Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS begins after 44 hours per week for regular work-day schedules, or 88 hours for modified work- day schedules. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan: 75% paid by employer. Dental: 75% paid by employer. Sick leave: 7.5 hours for every 112 hours worked, maximum 637.5 hours (maximum 659 hours for 7.75 hour per day workers; maximum 680 hours for 8 hour per day workers). 930 maximum accrual hours for grandfathered workers. STD: Paid by employee. LTD: Paid by employee. AD&D: 75% paid by employer. Life insurance: Group life: 75% paid by employer. Pension: Group RSP plan: Up to 4 years service, 3% con- tribution by employer, 5% by employee. 5 to 10 years service, 4% contribution by employer, 5% by employee. More than 10 years service, 5% contribution by employer, 5% by employee. Bereavement leave: 4 days with pay (spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, fiancée, mother- in-law, father-in-law, son-in- law, daughter-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, grand- child, stepparent, stepchildren, stepbrother and stepsister). 2 additional days for travel more than 320 kilometres. 5 days for grandfathered employees. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: Full- time/part-time: 975 hours worked. Casual: 375 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Uniforms/clothing: Company will provide and launder pro- tective clothing, when needed. Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre for the first 5,000 kilometres; $0.48 per kilometre thereafter (CCRA guidelines). $400 maxi- mum for additional business insurance coverage. Sample rates of pay (current, after 22% increase): Medical laboratory technolo- gist 2: $38.46 rising 7 steps to $46.84 (current, after 27% increase): Medical transcriptionist: $25.30 rising 7 steps to $32.18 Medical transcriptionist 2: $30.09 rising 7 steps to $38.29 Transportation representative: $21.77 rising 7 steps to $27.71 Materials management clerk and stock clerk/stores atten- dant: $21.77 rising 7 steps to $27.71 Laboratory assistant 1 and OTS monitor: $20.64 rising 7 steps to $26.27 Laboratory assistant 2: $22.04 rising 7 steps to $28.05 Histotechnicians: $27.80 rising 7 steps to $35.36 Certified laboratory and X-ray technicians: $33.82 rising 7 steps to $43.03 Clerk: $14.99 rising 7 steps to $19.08 Clerk 2: $20.31 rising 7 steps to $25.84 Data entry processors: $22.00 rising 7 steps to $28.00 Facilities worker level 2: $22.00 rising 7 steps to $28.00 Facilities worker level 3: $27.80 rising 7 steps to $35.36 Facilities worker level 4: $34.03 rising 7 steps to $43.27 Customer care representative: $17.58 rising 7 steps to $22.38 Medical laboratory technolo- gist: $34.03 rising 7 steps to $43.29 (current, after 32% increase): Data entry editors: $22.39 rising 7 steps to $29.47 Editor's notes: On call: $3 per hour on regular days, $4.25 per hour on days off and holidays. Take-a-break days: 10 shifts a year off without pay. Employee does not have to provide any reason for the request of a take-a-break day. Pub- lic office leave: 48 months. Family emergency: 4 days (31 hours for grandfathered employees). Education leave: 5 days per year. Company pays for tuition, travel and subsistence costs. Lump sum: $1,000 for full-time and part-time, pro- rated for casual and temporary workers. Flexible spending account: $900 (prorated based on FTE) for taxable spend- ing or health spending account. Union presentation: 45 minutes during probationary period to introduce the union. TRANSPORTATION Stock Transportation Toronto (10 licensed mechanics) and Teamsters Local Union 938 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 19, 2016, to Feb. 18, 2019. Signed on April 7, 2016. Wage adjustments: Jan. 1, 2017: 1.2% Jan. 1, 2018: 1.2% Shift premium: Work after 2:30 p.m., before 1:00 a.m., $2 per hour. Lead hand: $1 per hour. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: .83 days per month to start or 4%. 3 weeks after 2 years or 6%. 4 weeks after 10 years or 8%. Overtime: 5 banked days per year. Sick leave: Pro-rated based on service with maximum 5 days. 8.5 hours for each sick day uti- lized. Unused sick days carried over to next year and converted into vacation days for the fol- lowing year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family (spouse, mother, father, daughter, son, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, same-sex spouse and common-law spouse). 1 extra day if funeral is out of province. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: Annual allowance effective Feb. 19, 2016, $165. Effective Feb. 19, 2017, $175. Ef- fective Feb. 19, 2018, $185. Tool allowance: Annual al- lowance effective Feb. 19, 2016, $350. Effective Feb. 19, 2017, $375. Effective Feb. 19, 2018, $400. Sample rates of pay: (current, after 2.5% increase): Licensed mechanics (1-year service): $28.14 rising 2 steps to $28.85 Licensed mechanics (5-years' service): $30.41 rising 2 steps to $31.17 Clerk rate: $15.03 rising 2 steps to $15.41 (current, after 2% increase): Lube tech: $18.11 rising 2 steps to $18.47 Bus washer: $14.68 rising 2 steps to $14.98 Apprentices (percentages based on 5-year mechanics' rate): Year 1 65%, Year 2 70%, Year 3 80%. Editor's notes: Unpaid leave days: Employees will take working days between Boxing Day and New Year's Days as unpaid leave days. Clerk bonus: $1,000 quarterly bonus until new maintenance supervisor is hired. CPR training: 3 employees given basic first-aid training for up to 3 shifts. Medical examination: If required by the company, the com- Take-a-break days: 10 shifts a year off without pay. Employee does not have to provide any reason for the request of a take-a-break day.

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