Sunny South Acres

Coaldale, Alta. (Health-care workers) and the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) Local 048, Chapter 027

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on July 14, 2015.

Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5%

Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for shifts between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m., $1.50 effective 2016, $1.75 effective 2017. $2.25 for shifts between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., $2.50 effective 2016, $2.75 effective 2017. $1 per hour for weekend shifts, $1.25 effective 2016, $1.50 effective 2017.

Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a statutory holiday.

Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 16 years, 7 weeks after 25 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked beyond 8 in one day, double time for all hours worked thereafter.

Medical benefits: 80% reimbursement for drug plan.

Dental: 80% coverage for basic services, 50% for major and orthodontic services.

Sick leave: 1 day earned per month worked up to 24 days.

Pension: Up to 3.25% to be matched by each employee and employer.

Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee’s spouse, common-law spouse, fiancé, legal guardian, child, parent, spouse’s parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother or grandchild. Up to 2 additional days if travel for funeral is beyond 300 km.

Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at straight time or actual hours worked at double time – whichever is greater.

Probationary period: 488 hours.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year.

Sample rates of pay, current:
Food services: $15.68 per hour to start, rising in 4 steps to $19.96
Cook II: $17.95 rising in 4 steps to $22.50
Cook I: $22.05 rising in 4 steps to $28.41
Resident services: $16.37 rising in 4 steps to $21.85
Facility clerical: $15.99 rising in 4 steps to $20.12
Activity co-ordinator: $19.58 rising in 4 steps to $23.65
Activity co-ordinator II: $23.92 rising in 4 steps to $29.09
Health-care aide: $20.02 rising in 7 steps to $25.07
Licensed practical nurse: $26.58 rising in 7 steps to $34.80
Registered nurse: $35.88 rising in 7 steps to $47.08
Labourer: $13.72 rising in 4 steps to $16.89
Maintenance II: $18.48 rising in 4 steps to $21.65
Maintenance I: $22.40 rising in 4 steps to $26.20

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