Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Collective Agreement
A 48-month extension agreement, which entered into force from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2017, was concluded in April 2014 during the negotiation phase. Duration of negotiations – 4 months. Specialized work: Work that requires equipment or skills that the community does not have or that the community`s workforce is not available to deal with a critical situation will be allocated. Such work may be awarded if the work can be carried out at a significantly lower cost; or much more efficiently [new addition]. The PDFs of the collective agreements can be found under the following links: *A new salary table has been introduced. The old salary level 5 has become the new first level. The old sixtieth level became the second and so on. Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo: The employer pays 100% of the premium for all Regional Recreation Corporation collective agreements (currently negotiated) 12 designated days plus 2 floating holidays [unchanged]. . Probationary period – New employees who are hired in a permanent part-time or full-time position must complete an uninterrupted probationary period of 6 (3) calendar months between the date of employment and the position before obtaining permanent status.
All permanent employees are assessed in writing during week 6 and at the end of the probationary period. A copy of the assessment will be given to the employee. Bereavement leave: It is envisaged to provide a reasonable travel time for out-of-province travel of up to 2 days with payment [reasonable travel time for out-of-province travel]. An employment management committee will be set up to promote the interests of better service to the public, the ability of management to manage competently and job security for workers. The parties therefore agreed to promote the improvement of workers` skills development through the promotion and implementation of a training programme. The cost of 60% of the tuition fees is the responsibility of the employer. At the end of the program, the employer reimburses the intern for the remaining forty percent (40%) of the tuition fees [new addition]. Evaluation Committee: A joint evaluation committee will conduct an evaluation of the bargaining unit positions [newly added]. Life insurance: The employee pays 100% of the premium [the employer pays 100%]. Dependent life: The employer pays 100% of the premium for all permanent employees [new addition]. In addition to state benefits, biological mothers are entitled to supplementary unemployment benefits (SUB) from the employer.
Therefore, for this twelve-week period, the employee is entitled to a SUB increase in his OR her EI benefits, so that his or her total income from both sources together represents 85% of his or her benefit base. The employee`s benefit base is their base salary and, if necessary, adjusted for the shift difference for base hours worked [newcomers]. The training program complements EI benefits for periods of unemployment when participating in training [new addition]. .
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