Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS August 7, 2017 August 7, 2017 maximum $3,000. Vision: $250 per dependant every 24 months. Paramedical: Maximum $950 per person per year. STD: Employee with 5 years of service will receive 12 weeks full pay, 14 weeks at 70% pay. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, parent, grand- parent, brother, sister, grand- child, mother-in-law, father-in- law). Seniority – recall rights: 365 days. Call-in pay: 4 hours' pay plus premium pay for hours worked. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 2 weeks' base pay plus 2 weeks' base pay per year of service multiplied by 1.15; minimum 3 months' base pay, maximum 24 months' base pay multiplied by 1.15; 15% of base pay in lieu of benefits; $3,500 available for education, retrain- ing, tools, or additional out- placement counseling; 1 month outplacement counseling; $5,000 relocation allowance. Uniforms/clothing: Company will supply work-related cloth- ing, boots, safety equipment and clothing on as-needed basis. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase): Technician 1 C: $58.58 rising 2 steps to $61.24 Technician 1 B: $56.45 rising 2 steps to $59.02 Technician 1 A: $54.85 rising 2 steps to $57.35 Technician 1: $53.24 rising 2 steps to $55.66 Technician 2: $51.57 rising 2 steps to $53.92 Technician 3: $49.80 rising 2 steps to $52.07 Technician 4: $48.05 rising 2 steps to $50.24 Technician 5: $46.50 rising 2 steps to $48.62 Technician 6: $45 rising 2 steps to $47.05 Technician 7: $43.60 rising 2 steps to $45.58 Technician 8: $41.61 rising 2 steps to $43.50 Technician 9: $38.47 rising 2 steps to $40.22 Technician 10: $36.85 rising 2 steps to $38.53 Technician 11: $35.75 rising 2 steps to $37.38 Technician 12: $35.09 rising 2 steps to $36.68 Editor's notes: Hearing aids: Maximum $750 per person in any 5-consecutive years. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Government of Canada (Operational Services) Ottawa (9,470 firefighters, tradesworkers, storespeople, cooks, hospital workers, lightkeepers, ships' crew) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective June 14, 2017, to Aug. 4, 2018. Signed on June 14, 2017. Shift premium: $2 per hour for all time worked, including over- time hours, between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. (does not apply to FR, LI and SC groups). $2 per hour for all time worked, including overtime hours, for all hours worked on Saturday or Sunday (does not apply to FR, LI and SC groups). $3.50 per day when packaging and labelling danger- ous goods for shipping, maxi- mum $75 per month. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: For em- ployees who work 40 hours per week: 10 hours per month to start, 13.6 hours per month after 8 years, 14.72 hours per month after 16 years, 15.36 hours per month after 17 years, 16.72 hours per month after 18 years, 18 hours per month after 27 years, 20 hours after 28 years. For employees who work 37.5 hours per week: 9.375 hours per month to start, 12.5 hours per month after 8 years, 13.75 hours per month after 16 years, 14.4 hours per month after 17 years, 15.63 hours per month after 18 years, 16.88 hours per month after 27 years, 18.75 hours after 28 years. Em- ployees with more than 2 years' service will receive a 1-time of 40 or 37.5 hours on the first month following the second an- niversary of hire. Overtime: Time and one-half for all overtime hours (does not apply to FR, LI and SC groups). Double time when working on scheduled days off. Meal allowance: $10 when working 3 hours of overtime, provided free meal not avail- able. Additional $10 when working more than 4 hours of overtime. Sick leave: 10 or 9.38 hours per month. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death in immediate fam- ily. Additional 3 days for travel if needed. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents of spouse. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at overtime rate, maximum 8 hours (does not apply to LI group). Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 2.5% increase): Firefighters FR recruitment rate: $56,304 rising 2 steps to $57,721 FR-1: $64,374 rising 2 steps to $65,994 FR-2: $74,625 rising 2 steps to $76,502 FR-3: $84,695 rising 2 steps to $86,826 FR-4: $90,027 rising 2 steps to $92,291 FR-5: $96,043 rising 2 steps to $98,460 FR-6: $102,526 rising 2 steps to $105,106 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase): General labour and trades group (aircraft maintaining sub-group) GL-AIM-09: $26.78 rising 2 steps to $27.45 GL-AIM-10: $27.80 rising 2 steps to $28.50 GL-AIM-11: $28.88 rising 2 steps to $29.61 GL-AIM-12: $29.87 rising 2 steps to $30.62 GL-AIM-13: $30.84 rising 2 steps to $31.62 GL-AIM-14: $31.80 rising 2 steps to $32.60 General services group Level 1: $15.12 rising 2 steps to $15.50 2: $18.16 rising 2 steps to $18.62 3: $21.25 rising 2 steps to $21.79 4: $22.34 rising 2 steps to $22.90 5: $24.93 rising 2 steps to $25.56 6: $25.71 rising 2 steps to $26.36 7: $26.92 rising 2 steps to $27.60 8: $28.21 rising 2 steps to $28.92 9: $30.83 rising 2 steps to $31.61 10: $32.52 rising 2 steps to $33.34 11: $33.78 rising 2 steps to $34.63 12: $35.18 rising 2 steps to $36.07 13: $36.55 rising 2 steps to $37.47 Editor's notes: Outside employment: Unless otherwise specified by employer as conflict of interest, employees will not be restricted in engaging in other employment. Marine disaster: When employee suffers loss of clothing or personal effects because of marine disaster or shipwreck, employee will be reimbursed, maximum $3,000 based on replacement cost. Correctional service allowance: $2,000 per year when performing specified duties such as custody of inmates, regular supervision of offenders.

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