nurse: $72,781.76 rising in 5 steps to $86,063.54 Grade 11 nurse: $75,291.61 rising in 5 steps to $89,318.68 Grade 13 nurse: $72,781.20 rising in 5 steps to $86,063.50 Grade 14 nurse: $77,821.41 rising in 5 steps to $92,849.71 Grade 16 nurse: $81,429.43 rising in 6 steps to $96,935.92 Grade 18 nurse: $81,438.95 rising in 6 steps to $96,935.76 Grade 19 nurse: $89,391.43 rising in 6 steps to $108,165.14 editor's notes: Weekends: Employees will be guaranteed 1 weekend off in 3. Daylight saving time: The time change will not result in employees being paid more or less than their normal scheduled hours. The hour difference will be split between employees completing their shift and employees commencing their shift. Standby pay: $16.21 for each standby period of 8 hours or less. $32.40 per period of 8 hours or less on holidays. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Par- ental leave: 35 weeks. Adoption leave: 35 weeks. Birth leave: 1 day. Compassionate care: 8 unpaid weeks. ADMINISTRATION national gallery of canada Ottawa (190 office employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada renewal agreement: Ef- fective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Dec. 17, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2013: 1.75% Effective July 1, 2014: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2015: 2% Effective July 1, 2016: 1.5% Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for employees on con- tinuous rotational basis work- ing between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.25 per hour for employees on continuous rotational basis working on Saturday or Sun- day. paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 9.375 hours per calendar month worked to start, 12.5 hours per calendar month worked after 5 years, 15.625 hours per calendar month worked after 16 years and 18.75 hours per calendar month worked after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 6 hours of over- time on a scheduled work day and double time for all hours worked thereafter. Time and one-half for all hours worked up to the regular daily sched- uled hours on a holiday and double time for all hours worked thereafter. Time and one-half for the first 7.5 hours of overtime work on the employee's first day of rest and double time for all hours worked thereafter. Double time for all hours worked on employee's second or subse- quent day of rest. Sick leave: 9.376 hours for each calendar month worked to a maximum of 10 days. Bereavement leave: 5 days

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