Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 GOVERNMENT SERVICES Legal Aid Society Edmonton (75 administrative employees, officers, analysts, technicians, legal assistants) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2019. Ratified on May 16, 2018. Signed on May 23, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2017: 0% Effective April 1, 2018: 0% Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 floating Christmas holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 10 years. May be car- ried over, maximum 1 year. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours, double time thereafter. Double time for work on day of rest. May be taken as time off in lieu. Must be taken within 12 months or will be paid out in cash. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employ- ee pays 25% of premiums. $800 per year (previously $500 per year) for health benefits spend- ing account. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. 100% coverage for preventative, basic dental procedures. 50% coverage for major dental procedures. Maximum $3,000 per year per person. 50% coverage for ortho- dontics. Lifetime maximum $3,000 per person. Vision: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. $250 in any 12-month period for persons younger than 18; or in any 24-month period for persons 18 and older. Eye examina- tions: Maximum $100 in any 12-month period for persons younger than 18 or in any 24-month period for persons 18 and older. Sick leave: 10 work days or 70 work hours after 1 year of ser- vice. May be carried forward into following year. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 60% of monthly salary, maximum $4,050 per month. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for coverage of 2-times annual sal- ary, maximum $200,000. Pension: Employer will con- tribute 7% (previously 6%), employee will contribute 5% into RSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (any of following relations of em- ployee or employee's spouse or benefit-partner: parents, guard- ian, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son, daughter, stepchild, brother, sister or hus- band or wife of any of above). 1 day for death of relative or person known to employee and not already covered above for purposes of attending funeral. 2 additional days for travel more than 500 kilometres 1-way. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre plus $500 per year for employee using own vehicle on employer business. Sample rates of monthly pay (current): Administrative support 1 Step 1: $2,756 Step 2: $2,888 Step 3: $3,020 Step 4: $3,152 Step 5: $3,283 Step 6: $3,413 Step 7: $3,545 Step 8: $3,675 LSI: $3,895 Administrative support 2 Step 1: $2,861 Step 2: $3,039 Step 3: $3,215 Step 4: $3,396 Step 5: $3,574 Step 6: $3,752 Step 7: $3,929 Step 8: $4,107 LSI: $4,353 Administrative assistant Step 1: $3,269 Step 2: $3,511 Step 3: $3,750 Step 4: $3,991 Step 5: $4,232 Step 6: $4,472 Step 7: $4,711 Step 8: $4,952 LSI: $5,250 Appointing and payment officer Step 1: $3,282 Step 2: $3,470 Step 3: $3,659 Step 4: $3,849 Step 5: $4,036 Step 6: $4,223 Step 7: $4,414 Step 8: $4,601 LSI: $4,877 Certificate and tariff officer Step 1: $3,782 Step 2: $4,050 Step 3: $4,319 Step 4: $4,586 Step 5: $4,853 Step 6: $5,120 Step 7: $5,388 Step 8: $5,656 LSI: $5,996 Financial analyst 1 Step 1: $3,782 Step 2: $4,050 Step 3: $4,319 Step 4: $4,586 Step 5: $4,853 Step 6: $5,120 Step 7: $5,388 Step 8: $5,656 LSI: $5,996 Computer technician 1 Step 1: $3,992 Step 2: $4,273 Step 3: $4,557 Step 4: $4,839 Step 5: $5,119 Step 6: $5,403 Step 7: $5,684 Step 8: $5,967 LSI: $6,325 Computer technician 1.5 Step 1: $4,191 Step 2: $4,487 Step 3: $4,784 Step 4: $5,080 Step 5: $5,375 Step 6: $5,672 Step 7: $5,969 Step 8: $6,266 LSI: $6,642 Computer technician 2 Step 1: $4,932 Step 2: $5,180 Step 3: $5,428 Step 4: $5,677 Step 5: $5,925 Step 6: $6,175 Step 7: $6,420 Step 8: $6,669 LSI: $7,069 Legal assistant (grandfathered) Step 1: $3,448 Step 2: $3,614 Step 3: $3,777 Step 4: $3,987 Step 5: $4,199 Step 6: $4,408 Step 7: $4,620 Step 8: $4,831 LSI: $5,121 Legal services officer and dis- cretionary coverage officer Step 1: $3,933 Step 2: $4,211 Step 3: $4,488 Step 4: $4,766 Step 5: $5,045 Step 6: $5,323 Step 7: $5,602 Step 8: $5,879 LSI: $6,233 Operational resource developer Step 1: $4,191 Step 2: $4,487 Step 3: $4,784 Step 4: $5,080 Step 5: $5,375 Step 6: $5,672 Step 7: $5,969 Step 8: $6,266 LSI: $6,642 Editor's notes: Christmas leave: Each employee will have 3 days' leave each year. Employer will choose days to close office between Christmas and New Year's. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Christmas leave: Each employee will have 3 days' leave each year. Employer will close office between Christmas and New Year's.

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