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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS June 12, 2017 Start: $ 11.70 After 6 months: $ 11.92 Second year: $13.90 Third year: $15.03 Fourth year: $ 16.31 Fifth year: $17.70 Sixth year: $18.65 Editor's notes: Union lapel pins: Employee may wear the official Unifor pin in 1 of the following areas: right side of the sweater or jacket; on uniform shirt collar; as tie tac. Hostage situations: If employee is held hostage due to hostile action on Horizon aircraft on which employee is travelling on company business, employee will continue to be paid regular pay based on shift employee was working until release or death — whichever occurs first — but no longer than 12 months. On-call pay: Employees on call and not offered work will receive 1 hour of pay per day. Relocation allowance: $200 to cover miscellaneous expenses incidental to moving, such as motels, meals, ferry fares. EDUCATION Brandon University Brandon, Man. (240 workers, occupations in education, law and social, community and government services) and the Brandon University Faculty Association Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2019. Signed on April 22, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 2% Effective April 1, 2016: 2% Effective April 1, 2017: 2% Effective April 1, 2018: 2.5% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6 weeks per year, pro-rated from date of appointment. No carry-over. Tenured members are eligible for 1 year of sabbatical leave. Meal allowance: $50 per day ($10 for breakfast; $15 for lunch; $25 for supper) for travel within Manitoba and $55 per day ($11 for breakfast; $17 for lunch, $27 for supper) for travel outside Manitoba. Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for extended health benefits plan. Employer will offer health- spending account of $400 for full-time and $200 for part- timeemployees. Sick leave/STD: Up to 180 continuous calendar days at full salary. Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for university group life insurance plan. Pension: Brandon University Retirement Plan. Employer shall make contributions to the fund: 8% of salary up to year's basic exemption; 6.2% of salary between year's basic exemption and year's maximum pension- able earnings; 8% of salary in excess of year's maximum pen- sionable earnings. Bereavement leave: Compas- sionate leave at full salary and benefits shall not be reasonably refused. No maximum. Seniority – recall rights: 4 years. Probationary period: Proba- tionary (tenurable) appoint- ments are 5 years. Severance: 12 months' notice for redundancy. Mileage: $0.43 per kilometre. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after increase): Professor/PA 4: $118,782 rising 12 steps to $161,406 Associate professor/PA 3/CIS 3: $95,273 rising 13 steps to $133,298 Assistant professor/PA 2/AA 2/IA 4/CIS 2: $72,849 rising 13 steps to $102,606 Lecturer/PA 1/AA 1/IA 3/ CIS 1: $60,543 rising 9 steps to $75,591 IA 2: $54,720 rising 9 steps to $68,274 IA 1: $48,911 rising 9 steps to $60,962 Editor's notes: Standard teaching load: For academic members on full-time appointment, between 15 and 18 credit hours in 1 academic year. Professional associates, a maximum of 12 credit hours in 1 academic year. Instructional associates, maximum of 24 credit hours of combined lecture, laboratory and clinical instruction in 1 academic year. Institutional associates, maximum of 6 credit hours. CIS athletic ranks, 3 to 9 credit hours. Academic freedom: Em- ployer and union will not infringe or abridge academic freedom of any employee. Tuition: Full-time and part-time employees and dependants will receive 100% waiver of tuition for credit courses taken at Brandon University. Estate benefit: In the event of death of worker during term of employment, 3 months' salary will be paid to estate of em- ployee. UTILITIES Altalink Provincewide, Alberta (400 office, technical workers) and United Utility Workers' Association of Canada (UUWA) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Sept. 2, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.35% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 3% For finance Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 4.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.35% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 3% Shift premium: $2.55 per hour (previously $2.40 per hour) for evening or night shift worked. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $2.63 per hour. Employees working 24.4 metres or 80 feet above ground level will receive premium of 1-times normal pay for each hour worked. Paid holidays: 12 days plus 1 day off on employee's birthday. Vacations with pay: 15 pro- rated days to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 16 years, 30 days after 24 years, 35 days after 35 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, will be paid out by March 1 each year. Meal allowance: Employees re- quiring overnight absence: $14 for breakfast; $17 for lunch; $33 for dinner. Employees not re- quiring overnight absence: $10. Pension: Employer will con- tribute amount equal to em- ployee's contribution. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' overtime pay. Probationary period: 6 months (previously 4 months). Safety shoes: $220 every 12 months (previously $200 every 12 months) or $440 every 24 months (previously $400 every 24 months) for approved safety boots and electrically resis- tive safety boots or conductive boots for linemen. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees who perform work damag- ing or destructive to clothing

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