Canadian Labour Reporter

April 9, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS SOCIAL HOUSING Lacombe Foundation Lacombe, Alta. (80 aides, administrative, maintenance workers, cooks) and the Retail, Health Care and Service Employees Union (CLAC), Local 301 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on March 20, 2018. Shift premium: $1.75 per hour (previously $1.50 per hour) for evening shift (majority of shift falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m.). $2 per hour (previously $1.50 per hour) for night shift (major- ity of shift falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m.). $1.50 per hour for weekend shift (Saturday at mid- night to Sunday at 11:59 p.m.). Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Employee has not yet earned paid vaca- tion, but may request unpaid time off at manager's discretion to start, 2 weeks after 2 years, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 19 years. Additional 5 days after 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service. Overtime: Time and one- half for all work after 8 hours per day. If overtime required exceeds 4 hours — either fol- lowing or preceding employee's scheduled shift — overtime rate will be adjusted to 2 times basic rate of pay for remaining over- time worked. May be taken as time off in lieu, but no later than 30 days from date overtime was worked. Meal allowance: Employer will provide meal when overtime more than 4 hours is worked consecutively with regular hours of work. Medical benefits: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employ- ee pays 10% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. 80% reimburse- ment for maximum $2,000 per person per year for basic ser- vices. 50% reimbursement for maximum $2,000 per person per year for comprehensive. 50% reimbursement for maxi- mum $3,000 lifetime maximum per child younger than 19 for orthodontic. Vision: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. $300 per year for younger than 21. $300 every two years for older than 21. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 160 hours or 20 working days. Additional 16 hours of sick leave credits per year for staying home when child or dependant is ill, attend- ing specialist appointment, unforeseen emergency. LTD: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. 60% of earnings, maximum $1,500 per month per employee, payable after 119 days. AD&D: Coverage of $50,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums for cov- erage of $50,000. Pension: Employer will match employee contribution, maxi- mum 4%, minimum 2%, to group RSP. Bereavement leave: 3 days (5 days for funeral outside of Al- berta) for death of father, moth- er, legal guardian, spouse, child, sister, sister-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, father/mother- in-law, grandparents. Call-in pay: Employees called in on emergency basis (fire, flood, major disaster) will be paid minimum 3 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 500 hours or 6 months, whichever accumulates first. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $50 per year for non-maintenance employees, $200 every 2 years for mainten- ance employees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Administrative support 1 Step 1: $19.10 Step 2: $19.47 Step 3: $20.08 Step 4: $20.57 Step 5: $21.09 Administrative support 2 Step 1: $21.03 Step 2: $21.56 Step 3: $22.08 Step 4: $22.65 Step 5: $23.21 Activity coordinator Step 1: $19 Step 2: $19.48 Step 3: $19.98 Step 4: $20.57 Step 5: $21.18 Lodge attendant Step 1: $16.42 Step 2: $16.83 Step 3: $17.25 Step 4: $17.84 Step 5: $18.47 Step 6: $19.22 Cook Step 1: $20.79 Step 2: $21.29 Step 3: $21.80 Step 4: $22.31 Step 5: $22.85 Assistant cook Step 1: $18.64 Step 2: $19.10 Step 3: $19.58 Step 4: $20.06 Step 5: $20.57 Maintenance worker 1 Step 1: $22.13 Step 2: $22.68 Step 3: $23.15 Step 4: $23.85 Step 5: $24.45 Maintenance worker 2 Step 1: $24.90 Step 2: $25.64 Step 3: $26.40 Step 4: $27.16 Step 5: $27.99 Lodge support aide (HCA) Step 1: $20.42 Step 2: $20.92 Step 3: $21.54 Step 4: $22.19 Step 5: $22.87 Step 6: $23.78 Editor's notes: Parking: Employer will provide sufficient parking stalls and plug-ins for use by employees. On-call: $35 per day when employee is designated to be immediately available to return to work when not on regular duty. HEALTH CARE Sault Ste. Marie and District Group Health Association Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. (240 health-care workers, technicians, administrative staff, maintenance workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 894 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Aug. 29, 2017. Shift premium: $0.50 for each hour worked past 6 p.m. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 day off for employee's birthday, 1 day off for Remembrance Day. 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 22 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 37.5 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for On- tario Health Insurance Plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for plan equiva- lent to Blue Cross Plan No. 9. Orthodontic coverage, lifetime maximum of $2,000 per in- sured, 50% co-payment basis. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $150 every 24 months, including 1 eye exam. Paramedical: $400 per year per insured for physiotherapy. Maximum $500 combined per year per insured for chiroprac- tor, registered massage ther- apist, chiropodist. Sick leave: 3 days during pro- bationary period, 7 days after

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