Red Deer, Alta. (28 therapists, assistants, counsellors, school support employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 838
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022. Ratified on Dec. 2, 2019. Signed on April 1, 2019.
Shift premium: 1-step increase from current salary or minimum salary for class of higher-level position, whichever is greater for employee perform duties of higher-level position for 2 days or longer. $1 per hour for shift leaders. $0.50 per hour for overnight shifts. $0.50 per hour for single-staffed residential shifts.
Paid holidays: 12 days plus Christmas/New Year’s/floater day. Christmas floater day will normally be taken in 1 week prior to or following Christmas Day (floater day may be banked).
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 18 years. Employee entitled to 3 weeks’ vacation or more may bank maximum 5 days, but must be taken with next vacation year.
Overtime: Time and one-half for working longer than 10 hours per day, 150 hours over 4-week period or on employee’s designated day off. Double time after working 13.5 hours per day. May be taken as time off in lieu. Time off in lieu not taken within 6 months of when overtime was worked may be paid out by request of either employee or employer.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Sick leave: 12 days will be granted at beginning of each year. Employees may accumulate maximum 20 days of unused leave which will be banked and only available to supplement current entitlement to cover 10-day waiting period for weekly indemnity benefits (20-day bank can never be used for current sick leave).
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premiums for maximum $115,000 coverage.
Life insurance: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times annual earnings.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, same-gender partner in any relations of employee or spouse (including common-law spouse, same-gender partner): parent, guardian, parent-in-law, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandchild, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband or wife of any of them. Maximum 1 day per year for funeral of friend.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months for layoffs.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay at time and one-half.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for disciplinary actions (12 months if employee requests notice be purged).
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Youth counsellor mentor
Step 1: $24,377
Step 2: $25,109
Step 3: $25,862
Step 4: $26,638
Step 5: $27,437
Step 6: $28,261
Step 7: $29,109
Youth counsellor trainee
Step 1: $31,059
Step 2: $31,989
Step 3: $32,950
Step 4: $33,939
Step 5: $34,957
Step 6: $36,004
Step 7: $37,085
Youth counsellor 1
Step 1: $35,341
Step 2: $36,400
Step 3: $37,495
Step 4: $38,618
Step 5: $39,777
Step 6: $40,971
Step 7: $42,201
Youth counsellor 2
Step 1: $38,815
Step 2: $39,981
Step 3: $41,180
Step 4: $42,415
Step 5: $43,689
Step 6: $44,998
Step 7: $46,348
Youth and family counsellor 1
Step 1: $38,815
Step 2: $39,981
Step 3: $41,180
Step 4: $42,415
Step 5: $43,689
Step 6: $44,998
Step 7: $46,348
Youth and family counsellor 2
Step 1: $42,968
Step 2: $44,256
Step 3: $45,584
Step 4: $46,952
Step 5: $48,361
Step 6: $49,810
Step 7: $51,305
Counsellor school support 1
Step 1: $38,815
Step 2: $39,981
Step 3: $41,180
Step 4: $42,415
Step 5: $43,689
Step 6: $44,998
Step 7: $46,348
Counsellor school support 2
Step 1: $42,968
Step 2: $44,256
Step 3: $45,584
Step 4: $46,952
Step 5: $48,361
Step 6: $49,810
Step 7: $51,305
First Nations resource support worker 1
Step 1: $38,815
Step 2: $39,981
Step 3: $41,180
Step 4: $42,415
Step 5: $43,689
Step 6: $44,998
Step 7: $46,348
First Nations resource support worker 11
Step 1: $42,968
Step 2: $44,256
Step 3: $45,584
Step 4: $46,952
Step 5: $48,361
Step 6: $49,810
Step 7: $51,305
Support worker 1
Step 1: $42,968
Step 2: $44,256
Step 3: $45,584
Step 4: $46,952
Step 5: $48,361
Step 6: $49,810
Step 7: $51,305
Support worker 2
Step 1: $45,121
Step 2: $46,475
Step 3: $47,870
Step 4: $49,306
Step 5: $50,786
Step 6: $52,309
Step 7: $53,879
Psych assistant 1
Step 1: $43,061
Step 2: $44,351
Step 3: $45,682
Step 4: $47,053
Step 5: $48,465
Step 6: $49,919
Step 7: $51,417
Psych assistant 2
Step 1: $48,944
Step 2: $50,413
Step 3: $51,924
Step 4: $53,484
Step 5: $55,087
Step 6: $56,740
Step 7: $58,442
Administrative support 1
Step 1: $29,388
Step 2: $30,268
Step 3: $31,177
Step 4: $32,111
Step 5: $33,073
Step 6: $34,065
Step 7: $35,089
Administrative support 2
Step 1: $36,570
Step 2: $37,666
Step 3: $38,797
Step 4: $39,959
Step 5: $41,156
Step 6: $42,395
Step 7: $43,667
Accounting clerk
Step 1: $30,759
Step 2: $31,679
Step 3: $32,630
Step 4: $33,612
Step 5: $34,618
Step 6: $35,657
Step 7: $36,728
Accounting assistant
Step 1: $36,452
Step 2: $37,547
Step 3: $38,672
Step 4: $39,832
Step 5: $41,028
Step 6: $42,259
Step 7: $43,526
Therapist 1
Step 1: $59,359
Step 2: $61,140
Step 3: $62,974
Step 4: $64,864
Step 5: $66,809
Step 6: $68,814
Step 7: $70,879
Therapist 2
Step 1: $68,814
Step 2: $70,879
Step 3: $73,006
Step 4: $75,196
Step 5: $77,452
Step 6: $79,776
Step 7: $82,169
Editor’s notes: On-call: One-half hour of pay (compensated in time off or cash) at regular rate for each 4 hours on call. Structured trips: Maximum 4 hours’ compensatory time off with pay in addition to regular pay for that day for structured trips (camping, extended day trips); maximum 12 hours time off for days that are normal days off. Standby: One-half hour of pay (compensated in time off or cash) at regular rate for each 3.5 hours on standby on regular duty; one-half hour of pay (compensated in time off or cash) at regular rate for each 3.75 hours on standby outside of regular duty. Returning items: 1 hour of straight-time pay for each occurrence of employees leaving place of residence to pick up or return keys, cellphones, changing call forward, any other items necessary to operation at employer’s facility (if employee leaves programs with any items, due to own forgetfulness, employee will be required to return items without compensation).
