Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 June 29, 2015 LONG-TERM CARE chantelle Management (Grande prairie care centre) Grande prairie, alta. (130 auxiliary nursing care staff ) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2158 renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Signed on April 5, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2014: 2% Effective July 1, 2015: 2.25% Effective July 1, 2016: 2.5% Shift premium: $2.35 per hour for shifts between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. $2.35 for weekend shifts, between 3 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday. paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a day off, or another regular day off in lieu. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start (pro-rated), 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Overtime: Double time for all employees working more than 7.5 hours per day. Employer to arrange biweekly schedules to ensure no employee works more than 6 consecutive days, otherwise double time for the 7th and subsequent days worked. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan or Alberta Blue Cross Medical Plan. Dental: 50% coverage for basic and restorative services, up to a combined $1,000 maximum per family member per year. 50% coverage for orthodontic services up to $1,000 lifetime maximum per family member. Vision: $200 per person every 2 years. $95 per person every 2 years for eye examinations. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month, up to maximum accumulation of 110 days. life insurance: $10,000. Em- ployees over 65 are not insur- able. pension: Voluntary defined benefit contribution plan. Employees can choose to contribute either 1%, 2% or 3% of earnings, to be matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 4 days to attend the funeral of an employee's mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, husband, wife, son, daughter, stepchildren, stepparents, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, common-law spouse, son-in- law, daughter-in-law, grand- parents, grandchild or fiancé. Additional 2 days when the funeral is more than 300 km away. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. call-in pay: Double time for all hours worked if an employ- ee is recalled to work within 15 hours of a previous shift. Minimum 4 hours' pay when an employee reports for work but is sent home for any reason other than disciplinary. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay. probationary period: 487.5 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Licensed practical nurse: $26.05 per hour to start, rising in 7 steps to $32.50 Health care aide (with certifi- cate): $18.38 rising in 6 steps to $22.29 Recreation aide (with certifi- cate): $18.38 rising in 6 steps to $22.29 Health-care aide (without certificate): $16.78 rising in 6 steps to $20.69 Housekeeper: $16.21 rising in 5 steps to $18.66 Assistant cook: $17.62 rising in 5 steps to $20.17 editor's notes: Northern living allowance: $1.50 per hour worked for all employees. Paid personal leave: Employees who have not used any sick leave for 120 days will be awarded 1.5 paid personal days. Up to 6 days may accumulate. CONSTRUCTION Shermco industries calgary (470 electricians) and the Construction Workers Union Local 63, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Signed on Nov. 18, 2014. Shift premium: $3 per hour for night shifts. paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Additional 2% contributed (after RSP) by employer, to be matched by employees. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, par- ents, parents-in-law, legal guardian, brother, brother-in- law, sister, sister-in-law, grand- parents and grandchildren. Further leave may be granted by mutual agreement. call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at appropriate rate. Minimum 2 hours' pay when employee reports to work but is sent home because there is none. Safety shoes: CSA-approved safety boots supplied by em- ployer for all employees. Uniforms/clothing: Safety hats required and provided by employer. 50% reimbursement up to $300 for safety prescrip- tion eyewear, given employee has worked for at least 600 hours. tool allowance: All trades- men to supply tools common to their trade, employer to pro- vide specialty tools. Mileage: 50¢ per km travelled from the employee's residence to the 55-km border of the worksite. 50¢ per km when employee is required to use her own vehicle for business. Sample rates of pay, current (including pension and ben- efit pay): Electrician: $54.63 per hour Instrumentation technician: $54.63 editor's notes: Accommodation allowance: For employees whose permanent residence is more than 80 km away from base, $125 per day or single occupancy camp accommodations or single occupancy hotel room with kitchen- ette. ColleCtive Agreements

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