Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Shift premium: $1.20 per hour worked during the night shift between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. $1.20 per hour for all hours worked during the weekend shift between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 2 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 20 years and 7 weeks after 28 years. Overtime: Overtime for all hours worked beyond 7.5 hours per day or 75 hours per pay period. Meal allowance: $5 after 3 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: $375 maxi- mum for chiropractor services. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 90% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's spouse, child or parent. 3 days for employee's brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 day for em- ployee's uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Seniority – recall rights: 4 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at regular rate of pay. Probationary period: 225 hours worked. Uniforms/clothing: Em- ployees are not required to purchase or replace uniforms unless negligence is proven. Tool allowance: Employees are not required to purchase or replace tools unless negligence is proven. Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.7% increase): Patient accounts manager: $23.77 per hour rising in 4 steps to $27.14 Medical imaging manager: $23.77 rising in 4 steps to $27.14 Clinical archives manager: $23.77 rising in 4 steps to $27.14 Accounts payable clerk: $22.01 rising in 4 steps to $25.01 Payroll clerk: $22.01 rising in 4 steps to $25.01 Bookkeeper: $22.01 rising in 4 steps to $25.01 Patient accounts attendant: $22.01 rising in 4 steps to $25.01 Purchasing assistant: $22.01 rising in 4 steps to $25.01 Floor clerk: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Secretary I: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Diagnostic services clerk: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Purchasing clerk: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Reception officer: $21.30 ris- ing in 4 steps to $24.09 Physical therapy clerk: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Clinical information officer: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Archive officer: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Transcription officer: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Cardiac rehabilitation clerk: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Pharmacy clerk: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Privacy officer: $21.30 rising in 4 steps to $24.09 Collection officer: $21.30 ris- ing in 4 steps to $24.09 Medical typist: $22.23 rising in 4 steps to $25.23 Accounting cashier: $19.48 rising in 4 steps to $22.13 Receptionist: $19.48 rising in 4 steps to $22.13 Editor's notes: On call: $3.30 per hour while on call. $4.90 per hour effective Sept. 29, 2016. Maternity leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 35 weeks. HEALTH CARE Government of New Brunswick Provincewide, New Brunswick (6,500 nurses) and the New Brunswick Nurses' Union Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Aug. 13, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 0.5% Effective July 1, 2015: 0.5% Effective Sept. 23, 2015: 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% Shift premium: 60¢ per hour for employees designated as being "in charge" of a unit of the hospital. $1.75 per hour for the evening shift. $2.25 per hour for the night shift. $2.50 per hour for the weekend shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 15 days after 1957.5 hours worked, 20 days after 9787.5 hours worked, 21 days after 31,320 hours worked, 22 days after 33,277.5 hours worked, 23 days after 35,235 hours worked, 24 days after 37,192.5 hours worked and 25 days af- ter 39,150 hours worked. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. Time and one half for all hours worked in ex- cess of 7 consecutive days or without 16 hours off between shifts. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums for the Province of New Brunswick Blue Cross Health Plan. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums for the existing basic dental plan. Sick leave: 1 1/2 days per month to a maximum of 240 days. Life insurance: Employer maintains Province of New Brunswick Group Life Insur- ance Program. Basic coverage is equal to employee's annual salary. Pension: The Certain Bar- gaining Employees Shared Risk Pension Plan continues to be in effect. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 750 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.5% increase): Registered nurse Class A: $30.47 rising in 6 steps to $38.60 Registered nurse Class B: $32.51 rising in 5 steps to $39.58 Registered nurse Class C: $33.31 rising in 5 steps to $40.53 Registered nurse Class D: $41.86 rising in 5 steps to $50.92 Editor's notes: Maternity leave: 17 weeks. Child care leave: 35 weeks. Retirement age: The normal retirement age is 65. Employees can retire at 55 without loss of retirement benefits. Retention period: Employees with 25 years of active registration as a registered nurse and written confirmation from the employer will receive an adjustment of 3% to the employee's regular rate of pay.

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