Toronto (200 professional engineers, technical staff, engineers-in-training, scientists and allied technical employees) and the Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employees Association (SPATEA)
Renewal agreement: Effective June 15, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Aug. 1, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2018: 3%
Shift premium: 108% of basic hourly rate for evening shift. 110% of basic hourly rate for night shift. Employees whose regular work week includes Saturday, Sunday will be paid an additional 1.2 hours’ wages for Saturday and 2.4 hours’ wages for Sunday.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 6 float days.
Vacations with pay: 5/6 days per month to start, 1 1/4 days per month after 2 years, 1 2/3 days per month after 9 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 19 years. 1 1/4 days per MDA-accounting month after 9 years for employees in classifications of engineer, senior engineer, staff engineer, senior staff engineer and equivalents and in equivalent allied technical classifications.
Overtime: 150% after 2 1/2 hours of overtime after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. 150% for work on sixth day of week, normally Saturday, and Sunday unless employee has worked on sixth day that week and pay will be 200%. 150% for work during irregular hours. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. Exception will be made if employee works more than 200 hours' overtime in 6 consecutive months. In this case, employee will be entitled to exchange maximum 40 hours' overtime in 6-month period and maximum 40 hours for balance of year.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days per 12-month period.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, and all of following, employee’s or spouse’s: parents, stepparents, guardian (provided guardian acted in place of parent), children, stepchildren, children in guardianship, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, relatives residing in employee’s household).
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at appropriate overtime rate.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase):
Junior engineer/junior M.T.S.
Minimum: $53,068 rising 3 steps to $55,211
Mid: $64,616 rising 3 steps to $67,226
Maximum: $76,408 rising 3 steps to $79,495
Intermediate engineer/intermediate M.T.S.
Minimum: $69,647 rising 3 steps to $72,460
Mid: $75,449 rising 3 steps to $78,498
Maximum: $93,510 rising 3 steps to $97,287
Engineer/M.T.S.
Minimum: $83,834 rising 3 steps to $87,221
Mid: $90,669 rising 3 steps to $94,332
Maximum: $115,295 rising 3 steps to $119,953
Senior engineer/senior M.T.S.
Minimum: $92,867 rising 3 steps to $96,619
Mid: $110,146 rising 3 steps to $114,596
Maximum: $133,692 rising 3 steps to $139,094
Staff engineer/staff M.T.S.
Minimum: $100,480 rising 3 steps to $104,540
Mid: $123,968 rising 3 steps to $128,976
Maximum: $144,624 rising 3 steps to $150,467
Senior staff engineer/senior staff M.T.S.
Minimum: $109,714 rising 3 steps to $114,147
Mid: $133,811 rising 3 steps to $139,217
Maximum: $157,905 rising 3 steps to $164,285
Staff specialist
Minimum: $140,672 rising 3 steps to $146,355
Mid: $170,022 rising 3 steps to $176,891
Maximum: $199,368 rising 3 steps to $207,423
Chief engineer
Minimum: $140,672 rising 3 steps to $146,355
Mid: $170,022 rising 3 steps to $176,891
Maximum: $199,368 rising 3 steps to $207,423
Junior engineering assistant
Minimum: $41,294 rising 3 steps to $42,962
Mid: $50,375 rising 3 steps to $52,410
Maximum: $59,451 rising 3 steps to $61,853
Engineering assistant
Minimum: $46,263 rising 3 steps to $48,132
Mid: $56,437 rising 3 steps to $58,717
Maximum: $66,608 rising 3 steps to $69,299
Senior engineering assistant
Minimum: $58,112 rising 3 steps to $60,460
Mid: $70,892 rising 3 steps to $73,756
Maximum: $83,670 rising 3 steps to $87,050
Junior technologist
Minimum: $47,426 rising 3 steps to $49,342
Mid: $57,854 rising 3 steps to $60,192
Maximum: $68,282 rising 3 steps to $71,040
Technologist
Minimum: $54,227 rising 3 steps to $56,418
Mid: $66,153 rising 3 steps to $68,826
Maximum: $78,072 rising 3 steps to $81,226
Senior technologist
Minimum: $67,602 rising 3 steps to $70,333
Mid: $82,464 rising 3 steps to $85,795
Maximum: $97,324 rising 3 steps to $101,256
Staff technologist
Minimum: $73,011 rising 3 steps to $75,960
Mid: $89,061 rising 3 steps to $92,659
Maximum: $105,110 rising 3 steps to $109,356
Editor’s notes: Eye protection: If employee requires prescription safety glasses, employer will reimburse approved safety frames, maximum $130 every 2 years and shatter-proof lenses, maximum $200 every 2 years. Employer will contribute $40 to cost of replacement of prescription safety lenses owing to vision deterioration. Continuing education: Employer will reimburse employees for university or college or equivalent courses. Maximum $3,600 for 2018 (previously $3,500 per year). Maximum $510 per year for self-study and course materials. On-call allowance: While on standby, employee will be compensated for one-half hour — at basic hourly rate — for each 4-hour period or portion thereof. Domestic field allowance: When employee is on domestic field assignment, dislocation allowance equal to 10 per cent of employee’s base pay will be paid.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2018: 3%
Shift premium: 108% of basic hourly rate for evening shift. 110% of basic hourly rate for night shift. Employees whose regular work week includes Saturday, Sunday will be paid an additional 1.2 hours’ wages for Saturday and 2.4 hours’ wages for Sunday.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 6 float days.
Vacations with pay: 5/6 days per month to start, 1 1/4 days per month after 2 years, 1 2/3 days per month after 9 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 19 years. 1 1/4 days per MDA-accounting month after 9 years for employees in classifications of engineer, senior engineer, staff engineer, senior staff engineer and equivalents and in equivalent allied technical classifications.
Overtime: 150% after 2 1/2 hours of overtime after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. 150% for work on sixth day of week, normally Saturday, and Sunday unless employee has worked on sixth day that week and pay will be 200%. 150% for work during irregular hours. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. Exception will be made if employee works more than 200 hours' overtime in 6 consecutive months. In this case, employee will be entitled to exchange maximum 40 hours' overtime in 6-month period and maximum 40 hours for balance of year.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days per 12-month period.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, and all of following, employee’s or spouse’s: parents, stepparents, guardian (provided guardian acted in place of parent), children, stepchildren, children in guardianship, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, relatives residing in employee’s household).
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at appropriate overtime rate.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 4% increase):
Junior engineer/junior M.T.S.
Minimum: $53,068 rising 3 steps to $55,211
Mid: $64,616 rising 3 steps to $67,226
Maximum: $76,408 rising 3 steps to $79,495
Intermediate engineer/intermediate M.T.S.
Minimum: $69,647 rising 3 steps to $72,460
Mid: $75,449 rising 3 steps to $78,498
Maximum: $93,510 rising 3 steps to $97,287
Engineer/M.T.S.
Minimum: $83,834 rising 3 steps to $87,221
Mid: $90,669 rising 3 steps to $94,332
Maximum: $115,295 rising 3 steps to $119,953
Senior engineer/senior M.T.S.
Minimum: $92,867 rising 3 steps to $96,619
Mid: $110,146 rising 3 steps to $114,596
Maximum: $133,692 rising 3 steps to $139,094
Staff engineer/staff M.T.S.
Minimum: $100,480 rising 3 steps to $104,540
Mid: $123,968 rising 3 steps to $128,976
Maximum: $144,624 rising 3 steps to $150,467
Senior staff engineer/senior staff M.T.S.
Minimum: $109,714 rising 3 steps to $114,147
Mid: $133,811 rising 3 steps to $139,217
Maximum: $157,905 rising 3 steps to $164,285
Staff specialist
Minimum: $140,672 rising 3 steps to $146,355
Mid: $170,022 rising 3 steps to $176,891
Maximum: $199,368 rising 3 steps to $207,423
Chief engineer
Minimum: $140,672 rising 3 steps to $146,355
Mid: $170,022 rising 3 steps to $176,891
Maximum: $199,368 rising 3 steps to $207,423
Junior engineering assistant
Minimum: $41,294 rising 3 steps to $42,962
Mid: $50,375 rising 3 steps to $52,410
Maximum: $59,451 rising 3 steps to $61,853
Engineering assistant
Minimum: $46,263 rising 3 steps to $48,132
Mid: $56,437 rising 3 steps to $58,717
Maximum: $66,608 rising 3 steps to $69,299
Senior engineering assistant
Minimum: $58,112 rising 3 steps to $60,460
Mid: $70,892 rising 3 steps to $73,756
Maximum: $83,670 rising 3 steps to $87,050
Junior technologist
Minimum: $47,426 rising 3 steps to $49,342
Mid: $57,854 rising 3 steps to $60,192
Maximum: $68,282 rising 3 steps to $71,040
Technologist
Minimum: $54,227 rising 3 steps to $56,418
Mid: $66,153 rising 3 steps to $68,826
Maximum: $78,072 rising 3 steps to $81,226
Senior technologist
Minimum: $67,602 rising 3 steps to $70,333
Mid: $82,464 rising 3 steps to $85,795
Maximum: $97,324 rising 3 steps to $101,256
Staff technologist
Minimum: $73,011 rising 3 steps to $75,960
Mid: $89,061 rising 3 steps to $92,659
Maximum: $105,110 rising 3 steps to $109,356
Editor’s notes: Eye protection: If employee requires prescription safety glasses, employer will reimburse approved safety frames, maximum $130 every 2 years and shatter-proof lenses, maximum $200 every 2 years. Employer will contribute $40 to cost of replacement of prescription safety lenses owing to vision deterioration. Continuing education: Employer will reimburse employees for university or college or equivalent courses. Maximum $3,600 for 2018 (previously $3,500 per year). Maximum $510 per year for self-study and course materials. On-call allowance: While on standby, employee will be compensated for one-half hour — at basic hourly rate — for each 4-hour period or portion thereof. Domestic field allowance: When employee is on domestic field assignment, dislocation allowance equal to 10 per cent of employee’s base pay will be paid.
