Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | (39 social workers, cooks, janitors, drivers) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) with Union of Northern Workers (UNW)
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023. Signed on Sept. 21, 2021.
Shift premium: $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) worked during following shifts: 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.; 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; 4 p.m. to midnight; 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.; 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; midnight to 8 a.m. $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) for Friday at 11 p.m. to Sunday at midnight.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 6% to start, 1.25 days per month, maximum 15 days or 6% weeks after 1 year, 1.67 days per month, maximum 20 days or 8% weeks after 5 years, 2.08 days per month, maximum 25 days or 10% weeks after 12 years, 2.5 days per month, maximum 30 days or 12% weeks after 15 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 hours in 1 day or 40 hours per week. Employee may be compensated for overtime with lieu time, maximum 80 hours at any time; time may be carried forward, maximum 1 year.
Sick leave: 0.058 hours for all hours paid, maximum accrual 680 hours.
Pension: Employee will contribute to group RRSP: 4% to start, 5% after 5 years, 6% after 10 years. Employer will match contributions: 2% to start, 3% after 10 years.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, child, stepchild, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law). 2 additional days, without pay, will be granted for travel.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs or 12 months if casual employee has failed to accept 1 shift.
Call-in pay: Greater of: compensation at appropriate overtime rate or compensation equivalent to 4 hours of pay at straight-time rate.
Probationary period: 690 hours worked, from time employee first works for employer.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for full-time employees, 24 months for part-time employees, for record of any verbal or written reprimands, warnings or suspensions.
Mileage: $0.45 per kilometre to employees who use own vehicle to perform work of employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Support staff
Caseworker 1
Step 1: $25.67
Step 2: $26.43
Step 3: $27.25
Caseworker 2
Step 1: $26.84
Step 2: $27.66
Step 3: $28.46
Caseworker 3
Step 1: $28
Step 2: $28.86
Step 3: $29.69
Primary caseworker
Step 1: $30.36
Step 2: $31.25
Step 3: $32.19
CS receptionist
Step 1: $23.17
Step 2: $23.89
Step 3: $24.59
Support worker
Step 1: $22.60
Step 2: $23.28
Step 3: $23.99
Community support worker
Step 1: $23.87
Step 2: $24.54
Step 3: $25.28
Janitor 1
Step 1: $22.07
Step 2: $22.74
Janitor/driver 2
Step 1: $23.28
Step 2: $23.99
Thrift store (till) clerk 2
Step 1: $18.80
Step 2: $19.37
Cook 1
Step 1: $22.13
Step 2: $22.82
Step 3: $23.50
Cook (ordering) 2
Step 1: $23.96
Step 2: $24.65
Step 3: $25.39
Community and family services driver
Step 1: $23.21
Step 2: $23.97
Editor’s notes: Personal/family leave: Full-time, part-time employees will be entitled to 24 hours of paid leave and 24 hours of unpaid leave, for total of 48 hours of leave, to attend to personal matters. Vacation travel assistance: $3,350 per year (previously $3,300 per year).
