Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Shift premium: $1.40 per hour for responsibility pay. $1.50 per hour for evening shifts. $1.55 per hour for night shifts. Paid holidays: 13 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 18 days to start, 23 days after 3 years, 27 days after 8 years, 30 days after 15 years, 35 days after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours of overtime worked, double time for all sub- sequent hours worked. Up to 20 days per year may be banked. Sick leave: 1.25 days earned per month worked. Unused credits may be carried over to the next year. Pension: Northern Employee Benefits Services. No other de- tails available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time rate or ac- tual hours worked at overtime rates – whichever is greater. Probationary period: 6 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for first year of service, 1 week's pay for each succeeding completed year of continuous employ- ment. Up to 28 weeks' pay total. Safety shoes: Up to $250 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply: coveralls, special- ized gloves, hard hats, aprons, welding goggles, dust protec- tion equipment, eye protection equipment, ear protection equipment, pool uniform, goggles, deck shoes. Sample rates of pay, current: Level 9: $49,428.95 per year, ris- ing in 6 steps to $55,971.48 Level 10: $50,634.94, rising in 6 steps to $57,440.40 Level 11: $51,895.29, rising in 6 steps to $58,969.25 Level 12: $53,197.80, rising in 6 steps to $60,559.12 Level 13: $54,556.89, rising in 6 steps to $62,212.22 Level 14: $55,971.48, rising in 6 steps to $63,930.78 Level 15: $57,440.40, rising in 6 steps to $65,719.25 Level 16: $58,969.25, rising in 6 steps to $67,578.70 Level 17: $60,559.12, rising in 6 steps to $69,513.61 Level 18: $62,212.22, rising in 6 steps to $71,522.85 Level 19: $63,930.78, rising in 6 steps to $73,615.31 Level 20: $65,719.25, rising in 6 steps to $75,790.98 Level 21: $67,578.70, rising in 6 steps to $78,053.17 Level 22: $69,513.61, rising in 6 steps to $80,405.25 Level 23: $71,522.85, rising in 6 steps to $82,851.62 Level 24: $73,615.31, rising in 6 steps to $85,397.84 Level 25: $75,790.98, rising in 6 steps to $88,043.92 Level 26: $78,053.17, rising in 6 steps to $90,797.61 Level 27: $80,405.25, rising in 6 steps to $93,658.92 Editor's notes: Winter leave: 2 days. Northern allowance: $7,715.79 per year effective Jan. 1, 2014. Long-service award: $750 for employees at step 6 of assigned pay level for 3 years. $750 every 3 years after that. TRANSPORTATION British Columbia Automobile Association Provincewide, British Columbia (100 sales employees) and the Canadian Office and Professional Employees' Union (COPE) Local 378 Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective Oct. 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 1.25% Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 24 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours worked be- yond 7 in one day, double time for any work beyond 11 hours in one day. Meal allowance: $11 when em- ployee has worked more than 3 hours beyond regular shift. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's spouse, mother, father, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, grandchildren, grandparents, and any person who perma- nently resides with the employ- ees. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 120 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Sample rates of pay, current: Member service representative: $3,149.99 per month Service advisor: $3,465.26 Insurance advisor: $3,465.26 Administrative agent: $3,465.26 Administrative agent, floater: $3,465.26 Student service advisor: $3,465.26 Senior insurance advisor: $3,465.26 Insurance sales assistant: $4,193.64 Team lead: $4,613.55 Editor's notes: Compassionate care leave: Up to 8 weeks unpaid. First aid certificate: $25 per month for employees with Level I First Aid Certificate. TRANSIT Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Wood Buffalo, Alta. (120 transit operators) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1505 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Jan. 7, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.2% Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half when employee must work beyond 8 hours in one day or 44 hours in 1 week. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the death of employee's mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, child, foster child, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, spouse's grandparents. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. Probationary period: 4 months for full-time employ- ees, 3 months for part-time

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