Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS August 22, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Education allowance: Employer pays registration cost for academic or technical course. Inclement weather: An em- ployee who cannot make it to work due to inclement weather or impassable road conditions will be paid. TRANSPORTATION Canadian North Multiprovince (170 customer service employees) and Unifor 2002 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed April 15, 2016. Wage adjustments: Jan. 1, 2016: 0.6% Jan. 1, 2017: 1% Jan. 1, 2018: 1% Shift premium: Lead agents: $425 per month. Hub operation CSA: $425 per month. Non-hub station OPS premium: $0.75 per hour. Paid holidays: 10 days (double time and one-half pay for work on a holiday). Vacations with pay: Full-time: proration of 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Part-time: 4% to start, 6% after 2 years, 8% after 7 years, 10% after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours after regularly sched- uled shift. Meal allowance: Maximum $12 reimbursed for work more than 2 hours past regular shift. Medical benefits: 60% cover- age, where not covered by pro- vincial plans. Sick leave: Full-time: First 3 days of absence at 100% of sal- ary. 12 days each year, with a carryover of unused sick days to a maximum of 18 days. Newly hired customer service agents: proration of 12 days. Part-time: maximum 8 sick days per year. Pension: Option to join after 2 years. Bereavement leave: First 7 days following a death (spouse, common-law spouse or child). First 5 days after death of im- mediate family member other than spouse or child (parents of employee or spouse, grandpar- ents of employee or spouse, sis- ters and brothers of employee and spouse, and grandchildren of employee or spouse). Seniority – recall rights: 5 years. Probationary period: 6 months for full-time. 975 hours or 9 months for part-time. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week of pay per year or a minimum of 2 weeks' pay to a maximum of 16 weeks. Safety shoes: Reimburse 100%, $120 maximum every 12 months. Uniforms/clothing: Com- pany pays 100% of the cost of required uniform. Anything extra, 50%. Full-time: $40 monthly cleaning allowance. Part-time: $20 monthly clean- ing allowance. Shoes reimburse 100%, $120 maximum every 12 months. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): 0-6 months: $14.47 rising 2 steps to $14.76 7-12 months: $15.59 rising 2 steps to $15.91 13-24 months: $16.70 rising 2 steps to $17.04 25-36 months: $18.93 rising 2 steps to $19.31 37-48 months: $20.07 rising 2 steps to $20.47 49-60 months: $21.19 rising 2 steps to $21.61 61+ months: $22.27 rising 2 steps to $22.71 Editor's notes: Time bank: Banking of overtime 1.5 hours for each hour of overtime. Maximum of 150 hours at any time. Training: Should out-of-base training be required, travel time between the employee's base and the location of the training session shall be considered as time worked and paid at straight time rates. Moving allowance: Cost of moving household goods, including packing and unpacking, and disconnecting and reconnecting of appliances and mileage allowance (one vehicle) will be paid by the company. If housing is not immediately available, accommoda- tion and meal costs for the employee and their spouse and dependent children will be paid by the company, based on existing meal per diems, for up to 14 days. Dependent children would receive 50% of the per diem. The meal per diem would not apply in cases where the employee was already receiving it for a work-related reason. Education leave: $1,000 per year. Social justice fund: $250 dollars per year. HEALTH CARE DynaLIFE Dx Edmonton, Alta. (1,070 laboratory technicians) and Health Sciences Association of Alberta (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2017. Signed on Jan. 24, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1.25% Effective April 1, 2016: 2% Shift premium: Evening shift: $2.50 per hour for majority of hours between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. Night shift: $4 per hour for majority of hours between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Weekend shift: $2.75 per hour for major- ity of hours between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. Responsibility pay (in absence of supervisor): 4% per hour. Temporary substitute: $2 per hour minimum. Phlebotomy: 5% for employees who perform it inside patient homes. North- ern premium: 2%. Additional qualification: $0.59 per hour for grandfathered employees. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Regular/ temporary workers: 1 hour for every 17.33 hours worked to start, 1 hour for every 13 hours worked after 2 years, 1 hour for every 10.4 hours worked after 12 years, 1 hour for every 8.7 hours worked after 25 years. Casual workers: 6% to start, 8% after 5 years (2 years for grand- fathered workers), 10% after 10 years, 10% after 12 years for grandfathered employees. 5 ad- ditional days off on each of the employment anniversaries of 25, 30, 35, 40 years and 45 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first hour worked, double time thereafter. Overtime Time bank: Banking of overtime 1.5 hours for each hour of overtime. Maximum of 150 hours at any time.

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