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September 21, 2015

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Shift premium: $1.25 for all hours worked between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. $1.75 for lead hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half on a recognized holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 15 years. 1 additional day when a paid holiday occurs during an employee's vacation period. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked be- yond 8 in one day. Double time for all hours worked beyond that. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month, up to 120 days. Life insurance: Double annual basic salary, premiums shared equally by employer and em- ployee. Pension: City pension plan. No other details available. On retirement, in addition to regular pension benefit, em- ployees will receive lump sum equivalent to 50% of unused accumulated sick leave and ac- cident benefit. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's husband, wife, common-law spouse, child, father, mother, sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent or grandchild, stepparent or stepchild. 2 additional days when the funeral is more than 720 km beyond Lloydminster limits. One-half day to attend funeral as pallbearer, one-half day to attend the funeral of a friend. 22 hours of paid leave if employee serves as executor of estate. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $200 per year. Tool allowance: $50 per month payable biweekly to mechanics (apprentices and journeymen). Sample rates of pay, current: Heavy duty technician: $38.08 per hour to start, rising in 4 steps to $41.72 Lead building maintenance: $38.08, rising in 4 steps to $41.72 Traffic project lead: $38.08, rising in 4 steps to $41.72 Utilities project lead: $38.08, rising in 4 steps to $41.72 Lead GIS technician: $38.08, rising in 4 steps to $41.72 Mechanic, journeyman: $31.36, rising in 4 steps to $34.26 Planning technician: $31.36, rising in 4 steps to $34.26 Project technician: $31.36, rising in 4 steps to $34.26 Network analyst: $31.36, ris- ing in 4 steps to $34.26 Systems analyst: $31.36, ris- ing in 4 steps to $34.26 Welder, journeyman: $31.36, rising in 4 steps to $34.26 Building maintenance techni- cian: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Computer support techni- cian: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Lab technician: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Plant operator: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Senior accounting clerk: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Senior equipment opera- tor: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Head concrete finisher: $27.85, rising in 4 steps to $30.45 Bylaw enforcement officer: $24.75, rising in 4 steps to $27.04 Equipment officer: $24.75, rising in 4 steps to $27.04 Intermediate accounting clerk: $24.75, rising in 4 steps to $27.04 Parks caretaker: $24.75, ris- ing in 4 steps to $27.04 RCMP administrative sup- port: $24.75, rising in 4 steps to $27.04 Utility person: $24.75, rising in 4 steps to $27.04 Concreter finisher: $24.75, rising in 4 steps to $27.04 Accounting clerk: $21.98, ris- ing in 4 steps to $24.16 Instrument person: $21.98, rising in 4 steps to $24.16 Head lifeguard: $21.98, rising in 4 steps to $24.16 Municipal worker II: $21.98, rising in 4 steps to $24.16 Recreation programmer II: $21.98, rising in 4 steps to $24.16 Editor's notes: Stand-by: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $25 when an employee is required to be on standby Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. $45 for Saturday or Sunday, $55 on a statutory holiday. AIRLINE Canadian North Multiprovince (140 pilots) and the Air Line Pilots Association Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Feb. 1, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2017. Signed on June 26, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2016: Raise based on Alberta Consumer Price Index year over annual rate, excluding energy. Paid holidays: 10 days per year. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Pilots working overtime paid the greater of 1/80th of monthly salary mul- tiplied by number of credit hours for the day, multiplied by 1.5. Hourly, 1/18th of monthly salary multiplied by 1.5. Sick leave: 5 days per year, to accrue. Pension: 4% contributed by employer, 4% contributed by pilot. Bereavement leave: 7 days for immediate family, 5 days for other immediate family, 1 day for any other relation. Seniority – recall rights: Re- call be offered to the next se- nior Pilot on layoff. However, in all cases, the most junior Pilot who is on layoff shall be obliged to accept the recall or permanently forfeit his senior- ity position. Probationary period: 1 year. Safety shoes: $100 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Uniforms provided, worn and main- tained by employer. $60 per month for dry cleaning. Sample rates of pay, current: B-737 C1-C8: $138.89 per hour to start, rising after 91 months to $170.92 B-737 F1-F8: $48.71 per hour to start, rising after 84 months to $82.59 DH8 C1-C8: $78.78 per hour to start, rising after 91 months to $96.33 DH8 F1-F8: $48.71 per hour to start, rising after 84 months to $60.65 Editor's notes: Cellphones: $25 per day for pilots requiring the use of a cellphone. Cancelled flights: $50 per cancelled flight. Hijacking/missing plane: Any pilot who, is interned, captured, or held as a hostage or as a prisoner of war shall be maintained at full pay for his current equipment position until he is able to resume work, his death is established in fact, or his death is reasonably presumed to have occurred. With reasonable presumption of death, the company shall ensure death benefits shall be dispensed to the pilot's designated beneficiaries.

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