Family Day Care Services

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023. Ratified in May 2021. Signed on June 21, 2021.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2%

Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2%

Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 2%

Shift premium: 10% of employee’s regular hourly wages for all hours worked as qualified early childhood educator who is appointed as designate employee in charge when centre supervisor or assistant supervisor is off-site or absent from work.

Paid holidays: 12 days, including 3 float days. In first year of employment, float days are prorated as 1 day every 4 completed working months of employment.

Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 18 weeks after 5 years, 21 days after 10 years, 25 days after 15 years, 26 days after 20 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked in excess of 44 in 1 week, authorized in advance whenever possible. Compensatory time off at time and one-half will be offered if scheduling permits.

Meal allowance: $15 (previously $10) for employees required to work in evening with prior approval for doing so.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for extended health care coverage.

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage similar to Blue Cross #9 and based upon current ODA fees.

Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $300 for prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, laser eye surgery for employee and dependants.

Sick leave: 1.5 days per month of employment, up to 18 days per year (previous maximum 16 days per year). Cumulative to maximum of 45 working days. 1 full day may be used to cover necessary appointments.

STD: Commence on day 8 of illness or injury at 66 2/3% with 33 1/3% topped up from employee’s sick day bank, to maximum of 30 days after commencement of absence (previous maximum 15 days).

LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage for 66 2/3% of monthly salary, up to $2,000, beginning on first day of work lost due to accident and eighth day of work lost due to sickness. Payable for 2 years while employee is disabled and unable to perform normal work, and beyond 2 years if employee is unable to perform any occupation.

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage equal to employee’s life insurance.

Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2 times employee’s annual earnings rounded up to highest $1,000, reduced to $10,000 at age 65. Coverage ends at age 70.

Pension: Employees pay 4% of applicable wages and employer matches.

Bereavement leave: 5 working days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, parent, legal guardian, child, stepchild. 4 working days for death of sibling, grandparent, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, grandchild. 1 working day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, step-parent, grandparent-in-law. In special circumstances, employer may grant unpaid extension. For employees travelling outside province for funeral services, such leave will also include unpaid reasonable travelling time, not to exceed 10 working days.

Seniority – recall rights: 18 months after layoffs; 24 months for working non-bargaining unit position or for being absent from work due to sickness or injury.

Probationary period: 640 hours worked. When mutually agreed, longer probationary period may be arranged.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months following disciplinary action including letters of reprimand or adverse reports and 18 months following suspension.

Severance: When permanent reduction of workforce occurs, employer will give notice or pay in lieu and severance pay as required by Employment Standards Act, plus 1 month’s notice or pay in lieu for less than 5 years of service, 2 months’ notice or pay for 5 years of service, 4 months’ notice or pay for 15 years of service.

Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase):

Permanent full-time/contract

Home child care coordinator: $47,835.82 rising 2 steps to $49,768.38

Child care services coordinator: $49,256.68 rising 2 steps to $51,246.65

Integration services coordinator: $50,659.69 rising 2 steps to $52,695.94

Early childhood educator: $43,768.24 rising 2 steps to $45,536.48

Program facilitator: $45,021.95 rising 2 steps to $46,840.83

Family support worker: $46,442.81 rising 2 steps to $48,319.10

Assistant teacher: $34,184.36 rising 2 steps to $35,565.41

Cook: $35,187.33 rising 2 steps to $36,608.90

Housekeeping aide: $32,456.40 rising 2 steps to $33.767.64

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):

Casual staff

Early childhood educator: $19.43 rising 2 steps to $20.22

Assistant teacher/cook/housekeeping aide/student: $15.61 rising 2 steps to $16.24

Editor’s notes: Professional development: Employees receive $200 per calendar year (previously $175) to cover expenses for attendance at staff development programs, conferences courses, workshops or for purchasing additional literature and materials. Full-time child care centre employees receive 2 paid leave days per calendar year for professional development for specified purposes relating directly to function being performed by employee. Client lunches: When it is necessary for home child care coordinator to purchase lunch for themselves in order to interview client at lunch, employee will be reimbursed for cost of own lunch, maximum $15. Employee childcare discount: Bargaining unit employees are entitled to 25% discount on all Family Day Care Services programs for which fee subsidy is not received.