Tasiurqtit Housing Association

Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2023. Ratified on Feb. 27, 2020. Signed on June 22, 2020.

Shift premium: $300 per year for each full-time permanent maintenance employee they supervise, to be paid March 31 each year, for maintenance supervisor.

Paid holidays: 12 days. At request of employee, and where operational requirements of employer permit, employee will not be required to work both Christmas and New Year’s Day. Employees may carry over 3 weeks’ vacation credits from 1 fiscal year to next (additional vacation leave credits will be liquidated in cash in March).

Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 2 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 7 years, 2 1/3 days per month after 12 years, 2 1/2 days per month after 17 years, 2 2/3 days per month after 21 years, 3 days per month after 25 years. Every employee who is proceeding on vacation leave and who is requesting vacation travel assistance will be given, once each fiscal year, 2 additional days with pay as travel time in addition to vacation leave.

Overtime: Time and one-half for work after normal hours; double time after 4 consecutive hours of overtime and for all hours worked on second or subsequent day of rest, provided days of rest are consecutive. Overtime may be accumulated to be taken as lieu time, maximum 15 days in 1 year (time above 15 days will be paid out in cash).

Sick leave: 1.5 days for each month for which employee receives pay for at least 10 days, maximum 20 days.

Bereavement leave: 5 days when there is death in employee’s immediate family (employee’s father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, foster-child, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, aunts, uncles, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, niece, nephew, any relative residing in employee’s household).

Call-in pay: Greater of: compensation at appropriate overtime rate for all hours worked or compensation equivalent to 4 hours of pay at straight-time rate.

Probationary period: 6 months from day that employee is first employed by employer (initial probationary period) or 4 months after employee has been transferred or promoted.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for any document or written statement related to disciplinary action.

Severance: 2 weeks per each year for first 2 years of employment; additional 1 week per year for each completed year of employment thereafter.

Safety shoes: $200 per year to each permanent full time maintenance employee for purchase of safety footwear.

Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply hard hats, aprons, welding goggles, dust protection, eye protection (except prescription lenses), ear protection. Employer will supply each maintenance employee with 1 pair of summer and winter coveralls and gloves each year.

Tool allowance: When employee, including apprentice, presents worn-out or broken tool which employee uses in regular performance of work, employer will replace tool with tool of similar quality.

Mileage: $25 per day when maintenance employee uses own vehicle for employer business.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.3% increase):

Maintenance supervisor 1

Step 1: $38.08 rising 1 step to $38.56

Step 2: $39.67 rising 1 step to $40.17

Step 3: $41.32 rising 1 step to $41.84

Housing maintenance service member

Step 1: $35.65 rising 1 step to $36.10

Step 2: $37.14 rising 1 step to $37.60

Step 3: $40.62 rising 1 step to $41.13

Non-certified tradesperson

Step 1: $26.96 rising 1 step to $27.30

Step 2: $28.09 rising 1 step to $28.44

Step 3: $29.29 rising 1 step to $29.66

Tenant relations officer

Step 1: $34.91 rising 1 step to $35.35

Step 2: $37.95 rising 1 step to $38.42

Step 3: $41.25 rising 1 step to $41.77

Administrative clerk/MMOS

Step 1: $26.14 rising 1 step to $26.47

Step 2: $29.41 rising 1 step to $29.78

Step 3: $32.68 rising 1 step to $33.09

Casuals: $24.73 rising 1 step to $25.04

Apprentices

4-year training programs

Year 1: 55%

Year 2: 65%

Year 3: 75%

Year 4: 85%

3-year training programs

Year 1: 60%

Year 2: 70%

Year 3: 80%

Editor’s notes: Leave when employment terminates: When employee dies or otherwise terminates employment, employee (or their estate) will, in lieu of earned but unused vacation leave, be paid amount equal to product obtained by multiplying number of days of earned but unused vacation leave by daily rate of pay applicable to employee immediately prior to termination of employment. Vacation travel assistance: $1,975 each to employees and dependants once each fiscal year. Special leave: One-half day for each month in which employee received pay for at least 10 days or one-quarter day for each month in which they received pay for less than 10 days. As credits are used, they may continue to be earned up to maximum 25 days. Wellness reward: Employee who has not used any sick leave during fiscal year will have 3 days of sick leave converted into 3 days of vacation leave. Cultural leave: 2 days’ leave, with pay, and further 3 days’ leave, without pay, per year for all employees to go on land. Effective April 1, 2022: 3 days’ leave, with pay, and further 2 days’ leave, without pay, per year. Bilingualism: $1,500 per year when employee is required in day-to-day operations to speak both English and Inuktitut. Standby pay: $34 per each weekday (previously $225 per week); $40 for each day of rest (previously $275 per week) and designated paid holidays on standby. Housing allowance: $8,200 per year.