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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS June 27, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS days per month after 20 years. Overtime: Time-and-a-half for first 4 hours beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for any overtime more than 4 hours and all hours worked on a Sunday or holiday. Meal allowance: $10.10 for employees unable to take a meal period during their work day. Sick leave: 1½ days for each month receiving 10 days' pay. 1 day of sick leave credits is converted into 1 day of vacation leave each quarter if employee has used no sick leave. LTD: All employees and bene- fits covered by company-pro- vided Northern Employees Benefit Services. AD&D: All employees and benefits covered by com- pany-provided Northern Em- ployees Benefit Services. Life insurance: All employees and benefits covered by com- pany-provided Northern Em- ployees Benefit Services. Pension: All employees and benefits covered by com- pany-provided Northern Em- ployees Benefit Services. Bereavement leave: 5 days for a death in the employee's im- mediate family. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' overtime pay if employee is directed to work on a day of rest, paid holiday,or outside regularly scheduled hours. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of continuous em- ployment. Safety shoes: $300 each year. Uniforms/clothing: All neces- sary protective clothing provid- ed by company. Tool allowance: Company will replace worn-out or broken tools used and owned by journeymen and apprentices in the regular performance of their work. If specialized tools are required, the company will purchase them. Sample rates of pay (current): Foreman, building maintainer, heavy equipment operator, airport maintainer: $36.83 per hour, rising in 3 steps to $38.50 Head mechanic: $38.97, rising in 3 steps to $41.65 Assistant mechanic: $30.39, ris- ing in 5 steps to $34.21 Water truck operator, sewage truck operator, garbage truck operator: $26.23, rising in 5 steps to $29.38 Janitor, clerk/typist: $22.48, ris- ing in 5 steps to $24.86 Secretary/interpreter: $23.39, rising in 5 steps to $26.18 Lands officer, economic de- velopment officer: $23.24, ris- ing in 5 steps to $26.54 Post office employee: $19.14, rising in 5 steps to $22.53 Community outreach justice worker: $26.63, rising in 5 steps to $31.34 Recreation co-ordinator (certi- fied): $34.72, rising in 5 steps to $39.77 Recreation co-ordinator (un- certified): $23.24, rising in 5 steps to $26.54 Arena maintainer, recreational facility maintainer: $20.52, ris- ing in 5 steps to $26.28 Casual employee: $19.47 Editor's notes: All employees and dependants over the age of 2 on vacation leave shall be entitled to receive between $2,300 and $9,775 per employee of vacation travel assistance, once every fiscal year. Up to 2 days unpaid leave per fiscal year may be granted to a reasonable number of employees to meet traditional hunting or harvesting opportuni- ties. $5,400-per-year housing allowance for employees living in a private residence or home assistance program. EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Seven Oaks School Division Seven Oaks, Man. (160 workers, building maintenance employees) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Sept. 22, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 4, 2015: 0% Effective Jan. 3, 2016: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Shift premium: Custodial night team leader: $1.31 per hour; day team leader: $2.37 per hour; wheelchair bus drivers: $0.65 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time-and-one-half for first 8 hours worked over the regular working shift in any one day, double-time thereafter. If employee is called in after returning home from regular shift, time-and-one-half before midnight and double-time after midnight. Double-time for Sat- urdays, Sundays and statutory holidays. Double-time before 7 a.m. to start school buses in cold weather. Meal allowance: $12 if employ- ee is required to work at least 3 hours beyond regular shift and is unable to go home, and for out-of-town field trips that ex- tend through lunch breaks. Medical, dental, vision, para- medical benefits: Employer pays full cost of premium for plan. Sick leave: 2 days per working month, accumulative to 125 days. LTD: Employer pays full cost. Life insurance: 2 times annual salary with a cost-share formula where employer pays the first 1x salary. Pension: Employer matches employee contributions to Manitoba School Boards Asso- ciation Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a spouse, com- mon-law partner, children, chil- dren of spouse or common-law partner, grandchildren, foster children or parents. 3 days for the death of a sibling, in-law, grandparent, or other relative living in the same household. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Time-and-one- half with a minimum of 2 hours for each call. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: Employer will share cost of footwear on a 50- 50 basis. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will share cost of work clothing on a 50-50 basis. Sample rates of pay (current, after Jan. 1, 2017, increase): Custodial: $22.90 per hour, $23.36 Custodial with 5 th class certifi- cate or custodial certificate: $23.70, $24.17 Custodial with 5 th class certifi- cate and custodial certificate: $24.36, $24.85 Courier: $23.54, $24.01 Courier with professional de- velopment certificate: $24.34, $24.83 Utility: $24.71, $25.20 Utility with 5 th class certificate or professional development certificate: $25.51, $26.02 Utility with 5 th class certificate and professional development certificate: $26.17, $26.69 Maintenance service person: $25.28, $25.79 Uncertified trade with 5 th class certificate or professional de- velopment certificate: $26.07, $26.59 Uncertified trade with 5 th class certificate and professional de- velopment certificate: $26.73, $27.26 Tradesperson: $31.86, $32.50 Tradesperson with 5 th class cer- tificate or professional develop- ment certificate: $32.66, $33.31 Tradesperson with 5 th class certificate and professional de- velopment certificate: $33.32, $33.99 Bus driver: $23.73, $24.20 Bus driver with professional development certificate: $24.53, $25.02 Bus driver trainer: $25.02, $25.52 Bus driver trainer with profes- sional development certificate: $25.83, $26.35 Summer student: $12.70, $12.95