The Town of Drumheller

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified on July 31, 2019. Signed on Dec. 16, 2019.

Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1%
Effective July 1, 2019: 0.65%
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 0.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.5%
Effective July 1, 2020: 0.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1%

Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all hours (other than overtime) that fall between 6 p.m. and 11:59 p.m.; $2 per hour for all hours (other than overtime) that fall between midnight and 6 a.m. (previously $1.50 per hour for all hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.).

Paid holidays: 12 days, plus employees will receive 1 half-day away from work with pay for Dec. 24, if date falls on normal day of work.

Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5, 8, 10 or 11 hours per day or 40 hours per week or 120 hours per 21 days. Time and one-half for all work on employee’s day off. Time may be banked, maximum 50 hours. May be taken as time off in lieu.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for medical plan. Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for Alberta Health Care fees.

Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. 100% reimbursement for basic services, preventative, diagnostic, endodontic, periodontal, oral surgery. 50% reimbursement for removable prosthetics (dentures), orthodontics (dependent children up to 21), major restorative.

Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.

LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 75% of basic salary during absences due to sickness or disability, maximum 86 days.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Pension: Every eligible employee will join Local Authorities Pension Plan.

Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of relative (mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, common-law spouse, child, foster-child, guardian, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent of employee). 2 additional days when travel in excess of 400 kilometres each way is necessary.

Seniority – recall rights: 1 year following layoff; 18 months if employee goes on income protection, including long-term disability.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at overtime rates (unless employee is on standby duty).

Probationary period: 6 months for full-time (accumulation of 15 or more days of absence from work will be added to 6-month probationary period); 1,000 working hours for part-time.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for past warning notices, discipline imposed against employee.

Safety shoes: Maximum $200 per year (previously maximum $150 per year) on 50% employer, 50% employee basis.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.1% increase):
Bylaw enforcement
Bylaw enforcement 1
Step 1: $18.45 rising 7 steps to $19.95
Step 2: $19.42 rising 7 steps to $21
Step 3: $20.33 rising 7 steps to $21.99
Step 4: $21.28 rising 7 steps to $23.01

Bylaw enforcement 3
Step 1: $25.86 rising 7 steps to $27.97
Step 2: $27.26 rising 7 steps to $29.48
Step 3: $28.62 rising 7 steps to $30.94
Step 4: $29.99 rising 7 steps to $32.42

BCF (Badlands Community Facility) and Aquaflex facilities
Lifeguard or instructor
Step 1: $15.60 rising 7 steps to $16.87
Step 2: $16.43 rising 7 steps to $17.77
Step 3: $17.28 rising 7 steps to $18.69
Step 4: $18.11 rising 7 steps to $19.58

Lifeguard/instructor or fitness instructor
Step 1: $18.15 rising 7 steps to $19.64
Step 2: $19.14 rising 7 steps to $20.71
Step 3: $20.12 rising 7 steps to $21.76
Step 4: $21.08 rising 7 steps to $22.81

Shift supervisor 1
Step 1: $21.93 rising 7 steps to $23.71
Step 2: $23.20 rising 7 steps to $25.09
Step 3: $24.44 rising 7 steps to $26.43
Step 4: $25.73 rising 7 steps to $27.83

Shift supervisor 2
Step 1: $23.68 rising 7 steps to $25.60
Step 2: $24.95 rising 7 steps to $26.99
Step 3: $26.23 rising 7 steps to $28.36
Step 4: $27.50 rising 7 steps to $29.75

Activity specialist
Step 1: $15.60 rising 7 steps to $16.87
Step 2: $16.43 rising 7 steps to $17.77
Step 3: $17.28 rising 7 steps to $18.69
Step 4: $18.11 rising 7 steps to $19.58

Programs specialist
Step 1: $18.15 rising 7 steps to $19.64
Step 2: $19.14 rising 7 steps to $20.71
Step 3: $20.12 rising 7 steps to $21.76
Step 4: $21.08 rising 7 steps to $22.81

Customer-service specialist 1
Step 1: $21.20 rising 7 steps to $22.93
Step 2: $22.40 rising 7 steps to $24.22
Step 3: $23.57 rising 7 steps to $25.49
Step 4: $24.75 rising 7 steps to $26.76

RCMP
Steno/clerk (clerk 2)
Step 1: $22.83 rising 7 steps to $24.69
Step 2: $24.03 rising 7 steps to $25.99
Step 3: $25.18 rising 7 steps to $27.22
Step 4: $26.36 rising 7 steps to $28.51

Administrative assistant (admin2)
Step 1: $24.05 rising 7 steps to $26.01
Step 2: $25.26 rising 7 steps to $27.31
Step 3: $26.50 rising 7 steps to $28.65
Step 4: $27.74 rising 7 steps to $29.99

Support staff
Administrative assistant 2
Step 1: $21.79 rising 7 steps to $23.56
Step 2: $23.04 rising 7 steps to $24.93
Step 3: $24.27 rising 7 steps to $26.25
Step 4: $25.51 rising 7 steps to $27.60

Receptionist or file clerk
Step 1: $16.11 rising 7 steps to $17.40
Step 2: $17.05 rising 7 steps to $18.44
Step 3: $17.95 rising 7 steps to $19.41
Step 4: $18.89 rising 7 steps to $20.44

HR/payroll assistant 1
Step 1: $21.20 rising 7 steps to $22.93
Step 2: $22.40 rising 7 steps to $24.22
Step 3: $23.57 rising 7 steps to $25.49
Step 4: $24.75 rising 7 steps to $26.76

Office assistant 3
Step 1: $26.91 rising 7 steps to $29.11
Step 2: $28.34 rising 7 steps to $30.65
Step 3: $29.80 rising 7 steps to $32.23
Step 4: $31.23 rising 7 steps to $33.77

Cashier/waterslide attendant
Step 1: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39
Step 2: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39
Step 3: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39
Step 4: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39

Support staff
Program coordinator 1
Step 1: $19.74 rising 7 steps to $21.35
Step 2: $20.82 rising 7 steps to $22.52
Step 3: $21.97 rising 7 steps to $23.75
Step 4: $23.08 rising 7 steps to $24.97

Technical 1
Step 1: $26.91 rising 7 steps to $29.11
Step 2: $28.34 rising 7 steps to $30.65
Step 3: $29.80 rising 7 steps to $32.23
Step 4: $31.23 rising 7 steps to $33.77

Editor’s notes: Long-service benefit: Upon tenth anniversary date of employment, employee will be credited with 20 working days as bonus to be paid out upon retirement, resignation, permanent lay-off. Upon each annual anniversary date of employment thereafter, employee will be credited with additional 2 days. Standby duty: $40 per day for employee on stand-by duty. Time and one-half for all hours worked when employee is called in while on standby duty.