Ponoka, Alta. (27 health-care aides, licensed practical nurses) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 047/050
Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 5, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2021. Ratified on Dec. 5, 2017. Signed on March 5, 2018.
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all hours worked between 3 p.m. on Friday and 7 a.m. on Monday. Effective 1 year from ratification: $1.75 per hour. $1.25 per hour where majority of hours of shift fall between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. Effective 1 year from ratification: $1.50 per hour. For care-aides, HCA-certified aides only, $3 per hour where majority of hours of shift fall between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 weeks or 6% to start, 4 weeks or 8% after 6 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half after 11.5 hours per day or 80.5 hours biweekly.
Meal allowance: 30-minute unpaid break and free meal, subject to availability, for more than 3 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: 7.5 hours credits per 162.5 hours worked, maximum 6 days per year.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse (common-law, same-sex relationship), fiancé(e), child, parent, stepchild, brother, sister, legal guardian, grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, parent-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 2 additional days for travel in excess of 400 kilometres if required. 1 day without pay for death of another relative or close friend.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 503.75 hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months; 36 months for discipline involving suspensions for abuse or neglect.
Mileage: $0.44 per kilometre when employee uses own automobile for employer’s business after normal travel to work and before traveling home from work.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.7% increase):
Cook
Step 1: $16.50 rising 4 steps to $17.77
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $16.91 rising 4 steps to $18.21
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $17.33 rising 4 steps to $18.67
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $17.76 rising 4 steps to $19.13
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $18.20 rising 4 steps to $19.60
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $18.66 rising 4 steps to $20.10
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $19.13 rising 4 steps to $20.61
Dietary aide
Step 1: $14 rising 4 steps to $15.08
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $14.35 rising 4 steps to $15.46
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $14.71 rising 4 steps to $15.84
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $15.08 rising 4 steps to $16.24
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $15.46 rising 4 steps to $16.65
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $15.85 rising 4 steps to $17.07
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $16.25 rising 4 steps to $17.50
Housekeeping
Step 1: $14 rising 4 steps to $15.08
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $14.35 rising 4 steps to $15.46
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $14.71 rising 4 steps to $15.84
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $15.08 rising 4 steps to $16.24
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $15.46 rising 4 steps to $16.65
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $15.85 rising 4 steps to $17.07
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $16.25 rising 4 steps to $17.50
Lifestyles (activities)
Step 1: $15 rising 4 steps to $16.16
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $15.38 rising 4 steps to $16.57
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $15.76 rising 4 steps to $16.98
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $16.15 rising 4 steps to $17.40
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $16.55 rising 4 steps to $17.83
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $16.96 rising 4 steps to $18.27
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $17.38 rising 4 steps to $18.72
Care attendant (uncertified health-care aide)
Step 1: $15 rising 4 steps to $16.16
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $15.38 rising 4 steps to $16.57
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $15.76 rising 4 steps to $16.98
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $16.15 rising 4 steps to $17.40
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $16.55 rising 4 steps to $17.83
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $16.96 rising 4 steps to $18.27
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $17.38 rising 4 steps to $18.72
HCA-certified
Step 1: $17 rising 4 steps to $18.31
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $17.43 rising 4 steps to $18.77
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $17.86 rising 4 steps to $19.24
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $18.31 rising 4 steps to $19.72
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $18.76 rising 4 steps to $20.21
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $19.23 rising 4 steps to $20.71
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $19.71 rising 4 steps to $21.23
Concierge
Step 1: $14.50 rising 4 steps to $15.62
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $14.86 rising 4 steps to $16.01
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $15.23 rising 4 steps to $16.40
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $15.61 rising 4 steps to $16.81
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $16 rising 4 steps to $17.23
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $16.40 rising 4 steps to $17.66
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $16.81 rising 4 steps to $18.11
(Employer will pay 1-time retroactive payment of 1.75% on regular wages for hours worked from Jan. 1, 2017, until date of ratification for all current active bargaining unit members).
Editor’s notes: Medical notes: When employee must pay fee for medical doctor’s certificate, fee will be reimbursed by employer, maximum $35.
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all hours worked between 3 p.m. on Friday and 7 a.m. on Monday. Effective 1 year from ratification: $1.75 per hour. $1.25 per hour where majority of hours of shift fall between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. Effective 1 year from ratification: $1.50 per hour. For care-aides, HCA-certified aides only, $3 per hour where majority of hours of shift fall between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 weeks or 6% to start, 4 weeks or 8% after 6 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half after 11.5 hours per day or 80.5 hours biweekly.
Meal allowance: 30-minute unpaid break and free meal, subject to availability, for more than 3 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: 7.5 hours credits per 162.5 hours worked, maximum 6 days per year.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse (common-law, same-sex relationship), fiancé(e), child, parent, stepchild, brother, sister, legal guardian, grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, parent-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 2 additional days for travel in excess of 400 kilometres if required. 1 day without pay for death of another relative or close friend.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 503.75 hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months; 36 months for discipline involving suspensions for abuse or neglect.
Mileage: $0.44 per kilometre when employee uses own automobile for employer’s business after normal travel to work and before traveling home from work.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.7% increase):
Cook
Step 1: $16.50 rising 4 steps to $17.77
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $16.91 rising 4 steps to $18.21
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $17.33 rising 4 steps to $18.67
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $17.76 rising 4 steps to $19.13
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $18.20 rising 4 steps to $19.60
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $18.66 rising 4 steps to $20.10
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $19.13 rising 4 steps to $20.61
Dietary aide
Step 1: $14 rising 4 steps to $15.08
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $14.35 rising 4 steps to $15.46
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $14.71 rising 4 steps to $15.84
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $15.08 rising 4 steps to $16.24
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $15.46 rising 4 steps to $16.65
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $15.85 rising 4 steps to $17.07
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $16.25 rising 4 steps to $17.50
Housekeeping
Step 1: $14 rising 4 steps to $15.08
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $14.35 rising 4 steps to $15.46
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $14.71 rising 4 steps to $15.84
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $15.08 rising 4 steps to $16.24
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $15.46 rising 4 steps to $16.65
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $15.85 rising 4 steps to $17.07
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $16.25 rising 4 steps to $17.50
Lifestyles (activities)
Step 1: $15 rising 4 steps to $16.16
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $15.38 rising 4 steps to $16.57
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $15.76 rising 4 steps to $16.98
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $16.15 rising 4 steps to $17.40
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $16.55 rising 4 steps to $17.83
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $16.96 rising 4 steps to $18.27
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $17.38 rising 4 steps to $18.72
Care attendant (uncertified health-care aide)
Step 1: $15 rising 4 steps to $16.16
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $15.38 rising 4 steps to $16.57
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $15.76 rising 4 steps to $16.98
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $16.15 rising 4 steps to $17.40
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $16.55 rising 4 steps to $17.83
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $16.96 rising 4 steps to $18.27
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $17.38 rising 4 steps to $18.72
HCA-certified
Step 1: $17 rising 4 steps to $18.31
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $17.43 rising 4 steps to $18.77
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $17.86 rising 4 steps to $19.24
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $18.31 rising 4 steps to $19.72
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $18.76 rising 4 steps to $20.21
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $19.23 rising 4 steps to $20.71
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $19.71 rising 4 steps to $21.23
Concierge
Step 1: $14.50 rising 4 steps to $15.62
Step 2 (1,920 hours): $14.86 rising 4 steps to $16.01
Step 3 (3,840 hours): $15.23 rising 4 steps to $16.40
Step 4 (5,760 hours): $15.61 rising 4 steps to $16.81
Step 5 (7,680 hours): $16 rising 4 steps to $17.23
Step 6 (9,600 hours): $16.40 rising 4 steps to $17.66
Step 7 (11,520 hours): $16.81 rising 4 steps to $18.11
(Employer will pay 1-time retroactive payment of 1.75% on regular wages for hours worked from Jan. 1, 2017, until date of ratification for all current active bargaining unit members).
Editor’s notes: Medical notes: When employee must pay fee for medical doctor’s certificate, fee will be reimbursed by employer, maximum $35.
