Hardisty Care Centre

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 21, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Ratified on Jan. 21, 2020. Signed on March 6, 2020.

Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2019: 0.5%
Effective Oct. 1, 2019: 0.5%
Effective April 1, 2020: 0.5%
Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 0.5%

Shift premium: $2.50 per hour (previously $1.75 per hour) for evening shift (where majority of hours fall between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.). $1.75 per hour for night shift (where majority of hours fall between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.). $3 per hour (previously $2.25 per hour) for weekend day-shift. $1.75 per hour for weekend evening-shift (plus $2 per hour for weekend). $1.75 per hour for weekend night-shift (plus $2 per hour for weekend).

Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 wellness day (must be taken within year it is earned).

Vacations with pay: 75 hours or 4% after 1 year, 112.5 hours or 6% after 3 years, 150 hours or 8% after 6 years, 187.5 hours or 10% after 15 years, 225 hours or 12% after 18 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on assigned day off or for employee who works concurrent shift.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.

Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. 80% coverage for preventive, basic treatments. Maximum reimbursement $1,500 per year.

Sick leave: 7.5 hours for every 165 hours worked, maximum 90 hours.

AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 additional times annual earnings.

Life insurance: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times annual earnings.

Pension: Employer contributes 2%, employee contributes 2% to voluntary registered retirement savings pension plan (employees with greater than 450 hours are eligible to enroll in plan).

Bereavement leave: 3 days (within 7-consecutive day period) for death of husband, wife (including common-law spouses), child, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, guardian.

Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs.

Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of pay at basic rate or actual number of hours worked at overtime rate, whichever is greater.

Probationary period: 450 hours worked.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for letters of warning or discipline.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase):

Maintenance

Housekeeping/laundry
Step 1: $15.56 rising 4 steps to $15.88
Step 2: $16.46 rising 4 steps to $16.78
Step 3: $17.33 rising 4 steps to $17.69
Step 4: $18.18 rising 4 steps to $18.54
Step 5: $19.03 rising 4 steps to $19.43

Janitor
Step 1: $17.21 rising 4 steps to $17.57
Step 2: $17.74 rising 4 steps to $18.10
Step 3: $18.26 rising 4 steps to $18.62
Step 4: $18.82 rising 4 steps to $19.20
Step 5: $19.37 rising 4 steps to $19.77

Maintenance
Step 1: $25.23 rising 4 steps to $25.75
Step 2: $25.99 rising 4 steps to $26.51
Step 3: $26.77 rising 4 steps to $27.31
Step 4: $27.56 rising 4 steps to $28.12
Step 5: $28.39 rising 4 steps to $28.95

Food services

FDS aide
Step 1: $15.39 rising 4 steps to $15.71
Step 2: $16.27 rising 4 steps to $16.59
Step 3: $17.18 rising 4 steps to $17.54
Step 4: $18.06 rising 4 steps to $18.42
Step 5: $19.02 rising 4 steps to $19.42

Cook assistant
Step 1: $15.64 rising 4 steps to $15.96
Step 2: $16.52 rising 4 steps to $16.92
Step 3: $17.43 rising 4 steps to $17.79
Step 4: $18.31 rising 4 steps to $18.67
Step 5: $19.27 rising 4 steps to $19.67

Cook
Step 1: $19.08 rising 4 steps to $19.48
Step 2: $19.90 rising 4 steps to $20.30
Step 3: $20.41 rising 4 steps to $20.83
Step 4: $20.92 rising 4 steps to $21.35
Step 5: $21.52 rising 4 steps to $21.96

Recreation/rehab

Recreation aides
Step 1: $16.52 rising 4 steps to $16.84
Step 2: $17.39 rising 4 steps to $17.75
Step 3: $18.32 rising 4 steps to $18.68
Step 4: $19.31 rising 4 steps to $19.71
Step 5: $20.17 rising 4 steps to $20.57
Step 6: $22.39 rising 4 steps to $22.83
Step 7: $23.05 rising 4 steps to $23.53

Rehab assistant
Step 1: $19.59 rising 4 steps to $19.99
Step 2: $20.34 rising 4 steps to $20.74
Step 3: $20.99 rising 4 steps to $21.42
Step 4: $21.60 rising 4 steps to $22.04
Step 5: $22.51 rising 4 steps to $22.95
Step 6: $23.06 rising 4 steps to $23.54

Administration

Nursing admin clerk
Step 1: $25.15 rising 4 steps to $25.67

Unit clerk
Step 1: $17.82 rising 4 steps to $18.18
Step 2: $18.77 rising 4 steps to $19.14
Step 3: $19.78 rising 4 steps to $20.18
Step 4: $20.90 rising 4 steps to $21.33
Step 5: $22.02 rising 4 steps to $22.46
Step 6: $22.62 rising 4 steps to $23.06
Step 7: $23.29 rising 4 steps to $23.77