Halton County, Ont. (290 office employees) and the Halton Regional Police Association
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Nov. 26, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan 1, 2015: 1.9%
Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 1%
Effective Dec. 1, 2015: 0.3%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.95%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.9%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.8%
Shift premium: 30¢ per hour for shifts from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. 39¢ per hour for shifts from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days and one floating holiday.
Vacations with pay: 70 hours after 1 year, 105 hours after 3 years, 140 hours after 10 years, 175 hours after 15 years, 210 hours after 20 years, 217 hours after 26 years, 224 hours after 27 years, 231 hours after 28 years, 238 hours after 29 years and 245 hours after 30 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half.
Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner (previously $7 for breakfast, $10 for lunch and $15 for dinner).
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums for orthodontic services to a $2,000 lifetime maximum. Employer pays 80% of premiums for restorative services to a $2,000 per year maximum (previously $,1750).
Vision: $400 every 2 years for eyeglasses, contact lenses, eye exams or laser surgery (previously $375).
LTD: 66.66% salary coverage after 17 weeks of disability to a maximum of $6,500 per month. Employee must provide medical certificates at 2 years’ disability.
AD&D: 2 times the employee’s annual salary with a minimum coverage of $75,000.
Life insurance: 2 times the employee’s annual salary with a minimum coverage of $75,000.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee’s spouse, child, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother or sister. 3 days for employee’s son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandparent.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 1 year for communications and computer services personnel, 9 months for records clerks and 6 months for all other classifications.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.95% increase):
Grade A: $40,100 per year rising in 3 steps to $44,070
Grade B: $46,784 rising in 3 steps to $51,412
Grade C: $53,464 rising in 3 steps to $58,750
Grade D: $60,146 rising in 3 steps to $66,096
Grade E: $66,830 rising in 3 steps to $73,438
Grade F: $73,513 rising in 3 steps to $80,784
Grade G: $80,626 rising in 3 steps to $90,572
Grade H: $89,321 rising in 3 steps to $100,362
Grade I: $97,458 rising in 3 steps to $109,504
Editor’s notes: Court time: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half when employee is required to attend court during off-duty hours. Retired employees required to attend court will be paid 4 hours at the current hourly base rate of pay for the rank they held at the time of their retirement. Pregnancy leave: 15 weeks.Parental leave: 10 weeks. 1 year for extended parental leave. On call: $4 per hour.
