Lacombe, Alta. (15 police officers) and the Lacombe Police Association (LPA)
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Nov. 7, 2016.
Shift premium: $1 per hour when working between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days. Employee may take 96 hours off per year, in lieu of receiving statutory holidays. Cannot be accrued year over year.
Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month, maximum 120 hours per year to start, 13 1/3 hours per month, maximum 160 hours per year after 8 years, 16 2/3 hours per month, maximum 200 hours per year after 20 years.
Overtime: Double time. May be accumulated as time off, maximum 72 hours. Any unused time will be paid out each December.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 12 days.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 66 2/3 salary coverage.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Special Forces Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 1 set of work for death of relative (spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister or wife or husband of any of preceding, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild). 1 day for death of non-relative. 2 additional days for travel of more than 200 kilometres. 2 additional days if employee is required to make funeral arrangements or is required to organize return of deceased family member more than 400 kilometres from Lacombe.
Seniority - recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay at double time.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Sergeant: $111,122
Senior first-class cst. 2: $102,574
Senior first-class cst. 1: $99,725
First-class constable: $94,976
Second-class constable: $85,479
Third-class constable: $75,981
Fourth-class constable: $66,484
Recruit constable: $56,985
Editor’s notes: Call-back from vacation: When employee is on vacation, he will not be called in to work for non-emergency duty (such as breathalyzer, identification) unless all other efforts have been exhausted. Employee called for duty will be paid 4 hours at 2-times regular rate of pay. Training compensation: Mandatory training will be paid out at 12 hours at straight time. Elective training — including on employee’s day off — will be paid at 8 hours at straight time. Members will be paid at regular rate of pay for hours travelled to and from courses. Court attendance: Court time will be paid when employee is called to appear in court when off-duty. Court time will be paid at a rate of double-time regular hourly rate. No time will be paid for time in court if it coincides with employee’s scheduled-duty time. Minimum 4 hours or actual time, whichever is greater. Replacement of watches: If watch being worn by employee is damaged or destroyed while engaged in lawful execution of duties, watch will be reimbursed, maximum $100. Wellness-spending account: $200 for such items as gym memberships, fitness equipment, any physical activities to keep employee’s physical fitness at reasonable level for policing.
Shift premium: $1 per hour when working between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days. Employee may take 96 hours off per year, in lieu of receiving statutory holidays. Cannot be accrued year over year.
Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month, maximum 120 hours per year to start, 13 1/3 hours per month, maximum 160 hours per year after 8 years, 16 2/3 hours per month, maximum 200 hours per year after 20 years.
Overtime: Double time. May be accumulated as time off, maximum 72 hours. Any unused time will be paid out each December.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 12 days.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 66 2/3 salary coverage.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Special Forces Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 1 set of work for death of relative (spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister or wife or husband of any of preceding, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild). 1 day for death of non-relative. 2 additional days for travel of more than 200 kilometres. 2 additional days if employee is required to make funeral arrangements or is required to organize return of deceased family member more than 400 kilometres from Lacombe.
Seniority - recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours’ pay at double time.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Sergeant: $111,122
Senior first-class cst. 2: $102,574
Senior first-class cst. 1: $99,725
First-class constable: $94,976
Second-class constable: $85,479
Third-class constable: $75,981
Fourth-class constable: $66,484
Recruit constable: $56,985
Editor’s notes: Call-back from vacation: When employee is on vacation, he will not be called in to work for non-emergency duty (such as breathalyzer, identification) unless all other efforts have been exhausted. Employee called for duty will be paid 4 hours at 2-times regular rate of pay. Training compensation: Mandatory training will be paid out at 12 hours at straight time. Elective training — including on employee’s day off — will be paid at 8 hours at straight time. Members will be paid at regular rate of pay for hours travelled to and from courses. Court attendance: Court time will be paid when employee is called to appear in court when off-duty. Court time will be paid at a rate of double-time regular hourly rate. No time will be paid for time in court if it coincides with employee’s scheduled-duty time. Minimum 4 hours or actual time, whichever is greater. Replacement of watches: If watch being worn by employee is damaged or destroyed while engaged in lawful execution of duties, watch will be reimbursed, maximum $100. Wellness-spending account: $200 for such items as gym memberships, fitness equipment, any physical activities to keep employee’s physical fitness at reasonable level for policing.
