Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $50.67 Intermediate equipment opera- tor: $45.70 Entry-level equipment opera- tor: $36.66 Gas fitter: $53.37 Instrumentation mechanic: $53.37 Iron worker: $53.37 Leadhand – crew: $45.70 Leadhand – labourer: $38.72 Labourer – skilled: $34.19 Labourer – intermediate: $30.57 Labourer – entry-level: $27.55 Materials technician: $50.67 Mechanic: $50.67 Heavy duty mechanic: $53.37 Millwright: $53.37 Pipefitter: $53.37 Plumber: $53.37 Scaffolder: $50.67 Steamfitter: $53.37 Welder: $50.67 Welder – B Pressure: $53.37 HEALTH CARE Government of New Brunswick Provincewide, New Brunswick (1,580 health and social care professional employees) and the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees (NBUPPE) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019. Signed on June 1, 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 21, 2019: 2.5% Shift premium: $1.50 per hour when the majority of hours worked fall between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2 per hour when the majority of hours worked fall between 11 p.m. Friday and 12 a.m. Sunday. 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 after 39,150 hours worked. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 7 1/2 hours per day or 37 1/2 hours per week. Sick leave: 1 1/2 days per month of continuous service to a maximum of 240 days. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, common- law spouse, son, daughter, mother, father, person acting in loco parentis, brother, sis- ter, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 1 day for employee's former spouse, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. 1/2 day leave to act as pallbearer. 2 additional days for travel when burial occurs out- side of the province. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at regular rate of pay. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.5% increase): Audiologist/speech language pathologist 1: $33.80 per hour rising in 5 steps to $42.58 Audiologist/speech language pathologist 2: $35.40 rising in 5 steps to $44.64 Psychologist 1: $35.23 rising in 4 steps to $42.42 Psychologist 2: $36.99 rising in 4 steps to $44.54 Clinical psychologist 2 (H.C.): $36.80 rising in 4 steps to $44.36 Community addictions officer (H.C.): $28.45 rising in 4 steps to $34.24 Dietician 1: $27.06 rising in 5 steps to $35.50 Dietician 2: $29.45 rising in 5 steps to $37.36 Dietician 3: $31.20 rising in 5 steps to $39.70 Unlicensed pharmacist: $34.44 rising in 5 steps to $43.65 Pharmacist 1: $36.04 rising in 5 steps to $45.86 Pharmacist 2: 37.94 rising in 5 steps to $48.18 Pharmacist 3: $39.76 rising in 5 steps to $50.53 Pharmacist 5 (H.C.): $41.82 ris- ing in 5 steps to $53.13 Medical physicist 1: $51.67 ris- ing in 4 steps to $62.16 Medical physicist 2: $63.33 ris- ing in 4 steps to $76.15 Midwife 1: $32.65 rising in 4 steps to $39.56 Midwife 2: $41.60 rising in 3 steps to $47.94 Occupational therapist/phys- iotherapist 1: $29.75 rising in 5 steps to $35.49 Occupational therapist/phys- iotherapist 2: $31.28 rising in 5 steps to $37.32 Occupational therapist/phys- iotherapist 3: $32.78 rising in 5 steps to $39.15 Psychometrist 1: $29.46 rising in 4 steps to $35.63 Psychometrist 2: $30.15 rising in 4 steps to $36.44 Psychometry assistant: $26.95 rising in 4 steps to $34 Recreation therapist 1: $28.14 rising in 4 steps to $35.24 Recreation therapist 2: $29.54 rising in 4 steps to $37 Social worker 1: $26.99 rising in 6 steps to $36.70 Social worker 2: $28.22 rising in 4 steps to $38.38 Social worker 3: $33.37 rising in 4 steps to $40.05 Editor's notes: Standby: Employees required to be on standby will receive $3 per hour. Maternity leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 35 weeks. Family responsibility leave: 22.5 hours per year. 22.5 hours per year of family responsibility leave.

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