Territorywide, Yukon (3,750 workers, all categories) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (CLC)
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on July 15, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all hours on graveyard and evening shifts, including overtime hours. $1.50 per hour for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 ¼ days per month with 10 days’ pay to start, 1 ½ days per month after 3 years, 1 ¾ days per month after 14 years, 2 days per month after 25 years. 5 additional days on completion of 5 years of service and every 5 years thereafter.
Overtime: Time-and-one-half for first 4 hours on a regular working day or holiday and double-time thereafter. Double-time for all hours on a paid holiday following a day worked with overtime. May be banked as lieu time to be used by March 1 of the following year.
Meal allowance: $14 where employees must work 3 hours of overtime immediately prior to or following scheduled work day.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of coverage premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 85% of coverage premiums.
Paramedical: $600 every 60 months for hearing aids.
Sick leave: 1 ¼ days for each month with 10 days’ pay. Can be carried over to a maximum of 180 days.
LTD: Employer pays 85% of coverage premiums.
Bereavement leave: 6 days special leave credit each year after the first, to a maximum of 30 days to be used for bereavement and other special leaves.
Call-in pay: The greater of applicable overtime rate plus 2 hours' straight time or 4 hours' straight time, if called in on a day already worked.
Severance: Layoff: 2 weeks’ pay for first year of employment plus 1 week's pay for each succeeding complete year of employment, to a maximum of 30 weeks’ pay. Resignation of employee with 5 or more years of service: 1.5 times number of completed years of employment, to a maximum of 28 weeks. Retirement: 1 week for each complete year of employment.
Safety shoes: $175 per year for employees requiring safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: $300 biannually for insulated clothing for designated regular employees. $150 biannually for seasonal employees.
Tool allowance: Employer will replace worn or broken tools for designated trades employees. $300 for designated regular trades employees with 2 years' continuous services and $150 per year thereafter to a maximum of $1,200. For seasonal workers, $150 and $75 per year to a maximum of $600.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Minimum master pay grid: $44,839 rising in 22 steps to $112,667
Maximum master pay grid: $51,309 rising in 22 steps to $130,659
Minimum trades group pay grid: $59,944 rising in 9 steps to $85,944
Maximum trades group pay grid: $68,976 rising in 9 steps to $99,396
Minimum tradesperson pay grid: $56,945 rising in 9 steps to $81,648
Maximum tradesperson pay grid: $65,528 rising in 9 steps to $94,428
Minimum language translator pay grid: $61,761 rising in 9 steps to $107,099
Maximum language translator pay grid: $71,108 rising in 9 steps to $123,975
Education consultants: $105,051 rising in 5 steps to $121,673
Editor’s notes: Travel bonus: Employees with 2 or more years of continuous services receive $2,242 annually for Yukon Bonus travel benefit. Days of rest: Employer will provide 2 consecutive days of rest per week for liquor store employees at all stores, except Whitehorse. Commuting assistance: If the employer re-opens Cassiar Weigh Station, the employer will pay employees working there $5 per shift to assist in travel expenses incurred going to and from Watson Lake
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all hours on graveyard and evening shifts, including overtime hours. $1.50 per hour for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 ¼ days per month with 10 days’ pay to start, 1 ½ days per month after 3 years, 1 ¾ days per month after 14 years, 2 days per month after 25 years. 5 additional days on completion of 5 years of service and every 5 years thereafter.
Overtime: Time-and-one-half for first 4 hours on a regular working day or holiday and double-time thereafter. Double-time for all hours on a paid holiday following a day worked with overtime. May be banked as lieu time to be used by March 1 of the following year.
Meal allowance: $14 where employees must work 3 hours of overtime immediately prior to or following scheduled work day.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of coverage premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 85% of coverage premiums.
Paramedical: $600 every 60 months for hearing aids.
Sick leave: 1 ¼ days for each month with 10 days’ pay. Can be carried over to a maximum of 180 days.
LTD: Employer pays 85% of coverage premiums.
Bereavement leave: 6 days special leave credit each year after the first, to a maximum of 30 days to be used for bereavement and other special leaves.
Call-in pay: The greater of applicable overtime rate plus 2 hours' straight time or 4 hours' straight time, if called in on a day already worked.
Severance: Layoff: 2 weeks’ pay for first year of employment plus 1 week's pay for each succeeding complete year of employment, to a maximum of 30 weeks’ pay. Resignation of employee with 5 or more years of service: 1.5 times number of completed years of employment, to a maximum of 28 weeks. Retirement: 1 week for each complete year of employment.
Safety shoes: $175 per year for employees requiring safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: $300 biannually for insulated clothing for designated regular employees. $150 biannually for seasonal employees.
Tool allowance: Employer will replace worn or broken tools for designated trades employees. $300 for designated regular trades employees with 2 years' continuous services and $150 per year thereafter to a maximum of $1,200. For seasonal workers, $150 and $75 per year to a maximum of $600.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Minimum master pay grid: $44,839 rising in 22 steps to $112,667
Maximum master pay grid: $51,309 rising in 22 steps to $130,659
Minimum trades group pay grid: $59,944 rising in 9 steps to $85,944
Maximum trades group pay grid: $68,976 rising in 9 steps to $99,396
Minimum tradesperson pay grid: $56,945 rising in 9 steps to $81,648
Maximum tradesperson pay grid: $65,528 rising in 9 steps to $94,428
Minimum language translator pay grid: $61,761 rising in 9 steps to $107,099
Maximum language translator pay grid: $71,108 rising in 9 steps to $123,975
Education consultants: $105,051 rising in 5 steps to $121,673
Editor’s notes: Travel bonus: Employees with 2 or more years of continuous services receive $2,242 annually for Yukon Bonus travel benefit. Days of rest: Employer will provide 2 consecutive days of rest per week for liquor store employees at all stores, except Whitehorse. Commuting assistance: If the employer re-opens Cassiar Weigh Station, the employer will pay employees working there $5 per shift to assist in travel expenses incurred going to and from Watson Lake
