AltaGas Utilities

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on Aug. 10, 2019. Signed on Sept. 3, 2019.

Shift premium: $25.90 per day (previously $25.39 per day) for employee who temporarily relieves in supervisory position for 1 or more full days. $1.50 regular geographic allowance for employee whose permanent residence is in Grande Cache, High Level, Wabasca Districts.

Paid holidays: 12 days. All company offices will be closed for additional 3 days between Dec. 27 and 31 of each year and scheduled as corporate days off. Employees will receive regular day’s pay for each corporate day off.

Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 8 years, 25 days after 15 years, 30 days after 24 years.

Overtime: Double time for all work after 7.5 or 8 hours per day or 37.5 or 40 hours per week. Time may be banked, maximum 8 days, each year from Jan. 1 to the end of 24th pay period. Overtime earned during 25th and 26th pay periods is not bankable and will be paid out as overtime (1 hour overtime will be banked as 2 hours).

Meal allowance: Maximum $22.61 (previously $22.28) or employee will be supplied with meal, for employees working more than 2 hours after end of normal day’s work; at 4-hour intervals thereafter.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP).

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Bereavement leave: Maximum 10 days for death of spouse, child, stepchild, mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, grandchild, stepgrandchild (must be used within 15 days immediately following death). Maximum 5 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, spouse’s grandmother, spouse’s grandfather, brother-in-law, sister-in-law (must be used within 10 days immediately following death). Maximum 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew (must be used within 10 days immediately following death). Additional 2 days travelling time for distances greater than 300 kilometres 1-way for funeral or memorial service.

Seniority – recall rights: Period equivalent to employee’s number of months of service, maximum 12 months, whichever is less.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours pay at applicable overtime rate or for actual hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is greater. Call-ins beginning after 10 p.m. and before 5:30 a.m. will be paid minimum of 2.5 hours’ pay at applicable overtime rate or for actual hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is greater.

Probationary period: 80 working days (previously 3 months).

Severance: 2 weeks of pay plus 2 weeks of severance pay for each year of service, not including recall period, maximum 56 weeks.

Safety shoes: Employer will reimburse employees for approved footwear, Bama socks and insoles, maximum $300 per year (previously $275 per year).

Uniforms/clothing: Employer will pay 100% of cleaning costs for following portions of employee’s uniform: parkas, coveralls (winter and summer), smocks including all portions of company uniforms which require dry-cleaning to comply with manufacturer’s cleaning instructions. Cleaning will be done at employer-designated cleaning establishments.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current):

Technician, distribution operations

Step 1: $37.65

Step 2: $38.73

Step 3: $39.85

Technician trainee, distribution operations

Step 1: $33.19

Step 2: $34.55

Step 3: $35.92

Lead, construction and maintenance

Step 1: $37.65

Step 2: $38.73

Step 3: $39.85

Technician, construction and maintenance

Step 1: $35.78

Step 2: $36.77

Step 3: $37.78

Regional technician

Step 1: $45.18

Step 2: $46.51

Step 3: $47.86

Technician, gas measurement

Step 1: $41.07

Step 2: $42.30

Step 3: $43.52

Technician, corrosion control

Step 1: $37.65

Step 2: $38.73

Step 3: $39.85

Dispatcher/planner

Step 1: $34.38

Step 2: $35.39

Step 3: $36.39

Fleet technician

Step 1: $37.48

Step 2: $38.58

Step 3: $39.70

Technician, GIS

Step 1: $40.90

Step 2: $42.12

Step 3: $43.36

Technician, GIS data

Step 1: $40.90

Step 2: $42.12

Step 3: $43.36

Technician, CAD systems

Step 1: $40.90

Step 2: $42.12

Step 3: $43.36

Operator, GIS

Step 1: $36.50

Step 2: $37.93

Step 3: $39.29

Facilities caretaker

Step 1: $24.75

Step 2: $25.59

Step 3: $26.46

Lead, special-projects crew

Step 1: $41.07

Step 2: $42.30

Step 3: $43.52

Technician, special-projects crew

Step 1: $37.65

Step 2: $38.73

Step 3: $39.85

Inspector, regional
construction

Step 1: $36.64

Step 2: $37.70

Step 3: $38.77

Warehouse person

Step 1: $31.03

Step 2: $31.77

Step 3: $32.55

Shipper/receiver

Step 1: $28.99

Step 2: $30

Step 3: $31.03

Accountant, financial/administrator, technical services

Step 1: $35.22

Step 2: $36.30

Step 3: $37.32

Administrative coordinator, project management/technician, SIAM

Step 1: $34.16

Step 2: $35.01

Step 3: $35.88

Accounting clerk, financial/administrative assistant,
regulatory/billing representative/CIS Lead/customer care lead/land administrator

Step 1: $33.52

Step 2: $34.62

Step 3: $35.75

Accounting assistant, accounts payable/accounting assistant, financial control/accounting assistant, fixed assets/ accounting assistant, internal reporting/administrative assistant, distribution operations/administrative assistant, land, engineering and construction/ administrative coordinator, IST/clerk, accounts receivable/clerk, business development/coordinator, corporate services/coordinator, EOHS/coordinator, safety and training

Step 1: $31.53

Step 2: $32.59

Step 3: $33.75

Accounting assistant, management accounting/credit and collections representative/customer care representative/natural gas applications representative

Step 1: $29.67

Step 2: $30.71

Step 3: $31.76

Receptionist

Step 1: $28.50

Step 2: $29.27

Step 3: $30.49

Editor’s notes: Personal paid days: All permanent employees will be entitled to 6 personal paid days off per year, with no carryover or payout from year to year. Standby pay: $38.45 (previously $37.88) for each normal day; $99.24 (previously $97.77) for each scheduled day of rest, recognized holidays and corporate days off. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $39.03 for each normal day; $100.73 for each scheduled day of rest, recognized holidays and corporate days off. For standby after 7 consecutive days on standby $9.48 each day for days 8 to 14; $15.98 each day for day 15 and beyond. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $9.99 each day for days 8 to 14; $16.22 each day for day 15 and beyond. Board and lodging: Employees will be reimbursed for meals purchased while on overnight stays. $12.57 for breakfast; $14.86 for lunch: $22.28 for dinner; $8 for incidentals. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $12.76 for breakfast; $15.08 for lunch: $22.61 for dinner; $8 for incidentals. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay 100%, maximum $300 per employee, every 24 consecutive months.