Brandon, Man. (100 workers, office employees) and the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (CLC)
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2020. Signed on May 9, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2017: 2%
Effective April 1, 2018: 2%
Effective April 1, 2019: 2.5%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 ¼ days per month to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 2 years, 5 weeks after 9 years, 6 weeks after 19 years.
Overtime: Double-time for all overtime. Minimum 3 hours if called in on regular day of rest. Minimum 4 hours if called in on paid holiday or designated vacation day. May be taken as time off.
Meal allowance: $15 if employee is required to work 3 hours or more of overtime following normal work day.
Medical benefits: Employer provides 100% of coverage.
Dental: Employer provides coverage.
Paramedical: Employer provides health spending account of $475 in 2016, increasing each year to $700 in 2019 for full-time employee. $237.50 to $350 for part-time employees.
Sick leave: One-half day for each pay period up to 12 days per year. 4 hours for each 80 hours worked up to 96 hours per year for food services employees. Can be carried over to a maximum of 154 days.
Life insurance: Employer provides 100% of coverage.
Pension: All eligible employees covered by University Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, stepgrandparent, child, stepchild, sibling, sibling-in-law, grandchild, stepgrandchild. 1 paid day to attend funeral as a participant or for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or co-worker.
Seniority – recall rights: 52 pay periods.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rate if called back to duty after working.
Probationary period: 6 months minimum, 12 months maximum. 520 hours of service for food services and casual employees.
Severance: Employees over 55 with at least 10 years’ service receive 1 week’s salary for each year of service upon retirement, to a maximum of 15 weeks. Regular employee terminated without cause receives 1 week’s salary for each year of service, regardless of age or service.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Grade 0 office worker: $38,202.90 rising in 6 steps to $42,179.08
Grade 1: $38,569.95 rising in 6 steps to $42,584.34
Grade 2: $39,488.24 rising in 6 steps to $43,598.21
Grade 3: $40,957.50 rising in 6 steps to $$45,220.39
Grade 4: $42,951.91 rising in 6 steps to $47,422.38
Grade 5: $45,496.77 rising in 6 steps to $50,232.11
Grade 6: $48,592.86 rising in 6 steps to $53,650.45
Grade 7: $52,240.19 rising in 6 steps to $57,677.39
Grade 8: $56,411.62 rising in 6 steps to $62,282.99
Grade 9: $61,134.81 rising in 6 steps to $67,497.77
Grade 10: $66,408.71 rising in 6 steps to $73,320.58
Grade 11: $72,233.58 rising in 6 steps to $79,751.71
Grade 12: $78,611.77 rising in 6 steps to $86,793.75
Grade 13: $85,568.59 rising in 6 steps to $94,474.64
Lead cook, food services: $49,331.70 rising in 3 steps to $51,798.22
Cook, food services: $42,970.23 rising in 3 steps to $51,798.22
Food services worker: $39,757.32 rising in 3 steps to $43,197.90
Casual/student food services worker: $14.29 per hour
Editor’s notes: Office space: The university will provide the union with an office, furnished with chairs, a meeting table and a filing cabinet. The university will cover costs of a phone line (toll denied) and a computer network connection.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2017: 2%
Effective April 1, 2018: 2%
Effective April 1, 2019: 2.5%
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 ¼ days per month to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 2 years, 5 weeks after 9 years, 6 weeks after 19 years.
Overtime: Double-time for all overtime. Minimum 3 hours if called in on regular day of rest. Minimum 4 hours if called in on paid holiday or designated vacation day. May be taken as time off.
Meal allowance: $15 if employee is required to work 3 hours or more of overtime following normal work day.
Medical benefits: Employer provides 100% of coverage.
Dental: Employer provides coverage.
Paramedical: Employer provides health spending account of $475 in 2016, increasing each year to $700 in 2019 for full-time employee. $237.50 to $350 for part-time employees.
Sick leave: One-half day for each pay period up to 12 days per year. 4 hours for each 80 hours worked up to 96 hours per year for food services employees. Can be carried over to a maximum of 154 days.
Life insurance: Employer provides 100% of coverage.
Pension: All eligible employees covered by University Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, stepgrandparent, child, stepchild, sibling, sibling-in-law, grandchild, stepgrandchild. 1 paid day to attend funeral as a participant or for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or co-worker.
Seniority – recall rights: 52 pay periods.
Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at overtime rate if called back to duty after working.
Probationary period: 6 months minimum, 12 months maximum. 520 hours of service for food services and casual employees.
Severance: Employees over 55 with at least 10 years’ service receive 1 week’s salary for each year of service upon retirement, to a maximum of 15 weeks. Regular employee terminated without cause receives 1 week’s salary for each year of service, regardless of age or service.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Grade 0 office worker: $38,202.90 rising in 6 steps to $42,179.08
Grade 1: $38,569.95 rising in 6 steps to $42,584.34
Grade 2: $39,488.24 rising in 6 steps to $43,598.21
Grade 3: $40,957.50 rising in 6 steps to $$45,220.39
Grade 4: $42,951.91 rising in 6 steps to $47,422.38
Grade 5: $45,496.77 rising in 6 steps to $50,232.11
Grade 6: $48,592.86 rising in 6 steps to $53,650.45
Grade 7: $52,240.19 rising in 6 steps to $57,677.39
Grade 8: $56,411.62 rising in 6 steps to $62,282.99
Grade 9: $61,134.81 rising in 6 steps to $67,497.77
Grade 10: $66,408.71 rising in 6 steps to $73,320.58
Grade 11: $72,233.58 rising in 6 steps to $79,751.71
Grade 12: $78,611.77 rising in 6 steps to $86,793.75
Grade 13: $85,568.59 rising in 6 steps to $94,474.64
Lead cook, food services: $49,331.70 rising in 3 steps to $51,798.22
Cook, food services: $42,970.23 rising in 3 steps to $51,798.22
Food services worker: $39,757.32 rising in 3 steps to $43,197.90
Casual/student food services worker: $14.29 per hour
Editor’s notes: Office space: The university will provide the union with an office, furnished with chairs, a meeting table and a filing cabinet. The university will cover costs of a phone line (toll denied) and a computer network connection.
