Esquimalt, B.C. (160 employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 333
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1%
Effective July 1, 2015: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Calculated by CLR
Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for shifts between 4 p.m. and midnight. 85¢ per hour for shifts between midnight and 8 a.m. 75¢ per hour when employee is required to clean or repair sanitary sewers, operate pesticide equipment, handle hot-mix asphalt, repair inside a garbage truck, spray-painting and/or collection of solid waste.
Paid holidays: 12 days. Double time for all hours worked on a designated day off.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 18 days after 4 years of service, 23 days after 8 years, 28 days after 16 years, 30 days after 25 years, 33 days after 30 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for first 3 hours worked in excess of 40 per week, double time for all hours worked after that.
Medical benefits: $3,000 every 5 years for hearing aids.
Dental: 100% coverage for basic services, 50% coverage for prosthetic appliance and crown and bridge procedures, 50% coverage for orthodontics, up to $2,500 lifetime maximum.
Vision: $400 every 2 years. $100 every 2 years for eye examinations.
Sick leave: 1 day earned for each completed month of service in the first year. 12 days per year after 1 year, 18 days per year after 5 years, 24 days per year after 15 years. Maximum accrual is 130 days. No cash payout for unused sick leave upon termination of employment.
LTD: 70% of monthly earnings.
AD&D: 3 times employee’s base salary.
Life insurance: 3 times employee’s base salary.
Pension: Municipal Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for the funeral of an employee’s spouse (including common-law and same-sex), children, stepchildren, foster children, parents, stepparents, foster parents, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, or any other employee permanently residing with the employee.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours’ pay at double time. 2 hours’ pay Monday to Friday and 3 hours’ pay on a weekend when an employee is required to be on standby.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Safety shoes: $90 per year, $100 effective Jan. 1, 2016.
Tool allowance: 35¢ per hour for mechanics required to provide their own tools. Employer to provide insurance up to $10,00 per employee, $500 deductible on all claims.
Sample rates of pay, current:
Weight room attendant: $17.66 per hour to start, rising in 3 steps to $19.11
Custodian: $22.27 to start, rising in 3 steps to $24
Labourer I: $22.69 to start, rising in 3 steps to $24.45
Refuse collector: $23.14 to start, rising in 3 steps to $24.93
Gardener I: $23.14 to start, rising in 3 steps to $24.93
Labourer II: $23.60 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.42
Light equipment operator: $23.60 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.42
Truck driver III: $24.06 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.92
Administrative clerk I: $24.06 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.92
Reception leader: $24.06 to start, rising in 3 steps to $25.92
Finance clerk I: $24.62 to start, rising in 3 steps to $26.53
Building maintenance worker: $24.62 to start, rising in 3 steps to $26.53
Heavy equipment operator: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17
Gardener II: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17
Turf maintenance worker: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17
Secretary II: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17
Ice program leader: $25.24 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.17
Arborist I: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Maintenance worker: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Engineering technologist: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Facility booking clerk: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Program support: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Out-of-school care worker: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Buyer-storekeeper: $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Administrative assistant (fire): $25.86 to start, rising in 3 steps to $27.93
Editor’s notes: Service pay: $5 per month for each completed 5-year period of service.
