Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 June 22, 2015 editor's notes: Danger pay: $2 per hour when an employee is required to work in an environment requiring pro- tective clothing, breathing apparatus or work with hazardous materials. Reporting pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay when employee reports to work but is prevented from performing his duties in circumstances beyond employee's control. GOVERNMENT Government of alberta provincewide, alberta (1,420 technical, general and field services employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2017. wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 2.25% Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% probationary period: 1 year. safety shoes: Up to $150 for safety boots per year. Up to $120 for shoes when employee is required to wear a uniform and if shoes or boots are not provided. Uniforms/clothing: Uni- forms, coveralls, smocks and other clothing to be provided at employer's discretion. sample rates of pay, current: Technologies I: $18.95 per hour, rising after 7 steps to $23.90 Technologies II: $20.49 rising in 7 steps to $25.87 Information and creative tech- nical services I: $22.52 rising in 7 steps to $28.55 Information and creative tech- nical services II: $23.90 rising in 7 steps to $30.52 Technologies III: $25.87 rising in 7 steps to $33.42 Information and creative tech- nical services III: $25.87 rising in 7 steps to $33.42 Technologies IV: $29.19 rising in 7 steps to $38.23 Information and creative tech- nical services IV: $29.19 rising in 7 steps to $38.23 Computer operations I: $30.52 rising in 7 steps to $40.11 Technologies V: $31.86 rising in 7 steps to $41.97 Computer operations II: $33.42 rising in 7 steps to $43.90 Information and creative tech- nical services VI: $34.16 rising in 7 steps to $44.85 Technologies VI: $34.16 rising in 7 steps to $44.85 Technologies VII: $36.58 ris- ing in 7 steps to $48.17 editor's notes: High rigging allowance: 50¢ per hour when employee is required to work in, on, near or with scaf- folds, swings or heights in excess of 3.2 metres. Double time for all hours worked on a bridge, tower or other fixture at 20 metres above the floor, ground or water level. TRANSPORTATION clipper navigation Victoria, B.c. (10 customer service employees) and Unifor Local 114 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Nov. 1, 2013, to Oct. 31, 2016. Signed on Jan. 30, 2015. wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 1.7% Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 1.7% shift premium: Additional $2 per hour for lead hands. paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all work on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast, $11 for lunch, $18 for dinner when an employee is scheduled to travel outside of Victoria, for instance, ac- companying a bus en route to Seattle, Wash. Medical benefits: $3.95 per hour paid by employer to- ward the cost of the Medical Services Plan and Health and Welfare Plan. sick leave: 40-hour sick leave credit awarded after 1 year of service. pension: Up to 4% of salary will be matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immedi- ate family member, including spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex spouse, child, foster child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, foster parent, brother or sister. 3 days for extended family, including grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in- law. 1 additional day if out-of- town travel is required (de- fined as outside the mainland and north of Nanaimo). seniority – recall rights: 15 months. call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. probationary period: 135 days, employer maintains right to extend probationary period if deemed necessary. discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months, provided there are no similar re-occurrences. severance: 2 weeks' pay per year of service, given em- ployee has been employed for at least 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: 3 shirts, 4 pairs of pants, 1 light-weight jacket, 1 heavy-weight jacket. sample rates of pay, current: Reservation agent: $17.27 per hour, rising after 3 years to $23.33 Dock hand: $15.89 rising after 3 years to $22.66 editor's notes: Family responsibility leave: 5 days of unpaid leave per year to meet responsibilities of health, care or education of child in employee's care, care or health of any other member of the employee's immediate family, spouse, or same-sex spouse. Compassionate care leave: Up to 8 weeks for a gravely ill family member. ColleCtive Agreements

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