Ottawa (360 health service employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2437
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on Jan. 1, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.3%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for employees temporarily assigned the responsibilities of a supervisor. 70¢ per hour for time worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. 30¢ per hour for time worked on Saturday or Sunday.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 18 years and 6 weeks after 22 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for hours time worked beyond 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week.
Meal allowance: $5 when an employee is required to work 3 or more hours overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of billed premiums for the Extended Health Care Plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of billed premiums for the dental plan, equivalent to Blue Cross #9 based on the current O.D.A. Fee Schedule.
Vision: Employer pays 100% of billed premiums for vision care coverage to a maximum of $300 ever 2 years. Subject to an annual deductible of $10 single and $20 family.
Sick leave: Full-time employees accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of 1.5 days per month to a maximum of 160 days.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of billed premiums for the Long Term Disability Plan or its equivalent.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of billed premiums for the Group Life Insurance Plan. Benefits include life insurance coverage 3 times the employee’s annual salary rounded to the closest $100.
Bereavement leave: 6 days for employee’s spouse, child, stepchild, foster child, parent, stepparent, foster parent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, foster brother or foster sister. 3 days for employee’s parent-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 1 day for employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. 2 additional paid days when the burial occurs more than 400 km from the employee’s home.
Seniority – recall rights: 2 years.
Probationary period: 3 months for full-time employees. 460 hours worked for part-time employees.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year.
Uniforms/clothing: Reimbursement of $150 per year.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.3% increase):
Housekeeping aide: $18.14 rising in 3 steps to $19.55
Laundry aide: $18.14 rising in 3 steps to $19.55
Dietary: $18.14 rising in 3 steps to $19.55
Housekeeping lead hand: $20.86 rising in 3 steps to $22.51
Certified cook: $21.75 rising in 3 steps to $23.01
Apprentice cook: $19.44 rising in 3 steps to $20.64
Maintenance 1: $20.80 rising in 3 steps to $22.17
Painter: $20.80 rising in 3 steps to $22.17
Maintenance 2: $18.56 rising in 3 steps to $19.94
Maintenance lead hand: $23.92 rising in 3 steps to 25.52
H.C.A./P.S.W.: $20.28 rising in 3 steps to $21.65
Nurses’ aide: $18.54 rising in 3 steps to $19.94
Nursing student: $18.54 rising in 3 steps to $19.94
R.P.N.: $25.18 rising in 3 steps to $26.61
Ward clerk: $20.87 rising in 3 steps to $22.29
Rehabilitation services worker: $23.10 rising in 3 steps to $24.52
Recreologist: $20.87 rising in 3 steps to $22.29
Recreologist lead hand: $24 rising in 3 steps to $25.63
Editor’s notes: Pyramiding: Overtime premiums will not be duplicated or pyramided. Personal days: 2 paid days after 20 years of service, 3 paid days after 25 years of service and 5 paid days after 28 years of service.
