Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS January 2, 2017 Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 0.5 months for each year of service, maximum 18 months. Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 6% increase): Wage schedule A (RF broadcast technician, live support techni- cian, video on-demand support technician, system administra- tor – IP technician, lab admin- istrator, live event operator, operational floater, production editor) Steps 8: $64,548.34 rising 3 steps to $68,499.22 7: $63,593.78 rising 3 steps to $67,486.23 6: $61,050.13 rising 3 steps to $64,786.89 5: $58,506.29 rising 3 steps to $62,087.34 4: $55,962.64 rising 3 steps to $59,388 3: $53,418.79 rising 3 steps to $56,688.45 2: $50,875.14 rising 3 steps to $53,989.11 1: $47,695.38 rising 3 steps to $50,614.72 Start: $44,515.63 rising 3 steps to $47,240.34 Wage schedule B (master control operator, VOD opera- tor, RF broadcast technician assistant, live support techni- cian assistant, satellite receiver technician, system operator, content and rights management operator). Steps 8: $56,802.12 rising 3 steps to $60,278.87 7: $55,962.64 rising 3 steps to $59,338.06 6: $53,724.15 rising 3 steps to $57,012.50 5: $51,485.66 rising 3 steps to $54,636.99 4: $49,247.17 rising 3 steps to $52,261.49 3: $47,008.68 rising 3 steps to $49,885.99 2: $44,769.99 rising 3 steps to $47,510.27 1: $41,971.98 rising 3 steps to $44,541 Start: $39,173.77 rising 3 steps to $41,571.51 Wage schedule C (content developer, data analyst, media librarian) Steps 7: $50,605.50 rising 3 steps to $53,702.96 6: $49,857.68 rising 3 steps to $52,909.37 5: $48,840.03 rising 3 steps to $51,829.43 4: $46,398.16 rising 3 steps to $49,238.10 3: $43,956.10 rising 3 steps to $46,646.57 2: $41,514.04 rising 3 steps to $44,055.03 1: $39,072.18 rising 3 steps to $41,463.71 Start: $36,630.12 rising 3 steps to $38,872.17 Editor's notes: On-call pay: $22.50 for each scheduled on-call duty day worked between Monday and Friday. $32.50 for each scheduled on-call duty between Saturday and Sunday or company holiday. Achievement incentive plan: For achieving target results, 5.5% of basic rates of pay for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. EDUCATION Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Cornwall, Ont. (75 elementary and secondary teachers) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2015, to Aug. 31, 2019. Signed on Oct. 12, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: Acting prin- cipal: $50 per day, $25 per half- day. Paid holidays: 13 days. Overtime: Paid in accordance with the requirements of the Canada Labour Code. Medical benefits: Insured Group Health and Benefits Pro- gram, costs shared by employer and employee. Sick leave: 15 days per year, maximum 200 days in the banked account. Pension: Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 10 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law partner, parent, parent-in-law, steppar- ent, foster-parent, grandpar- ents, grandchild, great-grand- child, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, child, foster-child, adopted child, child of spouse or common-law partner, stepchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, any relative who resides in the employee's home, person in the care of the employee as the guardian or executor of the estate or for whom the employee has power of attorney). 5 days for death in extended family (niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, first cousin). 1 day for death in other family (great aunt, great uncle, great niece, great nephew, cousin related by blood). Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Probationary period: 10 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase): Teacher support 1: $23,759 ris- ing 3 steps to $24,722 Teacher support 2: $29,466 ris- ing 3 steps to $30,661 Early child educator: $35,753 rising 3 steps to $37,202 Ontario College of Teachers qualification without degree of bachelor's degree without teacher certification: $44,813 rising 3 steps to $46,629 5 years of teacher education with teaching qualification, permit or certification: $57,091 rising 3 steps to $59,404 6 years of teacher educa- tion: $59,946 rising 3 steps to $62,375 Editor's notes: Native preference: The employer agrees to give preference in its hiring decisions to qualified na- tive candidates. Religious, cultural leave: Employees who celebrate religious and cultural holidays — other than the Christian holidays —will receive 2 days' paid sick leave. Preparation time: Full-time teachers shall be entitled to 200 minutes of preparation time per week. Bridge pass: Employees receive bridge pass privileges for the Three Nations bridge crossing. Native preference: The employer agrees to give preference in its hiring decisions to qualified native candidates.

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