Red Deer, Alta. (170 support employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1445
Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Oct. 3, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2016: 2%
Shift premium: $1.10 per hour (previously $1.40 per hour) for work between 5 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. except for the following classifications: library information common assistant, library reference assistant, classroom monitor, telephone interviewer, telephone interviewer supervisor, testing-services assistant, student-feedback assistant.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus days between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Vacations with pay: 20 days to start, 20 days plus 1 day per year after 5 years, maximum 30 days. 10 days may be carried over in the following year.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7 hours per day or 35 hours per week. Time off in lieu may be taken within 4 months of hours worked.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.
Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums.
Sick leave: 20 days per year.
AD&D: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Coverage 2 times annual salary.
Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Coverage 2 times annual salary.
Pension: Local Authorities’ Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, spouse, common-law spouse, same-gender partner, sibling, child, in-law, fiancée, grandparent, grandchild). 1 day to attend funeral as a pallbearer or mourner at a funeral.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: 1 month pay for less than 12 months' service. 2 months’ pay for 13 to 48 months of service. One-half month’s pay for each year of service — maximum 8 months’ pay — for more than 49 months of service.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 17% increase):
Level
A step 1: $26,729 rising 4 steps to $31,269
B step 1: $30,934 rising 4 steps to $36,187
C step 1: $35,137 rising 4 steps to $41,106
D step 1: $38,629 rising 4 steps to $45,190
E step 1: $42,598 rising 4 steps to $49,833
F step 1: $48,097 rising 4 steps to $56,266
G step 1: $51,590 rising 4 steps to $60,350
H step 1: $55,079 rising 4 steps to $64,435
I step 1: $61,301 rising 4 steps to $71,715
Editor’s notes: Layoff assistance: An employee who is laid off will receive maximum $500 for career-transition assistance. Long-service allowance: If employee has 20 or more years of service, the employee will receive a one-time payment of $500.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2016: 2%
Shift premium: $1.10 per hour (previously $1.40 per hour) for work between 5 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. except for the following classifications: library information common assistant, library reference assistant, classroom monitor, telephone interviewer, telephone interviewer supervisor, testing-services assistant, student-feedback assistant.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus days between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Vacations with pay: 20 days to start, 20 days plus 1 day per year after 5 years, maximum 30 days. 10 days may be carried over in the following year.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7 hours per day or 35 hours per week. Time off in lieu may be taken within 4 months of hours worked.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.
Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums.
Sick leave: 20 days per year.
AD&D: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Coverage 2 times annual salary.
Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Coverage 2 times annual salary.
Pension: Local Authorities’ Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, spouse, common-law spouse, same-gender partner, sibling, child, in-law, fiancée, grandparent, grandchild). 1 day to attend funeral as a pallbearer or mourner at a funeral.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: 1 month pay for less than 12 months' service. 2 months’ pay for 13 to 48 months of service. One-half month’s pay for each year of service — maximum 8 months’ pay — for more than 49 months of service.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 17% increase):
Level
A step 1: $26,729 rising 4 steps to $31,269
B step 1: $30,934 rising 4 steps to $36,187
C step 1: $35,137 rising 4 steps to $41,106
D step 1: $38,629 rising 4 steps to $45,190
E step 1: $42,598 rising 4 steps to $49,833
F step 1: $48,097 rising 4 steps to $56,266
G step 1: $51,590 rising 4 steps to $60,350
H step 1: $55,079 rising 4 steps to $64,435
I step 1: $61,301 rising 4 steps to $71,715
Editor’s notes: Layoff assistance: An employee who is laid off will receive maximum $500 for career-transition assistance. Long-service allowance: If employee has 20 or more years of service, the employee will receive a one-time payment of $500.
