Canadian Blood Services (Transport Unit) Collective Agreement 2017-2021

Article 24: Wages

24.01

(a) Schedule “A”

24.02  Charge Driver Premium

A differential of one dollar and seventy-fifty cents ($1.75) per hour shall be paid to an Employee when assigned by the Manager or designate to Charge Driver duties for all scheduled hours worked on a mobile.  Such differential shall not be considered part of the basic rate of pay.

24.03  Responsibility Premium

(a) Employees considered by the Employer to be qualified shall be assigned by the Employer as temporary replacements for the Transport Manager/ Supervisor or designate.  The Employer will compensate the Driver concerned at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour provided that such replacement exceeds a period of one (1) working day. Such payment shall be retroactive to the first day of such temporary assignment. Such differential shall not be considered part of the basic rate of pay.

(b) Employees considered by the Employer to be qualified may be assigned as temporary replacements for the Edmonton Shipper/Receiver position.  The Employer will compensate the Driver concerned at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per hour provided that such replacement exceeds a period of one (1) working day.  Such differential shall not be considered part of the basic rate of pay.

(c) Effective the date of ratification, employees designated as Centre Charge shall be paid a differential of two dollars and twenty five cents ($2.25) for all hours paid when scheduled as Centre Charge.  Such differential shall not be considered part of the basic rate of pay.

24.04  Training Assignment

(a) Employees who are assigned to conduct training as outlined in the Instructional Staff Training Program (ISTP) program, specifically for the purpose of certification of new hires, retraining or recertification, shall receive a premium of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) for each hour or part thereof spent training.

(b) The above premium shall only apply to employees who have been ISTP certified and to instruct and authorized to sign off on competencies.

(c) The above premium shall not apply to employees whose job duties/classification includes training duties.

24.05  Payment of Wages

(a) Pay days will be as established by the Employer’s payroll policy, but in no event will Employees be paid less frequently than twice monthly.

(b) In the case of an Employer overpayment, the Employer shall notify the Employee in writing that an overpayment has been made and discuss repayment options.  By mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee, repayment arrangements shall be made.  In the event mutual agreement cannot be reached, the Employer shall recover the overpayment from the Employee over six (6) pay periods in equal installment amounts.

(c) Where the Employer becomes aware of any error in the payroll system that has caused an underpayment of wages to one (1) or more Employees, it shall notify the affected Employee(s) of such underpayment.  The Employer shall make reasonable efforts to correct the payroll system and retroactively correct the error in as timely a manner as possible. Grievance timelines will be applicable as of the date of correction, or when the Employee becomes aware or could reasonably have become aware, of such correction and does not agree with such correction.