City of Kelowna

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023. Signed on April 17, 2020.

Wage adjustments:

Effective March 31, 2019: 2%

Effective March 31, 2020: 2%

Effective March 31, 2021: 2%

Effective March 31, 2022: 2.25%

Effective March 31, 2023: 2.25%

Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for any shift that begins or ends between 6 p.m. in 1 day and 5 a.m. following day. $0.35 per hour for hours worked on dirty work (sanitary landfill and commonage composting site employees (equipment operators (except when working in scale house, landfill attendant); utility services and utility construction departments (only when working with asbestos), in ditches or manholes where muddy conditions or sewage is present); road patching and crack sealing; trackless sidewalk sweepers; roadways operations litter pick-up; mechanics working at landfill or at commonage)). $1 per hour for each shift for employee who is appointed to act as level 2 first-aid attendant ($500 bonus upon successful completion of first-aid course plus additional $750 after serving 3-year term as attendant). $1 per hour for employee who acts as field safety representative.

Paid holidays: 12 days.

Vacations with pay: 15 days (with 10 months of service) or 1.5 days per month (with less than 10 months of service) to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 16 days after 5 years, 17 days after 6 years, 18 days after 7 years, 19 days after 8 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 21 years. Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 15 days to start, 16 days after 5 years, 17 days after 6 years, 18 days after 7 years, 19 days after 8 years, 20 days after 9 years, 25 days after 17 years, 30 days after 21 years. Employees with 20 days or fewer vacation entitlement must take at least 15 days’ vacation each year; employees with 25 days or more vacation entitlement must take at least 20 days’ vacation in each year. Maximum 1 year’s entitlement may be carried over to next calendar year by employee. Balance of vacation bank will be paid out at termination of employment.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after normal work day; double time after 2 hours of overtime. Double time for all work on employee’s days of rest (time and one-half if employee requests to work some or all weekly overtime on rest days instead). May be taken as time off in lieu.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for medical services plan, extended health plan. Eligible employees will be entitled to wellness payment, paid to employee on biweekly basis.

Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 100% coverage for basic; 50% coverage for prosthetics, crowns and bridges, orthodontics.

Weekly indemnity: Employee pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 70% of gross wages after 6 days of absence, maximum 26 weeks after first day of leave.

Sick leave: One-half day per month, maximum 10 days as health-leave bank. New employees will receive 3 days after 3 months of service.

AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 2 times annual earnings.

Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 2 times annual earnings.

Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, parents, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchild, stepparent, foster-child, foster-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, fiancée, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, parents-in-law). 2 additional days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, foster-child. One-half day to attend funeral as pallbearer.

Seniority – recall rights: 1 year for layoffs; 42 months if employee is absent from work because of sickness or accident.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at double time for all hours worked outside normal working hours.

Probationary period: 6 months.

Safety shoes: $100 per year (previously $65 per year) for work safety boots.

Tool allowance: $500 in first year; $200 per year thereafter to all employees in mechanic classifications.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.8% increase):

Pay grade

Inside workers

2

1: $22.53 rising 5 steps to $24.52

2: $23.89 rising 5 steps to $26

3: $25.08 rising 5 steps to $27.31

3 (accounting clerk 1)

1: $23.18 rising 5 steps to $25.24

2: $24.63 rising 5 steps to $26.81

3: $25.93 rising 5 steps to $28.22

4 (data entry clerk/response operator)

1: $24.08 rising 5 steps to $26.22

2: $25.60 rising 5 steps to $27.87

3: $26.75 rising 5 steps to $29.12

5 (accounting assistant 1/administrative clerk/development services clerk/engineering clerk/legislative clerk/operations clerk/police services clerk/purchasing clerk/recreation clerk)

1: $25.01 rising 5 steps to $27.23

2: $26.37 rising 5 steps to $28.70

3: $28 rising 5 steps to $30.48

11 (active transportation coordinator/buyer/bylaw enforcement coordinator/community policing coordinator/environmental technician 2/legislative coordinator/payroll coordinator/risk and claims analyst/security clearance specialist/survey technician/traffic programmer/wastewater source control technician)

1: $31.79

2: $33.06

3: $34.40 rising 5 steps to $37.44

4: $35.52 rising 5 steps to $38.67

5: $36.67 rising 5 steps to $39.90

15 (building inspector/plan checker 3/business systems analyst/development technician engineering/engineering technical support coordinator/financial analyst/laboratory coordinator/network systems analyst/park and landscape planner/planner specialist/property officer specialist/senior bylaw officer/urban forest health technician)

1: $39.09

2: $40.57

3: $42.18 rising 5 steps to $46.88

4: $43.48 rising 5 steps to $48.30

5: $44.85 rising 5 steps to $49.78

Outside workers

7 (carpenter 1/concrete worker/equipment operator 2/irrigation serviceperson/police transportation maintenance assistant/sign worker/wastewater collection operator 1/water meter service technician/yard person): $28.44 rising 5 steps to $30.96

9 (equipment operator 4/garage serviceperson/gardener 1/relief building operator/utilities serviceperson/water distribution operator 2): $29.65 rising 5 steps to $32.28

12 (arborist 2/traffic officers meter technician): $33.61 rising 5 steps to $36.58

14A (arenas and stadiums foreman/building systems foreman/building trades foreman/landfill foreman/mechanic lead-hand/parks foreman/roadways foreman/security and building technology lead hand/urban forestry foreman/utilities foreman/wastewater electrical foreman/wastewater treatment foreman/water collection foreman/water supply foreman/water/WW maintenance foreman): $37.16 rising 5 steps to $41.29

Editor’s notes: Standby: 2 hours’ pay at regular rate for each normal workday on standby and employee worked regular 8-hour shift; 3 hours’ pay at regular rate for each day of rest, holiday employee is on standby. May be taken as time off in lieu after 5 days accumulated.