Hardisty Care Centre

Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Ratified on Jan. 21, 2020. Signed on March 13, 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: Time and one-half for entire shift if employee changes shifts without receiving 10 hours off duty. $2.50 per hour (previously $1.75 per hour) for evening shift. $1.75 per hour for night shift. $3 per hour (previously $2.25 per hour)for weekend day shift. $1.75 per hour for weekend evening shift (plus weekend premium of $2 per hour). $1.75 per hour for weekend night shift (plus weekend premium of $2 per hour).

Paid holidays: 10 days, plus wellness day off with pay (must be taken within year it was earned).

Vacations with pay: 75 hours or 4% to start, 112.5 hours or 6% after 3 years, 150 hours or 8% after 6 years, 187.5 hours of 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; for all employees who work concurrent shift at employer’s request.

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 and 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 for 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times annual earnings.

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

Pension: Employer will match employee’s contribution, maximum 2%, into voluntary RRSP owned by employee.

Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of husband, wife, common-law spouse, child, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, guardian.

Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff.

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

Probationary period: 450 hours worked (period may be extended, maximum 150 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

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

Editor’s notes: Meetings/courses: Employees required by employer to attend mandatory staff meetings and mandatory staff in-service courses, will be paid at basic rate of pay for attendance at meetings.