Ponoka, Alta. (64 municipal employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 118 Chapter 004
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on July 23, 2018. Signed on Nov. 21, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.2%
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for working shift where at least one-half of hours are between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.50 for each hour worked from 5 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. $0.75 per hour for lead-hands. $0.50 per hour for employee who sprays herbicides or pesticides.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 16 years, 30 days after 21 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, maximum 80 hours accumulated. Any unused overtime will be paid at end of year. Maximum 5 days per year may be carried over.
Meal allowance: Employees will be eligible for meal reimbursement after every 4 hours of continuous overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums. Employer will provide $500 per year for flex health and wellness account.
Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days. Unused days may be carried forward, maximum 120 days accumulation.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 1 day for death of another relative or close friend.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 1 hour of pay at double time.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $200 every 2 years for safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide coveralls, smocks, wet weather gear and equipment, protective clothing, tools or equipment. $100 per year for Town of Ponoka logo clothing allowance.
Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre when employee returns home from out-of-town training.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Casual labourer, level 1
Level 1: $12.77
Level 2: $13.14
Level 3: $13.55
Level 4: $13.94
Level 5: $14.36
Level 6: $14.79
Aquaplex cashier/rink attendant
Level 1: $13.40
Level 2: $13.81
Level 3: $14.21
Level 4: $14.66
Level 5: $15.08
Level 6: $15.53
Lifeguard 3
Level 1: $14.07
Level 2: $14.49
Level 3: $14.93
Level 4: $15.37
Level 5: $15.83
Level 6: $16.31
Casual labourer - level 2
Level 1: $16.30
Level 2: $16.77
Level 3: $17.27
Level 4: $17.79
Level 5: $18.34
Level 6: $18.89
Instructor (pool)
Level 1: $17.94
Level 2: $18.48
Level 3: $19.04
Level 4: $19.63
Level 5: $20.22
Level 6: $20.83
Landfill attendant
Level 1: $18.87
Level 2: $19.44
Level 3: $20.01
Level 4: $20.61
Level 5: $21.23
Level 6: $21.87
Head guard/accounting/secretarial clerk
Level 1: $20.79
Level 2: $21.41
Level 3: $22.05
Level 4: $22.73
Level 5: $23.39
Level 6: $24.10
Secretary 1/equipment operator 1
Level 1: $22.93
Level 2: $23.60
Level 3: $24.30
Level 4: $25.05
Level 5: $25.80
Level 6: $26.57
Police clerk/utility operator 1
Level 1: $24.07
Level 2: $24.79
Level 3: $25.53
Level 4: $26.30
Level 5: $27.09
Level 6: $27.90
Accounting clerk/aquaplex operator/complex operator/eng, dev secretary/equipment operator 2/protective services secretary
Level 1: $25.26
Level 2: $26.01
Level 3: $26.80
Level 4: $27.61
Level 5: $28.44
Level 6: $29.29
Utility operator 2/equipment operator 3
Level 1: $26.52
Level 2: $27.32
Level 3: $28.15
Level 4: $28.98
Level 5: $29.85
Level 6: $30.74
Safety officer/IT support technician
Level 1: $29.25
Level 2: $30.11
Level 3: $31.03
Level 4: $31.96
Level 5: $32.91
Level 6: $33.89
Public works foreman/water works foreman/building grounds/maintenance foreman
Level 1: $32.25
Level 2: $33.21
Level 3: $34.21
Level 4: $35.23
Level 5: $36.29
Level 6: $37.38
Lump-sum payments
Regular full-time employees: $800
Regular part-time employees: $400
Casual employees: $200
Editor’s notes: On-call/standby: 1 hour’s pay at maximum pay range of appropriate supervisor; 2 hours’ pay per day for standby duties performed on scheduled days of rest, statutory holidays.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.2%
Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for working shift where at least one-half of hours are between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. $1.50 for each hour worked from 5 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. $0.75 per hour for lead-hands. $0.50 per hour for employee who sprays herbicides or pesticides.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 16 years, 30 days after 21 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after regular hours. May be banked, maximum 80 hours accumulated. Any unused overtime will be paid at end of year. Maximum 5 days per year may be carried over.
Meal allowance: Employees will be eligible for meal reimbursement after every 4 hours of continuous overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums. Employer will provide $500 per year for flex health and wellness account.
Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 120 days. Unused days may be carried forward, maximum 120 days accumulation.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law). 1 day for death of another relative or close friend.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 1 hour of pay at double time.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $200 every 2 years for safety boots.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide coveralls, smocks, wet weather gear and equipment, protective clothing, tools or equipment. $100 per year for Town of Ponoka logo clothing allowance.
Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre when employee returns home from out-of-town training.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Casual labourer, level 1
Level 1: $12.77
Level 2: $13.14
Level 3: $13.55
Level 4: $13.94
Level 5: $14.36
Level 6: $14.79
Aquaplex cashier/rink attendant
Level 1: $13.40
Level 2: $13.81
Level 3: $14.21
Level 4: $14.66
Level 5: $15.08
Level 6: $15.53
Lifeguard 3
Level 1: $14.07
Level 2: $14.49
Level 3: $14.93
Level 4: $15.37
Level 5: $15.83
Level 6: $16.31
Casual labourer - level 2
Level 1: $16.30
Level 2: $16.77
Level 3: $17.27
Level 4: $17.79
Level 5: $18.34
Level 6: $18.89
Instructor (pool)
Level 1: $17.94
Level 2: $18.48
Level 3: $19.04
Level 4: $19.63
Level 5: $20.22
Level 6: $20.83
Landfill attendant
Level 1: $18.87
Level 2: $19.44
Level 3: $20.01
Level 4: $20.61
Level 5: $21.23
Level 6: $21.87
Head guard/accounting/secretarial clerk
Level 1: $20.79
Level 2: $21.41
Level 3: $22.05
Level 4: $22.73
Level 5: $23.39
Level 6: $24.10
Secretary 1/equipment operator 1
Level 1: $22.93
Level 2: $23.60
Level 3: $24.30
Level 4: $25.05
Level 5: $25.80
Level 6: $26.57
Police clerk/utility operator 1
Level 1: $24.07
Level 2: $24.79
Level 3: $25.53
Level 4: $26.30
Level 5: $27.09
Level 6: $27.90
Accounting clerk/aquaplex operator/complex operator/eng, dev secretary/equipment operator 2/protective services secretary
Level 1: $25.26
Level 2: $26.01
Level 3: $26.80
Level 4: $27.61
Level 5: $28.44
Level 6: $29.29
Utility operator 2/equipment operator 3
Level 1: $26.52
Level 2: $27.32
Level 3: $28.15
Level 4: $28.98
Level 5: $29.85
Level 6: $30.74
Safety officer/IT support technician
Level 1: $29.25
Level 2: $30.11
Level 3: $31.03
Level 4: $31.96
Level 5: $32.91
Level 6: $33.89
Public works foreman/water works foreman/building grounds/maintenance foreman
Level 1: $32.25
Level 2: $33.21
Level 3: $34.21
Level 4: $35.23
Level 5: $36.29
Level 6: $37.38
Lump-sum payments
Regular full-time employees: $800
Regular part-time employees: $400
Casual employees: $200
Editor’s notes: On-call/standby: 1 hour’s pay at maximum pay range of appropriate supervisor; 2 hours’ pay per day for standby duties performed on scheduled days of rest, statutory holidays.
