Thorhild County

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2025. Signed on Nov. 22, 2023.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 1, 2024: 3%

Effective Jan. 1, 2025: 2%

Shift premium: $4.25 per hour for hours worked as working foreman.

Paid holidays: 13 days, including Christmas floater day.

Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 5 years, 21 days after 11 years, 22 days after 12 years, 23 days after 13 years, 24 days after 14 years, 25 days after 15 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked that are greater than regular hours of work. Employee may bank overtime but time must be used within 6 months from date it is worked or it will be paid out. Maximum 80 hours may be banked at any time.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 75 days.

LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Pension: Employer will contribute 10% of straight-time earnings for hours worked in previous month to union’s pension trust plan.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, spouse, child, stepchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, spouse’s grandparent, person who resides in household of employee).

Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff; 24 months for employee who is off work due to illness or disability.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at overtime rate. If employee receives second call to work within foregoing 2-hour period, employee will not receive additional compensation unless total time worked is greater than 2 hours (employee will be compensated for total hours worked on call-in at overtime rate).

Probationary period: 90 days worked.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 36 months for employee who has been given written discipline.

Severance: 2 weeks for each year of service, maximum 43 weeks, or regular salary in lieu thereof or combination of both if employee’s position is abolished.

Safety shoes: $300 per year (previously $250 per year) for CSA-approved safety boots

Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 1 pair of summer coveralls each calendar year; 1 pair of winter coveralls every 2 years.

Tool allowance: $750 per year for all tradespersons, apprentices who provide own tools for work with employer.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current):

Summer student

Step 1: $16.79

Step 2: $17.47

Step 3: $18.53

Step 4: $19.66

Long-service increment (LSI): $20.64

Transfer station op./labourers/rental techs/ski instructor/senior bus driver/ski area cook

Step 1: $22.03

Step 2: $23.36

Step 3: $24.76

Step 4: $26.23

LSI: $27.50

Lifeguards/swim instructors

Step 1: $23.09

Step 2: $24.57

Step 3: $26.11

Step 4: $27.74

LSI: $29.13

Equip op. 1/scale house op./gravel checker

Step 1: $27.38

Step 2: $29.10

Step 3: $30.94

Step 4: $32.88

LSI: $34.51

Water/wastewater level 1

Step 1: $31.64

Step 2: $33.63

Step 3: $35.74

Step 4: $38

LSI: $39.87

Equipment op. 2/facilities maintenance worker

Step 1: $31.97

Step 2: $33.98

Step 3: $36.09

Step 4: $38.35

LSI: $40.28

Lead-hand

Step 1: $36.55

Step 2: $38.83

Step 3: $41.27

Step 4: $43.86

LSI: $46.05

Gasfitter (class B)

Step 1: $36.96

Step 2: $39.26

Step 3: $41.74

Step 4: $44.36

LSI: $46.56

Journey persons

Step 1: $37.62

Step 2: $39.94

Step 3: $42.47

Step 4: $45.13

LSI: $47.37

Editor’s notes: Standby: $3.50 per hour (previously $3.25 per hour). Effective Jan. 1, 2025: $3.75 per hour. Medical certificate: Employee using sick leave may be required to provide employer with medical certificate for any period of illness or proof of medical or dental appointment. Employer will reimburse fee for medical, maximum $150 (previously maximum $100), and employee will have right to choose medical practitioner to perform exam. Power allowance: Grader operator who is required to plug in grader at home will be paid $65 each month power allowance for 5 months of November to March, maximum $325.