Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Signal man: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1% Paid holidays: 9 days at 1/20th of wages earned during previ- ous 30 calendar days. Overtime: Time and one-half for work in excess of eight hours per day, 40 hours per week, Sundays and holidays. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months Call-in pay: Guaranteed 2 hours' pay. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1% increase): Stevedore: $14.40 rising in 4 steps to $15.00 Signal man: $16.90 rising in 4 steps to $17.50 Editor's notes: Incentive pay: Employees paid $50 for working all required hours through to completion of vessel for 2 or more days' work. Employees paid $25 for working all required hours through to completion of vessel if less than 2 days' work. EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 Edson, Alta. (210 teaching assistants) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2015, to Aug. 31, 2018. Signed on Dec. 16, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2017: 1% Shift premium: 25¢ premium per hour for maintenance II (no journeyman certificate). 55¢ per hour per certificate for tradespersons holding multiple journeyman certificates. 55¢ per hour for accounting as- sistant or clerk who complete a recognized program above basic qualifications. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to a maximum of 15 days and 6% vacation pay to start, 1.67 days per month to a maximum of 20 days per year and 8% vacation pay after 6 years, 2.08 days per month to a maximum of 25 days per year and 10% vacation pay after 11 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 3 hours over regular shift, double time for any hours after that. Double time and one- half if work on a holiday. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Insurance pro- gram. Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: 100% of premiums paid by employer. Vision: 100% of premiums paid by employer. Program will be, or be equivalent to, Plan 3 - Vi- sion 350/Hearing 500. Paramedical: Health Benefit Spending account of $300 per year (previously $200). Em- ployee Assistance Plan for employees and dependants for problems such as stress, psychological or physical ill- ness, marital/family difficulties, drug/alcohol abuse, bereave- ment, etc. First 6 sessions are free. $20 per session after that. Sick leave: 2 paid days per month. Unused sick days can accumulate every year to a maximum of 90 days. After us- ing 3 days in a year, employer can request medical documen- tation and will pay up to $50 to cover cost. LTD: 100% of premiums paid by employer. AD&D: 100% of premiums paid by employer. Life insurance: 100% of premi- ums paid by employer. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 paid days for critical illness or death of employee's parent, spouse, common-law spouse, sibling, child, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandchild, former guardian, fiancé, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandpar- ent, step relations, any relative residing in same household, or any other individual for whom the employee is required to ad- minister bereavement respon- sibilities. 3 paid days for critical illness or death of employee's sister-in-law, brother-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew. 2 additional paid travel days can be recommended by supervisor. 5 additional days at 40% pay if needed. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: 3 hours minimum at overtime rate. 2 hours at reg- ular rate for overnight stand-by duty Monday to Friday. 4 hours at regular rate for stand-by duty on weekends. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Maintenance group: Maintenance coordinator: $41.58 Transportation – shop fore- man: $41.58 Maintenance III (journeyman certificate): $37.81 Maintenance II (no journeyman certificate): $29.03 Maintenance I (general labour- er): $21.08 Technology group: Technician assistant: $21.08 Support analyst: $25.26 System administrator: $31.53 Computer technician: $35.25 Systems analyst I: $37.65 Systems analyst II: $40 Systems analyst III: $42.39 Systems analyst IV: $44.77 Accounting group: Financial accountant: $29.06 Payroll officer I: $26.17 Payroll officer II: $27.74 Accounting assistant: $25.71 Accounting clerk I: $24.13 Senior accounts payable: $25.86 Secretarial, teacher assistant, library assistant staff: Teacher assistant I: $20.18 Teacher assistant III: $20.52 Library assistant I: $19.91 Library assistant II: $20.18 Secretary I: $20.37 Secretary II SR: $22.32 Secretary II AC: $22.32 Secretary III: $22.92 Secretary IV: $23.56 Executive secretary human re- sources: $24.35 Editor's notes: Maternity leave: 15 weeks of leave supplemented to 95% of earnings. Personal leave: 1 paid day and 1 day at 40% per year. Can accumulate up to 5 paid days and 5 partially paid days. Family medical leave: 3 unpaid days to attend to medical appointments or needs of spouse or children and 2 days without pay for medical appointments or needs of parents. Professional growth fund: $10,000 per year contributed by employer. $2,000 additional per year if matched by union. Tuition support: Employer will reimburse employees for costs of upgrading skills. 4 paid days for critical illness or death of parent, spouse, sibling, child, in-laws.

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