Prince Edward Island Department of Health

Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021. Signed on June 11, 2019.

Wage adjustments:

Effective April 1, 2018: 1%

Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 1%

Effective April 1, 2019: 1.25%

Effective April 1, 2020: 1%

Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 1%

Shift premium: $3 per hour for work between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $3 per hour for work between 7p.m. Friday and 8a.m. Monday. $1 per hour for first-in-charge RN role.

Paid holidays: 11 days plus 1floating holiday which must be taken prior to Nov. 30 in each year.

Vacations with pay: 9.375hours for each 162.5 hours worked to start, 12.5 hours for each 162.5hours worked after 5years, 15.625 hours for each 162.5hours worked after 15years, 19.375 hours for each 162.5 hours worked after 25years. 1day extra leave on 25th anniversary of employment and every 5-year anniversary thereafter. Maximum 75 hours per year may be carried over from year to next.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 or 11.25 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week.

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

Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.

Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 215 days.

AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for mandatory coverage.

Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for group life insurance plan.

Pension: Civil Service Superannuation Fund.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, stepparent (includes natural parent, guardian, foster-parent, person(s) standing in loco parentis), spouse, child, stepchild, ward of employee, including child of common-law spouse, grandchild, grandparent). 3days for death of brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, mother- in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, relative permanently residing with employee. 1day to attend funeral or memorial/burial service of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, great-grandchild, great-grandparent, or in case of employee scheduled to work nights, time to rest prior to or after attending funeral or memorial/burial service. 2 additional days if funeral or memorial/burial service is in distant area and travel time is required. One-half to attend funeral or memorial/burial service as pallbearer, flower bearer, reader.

Seniority – recall rights: 18months.

Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay for each call-in (double time for each additional hour of contiguous overtime after 7.5 hours of call-in work). If employee is called in to work, minimum of $6 per call and maximum $20, will be paid out for transportation costs.

Probationary period: 675working hours from date of completion of orientation period.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18months.

Severance: 75 hours pay for each 1,950 hours of service, maximum 975 hours.

Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year for uniform or lab coat with RN/NP logo embroidered on it.

Mileage: Minimum $6.25 per day (previously $6 per day) or per-kilometre rates as established by provincial government (treasury board), whichever is greater, for short trips while on duty. $300 per month, plus one-half of transportation allowance, for employee who travels minimum 80% of workdays and travels less than 6,000 kilometres per year.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.6% increase):

RN 1

Step 1: $32.80 rising 4 steps to $34.30

Step 2: $34.15 rising 4 steps to $35.71

Step 3: $35.70 rising 4 steps to $37.34

Step 4: $37.20 rising 4 steps to $38.90

Step 5: $38.74 rising 4 steps to $40.52

Step 6: $40 rising 4 steps to $41.84

25-yr. wage rate: $41.19 rising 4steps to $43.07

RN 2

Step 1: $33.32 rising 4 steps to $34.84

Step 2: $35 rising 4 steps to $36.60

Step 3: $36.65 rising 4 steps to $38.32

Step 4: $38.30 rising 4 steps to $40.04

Step 5: $39.99 rising 4 steps to $41.82

Step 6: $41.60 rising 4 steps to $43.52

25-yr. wage rate: $42.86 rising 4steps to $44.82

RN 3

Step 1: $36.04 rising 4 steps to $37.70

Step 2: $37.62 rising 4 steps to $39.35

Step 3: $39.28 rising 4 steps to $41.08

Step 4: $41.09 rising 4 steps to $42.97

Step 5: $42.88 rising 4 steps to $44.84

Step 6: $44.35 rising 4 steps to $46.37

25-yr. wage rate: $45.67 rising 4steps to $47.77

RN 4

Step 1: $37.37 rising 4 steps to $39.07

Step 2: $39.25 rising 4 steps to $41.05

Step 3: $41.13 rising 4 steps to $43.01

Step 4: $43.02 rising 4 steps to $44.99

Step 5: $44.85 rising 4 steps to $46.91

Step 6: $46.75 rising 4 steps to $48.89

25-yr. wage rate: $48.14 rising 4steps to $50.34

NP

Step 1: $48.84 rising 4 steps to $51.08

Step 2: $50.10 rising 4 steps to $52.39

Step 3: $51.36 rising 4 steps to $53.71

Step 4: $52.64 rising 4 steps to $55.05

Step 5: $53.94 rising 4 steps to $56.41

Step 6: $55.29 rising 4 steps to $57.82

25-yr. wage rate: $56.94 rising 4steps to $59.55

Editor’s notes: Retired nurse incentive: $500 bonus to any retired RN who returns to casual employment with employer and works 375 hours between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 in any year or works 180 hours between June 15 and Sept.15. Standby pay: $3.35 per hour for every hour employee is on standby (no compensation will be paid if employee does not report to work when required). Education fund: Employer will contribute $400,000 per year (previously $350,000 per year) into education fund for life of agreement. Parking: Parking fees for employees will not be implemented during term of agreement.