Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS April 4, 2016 overtime hours worked by cus- todial and maintenance staff. Time off may be taken instead of financial compensation, up to 5 days may accumulate per year in employee's bank. Medical benefits: Alberta School Employees Benefit Plan. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Employees eli- gible after 1 year of service. Bereavement leave: 6 days for the death of an immediate family member. Immediate family defined as spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother, sister, parent, grandchild or grandparent of the employee or employee's spouse. Up to 4 additional days for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rate. Probationary period: 65 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Smocks to be made available for custodial staff, coveralls for maintenance staff. Employees who elect to purchase their own personal safety equipment will be reim- bursed up to $250 per year. Up to $100 per school year to pur- chase gym and swim program bathing suit. Sample rates of pay, current: Education assistant I: $21.87 per hour to start, rising in 4 steps to $25 Education assistant II: $22.72 to start, rising in 4 steps to $25.83 Education assistant III: $23.08 to start, rising in 4 steps to $26.25 Education assistant IV: $23.53 to start, rising in 4 steps to $26.94 Child care services: $22.72 to start, rising in 4 steps to $25.83 Education assistant V: $27.55 to start, rising in 2 steps to $29.63 Education assistant VI: $30.30 to start, rising in 2 steps to $32.59 Teacher assistant supervisor (half-day): $82.85 Teacher assistant supervisor (full-day): $165.71 Community host: $13.44 per hour to start, rising in 8 steps to $13.85 Mail delivery: $16.59 to start, rising in 8 steps to $18.67 District secretary: $23.12 to start, rising in 8 steps to $26.02 Library clerk: $23.12 to start, rising in 8 steps to $26.02 School assistant administrator: $23.12 to start, rising in 8 steps to $26.02 Administrative assistant: $24.45 to start, rising in 8 steps to $27.51 Community program co-ordi- nator: $24.45 to start, rising in 8 steps to $27.51 Student information co-ordi- nator: $25.78 to start, rising in 8 steps to $29.02 Business co-ordinator: $25.78 to start, rising in 8 steps to $29.02 Office co-ordinator: $25.78 to start, rising in 8 steps to $29.02 Cleaner: $19.80 per hour Custodian: $22.26 Head custodian: $24.66 Journeyman: $35.77 HVAC technician: $35.77 Custodial services co-ordina- tor: $31.26 Summer student: $17.62 Editor's notes: Northern travel allowance: Up to $2,400 per year for permanent employees. Allowance intended to offset travel expenses for medical and other reasons. TRANSPORTATION Clipper Vacations Victoria, B.C. (10 customer service employees) and Unifor Local 114 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2013, to Oct. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 1.7% Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 1.7% Shift premium: $2 per hour for lead hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all work on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Meal allowance: $10 for break- fast, $11 for lunch, $18 for din- ner when an employee must travel outside of Victoria. Medical benefits: $3.95 per hour paid by employer toward the cost of the B.C. Medical Services Plan and Health and Welfare Plan. Sick leave: 40-hour sick leave credit provided after 1 year of service. Pension: Up to 4% of salary will be matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member, including spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex spouse, child, foster child, step- child, grandchild, parent, foster parent, brother or sister. 3 days for extended family, including grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 additional day if out-of-town travel is required (defined as outside the main- land and north of Nanaimo). Seniority – recall rights: 15 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 135 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months given that no further discipline has occurred. Severance: 2 weeks' pay per year of service, given employee has been employed for at least 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: 3 shirts, 4 pairs of pants, 1 lightweight jacket, 1 heavyweight jacket. Sample rates of pay, current: Reservation agent: $17.27 per hour, rising after 3 years to $23.33 Dock hand: $15.89, rising after 3 years to $22.66 Editor's notes: Family responsibility leave: 5 days of unpaid leave per year to meet responsibilities of health, care or education of child in employee's care, care or health of any other member of the employee's immediate family, spouse, or same-sex spouse. Compassionate care leave: Up to 8 weeks for a family member with a serious risk of death. Northern travel allowance up to $2,400 per year for permanent employees Compassionate care leave of up to 8 weeks for a family member

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