Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 6, 2017 rising 1 step to $27.46 Plant technician: $26.92 rising 1 step to $27.46 Lineman/installer first 6 months 70%: $17.87 rising 1 step to $18.23 Second 6 months 75%: $19.14 rising 1 step to $19.52 Third 6 months 80%: $20.43 ris- ing 1 step to $20.84 Fourth 6 months 85%: $21.69 rising 1 step to $22.13 Fifth 6 months 90%: $22.97 ris- ing 1 step to $23.43 Sixth 6 months 100%: $25.51 rising 1 step to $26.03 Customer service (first 12 months): $15.03 rising 1 step to $15.34 12-24 months: $16.26 rising 1 step to $16.58 24-36 months: $19.40 rising 1 step to $19.79 36+ months: $21.89 rising 1 step to $22.33 Graphic artist (first 12 months): $11.71 rising 1 step to $11.95 12-24 months: $13.17 rising 1 step to $13.44 24-36 months: $16.40 rising 1 step to $16.73 36+ months: $17.20 rising 1 step to $17.55 Sample rates of weekly pay (current, after 1% increase): Dispatcher (first 12 months): $760.50 rising 1 step to $775.78 12-24 months: $797.94 rising 1 step to $813.98 24-36 months: $826.12 rising 1 step to $842.73 36+ months: $936.41 rising 1 step to $955.23 Production assistant (first 12 months): $470.12 rising 1 step to $533.28 12-24 months: $493.88 rising 1 step to $566.61 24-36 months: $518.31 rising 1 step to $599.94 36+ months: $544.21 rising 1 step to $666.60 Part-time sales: $8.59 rising 1 step to $8.77 Students Clerical: minimum wage Studio helper: minimum wage Editor's notes: Training courses: Employer will provide steward with 3 days off with pay per year to attend labour management educational courses. Weather conditions: When reporting for work and employee cannot work due to climatic conditions, employee will receive full day's pay. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION City of Regina Regina (240 workers, inside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Nov. 30, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 2, 2018: 2% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for employees whose majority of hours fall between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. Not applicable to over- time hours. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 0.061602 hours per hour of service to start; 0.082136 hours per hour of service after 7 years; 0.102669 hours per hour of service after 15 years; 0.123203 hours per hour of service after 23 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked beyond regular hours, on statutory holidays, or on day of rest. If called back to work, minimum 4 hours at regular rate of pay. Medical benefits: City funds benefit plan. Dental: City and permanent employees share cost 50/50. Sick leave: 0.061602 hours per hour of service to a maximum of 1,683 hours. AD&D: Employee who be- comes disabled receive full salary for 2 years and 90% of salary thereafter. If an employee dies, surviving spouse and de- pendent children shall receive 95% of employee's monthly salary. After subsequent death of spouse, dependent children shall receive 80% of employee's monthly salary. Life insurance: Company maintains Group Life Insurance Plan. Casual employees share cost of plan 50/50. Bereavement leave: Up to 3 consecutive paid working days for death in immediate family. Up to 2 of the days can be used for deferred ceremonies within 1 year following initial leave. As of Jan. 1, 2018, leave will be 5 consecutive paid working days for death in immediate family and 3 consecutive working days for death in extended family. 1 day for death of close friend. 1 additional day may be granted for funeral outside of the city. Safety shoes: Cost shared on 50/50 basis to maximum of $150 per year for CSA-ap- proved safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: City supplies winter and summer uniforms for meter readers and coveralls for bylaw standards officers, bylaw enforcement of- ficers, and mechanical inspec- tors. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Council page: $16.82 rising in 2 steps to $17.85 Central irrigation operator: $17.85 rising in 4 steps to $21.24 Clerk typist 4, control clerk, data input clerk 2, mail clerk, parking services clerk, pro- cessing clerk 1, reassessment customer service clerk, records services clerk 1: $18.89 rising in 4 steps to $22.62 Bylaw clerk, claims and in- surance clerk, clerk typist 5, customer support clerk, I.S. administration clerk, planning assistant, processing clerk 2, records support clerk, util- ity billing customer service clerk: $19.99 rising in 4 steps to $23.94 Accounting clerk 3, assessment customer service clerk, cash management clerk, cemetery clerk, committee and records support clerk, development and infrastructure clerk, drafting technician 1, information pres- ervation assistant, information preservation technician, junior CAD technician, legislative re- search assistant, parks and open space services clerk, real estate clerk, taxation customer service clerk: $19.99 rising in 5 steps to $25.44 Accounting clerk 4, accounts payable clerk, assessment ap- peals clerk, business systems clerk, bylaw and records clerk, community investment clerk, councillor secretary, licensing and municipal fines officer, meter reader, press operator, property administration clerk, property ownership clerk, purchasing clerk, secretary 1, senior bylaw clerk, taxation and administration clerk, TIPPS program clerk, utility billing clerk: $21.24 rising in 5 steps to $27.18 Accounting clerk 5, assessment Notice boards: The city will install a locking notice board within the city hall employees' lounge for the purpose of posting union notices.

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