Yellowknife, N.W.T. (200 workers, inside and outside employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (CLC)
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on May 17, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2%
Shift premium: $2 per hour for actual hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 ¼ days per calendar month to start; 1 2/3 days per calendar month after 5 years; 2 1/12 days per calendar month after 10 years; 2 ½ days per calendar month after 20 years. 4 days’ vacation travel allowance once per year if at least 5 days are taken consecutively. $1,100 vacation travel allowance annually for permanent employees with at least 2 years’ of service. $150 for each calendar month with 10 days worked.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond regular daily and weekly hours. Double time for all overtime hours in excess of 4 in one day or 8 on the first day of rest. Double time for all hours worked on second and subsequent days of rest.
Meal allowance: Employer supplies a meal for employees required to work 3 hours or more of overtime immediately before or following their normal hours of work.
Medical benefits: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Dental: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Vision: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Paramedical: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Sick leave: 1 ¼ days per calendar month with at least 10 paid days of work. Up to 15 days can be advanced before they are earned.
LTD: 50/50 cost shared on premiums.
AD&D: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for 3 times annual salary maximum benefit.
Life insurance: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for 3 times annual salary.
Pension: All eligible employees must participate in Northern Employees' Benefits Services Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 8 days for death of immediate family member. 2 days for sibling-in-law or child-in-law, with up to 3 additional trays for travel.
Seniority — recall rights: 18 months.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for first complete year of service and 1 week’s pay for each additional full or partial year of continuous employment.
Safety shoes: $200 annually for employees deemed to require safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides protective clothing where needed. $250 annually for coveralls, smocks and swimsuits deemed appropriate by department head.
Tool allowance: $500 annually for each mechanic, heavy duty mechanic and fleet supervisor.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Pool cashier, program cashier, receptionist, equipment operator 1, worker's maintainer, booking clerk: $55,809.99 rising in 5 steps to $64,699.03
Parks & outdoor facilities maintainer, lifeguard/instructor, municipal enforcement clerk, administrative assistant, water & sewer maintainer 1A, solid waste facility attendant 1, finance officer, pool maintainer 2, library assistant, fieldhouse maintainer, customer service representative: $62,018.76 rising in 5 steps to $72,739.88
Senior customer service representative, equipment operator 2, procurement officer, storekeeper, water & sewer maintainer 2, pumphouse & liftstation maintainer 2B, assistant pool supervisor, solid waste facility attendant 2, assistant deputy clerk, special events co-ordinator, emergency dispatcher, water treatment plant operator, parks & outdoor facilities maintainer 2: $66,022.23 rising in 5 steps to $80,984.27
Library technician, heavy-duty mechanic, mechanic, program coordinator, geomatics officer, pumphouse & liftstation tradesperson, network support specialist, information technology support specialist, inventory controller, facilities tradesperson, planning coordinator, financial analyst: $74,639.85 rising in 5 steps to $89,194.77
Communications & economic development officer, building inspector 2, pool supervisor, fleet supervisor, homelessness coordinator, parks & outdoor facilities supervisor, pumphouse trades supervisor, supervisor — water & sewer, supervisor — roads & sidewalks, indoor facilities supervisor, supervisor — solid waste facility, sustainability projects coordinator, supervisor — customer service and finance, emergency dispatch supervisor: $80,068.24 rising in 5 steps to $96,557.06
Public services librarian, planner, municipal engineer, development and lands officer: $84,716.32 rising in 5 steps to $102,969.38
Casual
Cashier: $15.03 per hour
Pool assistant, arena assistant: $19.55
Part-time day-camp leader: $20.61
Lifeguard/instructor, receptionist: $21.71
Labourer, full-time day camp leader, booking clerk I: $22.81
Special events assistant, senior day camp leader: $23.62
Finance clerk, secretary 1, administrative assistant 1, lifeguard/instructor 2, day camp coordinator, customer service representative 1, facilities/fieldhouse/pool maintainer 1: $25.25
Editor’s notes: Long-service bonus: $1,000 for 5 years of service and every five years thereafter.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2%
Shift premium: $2 per hour for actual hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 ¼ days per calendar month to start; 1 2/3 days per calendar month after 5 years; 2 1/12 days per calendar month after 10 years; 2 ½ days per calendar month after 20 years. 4 days’ vacation travel allowance once per year if at least 5 days are taken consecutively. $1,100 vacation travel allowance annually for permanent employees with at least 2 years’ of service. $150 for each calendar month with 10 days worked.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond regular daily and weekly hours. Double time for all overtime hours in excess of 4 in one day or 8 on the first day of rest. Double time for all hours worked on second and subsequent days of rest.
Meal allowance: Employer supplies a meal for employees required to work 3 hours or more of overtime immediately before or following their normal hours of work.
Medical benefits: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Dental: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Vision: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Paramedical: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for coverage.
Sick leave: 1 ¼ days per calendar month with at least 10 paid days of work. Up to 15 days can be advanced before they are earned.
LTD: 50/50 cost shared on premiums.
AD&D: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for 3 times annual salary maximum benefit.
Life insurance: 50/50 cost shared on premiums for 3 times annual salary.
Pension: All eligible employees must participate in Northern Employees' Benefits Services Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 8 days for death of immediate family member. 2 days for sibling-in-law or child-in-law, with up to 3 additional trays for travel.
Seniority — recall rights: 18 months.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for first complete year of service and 1 week’s pay for each additional full or partial year of continuous employment.
Safety shoes: $200 annually for employees deemed to require safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides protective clothing where needed. $250 annually for coveralls, smocks and swimsuits deemed appropriate by department head.
Tool allowance: $500 annually for each mechanic, heavy duty mechanic and fleet supervisor.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Pool cashier, program cashier, receptionist, equipment operator 1, worker's maintainer, booking clerk: $55,809.99 rising in 5 steps to $64,699.03
Parks & outdoor facilities maintainer, lifeguard/instructor, municipal enforcement clerk, administrative assistant, water & sewer maintainer 1A, solid waste facility attendant 1, finance officer, pool maintainer 2, library assistant, fieldhouse maintainer, customer service representative: $62,018.76 rising in 5 steps to $72,739.88
Senior customer service representative, equipment operator 2, procurement officer, storekeeper, water & sewer maintainer 2, pumphouse & liftstation maintainer 2B, assistant pool supervisor, solid waste facility attendant 2, assistant deputy clerk, special events co-ordinator, emergency dispatcher, water treatment plant operator, parks & outdoor facilities maintainer 2: $66,022.23 rising in 5 steps to $80,984.27
Library technician, heavy-duty mechanic, mechanic, program coordinator, geomatics officer, pumphouse & liftstation tradesperson, network support specialist, information technology support specialist, inventory controller, facilities tradesperson, planning coordinator, financial analyst: $74,639.85 rising in 5 steps to $89,194.77
Communications & economic development officer, building inspector 2, pool supervisor, fleet supervisor, homelessness coordinator, parks & outdoor facilities supervisor, pumphouse trades supervisor, supervisor — water & sewer, supervisor — roads & sidewalks, indoor facilities supervisor, supervisor — solid waste facility, sustainability projects coordinator, supervisor — customer service and finance, emergency dispatch supervisor: $80,068.24 rising in 5 steps to $96,557.06
Public services librarian, planner, municipal engineer, development and lands officer: $84,716.32 rising in 5 steps to $102,969.38
Casual
Cashier: $15.03 per hour
Pool assistant, arena assistant: $19.55
Part-time day-camp leader: $20.61
Lifeguard/instructor, receptionist: $21.71
Labourer, full-time day camp leader, booking clerk I: $22.81
Special events assistant, senior day camp leader: $23.62
Finance clerk, secretary 1, administrative assistant 1, lifeguard/instructor 2, day camp coordinator, customer service representative 1, facilities/fieldhouse/pool maintainer 1: $25.25
Editor’s notes: Long-service bonus: $1,000 for 5 years of service and every five years thereafter.
