Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS September 5, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS dinator): $24.86 rising 2 steps to $25.67, maximum $34.21 Level 25 (development writer, project business analyst, digital marking strategist and content producer, digital producer, pho- tographer, podcast producer, radio producer and engineer, studio manager, video editor, theatre practitioner assistant head, boiler and heating tech- nician, ceramics facilitator): $25.94 rising 2 steps to $26.79, maximum $35.69 Level 26 (donor relations of- ficer, systems analyst, technical support specialist, lead web editor, head of electrics theatre arts, head of sounds theatre arts, preparatory) $27.09 rising 2 steps to $27.98, maximum $37.28 Level 27 (network analyst, se- nior web developer, marketing lead, assistant piano technician, maintenance lead hand): $28.20 rising 2 steps to $29.12, maxi- mum $38.79 Level 28 (server specialist, se- nior recording engineer, head stage carpenter and crew chief ) $29.32 rising 2 steps to $30.28, maximum $40.34 Level 29 (senior business con- sultant, head piano technician): $30.50 rising 2 steps to $31.50, maximum $41.95 Level 30 (head engineer): $31.76 rising 2 steps to $32.80, maximum $43.68 Editor's notes: Trial periods: All promotions and voluntary transfers shall be on a trial basis of 500 worked hours to demonstrate ability to perform the new position satisfactorily. Long service: 4% for 10 years of service. Christmas compensation: Double time for work done on Dec. 25. FINANCE, REAL ESTATE, MANAGEMENT SERVICES Garda Canada Security Provincewide, Manitoba (300 workers, security guards) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (CtW/CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective March 24, 2016, to Sept. 30, 2019. Signed on April 13, 2016. Shift premium: $1.40 per hour for guarding psychiatric patient. $1 per hour for personal body- guard duties or strike services. $3 per hour if guard has to use a car for shelter ($3.50 per hour from Oct. 1 to April 30). Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 16 years. Overtime: Time and one-half beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week unless provided for by an averaged work sched- ule. Double time if worker is recalled after returning home after completing a normally scheduled shift. Meal allowance: $10 if re- quired to work 2 hours or more beyond regular shift time. Medical, dental benefits: Ben- efit premiums shared between company and employees. Sick leave: 5 hours for every 173 hours worked up to a maxi- mum of 80 hours. Bereavement leave: 3 paid days for death of spouse, child, par- ent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, in-law, or guardian. Up to 3 additional unpaid days if travel more than 200 kilometres outside Winnipeg is required. 1 paid day and up to 3 unpaid days for death of niece, nephew, aunt, uncle or other relative living with employee at time of death. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours. Probationary period: 90 days. Safety shoes: $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Company provides 1 jacket/blazer, 1 tie, 3 pairs of paints and 5 shirts for full-time employees, 2 pairs of pants and 3 shirts for part-time employees. Parka, rain gear, sweaters, dress shorts, hard hats, reflective vests, safety glasses and ear protection where required. Tool allowance: Company supplies equipment such as flashlights, radios, etc., in good working order. Mileage: $0.40 per hour or corporate rate, whichever is greater, for work required by the company, or outside of Winnipeg perimeter highways. Sample rates of pay: Security officer: Security guard minimum wage (current, after 5.5%, 5.5% and 5% increases, calculated by CLR): Mobile patrol: $12.50 to start, $13.50 after 1 year; $13.25 to start, $14 after 1 year; $14 to start, $14.75 after 1 year; $14.75 to start, $15.50 after 1 year Editor's notes: Meeting attendance: When a worker is required to attend a meeting, time spent will be time paid. Criminal record check: If employed for 9 or more years, 50% of the cost to complete check is reimbursed by the com- pany. Substance abuse: Employee may request a medical leave of absence maximum 37 weeks, to deal with a sub- stance abuse problem, without loss of seniority. Seniority premiums: An additional $0.25 per hour for 5, 10, 15 years of service. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax (690 inside employees) and NSUPE Local 13 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2014, to Oct. 31, 2017. Signed on March 22, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 2%. Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective Nov. 1, 2016: 1.5% Shift premium: $1 per hour for work between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half, double time if more than 4 hours per day. Double time for any work on a holiday. Meal allowance: $10 per day if working more than 2 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: 50% costs paid by employer, 50% by em- ployee. Employee co-pay of 10%, maximum $10 for pre- scriptions. Dental: 100% unlimited basic coverage, 80% coverage, maxi- mum $1,000 per year for major restorative. Vision: $400 every 2 years. Paramedical: $500 per year. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 150 days. LTD: 66.66% wages, maximum 85% of net monthly wages, maximum $4,000 per month. AD&D: Paid by employer, minimum two times salary. Life insurance: Paid by em- ployer, minimum two times salary. Pension: Halifax Regional Mu- nicipality Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, parents, siblings,

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