Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS August 29, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS for hours worked after 12 hours per day or 84 hours per week (51 days on/51 days off rota- tion) or after 8 hours per day (60 days on/30 days off rotation). Medical benefits: 80% premi- ums paid by employer, 20% by employee. Pension: Group RSP 7% em- ployer contribution. Bereavement leave: 10 days, plus transportation costs for immediate family (father, moth- er, spouse, child, brother, sister). 5 days, plus transportation costs for other family (parents- in-law and grandparents). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Severance: 5 days for each year. Safety shoes: $175 year. Uniforms/clothing: 1 pair coveralls, 2 more during first 12 months. Maximum 3 per year (1 pair insulated). Sufficient supply of work gloves. Mileage: Cost of transporta- tion from airport to vessel is covered. Sample rates of pay (current, after 8.2% increase): Leading seaman: $24.98 rising 4 steps to $27.04 Seaman: $21.70 rising 4 steps to $23.49 QMED: $21.70 rising 4 steps to $23.49 Cook: $24.98 rising 4 steps to $27.04 General duty: $17.85 rising 4 steps to $19.32 Editor's notes: Fitness exam: Company pays reasonable costs for each employee to obtain Transport Canada Medi- cal certificate. Transportation costs: Reimburse reasonable expenses for joining, leaving, or transferring to and from a ship. $100 per day travel allowance if detained overnight. Drug/alcohol policy: Random testing without prior notice, no drugs or alcohol permitted on board, employees returning to duty must be absolutely sober. Family visits: While in port, employee's spouse or children (older than 12 years) are allowed on board. Marine disaster: Maximum $2,500 for loss of clothing or other personal effects because of a marine disaster or shipwreck. EDUCATION Saint Mary's University Halifax (180 office employees) and Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union Local 79 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018. Signed on April 11, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2016: 1.75% Effective July 1, 2017: 1.75% Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: Maximum 15 days or 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days or 1.25 days per month after 1 year, 20 days or 1.6 days per month after 10 years, 25 days or 2.08 days per month after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half after 7 hours. Double time for work on off day, minimum 2 hours. May be converted to lieu time, maximum 1 week. Meal allowance: $10 if re- quired to work 3 hours over- time. Sick leave: 1.25 days each month an employee has 15 days worked. Pension: 6% contribution by employee, 8% employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family (father, mother, legal guardian, brother, sister, spouse, child or child of spouse). 3 days for mother or father of spouse. 2 days for grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law or son-in-law. 1 day for aunt, uncle, nephew or niece. 2 days for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 1 week for up to 10 years' service, 1.5 weeks for more than 10 years' service (maximum 31 weeks). Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.75% increase): Group 2 (library clerk 1, recep- tionist clerk): $30,790 rising 1 step to $31,329 Group 3 (assistant shipper receiver CS clerk, library clerk 2, sales associate merchan- diser, secretary 1, stores clerk): $31,951 rising 1 step to $32,510 Group 4 (information services clerk, admissions records clerk, clerk accounts receivable, conference services assistant, instructional resource assistant, library assistant 1, library clerk 3, postal stores clerk, registra- tion clerk, secretary 2, shipper receiver bookstore, textbook buyer): $32,711 rising 1 step to $33,283 Group 5 (accounting clerk AP, coordinator of records, custom- er service representative, front desk information clerk, infor- mation assistant, library assis- tant 2, library clerk 4, program assistant annual fund, project assistant, secretary 3, transcript systems support clerk, transfer articulation coordinator, enrol- ment services representative, procure to pay representative): $34,838 rising 1 step to $35,448 Group 6 (client support rep- resentative, coordinator off- campus housing, ICA assistant, IT facilities coordinator, library assistant 3, library clerk 5, marketing assistant, office co- ordinator student employment, program assistant WTC, pro- gram assistant Sobey building programs, program assistant MBA, secretary 4, senior clerk accounts payable, housing and resident life representative, pro- gram assistant FGSR, program assistant EMBA, on-campus and online recruitment coordi- nator): $37,147 rising 1 step to $37,797 Group 7 (assistant curator, coordinator inventory and dis- tribution, coordinator registry services, coordinator system administrator, coordinator var events sports info, instructional technology technician, library assistant 4, program support technician DE, program assis- tant CAID, supervisor accounts receivable, technician 1, service centre coordinator): $41,063 rising 1 step to $41,782 Group 8 (assistant to manager bookstore, cartographer, co- ordinator conference services, coordinator of procurement services, course editor, end user support technologist, fi- nancial coordinator facilities, financial coordinator WTC, functional analyst student sys- tems, library assistant 5, library systems technician, technician programmer, web developer, technical writer): $45,220 rising 1 step to $46,011 Group 9 (help desk coordinator, inst. multimedia analyst, portal support analyst, science techni- cian 2): $49,702 rising 1 step to $50,572 Group 10 (research inst. tech- nician, science technician 3, Systems analyst, technology analyst, science safety techni- cian and science technician 3): $54,694 rising 1 step to $55,651 Editor's notes: Citizenship leave: 1 day with pay to attend swearing-in ceremonies if employee is becoming a Cana- dian citizen. Education expenses: Course tuition, travel, meals and accommodations. Tuition waiver: 100% reduction for job-related courses. 60% reduction for courses taken at Saint Mary's. 50% reduction for courses taken at Saint Mary's by employee's spouse and dependant children.

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