Grande Spirit Foundation

Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022. Ratified on July 10, 2019. Signed on Aug. 19, 2019.

Shift premium: $1.10 per hour will be paid for shifts which commence between 3 p.m. of one day and 5 a.m. of following day. $1.10 per hour for employee — whose regular rate of pay is greater than team-lead classification — while assigned by employer to be acting team-lead. $0.90 per hour for all hours worked (excluding overtime hours) on shift where scheduled starting and ending time of shift falls between 3 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. on Monday.

Paid holidays: 12 days.

Vacations with pay: 15 days or 6% to start, 20 days or 8% after 8 years, 25 days or 10% after 16 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week (unless employee is working compressed work-week schedule). May be taken as compensating time off but must be used within 6 months.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums).

Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums).

Vision: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums (previously employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums).

Sick leave: 0.05 hour per hour worked, maximum 675 hours (salary will continue at 100% of earnings until all credits are used). Employee will not be entitled to sick-leave credits prior to completion of probationary period.

AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.

Pension: Employer matches employee contributions to RRSP, maximum 3%. Pension plan provided by ACPP (Alberta Communities Pension Plan) will be available after 6 months of service at 3% (employees may choose either RRSP or ACPP, not both).

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (son, daughter, current spouse (including common-law spouse) partner, mother, father, sister, brother, stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, stepgrandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, partner of current spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent of spouse, legal guardian); 7 days if travel distance is more than 300 kilometres from employee’s residence

Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs.        

Call-in pay: Paid for all time worked at overtime rate or minimum of 2 hours at overtime rate, whichever is greater. Call-ins for actual work will be paid at straight-time rate or at overtime rate when overtime applies unless amount is less than $45. Employees have option of taking call-in pay as compensating time off with pay, on hour-for-hour basis.

Probationary period: 3 months (previously first 675 hours worked, maximum 6 months).

Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.

Safety shoes: $125 rebate for each purchase of CSA-approved safety footwear. 2 footwear purchases are allowed in first year of employment to cover both summer and winter conditions, if required. After that 1 footwear purchase per year is allowed. $125 every 2 years where employee wears or is required to wear closed, non-slip footwear.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6% increase):

Cook

Start: $23.65 rising 2 steps to $25.09

Step 2: $24.90 rising 2 steps to $26.41

Step 3: $26.16 rising 2 steps to $27.76

LSI (long-service increment): $27.81 rising 2 steps to $29.50

Cook’s helper

Start: $17.81 rising 2 steps to $18.89

Step 2: $18.70 rising 2 steps to $19.84

Step 3: $19.62 rising 2 steps to $20.82

LSI: $20.91 rising 2 steps to $22.18

Dining-room aide

Start: $17.81 rising 2 steps to $18.89

Step 2: $18.70 rising 2 steps to $19.84

Step 3: $19.62 rising 2 steps to $20.82

LSI: $20.91 rising 2 steps to $22.18

Activity coordinator

Start: $21.91 rising 2 steps to $23.24

Step 2: $23.08 rising 2 steps to $24.49

Step 3: $24.26 rising 2 steps to $25.73

LSI: $25.76 rising 2 steps to $27.33

Bus driver

Start: $21.91 rising 2 steps to $23.24

Step 2: $23.08 rising 2 steps to $24.49

Step 3: $24.26 rising 2 steps to $25.73

LSI: $25.76 rising 2 steps to $27.33

Team-lead

Start: $20.56 rising 2 steps to $21.81

Step 2: $21.58 rising 2 steps to $22.89

Step 3: $22.56 rising 2 steps to $23.93

LSI: $23.97 rising 2 steps to $25.43

Housekeeper

Start: $17.81 rising 2 steps to $18.89

Step 2: $18.70 rising 2 steps to $19.84

Step 3: $19.62 rising 2 steps to $20.82

LSI: $20.91 rising 2 steps to $22.18

General-services worker

Start: $17.81 rising 2 steps to $18.89

Step 2: $18.70 rising 2 steps to $19.84

Step 3: $19.62 rising 2 steps to $20.82

LSI: $20.91 rising 2 steps to $22.18

Maintenance tech

Start: $28.25 rising 2 steps to $29.97

Step 2: $31.28 rising 2 steps to $33.18

Step 3: $33.42 rising 2 steps to $35.46

LSI: $35.09 rising 2 steps to $37.23

Maintenance tech 2

Start: $25.08 rising 2 steps to $26.61

Step 2: $27.18 rising 2 steps to $28.84

Step 3: $28.84 rising 2 steps to $30.60

LSI: $30.43 rising 2 steps to $32.28

Caretaker

Start: $21.91 rising 2 steps to $23.24

Step 2: $23.08 rising 2 steps to $24.49

Step 3: $24.26 rising 2 steps to $25.73

LSI: $25.76 rising 2 steps to $27.33

Kitchen aide

Start: $20.73 rising 2 steps to $22

Step 2: $21.81 rising 2 steps to $23.13

Step 3: $22.91 rising 2 steps to $24.30

LSI: $24.31 rising 2 steps to $25.79

Editor’s notes: Staff meetings: Each employee will be paid $45 per meeting when called in for staff meetings, training sessions or incidental call-ins.