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April 24, 2017

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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS April 24, 2017 EDUCATION University of Regina Regina (740 workers, education, law and social, community and government services) and the University of Regina Faculty Association (independent-local) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Jan. 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: Professors, lecturers — $2,200/ year; librarians — 5.5% to 6.8%; lab instructors — instructors: 7% to 8% Effective July 1, 2016: $2,200/ year Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 4 weeks to start, 5 weeks after 3 years, 6 weeks after 6 years. Medical benefits: Employer pays premiums for coverage for staff members and eligible dependants. Dental: Employer pays premiums for coverage for staff members and eligible dependants. Vision: Employer pays premiums for coverage for staff members and eligible dependants. Paramedical: Employer provides $900 per year health care spending account to supplement benefits. Sick leave: 10 working days with pay per year, cannot be carried forward. Staff members who work beyond the normal retirement date and are no longer eligible for salary continuance are eligible for additional 90 calendar days of paid sick leave. LTD: Salary continuance plan for balance of current appointments. Members with additional confirmed appointments paid 1/4 of amount indicated in letters of appointment. Life insurance: Basic group insurance coverage of two times annual salary or a minimum of $50,000. Employer pays premiums. Bereavement leave: Up to 5 working days with pay for death or grave illness in family. Up to 5 working days for birth or adoption in family, or to attend to urgent personal matters. Seniority – recall rights: 3 years. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 months. Severance: 21 days' suspension with the opportunity to file grievance during that time for with-cause termination. 1 month's pay for every completed year of service for discontinuance of employment. For termination of tenured appointment, 6 months for up to 2 completed years of service plus 1/2 month's pay for each further year or partial year of service. Mileage: For teaching classes offered outside Regina or community education centres in Prince Albert or Saskatoon, $360 within 150 km of coordinating city and $560 more than 150 km from co- ordinating city. Sample rates of pay (current): Professor: $122,381 floor, $151,964 normal ceiling Associate professor: $99,365 floor, $126,941 normal ceiling, $136,133 merit ceiling Assistant professor: $83,787 floor, $106,571 normal ceiling, $115,115 merit ceiling Lecturer: $67,693 floor, $83,381 normal ceiling, $89,264 merit ceiling Librarian 4: $102,018 floor, $123,466 normal ceiling Librarian 3: $89,234 floor, $108,372 normal ceiling, $116,574 merit ceiling Librarian 2: $75,824 floor, $90,254 normal ceiling, $97,469 merit ceiling Librarian 1: $66,802 floor, $78,568 normal ceiling, $84,451 merit ceiling Lab instructor 3: $77,639 floor, $97,204 normal ceiling Lab instructor 2: $71,123 floor, $86,039 normal ceiling, $93,497 merit ceiling Lab instructor 1: $63,640 floor, $76,690 normal ceiling, $83,215 merit ceiling Instructor 3: $77,259 floor, $96,824 normal ceiling Instructor 2: $67,797 floor, $82,713 normal ceiling, $90,171 merit ceiling Instructor 1: $61,432 floor, $74,482 normal ceiling, $81,007 merit ceiling Sessional lecturer 3: $7,916 Sessional lecturer 2: $7,348 Sessional lecturer 2: $7,063 ESL/IF sessional lecturer 3: $36.19/hour ESL/IF sessional lecturer 2: $32.43/hour ESL/IF sessional lecturer 1: $27.80/hour EMBA sessional lecturers: $4,624 to $6,602 per credit hour Editor's notes: Sabbatical: Staff members with at least 3 years of continuous service are eligible for 6-month sabbatical; with 6 years of continuous employment, eligible for 12-month sabbatical. Surveillance: Employees will not be put under surveillance without being notified — except when a temporary camera installation is required specifically to capture inappropriate or unlawful behaviour arising from a history of such behaviour at that site or situations of danger and threats to the university community. Medical disabilities furniture: $40,000 per year will be provided to help accommodate workers needing special furniture. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION e Corporation of the City Of Vaughan Vaughan, Ont. (330 clerical, technical employees) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 905.21 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2020. Signed on June 23, 2016. Shift premium: $0.95 per hour when starting work between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. $1.05 per hour when starting work between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 70 hours to start, 105 hours after 3 years, 140 hours after 8 years, 175 hours after 14 years, 182 hours after 21 years, 189 hours after 22 years, 196 hours after 23 years, 203 hours after 24 years, 210 hours after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular shift. Meal allowance: $15 when employee not notified of overtime shift within 8 hours or when working immediately prior to current shift. Medical benefits: Employee pays 100% of premiums for OHIP. Dental: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Orthodontics: 50% coverage, $3,000 lifetime maximum per family member. Crowns, inlays, caps: 50% coverage, $1,500 annual maximum per family member. Vision: $400 every 24 months. Paramedical: Chiropractic/ massage: $750 annual maximum combined. All other paramedical (including acupuncture in paramedical coverage): $750 annual maximum combined. Sick leave: 10.5 hours per month, total of 126 hours after one year. May be accumulated, maximum 1,960 hours. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is 75% of regular pay after waiting period of 833 hours. Maximum $5,000 per month.

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