Ottawa (380 social workers, counsellors, teachers, facilitators, drivers, clerks, receptionists, law clerks, legal assistants, analysts, software support) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Local 454
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on July 10, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.7%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2%
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 2 floater days at Christmas or New Year’s, scheduled between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31.
Vacations with pay: 20 days after 1 year, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Maximum 10 days per year may be carried over into following year.
Overtime: 1-hour compensatory time for every hour worked after 35 hours per week (will be paid out within 3 months). Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer will provide $1,205 per year for health spending account.
Dental: Coverage includes basic plan, periodontics/endodontics.
Vision: $300 every 24 months.
Paramedical: $600 per year for physiotherapy, massage therapy, osteopaths, podiatrists, naturopaths, chiropractic services, psychologists.
Sick leave: 1 day per month to start; 10 days per year after 3 months; 15 days per year after 1 year; 20 days per year after 5 years; 30 days per year after 10 years.
AD&D: Coverage of 2 times annual salary, rounded to next $1,000, maximum $200,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times annual salary, rounded to next $1,000, maximum $200,000.
Pension: All employees who work 32 hours per week will become member of OMERS contributory DB pension plan financed by equal contributions from participating employers and employees.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, significant other, child, parent, brother, sister, stepparent, stepchildren, stepbrother, step-sister). 3 days for death in other family (mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchild, former guardian (maximum 2), aunt, uncle, niece, nephew). 2 additional days if necessary for travelling, when distance is significant (no time allotted for travel less than 1.5 hours, 1 way).
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Probationary period: 9 months of active service (6 months of active service for support staff).
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Mileage: $0.535 per kilometre (previously $0.53 per kilometre). Effective April 1, 2020: $0.54 per kilometre.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.8% increase):
Level 6
Step 2: $43,865 rising 3 steps to $45,525
Step 3: $45,490 rising 3 steps to $47,212
Step 4: $47,112 rising 3 steps to $48,896
Step 5: $49,307 rising 3 steps to $51,173
Step 6: $50,355 rising 3 steps to $52,261
Step 7: $51,976 rising 3 steps to $53,944
Step 8: $53,799 rising 3 steps to $55,836
Level 7
Step 2: $50,170 rising 3 steps to $52,069
Step 3: $51,952 rising 3 steps to $53,918
Step 4: $53,802 rising 3 steps to $55,838
Step 5: $55,726 rising 3 steps to $57,835
Step 6: $57,730 rising 3 steps to $59,915
Step 7: $59,814 rising 3 steps to $62,078
Step 8: $61,981 rising 3 steps to $64,327
Step 9: $64,151 rising 3 steps to $66,579
Level 8
Step 2: $51,849 rising 3 steps to $53,812
Step 3: $53,774 rising 3 steps to $55,809
Step 4: $55,778 rising 3 steps to $57,889
Step 5: $57,860 rising 3 steps to $60,050
Step 6: $60,032 rising 3 steps to $62,304
Step 7: $62,284 rising 3 steps to $64,641
Step 8: $64,627 rising 3 steps to $67,073
Step 9: $67,065 rising 3 steps to $69,603
Step 10: $69,412 rising 3 steps to $72,039
CPW 1
Step 2: $55,181 rising 3 steps to $57,270
Step 3: $56,488 rising 3 steps to $58,626
Step 4: $58,491 rising 3 steps to $60,705
Step 5: $60,570 rising 3 steps to $60,050
Step 6: $62,740 rising 3 steps to $62,304
Step 7: $64,998 rising 3 steps to $67,458
Step 8: $67,341 rising 3 steps to $69,890
Step 9: $69,780 rising 3 steps to $72,421
Step 10: $72,338 rising 3 steps to $75,076
Step 11: $74,869 rising 3 steps to $77,703
CPW 2
Step 2: $60,152 rising 3 steps to $62,429
Step 3: $61,537 rising 3 steps to $63,866
Step 4: $63,705 rising 3 steps to $66,116
Step 5: $65,962 rising 3 steps to $68,459
Step 6: $68,305 rising 3 steps to $70,890
Step 7: $70,742 rising 3 steps to $73,420
Step 8: $73,275 rising 3 steps to $76,048
Step 9: $75,912 rising 3 steps to $78,786
Step 10: $78,665 rising 3 steps to $81,642
Step 11: $81,419 rising 3 steps to $84,500
Editor’s notes: Standby: $2 per hour for period of standby scheduled ($2.50 per hour on statutory holidays) for employee who remains available for duty on standby outside regularly scheduled working hours. Minimum of 4 hours of pay, at time and one-half, when employee is called back to work. Bilingual retention bonus: $250 after 1 year of service; $500 after 5 years of service; $500 after 10 years of service; $500 after 15 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 20 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 25 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 30 years of service.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.7%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2%
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 2 floater days at Christmas or New Year’s, scheduled between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31.
Vacations with pay: 20 days after 1 year, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Maximum 10 days per year may be carried over into following year.
Overtime: 1-hour compensatory time for every hour worked after 35 hours per week (will be paid out within 3 months). Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer will provide $1,205 per year for health spending account.
Dental: Coverage includes basic plan, periodontics/endodontics.
Vision: $300 every 24 months.
Paramedical: $600 per year for physiotherapy, massage therapy, osteopaths, podiatrists, naturopaths, chiropractic services, psychologists.
Sick leave: 1 day per month to start; 10 days per year after 3 months; 15 days per year after 1 year; 20 days per year after 5 years; 30 days per year after 10 years.
AD&D: Coverage of 2 times annual salary, rounded to next $1,000, maximum $200,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times annual salary, rounded to next $1,000, maximum $200,000.
Pension: All employees who work 32 hours per week will become member of OMERS contributory DB pension plan financed by equal contributions from participating employers and employees.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, significant other, child, parent, brother, sister, stepparent, stepchildren, stepbrother, step-sister). 3 days for death in other family (mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, grandchild, former guardian (maximum 2), aunt, uncle, niece, nephew). 2 additional days if necessary for travelling, when distance is significant (no time allotted for travel less than 1.5 hours, 1 way).
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Probationary period: 9 months of active service (6 months of active service for support staff).
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Mileage: $0.535 per kilometre (previously $0.53 per kilometre). Effective April 1, 2020: $0.54 per kilometre.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.8% increase):
Level 6
Step 2: $43,865 rising 3 steps to $45,525
Step 3: $45,490 rising 3 steps to $47,212
Step 4: $47,112 rising 3 steps to $48,896
Step 5: $49,307 rising 3 steps to $51,173
Step 6: $50,355 rising 3 steps to $52,261
Step 7: $51,976 rising 3 steps to $53,944
Step 8: $53,799 rising 3 steps to $55,836
Level 7
Step 2: $50,170 rising 3 steps to $52,069
Step 3: $51,952 rising 3 steps to $53,918
Step 4: $53,802 rising 3 steps to $55,838
Step 5: $55,726 rising 3 steps to $57,835
Step 6: $57,730 rising 3 steps to $59,915
Step 7: $59,814 rising 3 steps to $62,078
Step 8: $61,981 rising 3 steps to $64,327
Step 9: $64,151 rising 3 steps to $66,579
Level 8
Step 2: $51,849 rising 3 steps to $53,812
Step 3: $53,774 rising 3 steps to $55,809
Step 4: $55,778 rising 3 steps to $57,889
Step 5: $57,860 rising 3 steps to $60,050
Step 6: $60,032 rising 3 steps to $62,304
Step 7: $62,284 rising 3 steps to $64,641
Step 8: $64,627 rising 3 steps to $67,073
Step 9: $67,065 rising 3 steps to $69,603
Step 10: $69,412 rising 3 steps to $72,039
CPW 1
Step 2: $55,181 rising 3 steps to $57,270
Step 3: $56,488 rising 3 steps to $58,626
Step 4: $58,491 rising 3 steps to $60,705
Step 5: $60,570 rising 3 steps to $60,050
Step 6: $62,740 rising 3 steps to $62,304
Step 7: $64,998 rising 3 steps to $67,458
Step 8: $67,341 rising 3 steps to $69,890
Step 9: $69,780 rising 3 steps to $72,421
Step 10: $72,338 rising 3 steps to $75,076
Step 11: $74,869 rising 3 steps to $77,703
CPW 2
Step 2: $60,152 rising 3 steps to $62,429
Step 3: $61,537 rising 3 steps to $63,866
Step 4: $63,705 rising 3 steps to $66,116
Step 5: $65,962 rising 3 steps to $68,459
Step 6: $68,305 rising 3 steps to $70,890
Step 7: $70,742 rising 3 steps to $73,420
Step 8: $73,275 rising 3 steps to $76,048
Step 9: $75,912 rising 3 steps to $78,786
Step 10: $78,665 rising 3 steps to $81,642
Step 11: $81,419 rising 3 steps to $84,500
Editor’s notes: Standby: $2 per hour for period of standby scheduled ($2.50 per hour on statutory holidays) for employee who remains available for duty on standby outside regularly scheduled working hours. Minimum of 4 hours of pay, at time and one-half, when employee is called back to work. Bilingual retention bonus: $250 after 1 year of service; $500 after 5 years of service; $500 after 10 years of service; $500 after 15 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 20 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 25 years of service; $1,000 (previously $500) after 30 years of service.
