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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS or spouse or same-sex partner, grandparent, stepgrandparent, grandchild, stepgrandchild of employee or spouse or same- sex partner, spouse, same-sex partner of child of employee, employee's brother or sister, relative of employee who is de- pendent on employee for care, brother-in-law, sister-in-law). Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: Employer will pay for CSA-approved safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide appropriate uni- forms to employees on free issue/free replacement basis. Where client agrees sweater can be worn in lieu of tunic, em- ployer will issue sweater in lieu of tunic. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.8% increase): College Boreal level 5008: $11.64 rising 4 steps to $12.32 City of Greater Sudbury level 3070: $13.16 rising 4 steps to $13.93 Parks City of Greater Sudbury Events level 3075: $14.47 rising 4 steps to $15.32 City of Greater Sudbury Air- port level 3015: $13.89 rising 4 steps to $14.70 City of Greater Sudbury Air- port level 3020: $14.25 rising 4 steps to $15.08 Canada Revenue Agency level 6010: $13.82 rising 4 steps to $14.63 Canada Revenue Agency level 6015: $13.82 rising 4 steps to $14.63 Social Justice Tribunals Ontario level 2015: $14.90 rising 4 steps to $15.76 (Was Landlord &Tenant Board) level 2015: $14.90 rising 4 steps to $15.76 (Was Criminal Injuries Com- pensation Board) level 2015: $14.90 rising 4 steps to $15.76 Children's Aid Society level 2010: $12.94 rising 4 steps to $13.69 Vista Hospitality level 5420: $12.79 rising 4 steps to $13.54 Vista Hospitality level 5420: $13.23 rising 4 steps to $14 Editor's notes: Travel time: Employer will provide advances for employee where total anticipated cost exceeds $100. Standby pay: 1 hour pay for every 8 hours, or portion thereof, on standby. Rate is doubled if standby is required on days of rest or statutory holidays. Social justice fund: Employer will pay $500 to fund. Licencing: $40 towards cost of new Ontario provincial licensing requirements GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION Lac Ste. Anne County Lac Ste. Anne County, Alta. (25 operations workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1928 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2018. Ratified on Feb. 27, 2017. Signed on April 13, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: $2 per hour for lead hands. $0.40 per hour for all regular hours worked on Saturday. $0.50 per hour for all regular hours worked on Satur- day by operators. $1 per hour for all work between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $3 per hour for each hour of finishing work for con- struction caterpillar and grader operators and maintenance grader operators when laying oil on roads. $0.50 per hour for tradesmen with more than one journeyman certificate. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years, 7 weeks after 35 years. Construction machine opera- tor will be allowed 1 additional week of vacation from Dec. 1 to April 30. Overtime: Time and one-half for all overtime hours worked. Medical benefits: Employer pays maximum 90% of pre- miums, employee pays 10% of premiums for plan provided by WSG Benefit Consultants and underwritten by SSQ Financial. $900 per year (previously $600 per year) for health spending account. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 18 days per year. Maximum accumulation of 100 days. AD&D: Employer pays maxi- mum 90% of premiums, em- ployee pays 10% of premiums for maximum coverage of $200,000. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, guardian, parent of current spouse, child, ward, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, fiancé). Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $175 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employees will be supplied with coveralls or winter clothing on following basis: Mechanics/welders will receive 4 pairs per year; opera- tors will receive 1 pair every 6 months. Mileage: $0.08 per kilometre above uniform kilometre rate when employee is required to haul bulky and heavy materials, such as fence posts or like mate- rials with own vehicle. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Operators Probationary: $28.22 rising 1 step to $28.64 Permanent: $30.08 rising 1 step to $30.53 Welder journeyman Probationary: $32.49 rising 1 step to $32.98 Permanent: $34.69 rising 1 step to $35.21 Mechanic journeyman Probationary: $32.49 rising 1 step to $32.98 Permanent: $34.69 rising 1 step to $35.21 Mechanical foreman: $37.08 rising 1 step to $37.64 Editor's notes: Long-term service pay: $18 per month additional pay after 5 years' service; $27 per month after 10 Travel: Employer will provide advances for employee if cost exceeds $100. Hearing aids: $500 per year for purchase, maintenance and repair of hearing aids.