NorQuest College

Edmonton (418 non-academic employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 071 Chapter 010

Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020. Ratified on March 1, 2019. Signed on April 9, 2019.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective July 1, 2018: 0%
Effective July 1, 2019: Wage reopener
Shift premium: $1 per hour for shifts where at least one-half of hours falls between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.80 per hour for all hours during compulsory class days that fall between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.80 per hour for all hours during compulsory class day that fall between 3 p.m. on Friday and 7 a.m. on Monday.
Paid holidays: 12 days, plus Christmas floater day. 
Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 14 years, 30 days after 23 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours or on days of rest. Double time after 2 hours of overtime or on second day of rest. May be taken as time off in lieu; must be taken by June 30 for all overtime taken in previous 12 months. 
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $747 per year to college’s health spending account, over 24 biweekly pay periods.
Sick leave: Maximum 10 work days of casual illness leave with pay non-cumulative.
Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (spouse or any of following relations of employee or spouse: parents, guardian, grandparent, grandchild, son, daughter, brother, sister or husband or wife of any of them (including steprelations); immediate family also includes individuals for whom employee has legal guardianship responsibilities). Additional 2 days where travel time for bereavement where long distances or travel from isolated areas is involved.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours for employee who is called back to work 1 or more times within 2-hour period and for whom time worked and time spent travelling directly to and from work totals 2 hours or less. 1 day may be given to attend funeral of someone other than member of employee’s immediate family.
Probationary period: 12 full months worked. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 36 months.
Severance: After 2 years of service: 6 weeks’ pay after 2 years; 9 weeks’ pay after 3 years; 12 weeks’ pay after 4 years; 15 weeks’ pay after 5 years; 18 weeks’ pay after 6 years; 21 weeks’ pay after 7 years; 24 weeks’ pay after 8 years; 27 weeks’ pay after 9 years; 31 weeks’ pay after 10 years; 35 weeks’ pay after 11 years; 39 weeks’ pay after 12 years; 43 weeks’ pay after 13 years. 
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide, clean, replace uniforms, coveralls, smocks, other items needed for protection of employee’s personal garments.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Band level
10
Step 1: $71,850 
Step 2: $75,646 
Step 3: $79,761 
Step 4: $83,993 
Step 5: $88,495 
Step 6: $93,298 
LSI: $95,164
9
Step 1: $65,318 
Step 2: $68,769 
Step 3: $72,510 
Step 4: $76,358 
Step 5: $80,450 
Step 6: $84,817 
LSI: $86,513
8
Step 1: $59,380 
Step 2: $62,517 
Step 3: $65,918 
Step 4: $69,416 
Step 5: $73,136 
Step 6: $77,106 
LSI: $78,648
7
Step 1: $52,052 
Step 2: $54,869 
Step 3: $57,798 
Step 4: $60,949 
Step 5: $64,169 
Step 6: $67,626 
LSI: $68,978
6
Step 1: $47,332 
Step 2: $49,872 
Step 3: $52,579 
Step 4: $55,411 
Step 5: $58,367 
Step 6: $61,518 
LSI: $62,748
5
Step 1: $43,015 
Step 2: $45,348 
Step 3: $47,763 
Step 4: $50,331 
Step 5: $53,037 
Step 6: $55,910 
LSI: $57,028
4
Step 1: $40,559 
Step 2: $42,419 
Step 3: $44,389 
Step 4: $46,431 
Step 5: $48,595 
Step 6: $50,816 
LSI: $51,832
3
Step 1: $36,867 
Step 2: $38,616 
Step 3: $40,378 
Step 4: $42,238 
Step 5: $44,168 
Step 6: $46,208 
LSI: $47,132
2
Step 1: $33,548 
Step 2: $35,089 
Step 3: $36,728 
Step 4: $38,366 
Step 5: $40,142 
Step 6: $42,002 
LSI: $42,842
1
Step 1: $32,314 
Step 2: $33,618 
Step 3: $35,021 
Step 4: $36,436 
Step 5: $37,894 
Step 6: $39,434 
LSI: $40,223
Editor’s notes: Parking: Employees who pay monthly fee for parking space will receive minimum of 60 days’ notice for any increase to parking rates. Correctional-institution allowance: $5.90 for each day worked within correctional institution for employee whose assignment requires daily contact with inmates or young offenders in correctional institution operated by Department of Justice.

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