Canadian Labour Reporter

April 25, 2016

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6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS April 25, 2016 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.5% increase): Registered nurse class manager: $36.64 per hour rising in 5 steps to $44.59 Registered nurse class supervi- sor: $35.81 rising in 5 steps to $43.56 Editor's notes: Standby: 3 hours' pay at applicable overtime rate to a maximum of 8 hours' pay when an employee on standby is called in. Family responsibility leave: 3 unpaid days. Maternity leave: 17 weeks. Employees on maternity leave can use up to 10 days of accumulated sick leave while on leave. Parental leave: 35 unpaid weeks. Retirement: The normal age of retirement is 65. Employees who choose to retire at 55 can do so without loss of retirement ben- efits and will receive pension benefits as defined in the Certain Bargaining Employees Shared Risk Pension Plan. Re- tirement allowance will be 5 days' pay per full year of continuous service to a maximum of 125 days' pay. TRANSPORTATION Fredericton International Airport Authority Fredericton, N.B. (23 inside and outside employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 60601 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2015, to April 30, 2019. Signed on Feb. 24, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2016: 2% Effective May 1, 2017: 2% Effective May 1, 2018: 2.5% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $1.75 per hour when half of more of the hours worked are regularly sched- uled between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.80 effective May 1, 2016. $1.85 effective May 1, 2017. Employees working on shifts during the weekend will receive an additional premium of $1.75 per hour. $1.80 effective May 1, 2016. $1.85 effective May 1, 2017. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 1 2/3 days per month worked after 8 years, 2 1/12 days per month worked after 17 years and 2 1/2 days per month worked after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: Employee called back to work or working more than 4 hours of overtime are entitled to an additional meal in the amount of $9, ex- cept where a free meal is pro- vided. $12 for breakfast, $12 for lunch and $30 for dinner when the employee is travelling on employer business. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premium costs for the Extended Health Coverage. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premium costs. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premium costs. Sick leave: 1.25 days per calen- dar month worked. AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premium costs. Life insurance: Employee pay 15¢ per $1,000 for Basic Life Insurance and the employer will pay the balance of the premium cost. Pension: Employees trans- ferred from Transport Canada on May 1, 2001, can participate in the Canadian Airports Coun- cil Pension Plan, a defined ben- efit plan. All other employees can participate in a defined con- tribution plan. Employees em- ployed with Transport Canada prior to May 1, 2001 will have to option of leaving their accrued pension in the Public Service Pension Plan. The pension ben- efit is 2% of the best 5 consecu- tive years average pensionable earnings salary for each year of pensionable service, to a maxi- mum of 35 years service. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, fiancé, child, stepchild, ward of the employees, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, great-grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or relative permanently resid- ing with the employee. An ad- ditional 3 days may be granted for the purpose of travel. 1 day for an employees to serve as a pallbearer. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at the applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: A mini- mum of 6 months, up to 1 year. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for the first year of service and 1 week's pay for each additional com- plete year of continuous year of employment for lay-off. 1/2 week's pay per complete year of continuous employment to a maximum of 13 weeks' pay for resignation. Mileage: 50¢ per km. Sample rates of pay, current: ASM: $23.52 per hour ASM seasonal: $23.52 ASM team lead: $24.70 Administrative assistant: $24.70 Fin clerk SP: $27.83 Fin clerk: $25.94 Communications officer: $27.23 Mechanic: $27.23 ABM SP: $30.39 ABM: $27.23 AOS2: $28.60 AEM SP: $31.09 AEM: $30.02 AOS 3 TO: $30.02 SS&SO SP: $38.57 SS&SO: $31.53 Ops sup: $31.53 Editor's notes: Seasonal employees: Seasonal employees are not eligible to participate in any of the FIAA's health and benefit or pension plans. In lieu of these benefits, seasonal employees will receive a monthly allowance of $100. Term employees: Term employees are not eligible to participate in any of the FIAA's health and benefit or pension plans. In lieu of these benefits. term employees will receive a monthly allowance of $75. Term employees do not accrue vaca- tion credits but will be provided with 4% vacation pay on a regular pay basis. Standby: 1/2 hour pay per 4 consecutive hours or portion thereof on standby. Wash-up time: Wash-up time will be permitted where, due to the nature of work, there is a need. Spousal union: 5 paid days. Family leave: 1 day for a medical or dental appointment when the family member is incapable of attending alone. 3 days for temporary care in the case of illness. 2 days for the birth or adoption of a child. 1 day for employee's medical, dental or legal appointments. Total leave under this clause will not exceed 5 days per year. Maternity leave: 17 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 37 unpaid weeks. Travel: $11.50 per day in- cidental expenses. $50 private accommodation. Seasonal employees are not eligible to participate in any of the FIAA's health and benefit or pension plans.

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