Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS September 7, 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Up to 2 additional days if travel outside of province is required for the funeral. 2 days for the employee's aunt or uncle. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time or overtime compensation for ac- tual hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 60 working days or 6 months, whichever comes first. Safety shoes: Up to $225 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Coveralls rain gear, steel-toed water- proof boots provided for em- ployees. Tool allowance: Tools neces- sary to the job supplied to em- ployees, journeymen excepted. Mileage: 50¢ per kilometre. Sample rates of pay, current: Preschool relief staff: $14.23 per hour Child care worker: $16.24 Preschool assistant: $17.50 Preschool programmer: $22.60 Daycare assistant: $18.36 Daycare supervisor: $22.45 Receptionist: $22.83 Casual relief office worker: $22.83 Office assistant: $25.50 Office assistant II: $26.21 Accounting assistant: $25.50 Accounting clerk: $29.76 Parks and recreation assistant: $19.20 Recreation programmer: $27.52 Assistant superintendent: $32.79 General foreman I: $28.65 General foreman II: $33.81 General foreman III: $36.94 Utility person: $26.23 Labourer: $23.84 Labourer II: $23.84 Building inspector: $36.84 Bylaw enforcement officer: $27.26 Protective services officer: $27.26 Planner: $39.48 Assistant planner: $31.61 Editor's notes: Travel: Accommodation and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed when employee is required to stay away overnight on business. Insurance: Up to $200 insurance if employee's vehicle is vandalized at workplace. Immunization: Employees required to work in sanitary/sewage departments required to get Hepatitis B shot, any cost borne by employer. EDUCATION Université de Montréal Montreal, Que. (1,470 professors) and the Syndicat Général des Professeurs de l'Université de Montréal (SGPUM) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2017. Signed on Feb. 20, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 1, 2013: 1.5% Effective Dec. 1, 2014: 2% Vacations with pay: 1 month after 1 year of service. Sick leave: Employees may be asked to provide a medical certificate after 1 week. Em- ployees are required to provide a medical certificate after 1 month. Bereavement leave: Paid leave will be granted to employees following the death of a close relative. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Lecturer: $57,693 per year ris- ing in 10 steps to $66,955 Assistant professor: $69,944 rising in 18 steps to $99,273 Associate professor: $82,245 rising in 22 steps to $121,301 Professor: $102,227 rising in 17 steps to $137,773 Editor's notes: Research: Leave for research will be granted in periods of 6 months or 1 year. Maternity leave: 25 weeks. Adoption leave: 5 weeks. Paternity leave: 1 paid week. Parental leave: Up to 2 unpaid years. Compassionate care: Up to 1 year's leave to provide care for a close relative with serious mental or physical health problems. Intellec- tual property: Employees are free to make the results of their research available to the public. Early retirement: $2,000 per year of service before 1996. $1,500 per year of service before 1989. COMMUNICATIONS Atlantic Broadcasters Antigonish, N.S. (18 broadcast and television employees) and the International Alliance of eatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 848 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2017. Signed on July 27, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 2% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: Vacation pay as per the requirements of the Canada Labour Code to start, 3 weeks after 2 years and 4 weeks after 7 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all hours worked on scheduled days off. Time and one-half for all hours worked on desig- nated holidays. Meal allowance: $10 when employee is required to work 10 or more hours in a day. Sick leave: 20 days per year. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, par- ent, child, stepchild, brother, sister, father-in-law or mother- in-law. 2 days for employee's grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Up to 2 additional days for travel if the funeral takes place outside of the province. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Department head: $575 per week Program director: $575 News director: $575 Broadcast and television em- ployees: $450 Editor's notes: Personal days: 1 day per year.

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