Camrose Women’s Shelter

Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2021. Ratified on Aug. 27, 2020. Signed on Nov. 25, 2020.

Shift premium: $3 per hour for night shift. $2 per hour (in addition to night shift premium, if applicable) for hours of shift on Friday to hours of morning shift on Monday.

Paid holidays: 12 days.

Vacations with pay: 80 hours for full-time staff, 60 hours for part-time staff after 1 year (with option of taking 1 week of vacation time after first 6 months of employment), 160 hours for full-time staff, 120 hours for part-time staff after 3 years, 200 hours for full-time staff, 150 hours for part-time staff after 5 years, 240 hours for full-time staff, 180 hours for part-time staff after 8 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 or 44 hours per week, whichever is greater.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Employer will contribute $700 per year for each full-time employee for health spending account (after 3 months of service); $450 per year for each part-time employee. Unused balance will be carried forward for total accumulation of 2 years. Employees leaving employer will forfeit any remaining balance.

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Sick leave: Wellness days: 120 hours per year, after probation. 90 hours per year thereafter. 50% of unused credits will be paid to employee upon retirement after 5 years of service.

LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Pension: Employees may participate in group RRSP program (after probation). Employee will contribute minimum of $50 into program. Employer will contribute $400 per year to start; $600 per year after 3 years of service; $1,100 after 8 years of service. If employee contributes $100 per month, employer will contribute $600 per year to start; $800 per year after 3 years of service; $1,300 after 8 years of service. Employer will contribute $100 to employees opting into group RRSP program for first time.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, sibling, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, foster-child, adopted child). 3 days for death in other family (father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt, son-in-law, uncle). 2 additional extra days if burial occurs outside province; 3 days if outside Canada and U.S.

Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs; 2 years when employee has been receiving STD and LTD benefits.

Call-in pay: Paid at overtime rate for actual time worked or 3 hours of pay at basic rate of pay, whichever is greater.

Probationary period: 480 hours worked from date of hire. Period may be extended by employer, maximum 160 additional hours of work.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months; 6 years for non-disciplinary records and information.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current):

ICM

Step 1: $21.92

Step 2: $22.98

Step 3: $24.03

Step 4: $24.76

Step 5: $25.51

Step 6: $26.27

Step LSI: $27.05

CIW

Step 1: $21.92

Step 2: $22.98

Step 3: $24.03

Step 4: $24.76

Step 5: $25.51

Step 6: $26.27

Step LSI: $27.05

Family support

Step 1: $21.92

Step 2: $22.98

Step 3: $24.03

Step 4: $24.76

Step 5: $25.51

Step 6: $26.27

Step LSI: $27.05

Outreach

Step 1: $21.92

Step 2: $22.98

Step 3: $24.03

Step 4: $24.76

Step 5: $25.51

Step 6: $26.27

Step LSI: $27.05

Child support

Step 1: $20.29

Step 2: $20.97

Step 3: $21.68

Step 4: $22.33

Step 5: $22.99

Step 6: $23.70

Step LSI: $24.40

Editor’s notes: Criminal checks: As condition of continued employment, cost of criminal checks for employees will be reimbursed. Cost will not be reimbursed to new employees and are condition of hire. Training: Employee will be reimbursed for cost of or provided with recertification at no cost for required CPR, first aid, applied suicide intervention and prevention training qualifications upon completion of probationary period and is condition of continued employment. Service bonus: Bonus, in form of restricted group RSP, will be paid on anniversary date of employee beginning with eighth-year anniversary: $3,000 after 8 years; $4,000 after 10 years; $5,000 after 15 years; $6,000 after 20 years; $7,000 after 25 years.