Beaver County

Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 20, 2019 to Aug. 19, 2020. Ratified on Oct. 1, 2019. Signed on Oct. 31, 2019.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 20, 2020: 1%

Shift premium: $2.75 per hour for hours worked as lead-hand. $4.25 per hour for hours worked as working foreman.

Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 Christmas floater day.

Vacations with pay: 1.25 days (3 weeks, 15 days, 120 hours) per month to start, 1.67 days (4 weeks, 20 days, 160 hours) per month after 8 years, 2.08 days (5 weeks, 25 days, 200 hours) per month after 15 years, 2.5 days (6 weeks, 30 days, 240 hours) per month after 24 years. Employee may use accumulated overtime hours to bring number of hours paid on day when employee has taken vacation leave, maximum 10 hours per day or 191 hours per month. Employees may carry over, maximum 5 days’ vacation leave, in addition to annual accrued vacation leave (must be taken by Aug. 31 of following year).

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 191 hours per week. Time may be accumulated, maximum 200 hours (maximum 40 hours for part-time, temporary employees). In any pay period, when employee has accumulated maximum number of accumulated hours, and number of workdays in next month will be more than 20 days, employee will schedule minimum of 1 day off (to be taken from accumulated overtime hours).

Sick leave: 18 days per year (earned at 1.5 days for every month employee works). Unused portion will accumulate, maximum 119 days.

LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Pension: Employer pays 100% of premiums for voluntary RRSP. Local Authorities Pension Plan.

Bereavement leave: Minimum 1 day, maximum 5 days for death in immediate family (employee’s spouse; following relatives of employee or spouse: parent, guardian, child, brother, sister, grandchild). Minimum 1 day, maximum 2 days for death in extended family (following relatives of employee or spouse: child-in-law, grandparent, uncle, aunt, cousin, niece, nephew; employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law).

Seniority – recall rights: 9 months for layoffs.

Probationary period: 6 months (employer reserves right to extend period by further 90 days worked).

Safety shoes: Maximum $300 per year for safety equipment or upgraded safety equipment not supplied by employer which must include CSA-approved safety footwear (after 4 months of service). Employee may carry over into next year any unused amount, maximum $300 carry-over in any 1 year.

Mileage: Employer will pay automobile allowance rate, at employer’s prevailing rate per kilometre, to employee using own vehicle on employer business when requested by employer.

Sample rates of pay (current, after 1% increase):

Student labourer

Steps 1: $14.37 rising 1 step to $14.51

Steps 2: $14.94 rising 1 step to $15.09

Steps 3: $15.54 rising 1 step to $15.70

Steps 4: $16.16 rising 1 step to $16.33

Steps 5: $16.81 rising 1 step to $16.98

Steps 6: $17.48 rising 1 step to $17.66

Labourer 1

Steps 1: $15.24 rising 1 step to $15.39

Steps 2: $15.85 rising 1 step to $16.01

Steps 3: $16.49 rising 1 step to $16.65

Steps 4: $17.15 rising 1 step to $17.31

Steps 5: $17.83 rising 1 step to $18.01

Steps 6: $18.54 rising 1 step to $18.73

Labourer 2

Steps 1: $20.01 rising 1 step to $20.21

Steps 2: $20.81 rising 1 step to $21.02

Steps 3: $21.64 rising 1 step to $21.86

Steps 4: $22.51 rising 1 step to $22.73

Steps 5: $23.41 rising 1 step to $23.64

Steps 6: $24.34 rising 1 step to $24.59

Weed inspector

Steps 1: $18.80 rising 1 step to $18.99

Steps 2: $19.56 rising 1 step to $19.75

Steps 3: $20.34 rising 1 step to $20.54

Steps 4: $21.15 rising 1 step to $21.36

Steps 5: $22 rising 1 step to $22.21

Steps 6: $22.88 rising 1 step to $23.10

Pesticide applicator 1

Steps 1: $19.95 rising 1 step to $20.15

Steps 2: $20.75 rising 1 step to $20.96

Steps 3: $21.58 rising 1 step to $21.79

Steps 4: $22.44 rising 1 step to $22.67

Steps 5: $23.34 rising 1 step to $23.57

Steps 6: $24.27 rising 1 step to $24.51

Equipment operator 1

Steps 1: $23.03 rising 1 step to $23.26

Steps 2: $23.95 rising 1 step to $24.19

Steps 3: $24.91 rising 1 step to $25.16

Steps 4: $25.90 rising 1 step to $26.16

Steps 5: $26.94 rising 1 step to $27.21

Steps 6: $28.02 rising 1 step to $28.30

Pesticide applicator 2

Steps 1: $22.66 rising 1 step to $22.89

Steps 2: $23.57 rising 1 step to $23.80

Steps 3: $24.51 rising 1 step to $24.75

Steps 4: $25.49 rising 1 step to $25.74

Steps 5: $26.51 rising 1 step to $26.77

Steps 6: $27.57 rising 1 step to $27.85

Service man/equipment operator 2

Steps 1: $25.69 rising 1 step to $25.95

Steps 2: $26.71 rising 1 step to $26.98

Steps 3: $27.78 rising 1 step to $28.06

Steps 4: $28.89 rising 1 step to $29.19

Steps 5: $30.05 rising 1 step to $30.35

Steps 6: $31.25 rising 1 step to $31.57

Wildlife control officer/land flood control officer

Steps 1: $24.08 rising 1 step to $24.32

Steps 2: $25.05 rising 1 step to $25.29

Steps 3: $26.05 rising 1 step to $26.31

Steps 4: $27.09 rising 1 step to $27.36

Steps 5: $28.17 rising 1 step to $28.45

Steps 6: $29.30 rising 1 step to $29.59

Equipment operator 3

Steps 1: $29.15 rising 1 step to $29.44

Steps 2: $30.31 rising 1 step to $30.62

Steps 3: $31.53 rising 1 step to $31.84

Steps 4: $32.79 rising 1 step to $33.12

Steps 5: $34.10 rising 1 step to $34.44

Steps 6: $35.46 rising 1 step to $35.82

Tradesman

Steps 1: $32.61 rising 1 step to $32.94

Steps 2: $33.91 rising 1 step to $34.25

Steps 3: $35.27 rising 1 step to $35.62

Steps 4: $36.68 rising 1 step to $37.05

Steps 5: $38.15 rising 1 step to $38.53

Steps 6: $39.67 rising 1 step to $40.07

Public works shop foreman/mechanic

Steps 1: $38.23 rising 1 step to $38.61

Steps 2: $39.76 rising 1 step to $40.16

Steps 3: $41.35 rising 1 step to $41.76

Steps 4: $43 rising 1 step to $43.43

Steps 5: $44.72 rising 1 step to $45.17

Steps 6: $46.51 rising 1 step to $46.98

Editor’s notes: On-call: $12.50 per day for weekdays; $20 per day for weekends; $30 per day for named holidays. Employer vehicle may be supplied to employees while on call. Pay advances: Regular, temporary employees may request maximum $1,000 midmonth advance (will be paid on 15th of month or last business day before 15th of month, if 15th falls on non-business day). Retirement allowance: $500 per year of service, maximum $15,000 (partial year of service will not be included in calculation), for employees with 10 years of service, minimum 55 years old. Wellness incentive: Employee who has not been absent from work for any medical reasons for 1 year, will receive 2 wellness-incentive days with full pay in subsequent year; employee who is absent for medical reasons for not more than 9 days in 1 year, will receive 1 wellness-incentive day with full pay in subsequent year.