Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $30,000 coverage. Pension: Employer contributes 4%, employee contributes 4% to Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, child, stepchild. 3 days for death of mother, father, stepparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, grandchildren, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt or uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority - recall rights: 36 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time or hours worked at time and one-half, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 375 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months, 18 months for suspen- sions. For incidents involving residents, record will remain on file unless reversed via settle- ment or arbitration. Uniforms/clothing: $0.07 per hour, payable every 6 months, as uniform allowance. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): RPN Probation: $24.53 rising 3 steps to $25.93 Start: $24.79 rising 3 steps to $26.20 1 year: $25.12 rising 3 steps to $26.55 2 years: $25.60 rising 3 steps to $27.05 Personal support worker/activ- ity aide Probation: $18.71 rising 3 steps to $19.51 Start: $19.55 rising 3 steps to $20.38 1 year: $20.02 rising 3 steps to $20.87 2 years: $20.50 rising 3 steps to $21.38 Basic aide (housekeeping, laun- dry, dietary) Probation: $19.03 rising 3 steps to $19.84 Start: $19.36 rising 3 steps to $20.18 1 year: $19.79 rising 3 steps to $20.63 2 years: $20.30 rising 3 steps to $21.16 Cook Probation: $19.94 rising 3 steps to $20.79 Start: $20.30 rising 3 steps to $21.16 1 year: $20.73 rising 3 steps to $21.61 2 years: $21.20 rising 3 steps to $22.11 Cook 2 Probation: $19.52 rising 3 steps to $20.35 Start: $19.86 rising 3 steps to $20.71 1 year: $20.30 rising 3 steps to $21.16 2 years: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.68 Editor's notes: Infectious diseases: Employer will provide training and ongoing education in communicable disease recognition, use of personal-protective equipment, decontamination of equipment and disposal of hazardous waste. Education fund: Employer will pay $0.02 per hour per employee into Service Employees' International Union Local 1 Canada fund. BOTTLED WATER Black Mountain Irrigation District Kelowna, B.C. (16 operators, technicians, office staff ) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 338 Agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on July 27, 2016. (First agreement) Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 0% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 13 years. Employees with 18 years of ser- vice hired after Jan. 1, 2005, will retain 6 weeks of vacation. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours after 8 hours per day for outside employees, 7.5 hours per day for inside employees. Double time after 2 hours thereafter and for work on scheduled day off. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Medical Services Plan of B.C. Employer pays 75% of pre- miums, employee pays 25% of premiums for all other plans. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 120 days. Will be paid out on termination: After 7 years of service, maximum 30 days; after 15 years of service, maximum 60 days; after 20 years of service, maximum 90 days; after 25 years of service, maximum 120 days. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of family member (wife, husband, spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, fath- er-in-law, mother-in-law). Seniority - recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time. If call occurs between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., em- ployee will also receive 8 hours' grace from work starting at end of last call-in. Probationary period: 6 months. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9.3% increase): Foreman: $36.96 rising 4 steps to $40.40 Equipment operator: $27.52 ris- ing 4 steps to $30.09 Operator 1: $27.48 rising 4 steps to $30.04 Operator 2: $29.31 rising 4 steps to $32.04 Operator 3: $31.77 rising 4 steps to $34.72 Operator 4: $33.50 rising 4 steps to $36.62 General maintenance: $23.21 rising 4 steps to $25.38 Labourer: $18.93 rising 4 steps to $20.70 Water quality technician: $28.40 rising 4 steps to $31.05 Administrative assistant: $25 rising 4 steps to $27.34 Office clerk: $24.80 rising 4 steps to $27.10 Reception: $22.47 rising 4 steps to $24.55 POLICING e City of Lacombe Lacombe, Alta. (15 police officers) and the Lacombe Police Association (LPA) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Nov. 7, 2016. Shift premium: $1 per hour when working between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Paid holidays: 12 days. Em- ployee may take 96 hours off per year, in lieu of receiving statutory holidays. Cannot be accrued year over year. Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month, maximum 120 hours per year to start, 13 1/3 hours per month, maximum 160 hours per year after 8 years, 16 2/3 hours per month, max- imum 200 hours per year after 20 years. Overtime: Double time. May be accumulated as time off, maximum 72 hours. Any un- used time will be paid out each December.

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