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October 17, 2016

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 $350. 2017: $353.50. 2018: $357.04. Captain half-day (up to 5 hours) 2016: $200. 2017: $202. 2018: $204.02. First officer full- day (over 5 hours) 2016: $185. 2017: $186.85. 2018: $188.72. First officer half-day (up to 5 hours) 2016: $100. 2017: $101. 2018: $102.01. Training pre- mium: $5,000 per year. Line indoctrination: $50 per day. Paid holidays: 9 days. 10 days after first year of agreement. Vacations with pay: 10 days or 4% to start, 12 days or 4.8% after 3 years, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 20 years. Medical benefits: 50% premi- ums paid by employer, 50% by employee. Pension: RSP program Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate fam- ily (parent, spouse, common- law spouse, brother, sister, child, stepchild). 3 days for death in extended family (mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent,grandchild). Probationary period: 180 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer pays 50% of cost, employee 50%. Uniform requirements: sweater, 3 dress pants, 5 dress shirts, 2 ties, winter jacket, lightweight jacket, rain jacket, black shoes/ boots. Cargo pilots: 2 cotton pants, 4 work shirt/golf shirts, winter jacket, sweater, light- weight jacket, rain jacket, steel toe shoes/boots. Sample rates of pay (current, after 4% increase): Captains: $55,000 rising 3 steps to $57,224.61 First officer: $30,000 rising 3 steps to $31,215.06 Editor's notes: Floater days: 3 per year, maximum 12 in bank due to carryover. Education costs: Company will reimburse 50% of costs for tuition and books, maximum of $750 per year. Cell phone: The employer will provide one cell phone and charger per aircraft. Signing bonus: $150 upon ratification. SOCIAL SERVICES Kugaaruk Housing Authority Kugnaaruk, Nunavut (4 workers, all categories) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on July 15, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Shift premium: Acting pay: When working in a higher job classification, employee is paid for the classification rate. Paid holidays: 13 days Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 consecutive hours worked outside of normal hours, double time for all subse- quent hours. Minimum 1 hour. May be taken as lieu time. Meal allowance: $149.70 duty travel per diem. Where travel for part of a day, $24.10 for breakfast, $34.70 for lunch, $73.60 for dinner, $17.30 for incidentals. Medical benefits: Employee- paid premiums for optional plan. Dental: Employee-paid premi- ums for optional plan Sick leave: 1 ¼ days for each calendar month with 10 days' pay. STD: 50/50 split of premium costs. LTD: 50/50 split of premium costs. AD&D: 50/50 split of premium costs. Life insurance: 50/50 split of premium costs. 3 times annual salary. Pension: 50/50 split of pre- mium costs. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of spouse, child, foster child, parent, sibling, grandpar- ent, grandchild, in-law, aunt, or uncle. Additional 2 days if funeral is outside Kugaaruk. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Call-in pay: $33.50 per hour on weekdays, $50 per hour on weekends and holidays for standby on off-duty hours. Minimum 4 hours at overtime rate if called in on day of rest or holiday. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 2 weeks for each year of continuous employment to a maximum of 16 weeks. Safety shoes: Company pro- vides 1 pair of steel-toed safety boots every 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Company provides coveralls, gloves, win- ter-rated outdoor work jacket every 3 years (maximum $350). Sample rates of pay (current, after 5% increase): Maintenance foreman: $34.97 rising 2 steps to $36.74 Tenant relations officer: $35.69 rising 2 steps to $37.49 Maintenance clerk: $22.73 ris- ing 2 steps to $23.88 Journeyman housing main- tainer: $32.02 rising 2 steps to $33.64 Non-journeyman housing maintainer: $24.61 rising 2 steps to $25.85 Casual housing maintainer: $16.98 rising 2 steps to $17.84 Editor's notes: Union orientation: New employees may meet with union representative for 1 hour, for union orienta- tion. Wash-up time: Paid wash-up time, maximum 10 minutes prior to conclusion of shift. Travel time: 2 days' leave with pay per year, to travel between Kugaaruk and another destination, including travel on land or water. Hunting, fishing or harvesting leave: Maximum of 5 days per year, to an employee in order to meet traditional hunting, fishing or harvesting pursuits. Bilingual bonus: $300 per year for employees who can communicate in English and Inuktitut. EDUCATION Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Edmonton (1,200 instructors) and NAIT Academic Staff Association Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2019. Signed on June 30, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2017: 0% Effective July 1, 2018: 0% Shift premium: Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 2 reading days in February. Christmas leave: 11 days in- cluding Dec. 24 and Jan. 1. Vacations with pay: Instruc- tors and counsellors: 1.7249 days per pay period, maximum 50 days can be accrued at any

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