Community Social Services Employers' Association, Community Living Services
Location: province-wide, British Columbia
Union: British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union
Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress
Number of employees: 9,000
Bargaining unit: health professional employees; social workers; service and maintenance employees
A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019, settled in February 2014 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations – 4 months.
Wages
| Effective April 1, 2014 |
Effective April 1, 2015 |
Effective April 1, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| Annual Rates | |||
| Asleep residential night worker, Grid Level 5, Steps 1 – 4 |
$13.86 – $16.14 [$13.86 – $16.14] |
$14.00 – $16.30 | $14.35 – $16.71 |
| Group facilitator, Grid Level 9, Steps 1 – 4 |
$15.85 – $18.45 [$15.85 – $18.45] |
$16.01 – $18.64 | $16.41 – $19.10 |
| Program coordinator, Grid Level 12, Steps 1 – 4 |
$18.31 – $21.33 [$18.31 – $21.33] |
$18.49 – $21.54 | $18.96 – $22.08 |
| Residence coordinator, Grid Level 14, Steps 1 – 4 |
$23.83 – $27.75 [$23.83 – $27.75] |
$24.07 – $28.03 | $24.67 – $28.73 |
| Effective February 1, 2017 |
Effective April 1, 2017 |
Effective February 1, 2018 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Annual Rates | |||
| Asleep residential night worker, Grid Level 5, Steps 1 – 4 |
$14.49 – $16.88 | $14.85 – $17.30 | $15.00 – $17.47 |
| Group facilitator, Grid Level 9, Steps 1 – 4 |
$16.57 – $19.29 | $16.99 – $19.77 | $17.16 – $19.97 |
| Program coordinator, Grid Level 12, Steps 1 – 4 |
$19.15 – $22.30 | $19.62 – $22.86 | $19.82 – $23.09 |
| Residence coordinator, Grid Level 14, Steps 1 – 4 |
$24.92 – $29.02 | $25.54 – $29.74 | $25.79 – $30.04 |
| Effective April 1, 2018 |
Effective February 1, 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Hourly Rates | ||
| Asleep residential night worker, Grid Level 5, Steps 1 – 4 |
$15.38 – $17.91 | $15.53 – $18.09 |
| Group facilitator, Grid Level 9, Steps 1 – 4 |
$17.59 – $20.47 | $17.76 – $20.68 |
| Program coordinator, Grid Level 12, Steps 1 – 4 |
$20.32 – $23.67 | $20.52 – $23.50 |
| Residence coordinator, Grid Level 14, Steps 1 – 4 |
$26.44 – $30.79 | $26.70 – $31.10 |
Economic Stability Dividend (ESD)
If actual real Gross Domestic income (GDP) exceeds the forecasted real GDP, a conditional percentage wage increase, amounting to 50% of the difference would be applied to the hourly wage rate at the first pay period after February 1 of 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Hours of Work
Generally, 35 hours per week [unchanged]. Hours of work are negotiated at the local level.
Paid Holidays
12 days [unchanged].
Paid Vacation
15 days earned after 1 year, 16 after 3, 17 after 4, 18 after 5, 19 after 6, 22 after 7, 23 after 8, 24 after 9, 25 after 10, 26 after 11, 27 after 12, 28 after 13, 29 after 14, 30 after 15, 31 after 16, 32 after 17, 33 after 18, 34 after 19, and 35 after 20 [unchanged].
Health and Welfare
Vision care: Effective April 1, 2017, an increase to the maximum of 80% of $350 [$225] per person every 24-month period for coverage of prescription eyeglasses or equivalent corrective laser surgery to the maximum allowed.
Effective April 1, 2017, a maximum of $100 every 24 months for eye exams [new addition]
Oral contraceptives: Effective April, 2016 oral contraceptives will be part of the prescription drug coverage list [new addition].
Allowances
Vehicle: Effective April 1, 2016, 46¢ [45¢] per kilometer; April 1, 2017, 47¢; and, April 1, 2018, 48¢.
Meal: Effective April 1, 2015, breakfast $10.10 [$10.00], lunch $12.37 [$12.25], dinner $21.46 [$21.25]; April 1, 2016, $10.25, $12.56, $21.78; April 1, 2017, $10.41, $12.75, $22.11; and, April 1, 2018, $10.56, $12.94, $22.44.
Labour/Management Committee
Precarious work, part-time and casual employment: Union and employer agree to establish a precarious work, part-time and casual employment committee to examine the effect on workers in these positions and the continuity of care [new addition].
Joint benefits working group: This committee will be established by April 1, 2015, for the purpose of monitoring and making recommendations to control the cost of benefits in the social services sector [new addition].
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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.