Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa

Ottawa (280 youth workers, coordinators, cooks) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2195

Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2019. Signed on Aug. 1, 2017. 
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. 
Paid holidays: 11 days.  
Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month, maximum 120 hours to start, 13.28 hours per month, maximum 240 hours after 1 years, 16.64 hours per month, maximum 300 hours after 8 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 44 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. 
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $300 every 2 years.
Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for massage, chiropractic services.
Sick leave: 12 hours per month, maximum 720 hours of accumulation. 
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $300 every 2 years.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 
Pension: After 6 months of service, employees will join CAAT Pension Plan. 
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (partner, child, parent, brother, sister). 3 days for death in other family (partner’s mother, partner’s father, partner’s brother, partner’s sister, grandparents, partner’s grandparents, persons in loco parentis).
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.  
Probationary period: 720 hours or 6 months whichever is less.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay with less than 2 years of service; 3 weeks’ pay after 2 years of service; 4 weeks’ pay after 3 years or service; 8 weeks’ pay after 5 years of service. 
Mileage: $0.45 per kilometre.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1% increase):
Cook 1
Step 1: $16.90 rising 1 step to $17.07
Step 2: $17.72 rising 1 step to $17.90
Step 3: $18.59 rising 1 step to $18.78
Step 4: $19.47 rising 1 step to $19.67
Step 5: $20.40 rising 1 step to $20.61
Food-service manager (cook 2)
Step 1: $20.33 rising 1 step to $20.53
Step 2: $21.34 rising 1 step to $21.56
Step 3: $22.39 rising 1 step to $22.61
Step 4: $23.48 rising 1 step to $23.71
Step 5: $24.65 rising 1 step to $24.90
Control/transport officers
Step 1: $18.40 rising 1 step to $18.58
Step 2: $19.31 rising 1 step to $19.50
Step 3: $20.25 rising 1 step to $20.45
Step 4: $21.25 rising 1 step to $21.46
Step 5: $22.29 rising 1 step to $22.51
Youth worker
Step 1: $24.64 rising 1 step to $24.89
Step 2: $25.71 rising 1 step to $25.96
Step 3: $26.89 rising 1 step to $27.16
Step 4: $28.21 rising 1 step to $28.49
Step 5: $29.60 rising 1 step to $29.89
Coordinator 1
Step 1: $26.72 rising 1 step to $26.99
Step 2: $27.71 rising 1 step to $27.99
Step 3: $28.70 rising 1 step to $28.99
Step 4: $30.11 rising 1 step to $30.41
Step 5: $31.60 rising 1 step to $31.92
Coordinator 2
Step 1: $29.39 rising 1 step to $29.69
Step 2: $30.48 rising 1 step to $30.78
Step 3: $31.57 rising 1 step to $31.89
Step 4: $33.13 rising 1 step to $33.46
Step 5: $34.77 rising 1 step to $35.12
Editor’s notes: Property damage: Employees who suffer damages to personal property in normal course of duties will be reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, maximum $500. Training expenses: $46 per day for out-of-town travel, meals. $16 per day for local training. $46 per day for emergency situations or when in-town supporting situations such as hospital stays. On-call: Employees will receive 1.15 hours added to comp bank for each day on-call. 10% pay for each 24-hour period on-call for employees on-call for short periods
 

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