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LPNs continue to earn more than HEU-represented LPNs in the facilities agreement and RN wages stay on par with BCNU's provincial collective agreement
BCNU members at Calibre Health Services have overwhelmingly
ratified a new two-year collective agreement locking in significant
gains for all members. The members at Calibre provide health
and support services at BC provincial jails.
There were no rollbacks in any
area of the agreement to pay for wage increases. The new agreement produced
gains in all areas identified as priorities by the elected bargaining committee.
Highlights
of the new agreement are:
- Wage Increases. Three percent annual increases
for all classifications. LPN wages will continue to be higher
than HEU-represented LPNs in the facilities agreement and
RN wages stay on par with BCNU's provincial collective
agreement.
- Past service recognition. Employees will receive
full credit for all previous experience in their classification
with no limitations. All restrictions on past-service bridging
periods are removed.
- Clinical leadership relief. Set rates of pay will
apply for RNs, RPNs and Mental Health Screeners when relieving
the Mental Health Coordinator.
- Pension improvements. Improvements to the pension
contribution rate. Each employee can set their contribution
rate in the range between 4.25 percent and 5 percent.
- Time bank improvements.
- The time bank maximum is increased from 105 to 125 hours.
- Language to access time off from the bank has been significantly
strengthened. With two weeks' notice the employer
must make every possible effort to award employee time-off
requests.
- Sick leave improvements. The accumulation of sick
leave credits is increased from 8.75 to 10 hours per month.
- Terms for casual employees are improved.
- Casual employees in temporary assignments of four months
or more will receive full benefits.
- Seniority rights of casual employees are improved by
limiting out-of-seniority call-ins.
- Professional development in-services are improved. There
will be two employee requested in-services per year. Employees
will determine the topics based on their professional development
needs.
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