Halton Regional Police Services Board

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified on July 22, 2019. Signed on July 22, 2019.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5%

Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.2%

Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1.985%

Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1.55%

Shift premium: $1,000 per year, for employees defined as first-class constables or higher ranks and are assigned to districts 1, 2, or 3 in uniform capacity and assigned to working 12-hour shifts (that change from 1 shift to another on regular basis). $275 per year (previously $350 per year), for employees who work rotating shifts (that change from 1 shift to another on regular basis). Additional 1-half of differential between current salary of first-class constable and current salary of first-class sergeant for uniform constable assigned to criminal investigation division. $4 per day (previously $3.65 per day) for uniform constable who has been designated as detective constable. $1,300 per year (previously $1,200 per year) for members of canine unit (upon retirement of service animal, its handler will receive $800 per year as compensation for care of animal).

Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 unnamed day. Employee may exercise option and take 6 days off as designated holidays with pay; 6 days pay in addition to normal pay, which will be paid on first pay in December.

Vacations with pay: 8 hours per month, maximum 80 hours, to start, 80 hours after 1 year, 120 hours after 3 years, 160 hours after 10 years, 200 hours after 15 years, 240 hours after 20 years, 248 hours after 26 years, 256 hours after 27 years, 264 hours after 28 years, 272 hours after 27 years, 280 hours after 30 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours. Time may be banked, maximum 60 hours in total. Time must be used by Nov. 30 or it will be paid out. When employee retires consistent with terms of OMERS, regardless of date of retirement, employee will receive full vacation entitlement for calendar year in which employee retires.

Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch, $25 for dinner after 3 hours beyond tour of duty, and for each 4 hours of duty thereafter.

Medical benefits: Employer will provide $225 per member per year (previously $175 per member per year) for active members health-care spending account.

Vision: $450 per 24-month period (previously $400 per 24-month period).

Paramedical: $90 per visit (previously $80 per visit), maximum $900 per year (previously $800 per year) for physiotherapist, massage therapist, chiropractor. Maximum $250 per year for alternative medicine (osteopath, chiropodist, podiatrist naturopath, acupuncture).

Sick leave: 15 weeks with full pay, for employee who suffers bona fide illness or accident (non-compensable) of employee who has been employed for at least 3 months; 20 weeks after 5 years of service (600 or 800 hours per year for compressed work schedules).

LTD: Coverage of 66.66% of salary after 17 weeks of disability, maximum $6,500 per month.

AD&D: Coverage of 2 times annual salary.

Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times annual salary.

Pension: All employees will participate in OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) pension.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (wife, husband, common-law spouse, daughter, son, still-born child, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, person in loco parentis). 3 days for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother.

Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of pay at time and one-half regular hourly rate.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years when employee has been documented or informally disciplined; 5 years for all Police Services Act convictions.

Uniforms/clothing: $1,150 per year (previously $1,100 per year) or $4 per day (previously $3.50 per day) or any part thereof, for employees who are placed in plain-clothes details for training, special assignments.

Sample rates of pay (current, after 5.8% increase):

Cadet (first-class): $48,405 rising 3 steps to $51,233

Recruit-in-training(first-class): $58,294 rising 3 steps to $61,701

Constable

Fourth-class: $70,220 rising 3 steps to $74,323

Third-class: $78,168 rising 3 steps to $82,736

Second-class: $88,768 rising 3 steps to $93,956

First-class: $100,770 rising 3 steps to $106,659

D/constable

Second-class: $104,088 rising 3 steps to $110,171

First-class: $107,406 rising 3 steps to $113,683

Sergeant

Second-class: $114,043 rising 3 steps to $118,005

First-class: $111,489 rising 3 steps to $120,707

Staff sergeant

Second-class: $122,276 rising 3 steps to $129,422

First-class: $129,451 rising 3 steps to $137,017

Editor’s notes: Retired members: Minimum 4 hours’ at hourly rate for rank held by employee at retirement for employee who has retired (is in immediate receipt of OMERS pension) and who attends court as result of former duties. On-call: $4 per hour while scheduled working on-call duty. Hearing aids: $1,000 every 3 years. Cleaning allowance: Employer will supply 40 cleaning chits per year for cleaning of uniforms or business suits, if applicable; 2 chits per year for cleaning of parkas or overcoats, if applicable (cleaning outlet designated by employer will accept each chit as payment).