Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS hours worked on a holiday, dou- ble time for all hours worked thereafter. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 1 2/3 days per month worked after 2 years, 2 1/4 days per month worked after 6 years, 2 1/2 days per month after 10 years and 3 days per month worked after 15 years. Special leave earned is 1/2 day for each calendar month with 80 hours worked and 1/4 day for each calendar months with 45 hours worked, up to a maximum of 25 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours of overtime, double time for all hours there- after. Sick leave: 1 1/4 days per calen- dar month with at least 10 days worked. Up to 6 days can be granted in advance if sick leave credits have been used up. STD: The Northern Employee Benefits Services Group Benefit Plan and other plans are terms and conditions of employment. LTD: The Northern Employee Benefits Services Group Benefit Plan and other plans are terms and conditions of employment. AD&D: The Northern Em- ployee Benefits Services Group Benefit Plan and other plans are terms and conditions of em- ployment. Life Insurance: The Northern Employee Benefits Services Group Benefit Plan and other plans are terms and conditions of employment. Pension: The Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan is a term and con- dition of employment for all eligible employees. Bereavement leave: 5 working days for a death or serious ill- ness in the immediate family or in-law. 4 days' travel time if the death or serious illness is out- side of Iqaluit. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Probationary period: 6 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each of the first 2 years of con- tinuous employment and one week's pay for each succeeding continuous y ear of employ- ment. Safety shoes: $1,000 per year for maintenance employees and $275 per year for admin- istration employees for those deemed to required safety foot- wear and gloves. Uniforms/clothing: Company will provide and replace safety clothing where necessary. Tool allowance: New journey- man and apprentice employees must supply their own tool kit. Company will replace worn-out or broken tools and supply spe- cialized tools not normally part of a journeyman's tool kit. Sample rates of pay: Tenant relations officer: $30.49, rising in 6 steps to $35.65 Administration officer: $31.66, rising in 6 steps to $38.18 Administration clerk: $26.91, rising in 6 steps to $32.57 Finance officer: $34.92, rising in 6 steps to $40.53 Finance clerk, warehouse clerk: $28.68, rising in 6 steps to $33.22 Housing maintenance, mainte- nance officer: $31.66, rising in 6 steps to $38.18 Painter: $33.14, rising in 6 steps to $38.93 Oil burner mechanic, ware- houseman: $35.46, rising in 6 steps to $41.76 Carpenter: $35.60, rising in 6 steps to $42.11 Plumber/electrician: $37.67, rising in 6 steps to $44.65 Trades helper: $26.02, rising in 6 steps to $30.49 Casual – administration, main- tenance: $18.66 Editor's notes: Birth or adoption: Special leave of 1 working day for the birth or adoption of a child. Domestic emer- gency: Up to 5 working days for a domestic emergency. Insufficient work: 4 hours reporting pay when employee reports for work and there is insufficient or no work available. Housing allowance: Housing allowance of $550 per month and utility allowance of $300 per month where employees own a home or are paying rent and utilities. HEALTHCARE Government of New Brunswick Provincewide, New Brunswick (220 supervisors) and the New Brunswick Nurses' Union Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on March 16, 2016. Wage adjustments: 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% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour for time worked during the evening shift. $2.25 per hour for time worked during the night shift. $2.50 per hour for time worked during the weekend shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a designated holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 3 weeks after 1,957.5 hours worked, 4 weeks after 9,787.5 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 5 weeks after 39,150 hours worked. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. Meal allowance: Time and one-half for time worked dur- ing the meal period. Sick leave: 1/2 days per month worked to a maximum of 240 days. LTD: Employees pay premiums through payroll deduction. Em- ployees on long-term disability benefits will be considered to be on a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed 2 years. Life insurance: Employer maintains the Province of New Brunswick Group Life Insur- ance Program. Pension: Employees partici- pate in the Certain Bargaining Employees Shared Risk Pension plan. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's spouse, child or parent. 5 days for employee's brother, sister or grandchild. 3 days for employee's grandpar- ent, father-in-law, mother- in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law or relative living in the employee's household. Bereave- ment leave is not available to casual employees. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Probationary period: 750 hours worked. $550 per month housing allowance and $300 per month utility allowance. Employees can retire early at the age of 55 without the loss of retirement benefits.

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