Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $33.53 Sr. technologist Step 1: $34.26 rising 3 steps to $35.23 OT/PT Step 1: $31.46 rising 3 steps to $32.35 Communications coordinator/ IT IDS analyst/project coor- dinator/contract specialist/ CH&E coordinator/CH&E spe- cialist/research coordinator Step 1: $31.01 rising 3 steps to $31.88 Dietitian Step 1: $30.42 rising 3 steps to $31.28 Registered technologist Step 1: $29.87 rising 3 steps to $30.71 Communications associate/IT programmer/analyst/librarian/ finance coordinator/archivist Step 1: $29.24 rising 3 steps to $30.07 Counsellor/therapist 1/behav- iour therapist Step 1: $29.24 rising 3 steps to $30.07 Animal facilities, lead-hand Step 1: $24.39 rising 3 steps to $25.08 Lifeguard Step 1: $16.45 rising 3 steps to $16.91 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.4% increase): System architect Step 1: $41.27 rising 2 steps to $41.84 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Research analyst Step 1: $23.1 1 Editor's notes: Computer/VDT monitors: After each hour of continuous operation of computer monitor, operator will be relieved for 5 minutes in which operator will perform other job-related duties. Standby pay: $3.50 per hour for employee on standby and available for call-back duty for holidays or minimum $5 for 8-hour period on standby. CULTURE Red Deer & District Museum Society Red Deer, Alta. (24 museum employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 417-06 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2018. Ratified on March 19, 2018. Signed on April 9, 2018. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 6 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 11 years. Up to 8 years of service: 5 days of vacation can be brought forward; after 8 or more years of service: 10 days of vacation can be brought for- ward. Overtime: Time off in lieu for all hours worked in excess of 37.5 hours per week or 7.5 hours per day. Time and one- half for all hours worked in excess of 44 hours per week or 9 hours per day. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $400 per employee per year for HSA and wellness account. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.5 days or 11.25 hours per month, maximum 18 days. After employee has used 9 sick days, doctor's note will be required for all subsequent sick days. STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $85,000. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP). If em- ployees are not eligible to participate in LAPP, employer contributions for replacement pension/RRSP plan will be equal to contributions to LAPP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in family (spouse, adult interdependent partner, common-law partner, children (and partner/spouse), current or former foster-children and partner/spouse, current or for- mer wards, parents, stepparent, current or former guardians and partner/spouse, current or former foster-parents, siblings, half-siblings, stepsiblings and partner/spouse, grandchildren, stepgrandchildren and partner/ spouse, grandparents, step- grandparents, aunts, uncles, stepaunts, stepuncles, nieces, nephews, person employee isn't related to but considers to be like close relative). Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours at time and one-half or time and one-half for all hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 3 months or 500 hours of work, whichever occurs first. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Sample rates of annual pay (current): Coordinator Step 1: $48,652.50 Step 2: $49,744.50 Step 3: $50,817 Step 4: $51,889.50 Step 5: $52,981.50 Step 6: $54,054 Step 7: $55,126.27 Technician Step 1: $42,217.50 Step 2: $43,153.50 Step 3: $44,089.50 Step 4: $45,045 Step 5: $45,981 Step 6: $46,917 Step 7: $47,853 Support Step 1: $32,116.50 Step 2: $32,838 Step 3: $33,559.50 Step 4: $34,261.50 Step 5: $34,983 Step 6: $35,704.50 Step 7: $36,426 Editor's notes: Long-service recognition: $25 after 5 years of service; $50 after 10 years; $75 after 15 years; $100 after 20 years; $125 after 25 years. TRANSPORTATION Ken Johnson Trucking Provincewide, British Columbia (37 drivers) and Teamsters Local 31 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on Dec. 18. 2017. Shift premium: $2.50 per hour to instructional drivers while training. $0.50 per hour for any employee holding first-aid certificate recognized under workers' compensation board regulations who is designated by company to carry out duties of first-aid attendant, class C. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 120 hours or 6% after 3 years, 160 hours or 8% after 9 years, 200 hours of 10% after 15 years, 240 hours or 12% after 21 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week (exclusive of daily overtime). Meal allowance: When

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