Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS HEALTH CARE Health Employers Association of British Columbia Vancouver (41,870 nurses) and Nurses Bargaining Association (NBA) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019. Signed on March 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1% Effective Feb. 1, 2016: economic stability dividend Effective April 1, 2016: 0.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 1% + eco- nomic stability dividend Effective April 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 1% + eco- nomic stability dividend Effective April 1, 2018: 0.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 1% + eco- nomic stability dividend (Hourly wage rate for all LPNs will increase by $1 effective Sept. 1, 2017). Shift premium: Evening shift: $0.70 per hour. Night shift: $3.50 per hour. Weekend pre- mium: $2.30 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Sunday. Super shift: $1 per hour in addi- tion to night and evening shift premiums. Meal allowance: All meals paid by employer, when transporting patients. Medical benefits: 100% premi- ums paid by employer. Vision: $350 every 24 months. Paramedical: Unlimited mas- sage, physiotherapy coverage. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse including common- law, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, brother, sister, step- brother, stepsister, mother-in- law, father-in-law, grandpar- ents, grandchild, legal guardian, relative permanently residing in the employees' household). Ad- ditional 2 days travelling time if required. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year, 3 months or probationary workers. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours if no work, minimum 4 hours if work. Probationary period: 487.5 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 1 week for every 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Provided and laundered by the employer. Mileage: $0.52 per kilometre. Additional $50 per month for workers who regularly use per- sonal vehicles while on the job. Sample rates of pay (current): Forensic nurse A (maximum security): $33.31 Forensic nurse B (minimum/ medium security and FCLN): $32.41 Editor's notes: Hearing aids: $1,000 per person every 5 years. Medical examinations: Employees may be required to take skin tests, X-ray examination, vaccination, inoculation and other immunization, unless the employee's physician has advised that such a procedure may have an adverse effect on the employee's health. Resiliency education: The em- ployer will provide resiliency education for workers in high stress operations (April 1, 2016: $237,000; April 1, 2017: $150,000; April 1, 2018: $300,000). MANUFACTURING Kennametal Victoria, B.C. (80 factory technicians) and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2009 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on Nov. 19, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.25% Shift premium: Team leader: $1 per hour. Second-shift dif- ferential: $0.65 per hour. Third- shift differential: $0.95 per hour. Level one first-aid certification: $0.50 per hour. Level two or three first-aid certification: $0.85 per hour. Shift responsi- bility on second or third shift: $0.50 per hour. Emergency response coordinator: $0.85 per hour. Field safety representa- tive: $0.75 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 0.83 of a day or 4% for each month worked to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Double time for work after 46 hours per week or Sundays. Meal allowance: $7.50 when 4-hour overtime notice is not given. Employees must work 144 scheduled overtime hours per year. No more than 16 hours per employee, per month. Medical benefits: 80% premi- ums paid by the company. Dental: 100% basic coverage, 50% crown and bridges. Vision: $200 per person per 24 months. Weekly indemnity: 66 2/3% per week, maximum $490. Be- ginning fourth day of sickness, maximum 26 weeks. AD&D: Effective April 1, 2016: $52,000. Effective April 1, 2019: $56,000. Life insurance: Effective April 1, 2016: $52,000. Effective April 1, 2019: $56,000. Pension: Group RRSP plan. Company contributes 50% matching, up to 3% of employ- ee's salary. Bereavement leave: 40 hours for death of spouse, child, adop- tive child, stepchild. 24 hours for death of mother, father, sister, brother, stepsister, step- brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, grandparents. Call-in pay: 4 hours' minimum. Probationary period: 84 work- ing days within 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $60 allowance. Sample rates of pay (current, after 9.3% increase): Group 9T: $34.73 rising 4 steps to $37.97 Group 8T: $34.17 rising 4 steps to $37.35 Group 8: $31.51 rising 4 steps to $34.45 Group 7: $30 rising 4 steps to $32.79 Group 6: $28.48 rising 4 steps to $31.13 Group 5: $27.42 rising 4 steps to $29.98 Group 5: $26.32 rising 4 steps to $28.77 Group 3: $25.52 rising 4 steps to $27.90 Group 2: $23.82 rising 4 steps to $26.04 Group 1: $22.58 rising 4 steps to $24.67 Editor's notes: Clean-up time: 5 minutes prior to completion of shift for workers to put away tools, equipment and to wash up. Humanity fund: $20 deduction from pay in November for United Steelworkers Humanity Fund.

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