Iqaluit, Nunavut (300 electrical employees) and the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU)
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on Sept. 5, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, where half or more of hours are regularly scheduled between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $2 per hour for all hours worked as lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus in communities where Hamlet Day is designated municipal holiday, employer will allow employees one-half day or 4 hours to participate in events.
Vacations with pay: 1.375 days per month or 16.5 days to start, 1.79 days per month or 21.5 days after 2 years, 2.08 days per month or 25 days after 12 years, 2.92 days per month or 35 days per year after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours, double time after 4 hours of overtime. May be taken as time off in lieu, maximum 25 days’ leave accumulated.
Meal allowance: Employee will be provided with meal or meal allowance after 3 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Great West Life Group Benefit Program.
Dental: Coverage of 100% for basic, 80% for major treatment. Maximum $3,000 per dependant for orthodontic services, $2,000 for services other than orthodontic.
Sick leave: 1.25 days per month.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family, plus additional 3 days for travel (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, stepchild, ward, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, relative residing in employee’s household). 1 day for death in family, plus additional 1 day for travel (son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, any person after whom employee is named, either formally or by custom). 4 hours to attend funeral of elder in employee’s community or to perform duties of pallbearer at funeral in employee’s community.
Call-in pay: Pay at overtime rate or 3 hours’ pay at time and one-half, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for each of first and second years of continuous service; 1 week’s pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 30 weeks of pay. 2 weeks’ pay for each year of service on second and subsequent layoffs, maximum 30 weeks of pay.
Uniforms/clothing: $1,300 per year (previously $800 per year) for personal-protective clothing.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Grade
A
Step 1: $28.74
Step 2: $29.54
Step 3: $30.33
Step 4: $31.13
Step 5: $31.95
Step 6: $32.73
Step 7: $33.55
B
Step 1: $30.74
Step 2: $31.65
Step 3: $32.56
Step 4: $33.49
Step 5: $34.39
Step 6: $35.31
Step 7: $36.25
C
Step 1: $32.87
Step 2: $33.90
Step 3: $34.97
Step 4: $36
Step 5: $37.05
Step 6: $38.09
Step 7: $39.14
D
Step 1: $35.16
Step 2: $36.34
Step 3: $37.53
Step 4: $38.71
Step 5: $39.90
Step 6: $41.11
Step 7: $42.27
E
Step 1: $37.59
Step 2: $38.94
Step 3: $40.27
Step 4: $41.63
Step 5: $42.97
Step 6: $44.31
Step 7: $45.66
F
Step 1: $40.20
Step 2: $41.72
Step 3: $43.25
Step 4: $44.77
Step 5: $46.28
Step 6: $47.80
Step 7: $49.32
G
Step 1: $42.98
Step 2: $44.71
Step 3: $46.42
Step 4: $48.14
Step 5: $49.85
Step 6: $51.57
Step 7: $53.27
H
Step 1: $45.97
Step 2: $47.88
Step 3: $49.82
Step 4: $51.77
Step 5: $53.69
Step 6: $55.62
Step 7: $57.54
I
Step 1: $49.13
Step 2: $51.31
Step 3: $53.48
Step 4: $55.64
Step 5: $57.82
Step 6: $60
Step 7: $62.16
J
Step 1: $52.53
Step 2: $54.97
Step 3: $57.41
Step 4: $59.84
Step 5: $62.27
Step 6: $64.71
Step 7: $67.14
K
Step 1: $56.15
Step 2: $58.88
Step 3: $61.61
Step 4: $64.34
Step 5: $67.07
Step 6: $69.79
Step 7: $72.51
L
Step 1: $60.04
Step 2: $63.09
Step 3: $66.13
Step 4: $69.18
Step 5: $72.24
Step 6: $75.27
Step 7: $78.32
M
Step 1: $64.18
Step 2: $67.58
Step 3: $70.97
Step 4: $74.39
Step 5: $77.80
Step 6: $81.20
Step 7: $84.61
N
Step 1: $68.60
Step 2: $72.39
Step 3: $76.18
Step 4: $79.98
Step 5: $83.78
Step 6: $87.58
Step 7: $91.37
Editor’s notes: Bilingual bonus: $1,500 per year when employee is required during course of employment to use 2 or more of official languages in Nunavut. Special circumstances: 5 days where exceptional circumstances not directly attributable to employee prevent employee reporting to duty (transportation problems, including: being stuck out on land caused by weather; search and rescue, civil air search and rescue association and civil defense duties; serious community emergencies, where employee is required to render assistance). Child-care expenses: Maximum $50 per day per child if employee, due to requirement to travel on behalf of employer, incurs child-care expenses which exceed those which would have normally been incurred. Resignations: Employee who submits written resignation to employer may, within 3 working days, withdraw resignation. Employer will not process resignation until this period has elapsed. Continuous-service bonus: $2,000 after 6 months (prorated); $2,000 after 1 year; $2,250 after 3 years; $2,500 after 6 years; $3,000 after 10 years; $4,000 after 15 years; $5,000 after 20 years.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, where half or more of hours are regularly scheduled between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $2 per hour for all hours worked as lead-hand.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus in communities where Hamlet Day is designated municipal holiday, employer will allow employees one-half day or 4 hours to participate in events.
Vacations with pay: 1.375 days per month or 16.5 days to start, 1.79 days per month or 21.5 days after 2 years, 2.08 days per month or 25 days after 12 years, 2.92 days per month or 35 days per year after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours, double time after 4 hours of overtime. May be taken as time off in lieu, maximum 25 days’ leave accumulated.
Meal allowance: Employee will be provided with meal or meal allowance after 3 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Great West Life Group Benefit Program.
Dental: Coverage of 100% for basic, 80% for major treatment. Maximum $3,000 per dependant for orthodontic services, $2,000 for services other than orthodontic.
Sick leave: 1.25 days per month.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family, plus additional 3 days for travel (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, stepchild, ward, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, relative residing in employee’s household). 1 day for death in family, plus additional 1 day for travel (son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, any person after whom employee is named, either formally or by custom). 4 hours to attend funeral of elder in employee’s community or to perform duties of pallbearer at funeral in employee’s community.
Call-in pay: Pay at overtime rate or 3 hours’ pay at time and one-half, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for each of first and second years of continuous service; 1 week’s pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 30 weeks of pay. 2 weeks’ pay for each year of service on second and subsequent layoffs, maximum 30 weeks of pay.
Uniforms/clothing: $1,300 per year (previously $800 per year) for personal-protective clothing.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Grade
A
Step 1: $28.74
Step 2: $29.54
Step 3: $30.33
Step 4: $31.13
Step 5: $31.95
Step 6: $32.73
Step 7: $33.55
B
Step 1: $30.74
Step 2: $31.65
Step 3: $32.56
Step 4: $33.49
Step 5: $34.39
Step 6: $35.31
Step 7: $36.25
C
Step 1: $32.87
Step 2: $33.90
Step 3: $34.97
Step 4: $36
Step 5: $37.05
Step 6: $38.09
Step 7: $39.14
D
Step 1: $35.16
Step 2: $36.34
Step 3: $37.53
Step 4: $38.71
Step 5: $39.90
Step 6: $41.11
Step 7: $42.27
E
Step 1: $37.59
Step 2: $38.94
Step 3: $40.27
Step 4: $41.63
Step 5: $42.97
Step 6: $44.31
Step 7: $45.66
F
Step 1: $40.20
Step 2: $41.72
Step 3: $43.25
Step 4: $44.77
Step 5: $46.28
Step 6: $47.80
Step 7: $49.32
G
Step 1: $42.98
Step 2: $44.71
Step 3: $46.42
Step 4: $48.14
Step 5: $49.85
Step 6: $51.57
Step 7: $53.27
H
Step 1: $45.97
Step 2: $47.88
Step 3: $49.82
Step 4: $51.77
Step 5: $53.69
Step 6: $55.62
Step 7: $57.54
I
Step 1: $49.13
Step 2: $51.31
Step 3: $53.48
Step 4: $55.64
Step 5: $57.82
Step 6: $60
Step 7: $62.16
J
Step 1: $52.53
Step 2: $54.97
Step 3: $57.41
Step 4: $59.84
Step 5: $62.27
Step 6: $64.71
Step 7: $67.14
K
Step 1: $56.15
Step 2: $58.88
Step 3: $61.61
Step 4: $64.34
Step 5: $67.07
Step 6: $69.79
Step 7: $72.51
L
Step 1: $60.04
Step 2: $63.09
Step 3: $66.13
Step 4: $69.18
Step 5: $72.24
Step 6: $75.27
Step 7: $78.32
M
Step 1: $64.18
Step 2: $67.58
Step 3: $70.97
Step 4: $74.39
Step 5: $77.80
Step 6: $81.20
Step 7: $84.61
N
Step 1: $68.60
Step 2: $72.39
Step 3: $76.18
Step 4: $79.98
Step 5: $83.78
Step 6: $87.58
Step 7: $91.37
Editor’s notes: Bilingual bonus: $1,500 per year when employee is required during course of employment to use 2 or more of official languages in Nunavut. Special circumstances: 5 days where exceptional circumstances not directly attributable to employee prevent employee reporting to duty (transportation problems, including: being stuck out on land caused by weather; search and rescue, civil air search and rescue association and civil defense duties; serious community emergencies, where employee is required to render assistance). Child-care expenses: Maximum $50 per day per child if employee, due to requirement to travel on behalf of employer, incurs child-care expenses which exceed those which would have normally been incurred. Resignations: Employee who submits written resignation to employer may, within 3 working days, withdraw resignation. Employer will not process resignation until this period has elapsed. Continuous-service bonus: $2,000 after 6 months (prorated); $2,000 after 1 year; $2,250 after 3 years; $2,500 after 6 years; $3,000 after 10 years; $4,000 after 15 years; $5,000 after 20 years.
