Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 August 24, 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Electrician: $28.44 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Hairdresser: $21.42 rising in 2 steps to $21.61 Laundry worker/washer/por- ter: $21.89 rising in 2 steps to $22.45 Lead hand linen: $22.69 Maintenance mechanic: $22.18 Millwright: $28.44 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Occupational therapy assis- tant: $23.41 rising in 2 steps to $23.94 OTA/PTA: $23.41 rising in 2 steps to $23.94 Ortho technicians: $24.48 ris- ing in 3 steps to $26.90 Painter: $26.09 rising in 2 steps to $26.26 Personal care assistant: $22.14 Pharmacy storeperson: $21.89 rising to $22.14 Pharmacy assistant (certified): $23.12 rising in 1 step to $24.40 Pharmacy assistant (non certi- fied): $22.41 Physiotherapy assistant: $23.94 Plumber: $28.44 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Porter: $21.87 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Primary care partner: $21.89 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Printer: $22.14 rising in 2 steps to $22.40 Registered pharmacy techni- cian: $26.91 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Rehabilitation aide: $22.37 ris- ing in 1 step to $22.64 Senior pharmacy assistant: $26.15 rising in 2 steps to $26.29 Stores clerk: $21.47 rising in 2 steps to $21.73 Storekeeper: $21.88 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Senior storekeeper: $22.83 ris- ing in 2 steps to $22.90 Developmental service worker: $25.16 rising in 4 steps to $27.77 Registered practical nurse: $28.44 rising in 3 steps to $28.76 Dietary aide: $21.97 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Seamstress: $21.89 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Sewing machine operator: $22.18 rising in 1 step to $22.45 Driver/courier: $21.89 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Editor's notes: RPN certification: Registered practical nurses are required to show their General Certification to their employer before Feb. 15 of each calendar year. Layoff notice: The employer will provide at least 4 months' writ- ten notice of layoff or pay in lieu thereof. Personal leave: 1 unpaid day per month. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks for em- ployees with at least 13 weeks of continuous service. Parental leave: 35 weeks for employees with at least 13 weeks of continuous service. Standby pay: $3 per hour on standby. CONSTRUCTION Nuna Contracting Territorywide, Nunavut (32 labourers) and the Construction Workers Union Local 63, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Feb. 20, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.8% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.8% Shift premium: 50¢ for stew- ards, $1 for lead hands. Paid holidays: 10 days. Time and one-half when an employee works on a statutory holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Pension: $1 per hour worked contributed to employee's RSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an employee's spouse, common-law spouse or children. 3 days for the death of an employee's mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Call-in pay: Employees who start work but are prevented from completing a normal day will be paid for the minimum 8-hour day. Uniforms/clothing: Safety hats, glasses, gloves and rubber hearing protection furnished by employer. Coveralls provided for mechanics, welders and ser- vicemen. Tool allowance: $1 per hour for mechanics and their ap- prentices who supply their own tools. All trades workers to sup- ply tools common to their own trade. Specialty tools provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current (including pension and ben- efit pay): Camp serviceman, uncertified: $32.40 per hour Carpenter, journeyman: $37.49 Crusher operator: $37.81 Dozer operator: $35.36 Driver, winter roads: $33.12 Truck driver: $31.12 Senior electrician: $42.89 Electrician: $41.73 Shovel operator: $39.64 Excavator operator, small shov- el: $37.49 Excavator operator: $34.30 Grader operator: $33.77 Labourer, skilled: $27.68 Labourer, mid-level: $26.64 Labourer, entry: $24.76 Senior loader operator: $36.37 Loader operator: $33.77 Maintenance planner: $40.29 Senior mechanic, journeyman: $45.37 Mechanic, uncertified: $38.18 Millwright: $40.97 Plant operator: $38.37 Tradesman, skilled: $35.40 Tradesman, utility: $33.13 Senior warehouseman: $35.05 Warehouseman I: $32.42 Senior welder: $41.69 Welder, certified: $40.36 Editor's notes: Leave of absence: Employer may grant leave of absence without pay for either the employee's mar- riage, sickness, sickness of immediate family member, death of non-immediate family member (as defined in be- reavement clause), miscellaneous union activities. Unpaid leave of absence granted for marriage, sickness, miscellaneous union activities

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