Government of New Brunswick

Provincewide, New Brunswick (1,200 health and social care professional employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1418

Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 16, 2013, to Aug. 15, 2017. Signed on Feb. 24, 2016.

Wage adjustments:
Effective Aug. 16, 2013: 0.5%
Effective Feb. 16, 2014: 0.5%
Effective Aug. 16, 2014: 0.5%
Effective Feb. 16, 2015: 0.5%
Effective Aug. 16, 2015: 0.5%
Effective Feb. 16, 2016: 0.5%
Effective Aug. 16, 2016: 0.5%
Effective Feb. 16, 2017: 0.5%

Paid holidays: 11 days.

Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month of service to start, 1 2/3 days per month of service after 8 years and 1 1/12 days per month of service after 20 years.   

Overtime: Time and one-half for all overtime hours worked Monday to Friday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on Saturday or Sunday.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums for the health plan for all participating employees. Employee enrollment is on a voluntary basis.

Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums for the dental plan for all participating employees. Employee enrolment is on a voluntary basis.

Sick leave: Sick leave is earned at a rate of 1 1/4 days per month of continuous employment to a maximum of 240 days.

Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee’s father, mother, spouse, son, daughter, brother or sister. 5 days for employee’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild or relative living with the employee. 2 days, 1 of which must be the date of the funeral, for the employee’s uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. 1 day to attend a funeral as a pallbearer. An employee may be granted an additional 3 unpaid days upon request.

Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.

Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at applicable overtime rate.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.

Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.5% increase):
Correctional programmer 1: $1, 676 biweekly rising 9 steps to $2,156
Human resource development officer 1: $1, 676 biweekly rising 9 steps to $2,156
Probation and parole officer 1: $1, 676 rising 9 steps to $2,156
Recreation and culture program officer 1: $1, 676 rising 9 steps to $2,156
Correctional programmer 2: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Human resource development officer 2: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Human rights officer 2: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Probation and parole officer 2: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Psychometrist 2 and 3: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Recreational and culture program officer 2: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Recreation leader: $2,040 rising in 9 steps to $2,572
Probation and parole officer 3: $2,151 rising in 9 steps to $2,697
Human rights officer 3: $2,151 rising in 9 steps to $2,697
Clinical psychologist: $2,279 rising in 9 steps to $2,864
Human resource development manager: $2,279 rising in 9 steps to $2,864
Recreation and culture program officer 3: $2,279 rising in 9 steps to $2,864
Social worker 1: $1,728 rising in 9 steps to $2,220
Social worker 2: $2,100 rising in 9 steps to $2,649
Social worker 3: $2,216 rising in 9 steps to $2,781
Social worker supervisor: $2,350 rising in 9 steps to $2,950

Editor’s notes: On call: Employees required to be on call will be compensated for 1 hour at time and one-half for each 8 hours on call. When an employee on call uses her telephone to provide services required as a result of being on call will be paid for 2 hours at the overtime rate. Maternity leave: 17 weeks. Paternity leave: 2 days.

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