2016 - 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT between the CITY OF VANCOUVER AS REPRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION and the CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 15 - VMECW (Vancouver Municipal, Education and Community Workers) 2016-2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT between the CITY OF VANCOUVER AS REPRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION and the CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 15 - VMECW (Vancouver Municipal, Education and Community Workers) TABLE OF CONTENTS CLAUSE PAGE PREAMBLE ........................................................................................................... 1 1. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................ 2 2. TERM OF THE AGREEMENT ............................................................................... 3 3. UNION SECURITY ................................................................................................ 3 4. RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 4 5. REMUNERATION ................................................................................................. 4 5.1 Salary Schedule ................................................................................... 4 5.2 Shift Premium ...................................................................................... 4 5.3 Hiring Above First Step in the Salary Range ........................................ 5 5.4 Effective Date for Individual Adjustments ............................................. 5 5.5 Derivation of Biweekly and Monthly Rates ............................................ 5 5.6 Premium Pay for Fluency in a Second Language ................................. 5 6. PAY FOR ACTING SENIOR CAPACITY ............................................................... 5 7. TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE ...................................................................... 6 8. OVERTIME, CALL-OUT, STANDBY & MEAL BREAKS ........................................ 6 8.1 Overtime .............................................................................................. 6 8.2 Callout .................................................................................................. 7 8.3 Standby ................................................................................................ 8 8.4 Meal Breaks ......................................................................................... 9 8.5 Overtime and Callout – Cost Recovery ................................................ 10 9. VACATIONS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ................................................................. 10 9.1 Vacations ............................................................................................. 10 9.2 Supplementary Vacation ...................................................................... 12 9.3 Public Holidays .................................................................................... 12 10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ........................................................................................ 14 10.1 Benefit Administration .......................................................................... 14 10.2 Medical Coverage ................................................................................ 15 (i) 10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (cont’d) 10.3 Group Life Insurance ............................................................................ 16 10.4 Dental Services Plan ............................................................................ 16 10.5 Same Sex Benefit Coverage ................................................................ 17 10.6 Sick Leave and Gratuity Plan ............................................................... 17 A. Sick Leave ..................................................................................... 17 B. Gratuity Plan .................................................................................. 20 C. Family Illness ................................................................................. 21 10.7 Vancouver Employees’ Savings Plan ................................................... 22 10.8 Compassionate Leave.......................................................................... 22 10.9 Maternity and Parental Leave............................................................... 23 10.10 General Leave of Absence ................................................................... 26 10.11 Court Attendance and Jury Duty .......................................................... 27 10.12 Resignation and Re-employment ......................................................... 28 10.13 Municipal Pension Plan ........................................................................ 28 11. WORKING CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 29 11.1 Work Week .......................................................................................... 29 11.1.1 Daily Guarantee ................................................................................... 32 11.2 Posting Positions and Filling Vacancies ............................................... 32 11.3 Promotions, Transfers and Demotions ................................................. 35 11.4 Probationary Period ............................................................................. 37 11.5 Layoffs and Bumping ........................................................................... 38 11.6 Recall ................................................................................................... 39 11.7 Changes Affecting the Agreement ........................................................ 40 11.8 Directives Interpreting the Agreement .................................................. 40 11.9 Personnel Records ............................................................................... 40 11.10 Procedure for Obtaining Membership Information ................................ 41 11.11 Employees with Disabilities .................................................................. 41 11.12 Reclassification of Positions and Classification of New Positions ......... 41 11.13 Occupational Health and Safety ........................................................... 45 11.14 Security and Related Monitoring Equipment ......................................... 45 11.15 Student and Grant Employment ........................................................... 45 12. SENIORITY ........................................................................................................... 46 12.1 Acquisition and Calculation of Seniority ................................................ 46 12.2 Application of Seniority ......................................................................... 47 12.3 Loss of Seniority................................................................................... 48 13. LEAVE OF ABSENCE – OFFICIAL UNION REPRESENTATIVES ........................ 48 14. DISCIPLINE, SUSPENSION AND DISCHARGE ................................................... 50 15. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .................................................................................. 51 15.1 Grievances ........................................................................................... 51 15.2 Policy Grievances ................................................................................ 53 15.3 Suspension or Dismissal ...................................................................... 53 15.4 Variations ............................................................................................. 54 16. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ................................................................................ 54 (ii) 17. EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ....................................................................................... 55 18. AGREEMENT AS TO CONDITIONS NOT MENTIONED ...................................... 55 19. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PLAN ......................................................................... 55 20. HUMAN RIGHTS ................................................................................................... 55 21. HARASSMENT ..................................................................................................... 55 22. CONSULTATION COMMITTEE ............................................................................ 55 23. SCHEDULES AND LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING ......................................... 55 SCHEDULES SCHEDULE "A" Class Titles ....................................................................................... 57 Footnotes for Pay Plan Structure 2016-2019 ..................................... 59 Pay Plan ............................................................................................ 61 SCHEDULE "B" Auxiliary and Temporary Full-Time Employees ................................. 65 Preamble ........................................................................................... 65 Part A – Applicable Clauses .............................................................. 66 Part B – Employees (Auxiliary or Temporary Full-Time) who have less than one year of continuous work in a Temporary Full-Time Capacity ............................................................... 68 B 6 Pay for Acting Senior Capacity (Auxiliary Only)…… 68 B 8.1 Overtime ................................................................. 68 B 8.2 Callout ..................................................................... 69 B 8.3 Standby ..................................................................