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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in 2-week period past 80 hours, except for hours worked as call-in status. Double-time and one half for holidays worked. Meal allowance: Provided by employer if training needed for job. Medical benefits: Drug co-pay $5. Dental: 100 per cent to a maxi- mum $800 per year. Weekly indemnity: 70% of basic weekly eamings to a maxi- mum weekly benefit of $750. AD&D: $75,000. Life insurance: $75,000. Pension: 5.25% employer contribution, 5.25% employee contribution. Bereavement leave: 7 days (father, mother, spouse, child). 4 days (brother, sister, mother- in-law, father-in-law, son-in- law, daughter-in-law). 3 days (grandparents). Day of funeral (brother/sisters-in-law). Call-in pay: Regular rate. Probationary period: 90 days. Safety shoes: CSA-approved protective footwear provided by company every 24 months. Uniforms/clothing: Estab- lished customer service associ- ates: 2 pair of blue slacks every year, 3 shirts, 1 jacket every 3 years. Established maintenance staff: 2 pair of coveralls, 3 t- shirts, 1 jacket every 3 years. All shore staff: 1 jacket every 3 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 4% increase): Customer service supervisor: $21.83 rising 2 steps to $22.71 Customer service associate: $20.80 rising 2 steps to $21.64 Maintenance staff: $21.52 rising 2 steps to $22.39 Editor's notes: Free transportation: Employees can get free transportation for themselves and their immediate household dependent family members. Certificate renewals: Employees renewing first aid or St. John's Ambulance certificates will be reimbursed. Fund contributions: $3,500 towards paid educational leave and social justice fund. $1,000 for lost time for union business. EDUCATION Black Gold Regional Division No. 18 Nisku, Alta. (450 administrative and support employees) and CUPE Local 3484 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2015, to Aug. 31, 2018. Signed on May 4, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2017: 1% Paid holidays: 11 days (and Easter Monday, unless it is an instructional day, whereby the first Monday of spring break will be recognized as the paid holiday instead of Easter Mon- day and any other day other than those listed above pro- claimed as a holiday by the fed- eral or provincial government or the employer). Vacations with pay: 15 days or 6% to start, 20 days or 8% after 10 years, 25 days or 10% after 15 years, 30 days or 12% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half after 7 hours per day, double time for hours worked on a holiday. After 3 hours worked, double time. Medical benefits: Alberta school employee benefit plan. 95% contributions from em- ployer. Dental: 95% of premium paid by employer. Vision: 95% of premium paid by employer. Sick leave: 2 days per month to a maximum of 20 days per year. The unused portion will accumulate to a maximum of 75 working days. Pension: Alberta Local Au- thorities Pension Plan Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in family (parent, in- cluding stepparent, or former guardian, spouse, including common-law, brother, brother- in-law, sister, sister-in-law, child (including step child), grand- parent, grandchild, daughter- in-law, son-in-law, parent-in- law, step-parent, step-child, grandparent of spouse, or any relative who has been residing in the same household). Up to 5 days for any travelling time, with or without pay. 1 day off to attend the funeral of a close friend. 1 day off to be a pall- bearer. Seniority – recall rights: 14 days. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rate. Probationary period: Full- time: 3 months. Part-time: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 21 months. Severance: 1 week per year of service to a maximum of 24 weeks. Mileage: Paid in accordance with current board policies. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Secretary: $19.46 rising 2 steps to $19.85 Head secretary: $20.78 rising 2 steps to $21.20 Head secretary ESBCHS and LCHS: $21.32 rising 2 steps to $21.75 Beauty culture/accounting technicians tech 1: $18.86 ris- ing 2 steps to $19.24 Beauty culture/accounting technicians tech 2: $20.66 ris- ing 2 steps to $21.08 Education assistants (level 1 un- certified): $18.86 rising 2 steps to $19.24 Education assistants (level 2 certified 1 year): $19.58 rising 2 steps to $19.98 Education assistants (level 2 certified 2 years): $20.80 rising 2 steps to $21.22 Library clerk: $19.46 rising 2 steps to $19.85 Tech 1: $19.59 rising 2 steps to $19.99 Tech 2: $21.25 rising 2 steps to $21.67 Educational transliterators/li- censed practical nurses: $22.61 rising 2 steps to $23.07 Editor's notes: Health spending account: Annual contribution per FTE will be $500. Leave of absence: Maximum of 5 days per year in the event of a critical illness of an employee's spouse, child, mother or father, stepchild, stepparent. Health spending account: Annual contribution per FTE will be $500. Certificate renewals: Employees renewing first aid or St. John's Ambulance certificates will be reimbursed.

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