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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS hours of overtime. Additional reimbursement for subsequent 4 hours of overtime. Sick leave: 9.375 hours per month. Pension: Nav Canada Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate fam- ily (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent), brother, sister, spouse, com- mon-law spouse resident with employee, child, child of common-law spouse, stepchild, ward, father-in-law, mother-in- law, grandparent, grandchild, relative residing in employee's household). 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 9.8% increase): FSS-ATS-0 A: $36,311 rising 5 steps to $39,879 B: $37,764 rising 5 steps to $41,475 Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 24% increase): FSS-ATS-A A: $58,488 rising 7 steps to $72,867 B: $60,828 rising 7 steps to $75,782 FSS-ATS-B A: $61,087 rising 7 steps to $76,300 B: $63,531 rising 7 steps to $79,352 FSS-ATS-C A: $65,862 rising 7 steps to $82,615 B: $68,497 rising 7 steps to $85,920 FSS-ATS-D A: $69,554 rising 7 steps to $86,307 B: $72,337 rising 7 steps to $89,760 FSS-ATS-E A: $71,107 rising 7 steps to $89,540 B: $73,952 rising 7 steps to $93,122 FSS-ATS-EP A: $75,095 rising 7 steps to $93,542 B: $78,099 rising 7 steps to $97,284 FSS-ATS-F A: $76,902 rising 7 steps to $97,165 B: $79,979 rising 7 steps to $101,052 FSS-ATS-G A: $84,775 rising 7 steps to $108,397 B: $86,166 rising 7 steps to $112,733 FSS-ATS-H A: $89,897 rising 7 steps to $115,984 B: $93,493 rising 7 steps to $120,623 Editor's notes: Standby: $13 for each 8 hours or portion thereof that employee is on standby on any workday, general holiday or day of rest. WATER PRODUCTION Black Mountain Irrigation District Kelowna, B.C. (16 operators, technicians, maintenance, office staff ) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 338 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec 31, 2020. Signed on July 27, 2016. (First collective agreement) Wage adjustments: 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, 6 weeks after 18 years. All em- ployees hired after Jan. 1, 2005, will be entitled to maximum of 5 weeks' vacation. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of 8 hours per day for outside employees and 7 1/2 hours per day for in- side employees, double time af- ter 2 hours of overtime. May be banked, maximum 120 hours. Employee required to work before beginning of employee's normal work day will be paid overtime rates of double time up to beginning of normal work day, providing full normal work day is completed. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 120 days. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in family (wife, husband, spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, grand- father, grandmother, father-in- law, mother-in-law). Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay and double time. If em- ployee gets called in to work for emergency between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. for greater than 2 hours, employee will receive double time for all hours worked and employee will receive 8 hours of grace from work starting at end of employee's last call. Probationary period: 6 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide hard hats, eye, ear, and nose protective equipment, gloves, rain gear, high-visibility coveralls, rubber boots. 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 Green-circled rates of pay (General maintenance): $26.70 rising 4 steps to $29.18 (Equipment operator): $30.25 rising 4 steps to $33.07 (Equipment operator): $30.25 rising 4 steps to $33.07 (Office clerk): $26.47 rising 4 steps to $28.94 (Water quality technician): $31.64 rising 4 steps to $34.58 (Operator 1): $28.38 rising 4 steps to $31.02 (Operator 2): $33 rising 4 steps to $36.07 Editor's notes: Per diem rates: Employees required to be away from home in performance of duties — including at- tendance at meetings, seminars or lectures — will be reimbursed at B.C. Government rate for meals and expenses unless otherwise provided. Per diem rates: Employees required to be away from home will be reimbursed at B.C. Government rate for meals and expenses.