Lakeland Lodge and Housing Foundation

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021. Ratified on July 10, 2019. Signed on July 10, 2019.

Wage adjustments:

Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2%

Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1%

Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1%

Shift premium: $1.50 per hour when majority of hours fall between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.25 per hour to employee relieving in head cook’s position. $0.75 per hour when regular employee works additional hours in position within another department, exclusive of head-cook position, to fill for staff shortages.

Paid holidays: 12 days.

Vacations with pay: 10 days after 1 year, 15 days after 2 years, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 19 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day or 80 hours biweekly. May be taken as time off in lieu.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.

Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.

Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days accumulation.

STD: Employee pays 80% of premiums.

LTD: Employee pays 80% of premiums.

AD&D: Employee pays 80% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employee pays 80% of premiums.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, parent, child, ward, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. 3 days for death of niece, nephew, aunt, uncle. Additional 2 days if funeral is held outside 300-kilometre radius of 
Cold Lake.

Seniority – recall rights: 6 months for layoffs.

Probationary period: 640 regular hours worked.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months (previously 24 months).

Sample rates of hourly pay (current):

Head cook (certified)

Start rate: $21.92

Step 1 (completion of probation): $23.31

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $24.64

Head cook (uncertified)

Start rate: $18.64

Step 1 (completion of probation): $20.04

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $21.39

Cook (certified)

Start rate: $17.78

Step 1 (completion of probation): $19.15

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $20.53

Cook

Start rate: $16.92

Step 1 (completion of probation): $18.32

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $19.69

Dietary aide

Start rate: $15.78

Step 1 (completion of probation): $17.21

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $18.62

Guardian

Start rate: $17.49

Step 1 (completion of probation): $18.85

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $20.27

Activity coordinator

Start rate: $15.78

Step 1 (completion of probation): $17.21

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $18.62

Head housekeeping

Start rate: $16.96

Step 1 (completion of probation): $18.49

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $20.01

Housekeeping

Start rate: $15.78

Step 1 (completion of probation): $17.21

Step 2 (first-year anniversary): $18.62

Editor’s notes: Long-service pay: $150 after 5 years; $300 after 10 years; $450 after 15 years; $600 after 20 years; $750 after 25 years.