Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 20, 2017 Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employ- ee pays 25%. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25%. Major restorative: 50% cover- age, maximum $1,000 per year combined. Vision: $300 every 24 months. Paramedical: 80% co-insur- ance, maximum $1,000 per year. Sick leave: Full-time: 20 hours per year (after 12 months' ser- vice); 40 hours per year (after 24 months' service). Part-time: 10 hours per year (after 12 months' service); 20 hours per year (after 24 months' service). Unused sick days will be paid out Dec. 31. STD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25%. 66 2/3% of weekly income, maximum 26 weeks. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $40,000 coverage. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $40,000 coverage. Pension: Employer will match employee contributions into RRSP, maximum 2% of salary. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, father, mother, spouse or common-law partner of the father or mother, children, children of the employee's spouse or common-law partner, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, grandfather, grandmother, father, mother of the spouse or common-law partner, spouse or common-law partner of father, mother, any relative who resides with the employee). 3 days for death in extended family (spouse's grandparent, broth- ers, sisters of spouse, nephew, niece). 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, godparents. Additional 10 days without pay if funeral is outside Canada or a significant distance away. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 150 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: $130 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Full-time: 4 shirts, 4 pants, 2 shorts, win- ter/thermal coveralls (once every 2 years), 3-in-1 jacket (once every 2 years), rain suit (once every 2 years), 4 summer gloves, 4 winter gloves, safety eyewear, safety vest, regular ear protectors. Part-time: 3 shirts, 3 pants, 2 shorts, winter/ thermal coveralls (once every 2 years), 3-in-1 jacket (once every 2 years), rain suit (once every 2 years), 4 summer gloves, 4 win- ter gloves, safety eyewear, safety vest, regular ear protectors. Tool allowance: $500 per year. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Fuelers Start: $12.50 D/A and red pass level 1: $13 Level 2: $13.45 Level 3: $13.90 Level 4: $14.35 Level 5: $14.80 Level 6: $15.25 Level 7: $15.70 Level 8: $16.15 Level 9: $16.60 Level 10: $17.05 Level 11: $17.50 Dispatchers Level 1: $18 Level 2: $18.36 Level 3: $18.73 Mechanics Level 1: $21 Level 2: $22 Level 3: $23 Level 4: $24 Level 5: $25 Level 6: $26 Level 7: $27 Level 8: $28 Editor's notes: Hijacking/bomb scares: No employee will be required to work on a hijacked plane or a bomb-threat- ened plane. All employees will be evacuated from any area where other persons are evacuated. AVOP: All employees must hold a valid Quebec driver's licence and must obtain an Airside Vehicle Operations Permit, where required by the company or airport authority. Parking fees: The employer will supply parking spaces at Montreal-Trudeau or Mi- rabel Airports. Hearing aids: $500 every 5 years. EDUCATION Red Deer College Red Deer, Alta. (170 support employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1445 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Oct. 3, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2016: 2% Shift premium: $1.10 per hour (previously $1.40 per hour) for work between 5 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. except for the following classifications: library informa- tion common assistant, library reference assistant, classroom monitor, telephone interviewer, telephone interviewer supervi- sor, testing-services assistant, student-feedback assistant. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus days between Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Vacations with pay: 20 days to start, 20 days plus 1 day per year after 5 years, maximum 30 days. 10 days may be carried over in the following year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7 hours per day or 35 hours per week. Time off in lieu may be taken within 4 months of hours worked. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums for Al- berta Health Care Insurance Plan. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Sick leave: 20 days per year. AD&D: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Coverage 2 times annual salary. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Coverage 2 times annual salary. Pension: Local Authorities' Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, spouse, common-law spouse, same-gender partner, sibling, child, in-law, fiancée, grandparent, grandchild). 1 day to attend funeral as a pallbearer or mourner at a funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 1 month pay for less than 12 months' service. 2 months' pay for 13 to 48 months of service. One-half month's pay for each year of service — maxi- mum 8 months' pay — for more than 49 months of service. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 17% increase): Level A step 1: $26,729 rising 4 steps to $31,269 B step 1: $30,934 rising 4 steps to $36,187 C step 1: $35,137 rising 4 steps to $41,106 D step 1: $38,629 rising 4 steps to $45,190 E step 1: $42,598 rising 4 steps to $49,833 F step 1: $48,097 rising 4 steps to $56,266 G step 1: $51,590 rising 4 steps to $60,350 H step 1: $55,079 rising 4 steps to $64,435 I step 1: $61,301 rising 4 steps to $71,715 Editor's notes: Layoff assistance: An employee who is laid off will receive maximum $500 for career-transition as- sistance. Long-service allowance: If employee has 20 or more years of service, the employee will receive a one-time payment of $500.

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