Fort Smith, N.W.T. (14 shelter workers, students) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2019. Signed on Feb. 17, 2017.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 3 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 6 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Sick leave: 11.25 hours per month.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepparent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, foster-child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, any relative residing in employee’s household). 3 days if ceremonies take place outside Fort Smith.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 975 hours worked.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 19% increase):
Full-time crisis support worker: $27.01 rising 7 steps to $32.11
Part-time crisis support worker: $25.13 rising 7 steps to $29.87
Casual shelter worker: $20.35 rising 7 steps to $24.20
Students: $15.20 rising 7 steps to $18
Editor’s notes: Winter-holiday bonus: Each employee will receive 2% of employee’s gross salary, less deductions, between April 1 and Oct. 31 of same year. Standby pay: 1 hour’s pay at employee’s base salary for each 24 hours or portion thereof on standby. Voting leave: Leave with pay will be given in order to allow employee to vote in municipal, territorial and federal elections. Employer will ensure all employees have 3 consecutive hours free to vote.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 3 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 6 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Sick leave: 11.25 hours per month.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepparent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, foster-child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, any relative residing in employee’s household). 3 days if ceremonies take place outside Fort Smith.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay.
Probationary period: 975 hours worked.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 19% increase):
Full-time crisis support worker: $27.01 rising 7 steps to $32.11
Part-time crisis support worker: $25.13 rising 7 steps to $29.87
Casual shelter worker: $20.35 rising 7 steps to $24.20
Students: $15.20 rising 7 steps to $18
Editor’s notes: Winter-holiday bonus: Each employee will receive 2% of employee’s gross salary, less deductions, between April 1 and Oct. 31 of same year. Standby pay: 1 hour’s pay at employee’s base salary for each 24 hours or portion thereof on standby. Voting leave: Leave with pay will be given in order to allow employee to vote in municipal, territorial and federal elections. Employer will ensure all employees have 3 consecutive hours free to vote.
