Ottawa (850 clerical, technical, administrative, service employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2424 and Carleton University Support Staff Association (CUASA)
Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020. Signed on Aug. 17, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2017: 2%
Effective July 1, 2018: 1.8%
Effective July 1, 2019: 1.8%
Shift premium: $1 per hour when major number of hours worked fall between 3 p.m. and midnight. $1.50 per hour when major number of hours worked fall between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2.50 per hour for all hours worked on regular shift on Saturday or Sunday.
Paid holidays: 11 days plus one-half day before Christmas, one-half day before New Year’s.
Vacations with pay: 1.83 days per month or 22 days after 1 year, 2.08 days per month or 25 days after 14 years. Additional 10 days after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours in normal work week (after 35 hours for part-time). May be taken as time off in lieu. Must be taken by Aug. 31 of each year.
Meal allowance: $10 after 2.5 hours of overtime, following normal day’s work.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for supplementary medical insurance. Employer pays 100% of premiums for OHIP. For employees who are residents of Quebec, employer will pay premium assistance for Quebec medical program amount that employer would have contributed to OHIP.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 80% reimbursement for eligible major restorative treatment, maximum $1,000 per insured person per year. 50% reimbursement of expenses of orthodontic treatment, lifetime maximum of $1,000 per insured person. 50% reimbursement for orthodontic treatment, lifetime maximum of $2,500 per insured person.
Vision: 80% co-insurance, maximum $500 per insured person every 24 months.
Paramedical: Maximum $400 for massage therapy.
Sick leave: 1.5 days per month. Maximum 130 days absence before LTD benefits kick in.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Pension: Carleton University Retirement Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of family member (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, stepchild, ward of employee, foster-child, grandchild of employee, grandparent of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, relative permanently residing in employee’s household). 3 days for death of sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, stepgrandparent.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at straight-time rates or overtime rate at time and one-half for all hours worked, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for documents of censure, reprimand, criticism.
Severance: 2 months to start; 3 months after 4 years; 4 months after 6 years; 5 months after 8 years; 6 months after 10 years; 7 months after 12 years; 8 months after 15 years; 10 months after 20 years.
Uniforms/clothing: Where laundering of protective clothing is required, it will be provided free of charge to employees.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.6% increase):
3R
Step 1: $34,435 rising 3 steps to $35,686
Step 2: $35,305 rising 3 steps to $36,587
Step 3: $36,179 rising 3 steps to $37,493
Step 4: $37,050 rising 3 steps to $38,396
Job rate: $37,921 rising 3 steps to $39,299
3PE
Step 1: $39,360 rising 3 steps to $40,789
Step 2: $40,232 rising 3 steps to $41,693
Step 3: $41,103 rising 3 steps to $42,596
Step 4: $41,976 rising 3 steps to $43,501
Job rate: $42,850 rising 3 steps to $44,406
4R
Step 1: $37,416 rising 3 steps to $38,775
Step 2: $38,361 rising 3 steps to $39,754
Step 3: $39,314 rising 3 steps to $40,742
Step 4: $40,259 rising 3 steps to $41,722
Job rate: $41,209 rising 3 steps to $42,706
4PE
Step 1: $42,323 rising 3 steps to $43,861
Step 2: $43,271 rising 3 steps to $44,843
Step 3: $44,220 rising 3 steps to $45,826
Step 4: $45,167 rising 3 steps to $46,808
Job rate: $46,113 rising 3 steps to $47,788
5R
Step 1: $40,580 rising 3 steps to $42,054
Step 2: $41,607 rising 3 steps to $43,118
Step 3: $42,636 rising 3 steps to $44,184
Step 4: $43,663 rising 3 steps to $45,249
Job rate: $44,691 rising 3 steps to $46,314
5PE
Step 1: $45,486 rising 3 steps to $47,138
Step 2: $46,510 rising 3 steps to $48,199
Step 3: $47,541 rising 3 steps to $49,268
Step 4: $48,565 rising 3 steps to $50,329
Job rate: $49,599 rising 3 steps to $51,401
6R
Step 1: $45,454 rising 3 steps to $47,105
Step 2: $46,604 rising 3 steps to $48,297
Step 3: $47,757 rising 3 steps to $49,492
Step 4: $48,906 rising 3 steps to $50,682
Job rate: $50,057 rising 3 steps to $51,875
6PE
Step 1: $50,359 rising 3 steps to $52,188
Step 2: $51,507 rising 3 steps to $53,378
Step 3: $52,661 rising 3 steps to $54,574
Step 4: $53,811 rising 3 steps to $55,766
Job rate: $54,960 rising 3 steps to $56,956
7R
Step 1: $49,090 rising 3 steps to $50,874
Step 2: $50,331 rising 3 steps to $52,159
Step 3: $51,575 rising 3 steps to $53,448
Step 4: $52,821 rising 3 steps to $54,740
Job rate: $54,062 rising 3 steps to $56,026
7PE
Step 1: $53,995 rising 3 steps to $55,956
Step 2: $55,237 rising 3 steps to $57,243
Step 3: $56,479 rising 3 steps to $58,531
Step 4: $57,725 rising 3 steps to $59,822
Job rate: $58,968 rising 3 steps to $61,110
8R
Step 1: $55,106 rising 3 steps to $57,108
Step 2: $56,504 rising 3 steps to $58,556
Step 3: $57,898 rising 3 steps to $60,001
Step 4: $59,296 rising 3 steps to $61,450
Job rate: $60,692 rising 3 steps to $62,896
8PE
Step 1: $60,010 rising 3 steps to $62,190
Step 2: $61,411 rising 3 steps to $63,641
Step 3: $62,802 rising 3 steps to $65,083
Step 4: $64,200 rising 3 steps to $66,532
Job rate: $65,597 rising 3 steps to $67,980
9R
Step 1: $61,673 rising 3 steps to $63,913
Step 2: $63,236 rising 3 steps to $65,533
Step 3: $64,798 rising 3 steps to $67,151
Step 4: $66,358 rising 3 steps to $68,768
Job rate: $67,921 rising 3 steps to $70,389
9PE
Step 1: $66,576 rising 3 steps to $68,994
Step 2: $68,136 rising 3 steps to $70,611
Step 3: $69,700 rising 3 steps to $72,232
Step 4: $71,259 rising 3 steps to $73,848
Job rate: $72,820 rising 3 steps to $75,465
10R
Step 1: $69,235 rising 3 steps to $71,750
Step 2: $70,986 rising 3 steps to $73,565
Step 3: $72,741 rising 3 steps to $75,383
Step 4: $74,496 rising 3 steps to $77,202
Job rate: $76,249 rising 3 steps to $79,018
10PE
Step 1: $74,137 rising 3 steps to $76,829
Step 2: $75,892 rising 3 steps to $78,649
Step 3: $77,644 rising 3 steps to $80,465
Step 4: $79,399 rising 3 steps to $82,283
Job rate: $81,154 rising 3 steps to $84,102
11R
Step 1: $76,709 rising 3 steps to $79,496
Step 2: $78,654 rising 3 steps to $81,511
Step 3: $80,593 rising 3 steps to $83,521
Step 4: $82,537 rising 3 steps to $85,535
Job rate: $84,480 rising 3 steps to $87,549
11PE
Step 1: $81,612 rising 3 steps to $84,576
Step 2: $83,555 rising 3 steps to $86,590
Step 3: $85,496 rising 3 steps to $88,602
Step 4: $87,440 rising 3 steps to $90,616
Job rate: $89,381 rising 3 steps to $92,628
12R
Step 1: $82,178 rising 3 steps to $85,163
Step 2: $84,262 rising 3 steps to $87,323
Step 3: $86,341 rising 3 steps to $89,477
Step 4: $88,425 rising 3 steps to $91,637
Job rate: $90,506 rising 3 steps to $93,793
12PE
Step 1: $87,085 rising 3 steps to $90,249
Step 2: $89,165 rising 3 steps to $92,404
Step 3: $91,244 rising 3 steps to $94,558
Step 4: $93,330 rising 3 steps to $96,720
Job rate: $95,412 rising 3 steps to $98,877
Editor’s notes: Standby pay: 15% of hourly wages for hours on standby. Employees will have minimum 7 consecutive days per month exempt from standby duty. Athletic Fees: All members of bargaining unit will have free access to facilities of Carleton University’s athletic and physical-recreation centre. Career development: Employer will contribute $50,000 to CUPE 2424 career-development fund for employees who request financial assistance for career development. Employer will contribute $15,000 per year to career-development fund for IT workers
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2017: 2%
Effective July 1, 2018: 1.8%
Effective July 1, 2019: 1.8%
Shift premium: $1 per hour when major number of hours worked fall between 3 p.m. and midnight. $1.50 per hour when major number of hours worked fall between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2.50 per hour for all hours worked on regular shift on Saturday or Sunday.
Paid holidays: 11 days plus one-half day before Christmas, one-half day before New Year’s.
Vacations with pay: 1.83 days per month or 22 days after 1 year, 2.08 days per month or 25 days after 14 years. Additional 10 days after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regular hours in normal work week (after 35 hours for part-time). May be taken as time off in lieu. Must be taken by Aug. 31 of each year.
Meal allowance: $10 after 2.5 hours of overtime, following normal day’s work.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for supplementary medical insurance. Employer pays 100% of premiums for OHIP. For employees who are residents of Quebec, employer will pay premium assistance for Quebec medical program amount that employer would have contributed to OHIP.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 80% reimbursement for eligible major restorative treatment, maximum $1,000 per insured person per year. 50% reimbursement of expenses of orthodontic treatment, lifetime maximum of $1,000 per insured person. 50% reimbursement for orthodontic treatment, lifetime maximum of $2,500 per insured person.
Vision: 80% co-insurance, maximum $500 per insured person every 24 months.
Paramedical: Maximum $400 for massage therapy.
Sick leave: 1.5 days per month. Maximum 130 days absence before LTD benefits kick in.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums.
Pension: Carleton University Retirement Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of family member (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, stepchild, ward of employee, foster-child, grandchild of employee, grandparent of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, relative permanently residing in employee’s household). 3 days for death of sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, stepgrandparent.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at straight-time rates or overtime rate at time and one-half for all hours worked, whichever is greater.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for documents of censure, reprimand, criticism.
Severance: 2 months to start; 3 months after 4 years; 4 months after 6 years; 5 months after 8 years; 6 months after 10 years; 7 months after 12 years; 8 months after 15 years; 10 months after 20 years.
Uniforms/clothing: Where laundering of protective clothing is required, it will be provided free of charge to employees.
Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3.6% increase):
3R
Step 1: $34,435 rising 3 steps to $35,686
Step 2: $35,305 rising 3 steps to $36,587
Step 3: $36,179 rising 3 steps to $37,493
Step 4: $37,050 rising 3 steps to $38,396
Job rate: $37,921 rising 3 steps to $39,299
3PE
Step 1: $39,360 rising 3 steps to $40,789
Step 2: $40,232 rising 3 steps to $41,693
Step 3: $41,103 rising 3 steps to $42,596
Step 4: $41,976 rising 3 steps to $43,501
Job rate: $42,850 rising 3 steps to $44,406
4R
Step 1: $37,416 rising 3 steps to $38,775
Step 2: $38,361 rising 3 steps to $39,754
Step 3: $39,314 rising 3 steps to $40,742
Step 4: $40,259 rising 3 steps to $41,722
Job rate: $41,209 rising 3 steps to $42,706
4PE
Step 1: $42,323 rising 3 steps to $43,861
Step 2: $43,271 rising 3 steps to $44,843
Step 3: $44,220 rising 3 steps to $45,826
Step 4: $45,167 rising 3 steps to $46,808
Job rate: $46,113 rising 3 steps to $47,788
5R
Step 1: $40,580 rising 3 steps to $42,054
Step 2: $41,607 rising 3 steps to $43,118
Step 3: $42,636 rising 3 steps to $44,184
Step 4: $43,663 rising 3 steps to $45,249
Job rate: $44,691 rising 3 steps to $46,314
5PE
Step 1: $45,486 rising 3 steps to $47,138
Step 2: $46,510 rising 3 steps to $48,199
Step 3: $47,541 rising 3 steps to $49,268
Step 4: $48,565 rising 3 steps to $50,329
Job rate: $49,599 rising 3 steps to $51,401
6R
Step 1: $45,454 rising 3 steps to $47,105
Step 2: $46,604 rising 3 steps to $48,297
Step 3: $47,757 rising 3 steps to $49,492
Step 4: $48,906 rising 3 steps to $50,682
Job rate: $50,057 rising 3 steps to $51,875
6PE
Step 1: $50,359 rising 3 steps to $52,188
Step 2: $51,507 rising 3 steps to $53,378
Step 3: $52,661 rising 3 steps to $54,574
Step 4: $53,811 rising 3 steps to $55,766
Job rate: $54,960 rising 3 steps to $56,956
7R
Step 1: $49,090 rising 3 steps to $50,874
Step 2: $50,331 rising 3 steps to $52,159
Step 3: $51,575 rising 3 steps to $53,448
Step 4: $52,821 rising 3 steps to $54,740
Job rate: $54,062 rising 3 steps to $56,026
7PE
Step 1: $53,995 rising 3 steps to $55,956
Step 2: $55,237 rising 3 steps to $57,243
Step 3: $56,479 rising 3 steps to $58,531
Step 4: $57,725 rising 3 steps to $59,822
Job rate: $58,968 rising 3 steps to $61,110
8R
Step 1: $55,106 rising 3 steps to $57,108
Step 2: $56,504 rising 3 steps to $58,556
Step 3: $57,898 rising 3 steps to $60,001
Step 4: $59,296 rising 3 steps to $61,450
Job rate: $60,692 rising 3 steps to $62,896
8PE
Step 1: $60,010 rising 3 steps to $62,190
Step 2: $61,411 rising 3 steps to $63,641
Step 3: $62,802 rising 3 steps to $65,083
Step 4: $64,200 rising 3 steps to $66,532
Job rate: $65,597 rising 3 steps to $67,980
9R
Step 1: $61,673 rising 3 steps to $63,913
Step 2: $63,236 rising 3 steps to $65,533
Step 3: $64,798 rising 3 steps to $67,151
Step 4: $66,358 rising 3 steps to $68,768
Job rate: $67,921 rising 3 steps to $70,389
9PE
Step 1: $66,576 rising 3 steps to $68,994
Step 2: $68,136 rising 3 steps to $70,611
Step 3: $69,700 rising 3 steps to $72,232
Step 4: $71,259 rising 3 steps to $73,848
Job rate: $72,820 rising 3 steps to $75,465
10R
Step 1: $69,235 rising 3 steps to $71,750
Step 2: $70,986 rising 3 steps to $73,565
Step 3: $72,741 rising 3 steps to $75,383
Step 4: $74,496 rising 3 steps to $77,202
Job rate: $76,249 rising 3 steps to $79,018
10PE
Step 1: $74,137 rising 3 steps to $76,829
Step 2: $75,892 rising 3 steps to $78,649
Step 3: $77,644 rising 3 steps to $80,465
Step 4: $79,399 rising 3 steps to $82,283
Job rate: $81,154 rising 3 steps to $84,102
11R
Step 1: $76,709 rising 3 steps to $79,496
Step 2: $78,654 rising 3 steps to $81,511
Step 3: $80,593 rising 3 steps to $83,521
Step 4: $82,537 rising 3 steps to $85,535
Job rate: $84,480 rising 3 steps to $87,549
11PE
Step 1: $81,612 rising 3 steps to $84,576
Step 2: $83,555 rising 3 steps to $86,590
Step 3: $85,496 rising 3 steps to $88,602
Step 4: $87,440 rising 3 steps to $90,616
Job rate: $89,381 rising 3 steps to $92,628
12R
Step 1: $82,178 rising 3 steps to $85,163
Step 2: $84,262 rising 3 steps to $87,323
Step 3: $86,341 rising 3 steps to $89,477
Step 4: $88,425 rising 3 steps to $91,637
Job rate: $90,506 rising 3 steps to $93,793
12PE
Step 1: $87,085 rising 3 steps to $90,249
Step 2: $89,165 rising 3 steps to $92,404
Step 3: $91,244 rising 3 steps to $94,558
Step 4: $93,330 rising 3 steps to $96,720
Job rate: $95,412 rising 3 steps to $98,877
Editor’s notes: Standby pay: 15% of hourly wages for hours on standby. Employees will have minimum 7 consecutive days per month exempt from standby duty. Athletic Fees: All members of bargaining unit will have free access to facilities of Carleton University’s athletic and physical-recreation centre. Career development: Employer will contribute $50,000 to CUPE 2424 career-development fund for employees who request financial assistance for career development. Employer will contribute $15,000 per year to career-development fund for IT workers
