Legal Aid Society of Alberta

Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Feb. 10, 2020. Signed on March 3, 2020.

Wage adjustments:

Effective April 1, 2019: 0%

Effective April 1, 2020: 0%

Shift premium: 5% of current salary when employee temporarily substitutes on job with higher pay range and performs duties of higher-level position for minimum 3 consecutive workdays.

Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 additional Christmas float holiday.

Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 15 days after 12 months, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Vacation entitlement may be carried over, maximum 1 year.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work on regularly scheduled days; double time after 2 hours of overtime. Double time for all work on days of rest. May be taken as time off in lieu within 12 months or will be paid out in cash.

Medical benefits: Employer will provide $800 per year for health benefits spending account to each employee eligible for benefits.

Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums) for coverage of 100% of preventative, basic dental procedures; 50% of major dental procedures. Maximum benefit $3,000 per year per person. 50% coverage for orthodontics, lifetime maximum benefit $3,000 per person.

Vision: Coverage of $250 in any 12-month period for persons younger than 18; in any 24-month period for persons 18 and older. Eye examinations: Maximum $100 in any 12-month period for persons younger than 18; in any 24-month period for persons 18 and older.

Sick leave: 1 day or 7 hours per month to start; maximum 10 workdays or 70 work hours per year after 1 year of service. Any unused casual illness leave — excluding that which was carried forward from previous year — may be carried forward and used in next year. General illness (leave more than 3 days, less than 90 days): No salary for 7 days and 70% salary for next 83 days for illness in first month within first year; 100% salary for first 14 days and 70% salary for next 76 days for illness in first year of employment, following first month; 100% salary for first 21 days and 70% salary for next 69 days for illness in second year; 100% salary for first 35 days and 70% salary for next 55 days for illness in third year; 100% salary for first 49 days and 70% salary for next 41 days for illness in fourth year; 100% salary for first 63 days and 70% salary for next 27 days for illness in fifth year; 100% salary for first 90 days for illness in sixth or subsequent years of employment.

LTD: Coverage of 60% of monthly pre-disability salary, maximum $4,050 per month.

Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums) for coverage of 2.5 times annual salary, maximum $200,000.

Pension: Employer will contribute 7% to RSP, employee will contribute 5%.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (any of following relations of employee, employee’s spouse, benefit partner: parents, (including stepparents, foster-parents), guardian, ward, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son, daughter, stepchild, foster-child, brother, sister, husband or wife of any of above). 1 day for death of relative or person known to employee and not already covered. 2 additional days for travel time when employee must travel 500 kilometres 1-way.

Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.

Probationary period: 6 months.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for records of disciplinary action.

Severance: 14 weeks’ pay after 1 year of service; 15 weeks’ after 2 years of service; 16 weeks’ after 3 years of service; 17 weeks’ after 4 years of service; 19 weeks’ after 5 years of service; 22 weeks’ after 6 years of service; 25 weeks’ after 7 years of service; 28 weeks’ after 8 years of service; 31 weeks’ after 9 years of service; 34 weeks’ after 10 years of service; 37 weeks’ after 11 years of service; 40 weeks’ after 12 years of service; 43 weeks’ after 13 years of service.

Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre. $500 per year for business insurance for employee who uses own vehicle on employer business.

Sample rates of monthly pay (current):

Administrative support 1

Step 1: $2,756

Step 2: $2,888

Step 3: $3,020

Step 4: $3,152

Step 5: $3,283

Step 6: $3,413

Step 7: $3,545

Step 8: $3,675

LSI: $3,895

Administrative support 2

Step 1: $2,861

Step 2: $3,039

Step 3: $3,215

Step 4: $3,396

Step 5: $3,574

Step 6: $3,752

Step 7: $3,929

Step 8: $4,107

LSI: $4,353

Administrative assistant

Step 1: $3,269

Step 2: $3,511

Step 3: $3,750

Step 4: $3,991

Step 5: $4,232

Step 6: $4,472

Step 7: $4,711

Step 8: $4,952

LSI: $5,250

Assessment officer

Step 1: $3,933

Step 2: $4,211

Step 3: $4,488

Step 4: $4,766

Step 5: $5,045

Step 6: $5,323

Step 7: $5,602

Step 8: $5,879

LSI: $6,233

Certificate and tariff officer (existing employees)

Step 1: $3,782

Step 2: $4,050

Step 3: $4,319

Step 4: $4,586

Step 5: $4,853

Step 6: $5,120

Step 7: $5,388

Step 8: $5,656

LSI: $5,996

Certificate and tariff officer (new hires following ratification date)

Step 1: $3,374

Step 2: $3,549

Step 3: $3,736

Step 4: $3,933

Step 5: $4,211

Step 6: $4,488

Step 7: $4,766

Step 8: $5,045

LSI: $5,348

Financial analyst 1

Step 1: $3,782

Step 2: $4,050

Step 3: $4,319

Step 4: $4,586

Step 5: $4,853

Step 6: $5,120

Step 7: $5,388

Step 8: $5,656

LSI: $5,996

Computer technician 1

Step 1: $3,992

Step 2: $4,273

Step 3: $4,557

Step 4: $4,839

Step 5: $5,119

Step 6: $5,403

Step 7: $5,684

Step 8: $5,967

LSI: $6,325

Computer technician 1.5

Step 1: $4,191

Step 2: $4,487

Step 3: $4,784

Step 4: $5,080

Step 5: $5,375

Step 6: $5,672

Step 7: $5,969

Step 8: $6,266

LSI: $6,642

Computer technician 2

Step 1: $4,932

Step 2: $5,180

Step 3: $5,428

Step 4: $5,677

Step 5: $5,925

Step 6: $6,175

Step 7: $6,420

Step 8: $6,669

LSI: $7,069

Contact-centre intake officer (existing employees)

Step 1: $3,933

Step 2: $4,211

Step 3: $4,488

Step 4: $4,766

Step 5: $5,045

Step 6: $5,323

Step 7: $5,602

Step 8: $5,879

LSI: $6,233

Contact-centre intake officer (new hires following ratification date)

Step 1: $3,374

Step 2: $3,549

Step 3: $3,736

Step 4: $3,933

Step 5: $4,211

Step 6: $4,488

Step 7: $4,766

Step 8: $5,045

LSI: $5,348

Courthouse intake and assessment officer

Step 1: $3,933

Step 2: $4,211

Step 3: $4,488

Step 4: $4,766

Step 5: $5,045

Step 6: $5,323

Step 7: $5,602

Step 8: $5,879

LSI: $6,233

Operational-resource developer

Step 1: $4,191

Step 2: $4,487

Step 3: $4,784

Step 4: $5,080

Step 5: $5,375

Step 6: $5,672

Step 7: $5,969

Step 8: $6,266

LSI: $6,642

Editor’s notes: Christmas leave: 3 days of leave each year. Employer will set days to cause office to be closed between Christmas, New Year’s.