Canadian Labour Reporter

June 18, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS ROBOTICS MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Toronto (200 professional engineers, technical staff, engineers-in-training, scientists and allied technical employees) and the Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employees Association (SPATEA) Renewal agreement: Effective June 15, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Aug. 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2018: 3% Shift premium: 108% of basic hourly rate for evening shift. 110% of basic hourly rate for night shift. Employees whose regular work week includes Saturday, Sunday will be paid an additional 1.2 hours' wages for Saturday and 2.4 hours' wages for Sunday. Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 6 float days. Vacations with pay: 5/6 days per month to start, 1 1/4 days per month after 2 years, 1 2/3 days per month after 9 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 19 years. 1 1/4 days per MDA- accounting month after 9 years for employees in classifications of engineer, senior engineer, staff engineer, senior staff en- gineer and equivalents and in equivalent allied technical clas- sifications. Overtime: 150% after 2 1/2 hours of overtime after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. 150% for work on sixth day of week, normally Saturday, and Sunday unless employee has worked on sixth day that week and pay will be 200%. 150% for work during irregular hours. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. Exception will be made if employee works more than 200 hours' overtime in 6 con- secutive months. In this case, employee will be entitled to exchange maximum 40 hours' overtime in 6-month period and maximum 40 hours for bal- ance of year. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days per 12-month period. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, and all of following, employee's or spouse's: parents, stepparents, guardian (pro- vided guardian acted in place of parent), children, stepchil- dren, children in guardianship, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, relatives resid- ing in employee's household). Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at appropriate overtime rate. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase): Junior engineer/junior M.T.S. Minimum: $53,068 rising 3 steps to $55,211 Mid: $64,616 rising 3 steps to $67,226 Maximum: $76,408 rising 3 steps to $79,495 Intermediate engineer/inter- mediate M.T.S. Minimum: $69,647 rising 3 steps to $72,460 Mid: $75,449 rising 3 steps to $78,498 Maximum: $93,510 rising 3 steps to $97,287 Engineer/M.T.S. Minimum: $83,834 rising 3 steps to $87,221 Mid: $90,669 rising 3 steps to $94,332 Maximum: $115,295 rising 3 steps to $119,953 Senior engineer/senior M.T.S. Minimum: $92,867 rising 3 steps to $96,619 Mid: $110,146 rising 3 steps to $114,596 Maximum: $133,692 rising 3 steps to $139,094 Staff engineer/staff M.T.S. Minimum: $100,480 rising 3 steps to $104,540 Mid: $123,968 rising 3 steps to $128,976 Maximum: $144,624 rising 3 steps to $150,467 Senior staff engineer/senior staff M.T.S. Minimum: $109,714 rising 3 steps to $114,147 Mid: $133,811 rising 3 steps to $139,217 Maximum: $157,905 rising 3 steps to $164,285 Staff specialist Minimum: $140,672 rising 3 steps to $146,355 Mid: $170,022 rising 3 steps to $176,891 Maximum: $199,368 rising 3 steps to $207,423 Chief engineer Minimum: $140,672 rising 3 steps to $146,355 Mid: $170,022 rising 3 steps to $176,891 Maximum: $199,368 rising 3 steps to $207,423 Junior engineering assistant Minimum: $41,294 rising 3 steps to $42,962 Mid: $50,375 rising 3 steps to $52,410 Maximum: $59,451 rising 3 steps to $61,853 Engineering assistant Minimum: $46,263 rising 3 steps to $48,132 Mid: $56,437 rising 3 steps to $58,717 Maximum: $66,608 rising 3 steps to $69,299 Senior engineering assistant Minimum: $58,112 rising 3 steps to $60,460 Mid: $70,892 rising 3 steps to $73,756 Maximum: $83,670 rising 3 steps to $87,050 Junior technologist Minimum: $47,426 rising 3 steps to $49,342 Mid: $57,854 rising 3 steps to $60,192 Maximum: $68,282 rising 3 steps to $71,040 Technologist Minimum: $54,227 rising 3 steps to $56,418 Mid: $66,153 rising 3 steps to $68,826 Maximum: $78,072 rising 3 steps to $81,226 Senior technologist Minimum: $67,602 rising 3 steps to $70,333 Mid: $82,464 rising 3 steps to $85,795 Maximum: $97,324 rising 3 steps to $101,256 Staff technologist Minimum: $73,011 rising 3 steps to $75,960 Mid: $89,061 rising 3 steps to $92,659 Maximum: $105,110 rising 3 steps to $109,356 Editor's notes: Eye protection: If employee requires prescription safety glasses, employer will reimburse approved safety frames, maximum $130 every 2 years and shatter-proof lenses, maximum $200 every 2 years. Employer will contribute $40 to cost of replacement of prescription safety lenses owing to vision deterioration. Continuing educa- tion: Employer will reimburse employees for university or college or equivalent courses. Maximum $3,600 for 2018 (previously $3,500 per year). Maximum $510 per year for self-study and course materials. On-call allowance: While on standby, employee will be compensated for one-half hour — at basic hourly rate — for each 4-hour period or por- tion thereof. Domestic field allowance: When employee is on domestic field assignment, dislocation allowance equal to 10 per cent of employee's base pay will be paid. Field allowance: When employee is on field assignment, allowance equal to 10 per cent of employee's base pay will be paid.

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