Black Gold School Division

Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2021. Ratified on April 17, 2019. Signed on Sept. 23, 2019.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 0% (step 6 increase retroactive to Sept. 2018: $0.45 per hour)

Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 0.5%

Effective Sept. 1, 2020: 1 %

Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Easter Monday, unless it is instructional day, whereby first Monday of spring break will be recognized as paid holiday instead of Easter Monday

Vacations with pay: 15 days or 6% to start, 20 days or 8% after 8 years, 25 days or 10% after 15years, 30 days or 12% after 20 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7 hours per day; double time after 3 hours of overtime. May be taken as time off.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums. All eligible employees, as condition of employment, will be enrolled in Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan for Life and AD&D, Plan 2 and EDB, Plan D. Employer will provide health spending account of $500. Unused balance will be carried forward to extent permitted by Canada Revenue Agency.

Dental: Employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums.

Vision: Employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums.

Sick leave: 2 days per month, maximum 20 days per year. Unused portion may accumulate, maximum 75 working days.

AD&D: Employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums.

Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, former guardian, spouse (including common-law), brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, child, grandparent, grandchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, parent-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent of spouse, any relative who has been residing in same household. 1day to attend funeral of person other those referred to previously (employer may provide additional days with or without pay) or to attend funeral as pallbearer.

Seniority – recall rights: 24months.

Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rates, or equivalent time off at employee’s option.

Probationary period: 3months worked for full-time employees; 6 months worked for part-time employees.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18months (previously 21months).

Severance: 1 week per year of service, maximum 24 weeks’ pay.

Uniforms/clothing: Where required by employer to ensure safety of employees, personal protective equipment (PPE) will be supplied by employer. Employer, at its discretion, will replace worn PPE.

Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase):

School-secretary

Secretary 1

Step 1: $19.85 rising 2 steps to $20.15

Step 2: $20.46 rising 2 steps to $20.77

Step 3: $21.19 rising 2 steps to $21.51

Step 4: $21.87 rising 2 steps to $22.20

Step 5: $22.56 rising 2 steps to $22.90

Step 6: $23.76 rising 2 steps to $24.12

Head secretary

Step 1: $21.20 rising 2 steps to $21.52

Step 2: $21.95 rising 2 steps to $22.28

Step 3: $22.69 rising 2 steps to $23.03

Step 4: $23.45 rising 2 steps to $23.81

Step 5: $24.27 rising 2 steps to $24.63

Step 6: $25.55 rising 2 steps to $25.94

Head secretary ESBCHS and LCHS

Step 1: $21.75 rising 2 steps to $22.08

Step 2: $22.53 rising 2 steps to $22.87

Step 3: $23.32 rising 2 steps to $23.67

Step 4: $24.13 rising 2 steps to $24.49

Step 5: $24.93 rising 2 steps to $25.30

Step 6: $26.25 rising 2 steps to $26.64

Education assistants

Level 1 uncertified

Step 1: $19.24 rising 2 steps to $19.53

Step 2: $19.95 rising 2 steps to $20.25

Step 3: $20.60 rising 2 steps to $20.91

Step 4: $21.16 rising 2 steps to $21.48

Step 5: $22.04 rising 2 steps to $22.37

Level 2 certified 1 year

Step 1: $19.98 rising 2 steps to $20.28

Step 2: $20.67 rising 2 steps to $20.98

Step 3: $21.37 rising 2 steps to $21.69

Step 4: $21.96 rising 2 steps to $22.29

Step 5: $22.99 rising 2 steps to $23.33

Level 3 certified 2 years

Step 1: $21.22 rising 2 steps to $21.54

Step 2: $21.91 rising 2 steps to $22.24

Step 3: $22.57 rising 2 steps to $22.91

Step 4: $23.30 rising 2 steps to $23.65

Step 5: $24 rising 2 steps to $24.36

Beauty culture/accounting technicians/trade-shop technicians 1

Tech 1

Step 1: $19.24 rising 2 steps to $19.53

Step 2: $20.10 rising 2 steps to $20.40

Step 3: $20.98 rising 2 steps to $21.29

Step 4: $21.81 rising 2 steps to $22.14

Step 5: $22.66 rising 2 steps to $23

Step 6: $23.51 rising 2 steps to $23.87

Step 7: $24.38 rising 2 steps to $24.75

Tech 2

Step 1: $21.08 rising 2 steps to $21.40

Step 2: $21.94 rising 2 steps to $22.27

Step 3: $22.79 rising 2 steps to $23.13

Step 4: $23.63 rising 2 steps to $23.99

Step 5: $24.50 rising 2 steps to $24.87

Step 6: $25.36 rising 2 steps to $25.74

Step 7: $26.22 rising 2 steps to $26.61

Library clerks/library technicians

Library clerk

Step 1: $19.85 rising 2 steps to $20.15

Step 2: $20.46 rising 2 steps to $20.77

Step 3: $21.19 rising 2 steps to $21.51

Step 4: $21.87 rising 2 steps to $22.20

Step 5: $22.56 rising 2 steps to $22.90

Step 6: $23.31 rising 2 steps to $23.66

Tech 1

Step 1: $19.99 rising 2 steps to $20.29

Step 2: $20.72 rising 2 steps to $21.03

Step 3: $21.54 rising 2 steps to $21.87

Step 4: $22.41 rising 2 steps to $22.75

Step 5: $23.27 rising 2 steps to $23.62

Step 6: $24.12 rising 2 steps to $24.48

Tech 2

Step 1: $21.67 rising 2 steps to $22

Step 2: $22.52 rising 2 steps to $22.86

Step 3: $23.39 rising 2 steps to $23.75

Step 4: $24.25 rising 2 steps to $24.61

Step 5: $25.11 rising 2 steps to $25.49

Step 6: $25.96 rising 2 steps to $26.35

Educational transliterators/licensed practical nurses/therapy assistants

Step 1: $23.07 rising 2 steps to $23.42

Step 2: $24.16 rising 2 steps to $24.52

Step 3: $25.29 rising 2 steps to $25.67

Step 4: $26.38 rising 2 steps to $26.78

Step 5: $27.50 rising 2 steps to $27.92

Step 6: $28.59 rising 2 steps to $29.02

Step 7: $29.71 rising 2 steps to $30.16