Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 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 stand-by Monday to Fri- day from 5 p.m., to 8 a.m. $45 for Saturday or Sunday, $55 on statutory holidays. GOVERNMENT Government of New Brunswick Provincewide, New Brunswick (2,120 administration and support employees) and the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2014, to March 3, 2019. Signed on June 19, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 0.5% Effective July 1, 2014: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 0.5% Effective July 1, 2015: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective July 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective July 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective July 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 0.25% Effective March 31, 2019: 2.5% Shift premium: $3.20 per shift when the majority of hours worked fall between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.25 per hour for all time worked during the week- end shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month of service to start, 1 2/3 days per month of service after 8 years and 2 1/2 days per month of service after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums. Sick leave: 1 1/4 days per month worked to a maximum of 240 days. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's father, mother, spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister or grandchild. 5 days for employee's father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, spouse's grandparent or any relative living with the em- ployee. 2 days for employee's uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. 1 day for employee's former spouse. Half day to serve as a pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.5% increase): Level 1: $10.58 rising in 20 steps to $13.43 Level 2: $12.15 rising in 20 steps to $15.44 Level 3: $13.90 rising in 20 steps to $17.74 Level 4: $15.52 rising in 20 steps to $19.83 Level 5: $17.46 rising in 24 steps to $23.43 Editor's notes: Standby: Employees on standby will receive $2 per hour. Child care leave: 37 weeks. GOVERNMENT e Town of Creston Creston, B.C. (25 public works and inside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2092 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 1, 2012, to Feb. 29, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2012: 1.45% Effective March 1, 2013: 1.6% Effective March 1, 2014: 1.75% Effective March 1, 2015: 2% Shift premium: 7-hour shift for manual employees, paid for 8 hours at regular rate. 6-hour shift for office employees, paid for 7 at regular rate. 60 cents per hour in addition to regular rate for weekend shifts. Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 16 days after 2 years, 17 days after 3 years, 18 days after 4 years, 19 days after 5 years. 1 additional day per year up until 31 days for 17- plus years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours, double time for additional hours. Meal allowance: $15. Dental: 100%. Maximum $2,500 for orthodontics. Vision: $375 for 2012-2013, $400 for 2014-2015, every 2 years. Carried over for a maxi- mum of $1,000 per person. $1,000 for laser eye surgery. Weekly indemnity: 70% up to $1,000 per week. Sick leave: 6 days per year. LTD: 60% up to $3,500. AD&D: $100,000. Life insurance: $100,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days with pay, additional 2 days without pay. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Double regular rate. Probationary period: 132 days. Safety shoes: 50% of steel- toed boots, maximum of 2 pairs per year. Uniforms/clothing: 50% for prescription safety glasses up to $300 every 2 years. Protec- tive gloves, eyewear, leather aprons, hip waders, hard hats, coveralls and hearing and breathing equipment pro- vided. Tool allowance: $500 per year for mechanics for use of per- sonal tools. Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer: $26.23 per hour Dog catcher: $27.58 Carpenter: $29.49 Public works foreman: $35.39 Bylaw enforcement officer I: $26.58 Administrative assistant and records clerk: $29.74 Meterman III: $27.68 Engineering technician I: $22.88 Engineering technician III: $30.12 Building inspector: $34.19 Sewage treatment plant opera- tor I: $28.45 Sewage treatment plant chief operator: $37.17 Editor's notes: Stand-by pay: 2 hours paid at regular rate for weekdays, 4 hours at regular rate for weekends and holi- days. Tool premium: $1 per hour to mechanics.

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