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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 28 years. Time may be carried over, maximum 225 hours. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours. Double time after 7.5 hours of overtime. Meal allowance: $12 when working more than 3 hours of overtime, except where meal is provided to employee. Addi- tional $12 for each subsequent 4 hours of overtime work, ex- cept where meal is provided to employee. Sick leave: 1 1/4 days per month. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death in family (any relative re- siding in employee's household, father, mother, stepfather, step- mother, foster-parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, spouse, common-law partner resident with employee, child, child of common-law partner, stepchild, ward of employee, foster-child, grandchild, grand- parent, father-in-law, mother- in-law). Additional 3 days for travel, if needed. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: First layoff: 2 weeks' pay; 3 weeks' pay for employees with 10 or more years of em- ployment; 4 weeks' pay for em- ployees with 20 or more years of employment, plus 1 week's pay for each additional year of employment. On second or subsequent layoff, 1 week's pay for each year of employment. Sample rates of annual pay (current): TR-01 Step 1: $54,921 Step 2: $56,350 Step 3: $57,773 Step 4: $59,196 Step 5: $60,618 TR-02 Step 1: $60,053 Step 2: $62,752 Step 3: $65,460 Step 4: $68,158 Step 5: $70,865 Step 6: $73,560 Step 7: $76,266 Step 8: $79,321 TR-03 Step 1: $73,621 Step 2: $76,843 Step 3: $80,057 Step 4: $83,275 Step 5: $86,495 Step 6: $89,721 Step 7: $93,357 TR-04 Step 1: $80,739 Step 2: $83,827 Step 3: $86,912 Step 4: $89,998 Step 5: $93,083 Step 6: $96,171 Step 7: $99,851 Step 8: $103,404 TR-05 Step 1: $101,205 Step 2: $104,052 Step 3: $106,898 Step 4: $109,747 Step 5: $112,598 Editor's notes: Standby pay: One-half hour pay at straight time for each 4-hour period or portion thereof for which employee is on standby duty. Professional fees: $600 for annual dues payable to professional association members of Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council. SOCIAL SERVICES Child Development Centre Whitehorse (70 teachers, psychologists, coordinators, drivers) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020. Signed on Nov. 16, 2017. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 month of 61-day summer break period. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per 24-hour period or 37.5 hours per week. May be banked, max- imum 37.5 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Em- ployees will have access to self- directed benefit of $1,250 per employee per year. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 795 hours. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employee will con- tribute 3% for group RSP, em- ployer will contribute 4%. Effec- tive July 1, 2018: Employer will match employee contributions, maximum 4.25% for employees who have reached 5 years of service. Effective July 1, 2019: Employer will match employee contributions, maximum 4.5% for employees who have reached 5 years of service. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in family (parent, step- parent, foster-parent, grandpar- ent, grandchild, sibling, step- sibling, partner, spouse, child, child to whom employee stands in place of parent, partner of employee's child, including child to whom employee stands in place of parent, partner's par- ent or sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, any other person resid- ing with employee). Additional 2 days if employee must travel outside Whitehorse. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 9 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Severance: After 10 years of service: 1 day's pay multiplied by number of years of service. After 20 years of service: 1.5 day's pay multiplied by number of years of service. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.8% increase): Step 1 Teacher (BEd or degree related to position)/diagnostic coordi- nator: $61,670 rising 3 steps to $64,004 Speech/language pathologist (relevant master's degree)/ physiotherapist (relevant mas- ter's or bachelor's degree)/oc- cupational therapist (relevant master's or bachelor's degree)/ developmental therapist (rele- vant bachelor's degree): $64,344 rising 3 steps to $66,779 Program coordinator (relevant bachelor's degree): $71,726 ris- ing 3 steps to $74,441 Psychologist (registered): $ 81,319 rising 3 steps to $84,397 Early childhood therapy as- sistant (ECD)/administrative assistant: $43,182 rising 3 steps to $44,816 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.8% increase): Driver: $26.46 rising 3 steps to $27.46 Driver assistant: $17.27 rising 3 steps to $17.92 Editor's notes: Work-related travel expenses: $15.20 for breakfast, $15.20 for lunch, $45.75 for dinner inside Yukon. $13.60 for breakfast, $12.85 for lunch, $36.30 for dinner outside Yukon. $11.50 per day for incidentals. Community allowance: $50 bi-weekly for employees who reside and work outside of Whitehorse area. Yukon bonus: $800 per year after 1 year of service; $900 per year after 5 years of service; $1,050 per year after 7 years of service. Long-service bo- nus: 2% of annual earnings paid to employee who has reached 10, 15, 20, 25 years of seniority. Community allowance: $50 bi-weekly for employees who reside and work outside of Whitehorse area.