Lamont County Housing Foundation

Lamont, Alta. (43 seniors’ home workers) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 47, Chapter 26

Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Ratified on June 1, 2016. Signed on June 17, 2016. (First agreement)
Wage adjustments: 
Activity coordinators, students
Effective first year: 1.5%
Effective second year: 2.5%
Effective third year: 2.5%
Kitchen, maintenance
Effective first year: 5%
Effective second year: 2.5%
Effective third year: 2.5%
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour when majority of hours are between 3 p.m. and midnight. $1.50 per hour when majority of hours are between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.50 per hour when working between 6 a.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Monday.
Paid holidays: 11 days. 
Vacations with pay: Full-time: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 11 years, 5 weeks after 21 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Part-time: 4% to start, 6% after 4 years, 8% after 11 years, 10% after 21 years, 12% after 26 years. Casual: 4%.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7.5 hours per day, or 8 hours per day. 
Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40%. Basic: 80% coverage. Orthodontic: 50% coverage, maximum $1,500 per person lifetime. Maximum $1,500 per person per year for extensive services. 
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 60 days’ credit. 
AD&D: 2 times annual salary.
Life insurance: 2 times annual salary.
Pension: RRSP group plan. Employer will contribute matching funds, maximum 5% gross salary.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, fiancé, legal guardian, child, parent, spouse’s parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild). 2 additional days if employee has to travel more than 300 kilometres for funeral. 
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. 
Probationary period: 488 hours for those working 7.5-hour days; 522 hours for those working 8-hour days. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.6% increase):
Activity coordinator (certified)
Step 1: $19.10 rising 3 steps to $20.37
Step 2: $20.19 rising 3 steps to $21.53
Step 3: $20.95 rising 3 steps to $22.33
Step 4: $21.75 rising 3 steps to $23.20
Step 5: $23.07 rising 3 steps to $24.60
Activity coordinator (uncertified)
Step 1: $16.15 rising 3 steps to $17.22
Step 2: $16.75 rising 3 steps to $17.87
Step 3: $17.16 rising 3 steps to $18.31
Step 4: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.82
Step 5: $19.31 rising 3 steps to $20.59
Student
Step 1: $12.75 rising 3 steps to $13.59
Sample rates of pay (current, after 10% increase):
Cook
Step 1: $17.43 rising 3 steps to $19.23
Step 2: $17.77 rising 3 steps to $19.61
Step 3: $18.05 rising 3 steps to $19.91
Step 4: $18.46 rising 3 steps to $20.36
Cook (certificate)
Step 1: $19.36 rising 3 steps to $21.36
Kitchen/housekeeping (GSW)
Step 1: $15.41 rising 3 steps to $16.99
Step 2: $15.67 rising 3 steps to $17.28
Step 3: $15.96 rising 3 steps to $17.61
Step 4: $16.40 rising 3 steps to $18.09
Maintenance
Step 1: $20.23 rising 3 steps to $22.31
Step 2: $21.19 rising 3 steps to $23.38
Step 3: $22.56 rising 3 steps to $24.89
Step 4: $23.72 rising 3 steps to $26.17
Editor’s notes: AUPE pin: Employees can wear 1 AUPE union lapel pin during working hours provided that it does not interfere with their duties. 
 

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