Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS years; 18 days, 1.50 days per month after 7 years; 20 days, 1.66 days per month after 8 years; 21 days, 1.75 days per month after 12 years; 22 days, 1.83 days per month after 14 years; 24 days, 2 days per month after 16 years; 25 days, 2.08 days per month after 17 years, 26 days, 2.16 days per month after 23 years; 30 days, 2.50 days per month after 28 years. Part-time workers receive: 4% pay for up to 5 years' service; 5% pay for up to 10 years' service; 6% pay for 10 years' or greater service. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 44 hours per week. Pay can be substituted for time off which must be taken within 3 months. Meal allowance: $10 for work over 10 hours per day, if less than 16 hours advance notice is given. Medical benefits: Employer covers 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer covers 80% of premiums. Sick leave: 3 days in the first 3 months of employment, ad- ditional 10 days thereafter. 13 days annually on anniversary date of hiring. LTD: Employer covers 66 2/3% of premiums. 66 2/3% of pay af- ter 90 days, additional 13 1/3% for up to 4 months thereafter. Life insurance: Employer cov- ers 66 2/3% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, stepparent, spouse, child, stepchild, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister). 3 days for death in extended fam- ily (grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, ward). 1 additional day when funeral is outside the province. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay, at time and one-half pay. Minimum 2 hours' pay, if work done from home. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $180 per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.95% in- crease): Band 1: $16.32 rising 1 step to $16.64 2: $18.24 rising 1 step to $18.60 3: $20.21 rising 1 step to $20.60 4: $22.14 rising 1 step to $22.57 5: $24.09 rising 1 step to $24.56 6: $26.00 rising 1 step to $26.51 7: $27.93 rising 1 step to $28.47 8: $29.86 rising 1 step to $30.44 9: $31.82 rising 1 step to $32.44 Editor's notes: Standby pay: $3 per hour when on standby. Athletic facilities: Employer will pay 25% of cost of annual fee to use facilities. Fitness: On a one-time only basis during the life of the agreement, the employer will reimburse union members 75% of the cost of enrolment into one of the offerings available under nutrition services, fitness ser- vices or fitness testing services at the university health and performance centre or enrolment into one of the Weight Watchers' 10-week, 14-week, or 20-week programs. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION e City of Spruce Grove Spruce Grove, Alta. (46 firefighters) and the Spruce Grove Firefighters Association of International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 3021 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on June 13, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective first year: 2% Effective second year: 2% Effective third year: 2% Effective fourth year: 2.5% Shift premium: $1 per hour for all night shifts. Paid holidays: 12 days plus one Christmas floater day on Dec. 24. Vacations with pay: 126.62 hours to start, 135.46 hours after 5 years, 144.04 hours af- ter 6 years, 154.96 hours after 7 years, 168.22 after 8 years, 176.80 after 9 years, 187.72 hours after 10 years, 198.64 hours after 11 years, 209.56 hours after 12 years, 220.48 hours after 13 years, 231.40 hours after 14 years, 242.32 hours after 15 years, 253.24 hours after 16 years, 286 hours after 25 years. Must be used each year, but may be accrued more than 100% once every 5 years. Overtime: Triple time for a callout on a statutory holiday. Double time after regular working hours for callout, duty shift, hours while instructing an approved or certified course outside of regular duties, ex- tension to shift, work-related court duty. Time and one-half for training or meetings. Can be banked up to 62 hours per year. Meal allowance: When working emergency or non- emergency calls for more than 3 hours, food and refreshments will be provided. Sick leave: 8.3 hours per pay period, maximum 1,092 hours. LTD: 60% of pre-disability earnings, employee pays pre- miums. Bereavement leave: 3 shifts off for death in immediate family. 2 additional shifts if driving more than 500 kilometres away (one way) for funeral. 1 additional shift if travelling more than 500 kilometres away (one way) by other means. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Probationary period: 1 year. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 1 year's service: 2 weeks' pay; 2 year's service: 4 weeks' pay; 3 year's service: 6 weeks' pay; 4 year's service: 8 weeks' pay; 5 year's service: 10 weeks' pay; 6 year's service: 12 weeks' pay; 7 year's service: 14 weeks' pay; 8 year's service: 16 weeks' pay; 9 year's service: 18 years' pay; 10 year's service: 20 weeks' pay; 11 year's service: 22 weeks' pay; 12 year's service: 24 weeks' pay; 13 year's service: 26 weeks' pay; 14 year's service: 28 weeks' pay; 15 year's service: 30 weeks' pay; 16 year's service: 32 weeks' pay; 17 year's service: 34 weeks' pay; 18 year's service: 36 weeks' pay; 19 year's service: 38 week's pay; 20+ year's service: 40 weeks' pay. Uniforms/clothing: $140 dol- lars per year for dry cleaning. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 6.6% increase): Captain: $120,291.14 rising 4 steps to $128,279.67 Lieutenant: $110,491.36 rising 4 steps to $117,829.09 Senior firefighter: $100,712.48 rising 4 steps to $107,400.79 First-class firefighter: $97,788.80 rising 4 steps to $104,282.95 Second-class firefighter: $88,012.24 rising 4 steps to $93,857.13 Third-class firefighter: $78,235.68 rising 4 steps to $83,431.32 Probationary: $68,459.13 rising 4 steps to $73,005.50 Fire prevention officer – third year: $107,567.68 rising 4 steps to $114,711.25 Fire prevention officer – second year: $102,678.24 rising 4 steps to $109,497.10 Fire prevention officer – first year: $97,788.80 rising 4 steps to $104,282.95 Editor's notes: IAFF decal: The city will allow the association to attach 1 IAFF decal to each fire-service vehicle, ex- cluding the chief officer's vehicle, on the lower passenger side of the windshield. Temporary member hire: Maximum term of employment shall be 18 months to address vacation leave, extended sick leave, and other approved leaves. Physical fitness program: In order to ensure members' fitness is appropriate for their duties, the city will provide 60 minutes for fitness followed by a 15-minute shower break per shift, provided response readiness is not compromised.

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