Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Effective Dec. 1, 2015: 0.3% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.95% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.9% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.8% Shift premium: 30¢ per hour for shifts from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. 39¢ per hour for shifts from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 12 days and one floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 70 hours after 1 year, 105 hours after 3 years, 140 hours after 10 years, 175 hours after 15 years, 210 hours after 20 years, 217 hours after 26 years, 224 hours after 27 years, 231 hours after 28 years, 238 hours after 29 years and 245 hours after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: $10 for break- fast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner (previously $7 for break- fast, $10 for lunch and $15 for dinner). Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums for orthodontic services to a $2,000 lifetime maximum. Employer pays 80% of premiums for restorative ser- vices to a $2,000 per year maxi- mum (previously $,1750). Vision: $400 every 2 years for eyeglasses, contact lenses, eye exams or laser surgery (previ- ously $375). LTD: 66.66% salary coverage after 17 weeks of disability to a maximum of $6,500 per month. Employee must provide medi- cal certificates at 2 years' dis- ability. AD&D: 2 times the employee's annual salary with a minimum coverage of $75,000. Life insurance: 2 times the employee's annual salary with a minimum coverage of $75,000. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child, father, mother, father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother or sister. 3 days for employee's son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law or grandpar- ent. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 1 year for communications and com- puter services personnel, 9 months for records clerks and 6 months for all other classifica- tions. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.95% increase): Grade A: $40,100 per year rising in 3 steps to $44,070 Grade B: $46,784 rising in 3 steps to $51,412 Grade C: $53,464 rising in 3 steps to $58,750 Grade D: $60,146 rising in 3 steps to $66,096 Grade E: $66,830 rising in 3 steps to $73,438 Grade F: $73,513 rising in 3 steps to $80,784 Grade G: $80,626 rising in 3 steps to $90,572 Grade H: $89,321 rising in 3 steps to $100,362 Grade I: $97,458 rising in 3 steps to $109,504 Editor's notes: Court time: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half when employee is required to attend court during off-duty hours. Retired employees required to attend court will be paid 4 hours at the current hourly base rate of pay for the rank they held at the time of their retirement. Pregnancy leave: 15 weeks. Parental leave: 10 weeks. 1 year for extended parental leave. On call: $4 per hour. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Maximus BC Health Benefits Operations Victoria, B.C. (260 administrative services employees) and the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2020. Signed on April 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2017: 1.75% Effective April 1, 2018: 2% Effective April 1, 2019: 2% Shift premium: $1.45 per hour for afternoon shift (previously $1.35). $1.60 for night shift (previously $1.45). $62 biweekly if employee has level 3 Occupa- tional First Aid Certificate (pre- viously $60). $50 biweekly for level 2 Occupational First Aid Certificate (previously $48). Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 17 days after 3 years, 19 days after 4 years, gaining one more day a year until 20 years where they get 2 more, 32 days total. 36 days after 25 years and longer. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours of overtime following a regular shift, double time for all hours thereafter. Double time for hours worked on a day of rest. Meal allowance: $13 for break- fast (previously $12.75), $15 for lunch (previously $14.50), $25 for dinner if employee on travel status away from headquarters (previously $23.50). $17.50 when employee works 2.5 hours of overtime before or after their regular shift, another meal al- lowance every 3 hours after that (previously $15). Medical benefits: Medical Services Plan of British Colum- bia. 100% of premium paid by employer. Dental: 100% for part A. 65% for part B. 55% for part C. $5,000 lifetime maximum for orthodontics. Paramedical: $80 deductible (previously $65). $10 reim- bursement for first 5 visits to chiropractor, physiotherapist, podiatrist, massage therapist, therapist, naturopath, or physi- cian and 80% reimbursement after that to a maximum of $1,250 per year (previously 80% coverage after 7 visits). $200 per person to a $500 maximum per family for acupuncture. $3,500 for breast prosthetics. $875 for wig/hairpiece. STD: 75% of pay for up to 6 months. LTD: 70% of the first $2,300 of monthly earnings, 50% of monthly earnings after that. AD&D: 3 times annual salary for loss of both hands or feet, loss of one hand and one foot, loss of one hand or one foot and sight of one eye, or loss of sight in both eyes. Half that amount for loss of one hand or foot or loss of sight in one eye. Life insurance: 3 times an- nual salary. $10,000 spouse life LTD: 70% of the first $2,300 of monthly earnings, 50% of monthly earnings after that. 70 hours of vacation after 1 year, 105 hours after 3 years, 140 hours after 10 years, 175 hours after 15 years.

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