Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS EDUCATION University of Guelph Guelph, Ont. (860 professors, veterinarians, librarians) and the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021. Signed on Nov. 6, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2017: 1.25% Effective July 1, 2018: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2019: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2020: 1.5% Vacations with pay: 22 days to start, 25 days after 9 years, 30 days after 21 years. Employee may carry over unused vacation days — excepting 10 days re- quired by law — into next aca- demic year, maximum 30 days. Paramedical: $1,200 per year (previously $300 per year) for psychological services. Coverage includes counselling services where provided by social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists, marriage and family therapists, clinical coun- selors registered by provincial governing body in Canadian province in which services are provided. Sick leave: 15 days per year. Bereavement leave: Maximum 10 days. Probationary period: Max- imum duration of tenure-track and continuing appoint- ment-track appointment is 6 consecutive years of full-time employment from date of tenure-track or continuing ap- pointment-track appointment. Maximum length for part-time appointments will be 7 years for appointments with work- load of 75% to 99% of full-time appointment and 8 years for appointments with workload of 50% to 74% of full-time ap- pointment. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Sample rates of annual salary floor pay (current, after 4.6% increase): Professor or veterinar- ian: $99,918 rising 3 steps to $104,484 Associate professor or associate veterinarian: $91,768 rising 3 steps to $95,962 Assistant professor or assistant veterinarian: $86,789 rising 3 steps to $90,755 Librarian: $84,221 rising 3 steps to $88,070 Associate librarian: $75,249 ris- ing 3 steps to $78,687 Assistant librarian: $69,768 ris- ing 3 steps to $72,957 Annual career increment Effective July 1, 2017: $2,550 Effective July 1, 2018: $2,550 Effective July 1, 2019: $2,550 Effective July 1, 2020: $2,650 Performance increments Effective July 1, 2017: $800 Effective July 1, 2018: $900 Effective July 1, 2019: $1,000 Effective July 1, 2020: $1,100 Editor's notes: On-call: $50 per day for veterinarian or faculty member who is on call for provision of emergency services in Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre (OVC-HSC) or Animal Health Laboratory (AHL). Emergency services: For veterinarian members in OVC-HSC and faculty members who provide emergency services outside of regular hours: $250 per hour for in-house services (large animal clinic); $150 per hour for in-house ser- vices (large animal clinic, production animals); $300 per hour for in-house services (small animal clinic); $150 per hour for field service. $150 per hour for veterinarian members in AHL for hours spent directly involved in providing emergency service. GOVERNMENT Municipal District of Spirit River Spirit River, Alta. (10 inside, outside workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 787-02 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2018. Ratified on Dec. 21, 2017. Signed on March 28, 2018. Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked before 6 a.m. and after 6 p.m. $1 per hour for all hours worked on Satur- day or Sunday. $1 per hour for lead-hands. $0.75 per hour for charge-hands. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 10 days or 4% to start, 15 days or 6% after 1 years, 20 days or 8% after 5 years, 25 days or 10% after 10 years, 30 days or 12% after 15 years, 35 days or 14% after 20 years, 40 days or 16% after 25 years. Overtime: For office employ- ees: Time and one-half for all work after 7 hours per day or 35 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 120 hours. All overtime in excess of 40 hours will be paid out on March 31 each year. For field employ- ees: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 120 hours. All overtime not taken with 12 months will be paid out. Double time for all work in excess of 40 hours per week on Sunday. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $500 every 2 years (previously $350 every 2 years) per family member. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month or 18 days per year. May be ac- cumulated, maximum 120 days. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (son, daughter, current spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, steppar- ents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, stepgrandchildren, parent of current spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandpar- ent, grandchild, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent of spouse, legal guardian). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 2 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 4 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $300 per year (previously $200 per year). Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply field employees with 2 pairs of winter coveralls, 2 pairs of regular coveralls. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Labourer/light equipment Probation: $22.44 4 to 12 months: $23.19 1 year: $23.55 Medium-equipment operator Probation: $26.66 4 to 12 months: $27.42 1 year: $27.89 Weed inspector Probation: $22.44 4 to 12 months: $23.19 1 year: $23.55 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.5% increase): Heavy-equipment operator Probation: $30.57 rising 1 step to $31.33 4 to 12 months: $31.47 rising 1 step to $32.26 1 year: $32.09 rising 1 step to $32.89

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