Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 FJanuary 12, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 15, 2016 Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Dietary aide: $16.30 per hour, rising after 36 months to $18.54 Housekeeping aide: $16.30, ris- ing after 36 months to $18.54 Dietary aide (evening): $17.85, rising after 36 months to $20.49 Activities co-ordinator: $17.85, rising after 36 months to $20.49 Dietary aide (night): $18.67, ris- ing after 36 months to $21.47 Relief cook: $19.98, rising after 36 months to $22.86 Cook: $20.86, rising after 36 months to $23.95 Chef: $22.22, rising after 36 months to $25.48 Maintenance I: $22.76, rising after 36 months to $26.35 Maintenance II: $24.71, rising after 36 months to $28.50 Maintenance III: $27.15, rising after 36 months to $31.43 Personal care aide: $19.11, ris- ing after 36 months to $22.56 Floater: $17.64, rising after 36 months to $20.41 Editor's notes: Staff meetings: Employees not scheduled to work but required to be in attendance for staff meetings will be paid for a minimum of 3 hours at $11.20 per hour. Compassionate care leave: Up to 8 weeks unpaid. LONG-TERM CARE Green Acres Foundation Sunny South Lodge Coaldale, Alta. (Health care workers) and the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) Local 048, Chapter 027 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on July 14, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for shifts between 3 p.m., and 11 p.m., $1.50 effective 2016, $1.75 effective 2017. $2.25 for shifts between 11 p.m., and 7 a.m., $2.50 effective 2016, $2.75 effective 2017. $1 per hour for weekend shifts, $1.25 effective 2016, $1.50 effective 2017. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a statutory holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 16 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked beyond 8 in one day, double time for all hours worked thereafter. Medical benefits: 80% reim- bursement for drug plan. Dental: 80% coverage for basic services, 50% for major and orthodontic services. Sick leave: 1 day earned per month worked up to 24 days. Pension: Up to 3.25% to be matched by each employee and employer. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's spouse, common-law spouse, fiancé, legal guardian, child, parent, spouse's parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother or grandchild. Up to 2 additional days if travel for funeral is be- yond 300 km. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at straight time or actual hours worked at double time — whichever is greater. Probationary period: 488 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Sample rates of pay, current: Food services: $15.68 per hour to start, rising in 4 steps to $19.96 Cook II: $17.95 rising in 4 steps to $22.50 Cook I: $22.05 rising in 4 steps to $28.41 Resident services: $16.37 rising in 4 steps to $21.85 Facility clerical: $15.99 rising in 4 steps to $20.12 Activity co-ordinator: $19.58 rising in 4 steps to $23.65 Activity co-ordinator II: $23.92 rising in 4 steps to $29.09 Health-care aide: $20.02 rising in 7 steps to $25.07 Licensed practical nurse: $26.58 rising in 7 steps to $34.80 Registered nurse: $35.88 rising in 7 steps to $47.08 Labourer: $13.72 rising in 4 steps to $16.89 Maintenance II: $18.48 rising in 4 steps to $21.65 Maintenance I: $22.40 rising in 4 steps to $26.20 GOVERNMENT City of Edmonton Edmonton (1,000 firefighters) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 19, 2010, to Dec. 20, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 19, 2010: 3.6% Effective Dec. 19, 2011: 4% Effective Dec. 19, 2012: 3% Effective Dec. 19, 2013: 2% Effective Dec. 19, 2014: 2.25% Effective Dec. 19, 2015: 2.5% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 23 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Firefighter I: $58,085 per year Firefighter III: $76,526 Firefighter V: $92,199 Senior firefighter: $106,028 Fire captain: $116,171 Three days to mourn the loss of an employee's immediate family member, with up to two additional paid days if travel for the funeral is required.

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