Calgary Public Library

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on June 23, 2019. Signed on June 23, 2019.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 0%

Shift premium: $1 per hour for employees who work Sundays (previously $0.90 per hour). $0.85 per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) for employees who work between midnight and 7 a.m.

Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1floater day. Floater holiday not taken within entitlement year will be paid out on last pay period of entitlement year.

Vacations with pay: Librarians: 4 weeks (140 hours) after 1year, 5 weeks (175hours) after 15years, 6 weeks (210 hours) after 25 years. All other employees: 2 weeks (70hours) after 1year, 3 weeks (105 hours) after 2 years, 4 weeks (140 hours) after 8 years, 5 weeks (175 hours) after 15 years, 6 weeks (210 hours) after 25 years. Vacations cannot be taken during first 3months of employment.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7 hours per day or 35 hours per week. Time may be banked and taken as time off in lieu, maximum 10days off. Any unused time will be paid out 6 months from pay period earned.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums). Employer will provide $500 for health spending account.

Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums).

Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums).

Sick leave: 105 hours per year. Maximum 1,050 hours. Employee with more than 1 year of service who has exhausted sick-leave credits will be allowed extension of leave, maximum 10 working days. Upon return to duty, employee will repay extension in full at rate of 1 day per month.

LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Effective Jan.1, 2020: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums).

Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of relative (mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, common-law spouse, spouse equivalent, child, foster-child, guardian, mother in-law, father-in-law, grandparent or grandchild of employee); 7 days when funeral or other passage ceremony occurs outside province. 1 day when employee is unable to attend funeral or other passage ceremony because of distance.

Seniority – recall rights: 2years following commencement of disability benefits for employee receiving LTD benefits or for layoffs.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at overtime rates.

Probationary period: 910hours worked.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 24months.

Safety shoes: $150 per year for steel-toed boots for drivers, building-maintenance assistants, mechanical-maintenance assistants, shop supervisors.

Mileage: If employee elects to use personal vehicle on library business, which takes them from regularly scheduled place of work to another location during work day (and for less than 1 complete work day), reimbursement will be made at minimum of rates established by Canada Revenue Agency, including parking fees where applicable.

Sample rates of annual pay (current):

Class

LW

Step 1: $28,709.70

Step 2: $30,472.10

Step 3: $32,381.33

LEA

Step 1: $32,760

Step 2: $34,580

Step 3: $36,400

Step 4: $38,220

Step 5: $40,040

Level 1

Step 1: $40,203.47

Step 2: $41,145.12

Step 3: $42,127.81

Step 4: $43,071.70

Step 5: $44,052.56

Level 2

Step 1: $41,473.91

Step 2: $43,071.70

Step 3: $44,667.66

Step 4: $46,265.46

Step 5: $47,903.49

Level 3

Step 1: $44,052.56

Step 2: $45,979.76

Step 3: $47,903.49

Step 4: $49,787.60

Step 5: $51,714.18

Level 4

Step 1: $45,324.22

Step 2: $47,577.76

Step 3: $49,787.60

Step 4: $52,040.93

Step 5: $54,294.27

Level 6

Step 1: $53,024.04

Step 2: $56,015.82

Step 3: $59,046.82

Step 4: $62,077.40

Step 5: $65,228.27

Level 7

Step 1: $56,220.45

Step 2: $58,800.33

Step 3: $61,341.81

Step 4: $63,983.57

Step 5: $66,801.56

Level 8

Step 1: $61,914.44

Step 2: $64,420.39

Step 3: $67,158.94

Step 4: $70,031.88

Step 5: $73,130.67

Level 9

Step 1: $63,983.57

Step 2: $67,205.71

Step 3: $70,435.82

Step 4: $73,669.81

Step 5: $76,899.91

Level 10 (LIBN. I)

Step 1: $67,207.96

Step 2: $70,437.04

Step 3: $73,668.78

Step 4: $76,899.91

Step 5: $80,130.84

Level 11

Step 1: $73,130.67

Step 2: $75,913.54

Step 3: $78,742.16

Step 4: $81,525.44

Step 5: $84,354.46

Level 12 (LIBN. II)

Step 1: $75,924.37

Step 2: $78,730.93

Step 3: $81,537.08

Step 4: $84,354.67

Step 5: $87,185.12

M.W.2

Step 1: $47,835.89

Step 2: $49,767.18

Step 3: $51,711.12

Step 4: $53,643.84

M.W.3

Step 1: $54,026.13

Step 2: $56,566.80

Step 3: $59,395.01

Step 4: $62,507.08

Step 5: $65,579.12

Editor’s notes: Pre-retirement counselling: Prior to normal or planned retirement, employer will make 1-time contribution, maximum $200, for reasonable expense which employee incurs for pre-retirement counselling program.