Government of New Brunswick

Location: province-wide, New Brunswick

Union: New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees

Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress

Number of employees: 2,120

Bargaining unit: administrative and support employees

Duration: 63 months

Effective: January 1, 2014

Expiry: March 31, 2019

Settled: June 19, 2015

Last stage of negotiation: B - Bargaining

Negotiation duration: 14 months

Wages

Effective
January 1, 2014
Effective
July 1, 2014
General Adjustments 0.50% 0.50%
Bi-weekly rates, Steps 1-17
Administrative Services 1 $1,043 - $1,256
[$1,038 - $1,250]
$1,048 - $1,262
Administrative Services 3 $1,369 - $1,661
[$1,362 - $1,653]
$1,376 - $1,669
Administrative Services 5 $1,719 - $2,089
[$1,710 - $2,079]
$1,728 - $2,099
Effective
January 1, 2015
Effective
July 1, 2015
General Adjustments 0.50% 0.50%
Bi-weekly rates, Steps 1-17
Administrative Services 1 $1,053 - $1,268 $1,058 - $1,274
Administrative Services 3 $1,383 - $1,677 $1,390 - $1,685
Administrative Services 5 $1,737 - $2,109 $1,746 - $2,120
Effective
January 1, 2016
Effective
July 1, 2016
General Adjustments 0.50% 0.50%
Bi-weekly rates, Steps 1-17
Administrative Services 1 $1,063 - $1,280 $1,068 - $1,288
Administrative Services 3 $1,397 - $1,693 $1,403 - $1,703
Administrative Services 5 $1,755 - $2,131 $1,762 - $2,142
Effective
January 1, 2017
Effective
July 1, 2017
General Adjustments 0.50% 0.50%
Bi-weekly rates, Steps 1-17
Administrative Services 1 $1,073 - $1,292 $1,078 - $1,298
Administrative Services 3 $1,411 - $1,710 $1,418 - $1,719
Administrative Services 5 $1,773 - $2,153 $1,782 - $2,164
Effective
January 1, 2018
Effective
July 1, 2018
General Adjustments 0.50% 0.50%
Bi-weekly rates, Steps 1-17
Administrative Services 1 $1,083 - $1,304 $1,088 - $1,311
Administrative Services 3 $1,425 - $1,728 $1,432 - $1,737
Administrative Services 5 $1,791 - $2,175 $1,800 - $2,186
Effective
January 1, 2019
Effective
March 31, 2019
General Adjustments 0.25% 2.50%
Bi-weekly rates, Steps 1-17
Administrative Services 1 $1,091 - $1,314 $1,118 - $1,347
Administrative Services 3 $1,436 - $1,741 $1,472 - $1,785
Administrative Services 5 $1,805 - $2,191 $1,850 - $2,246

Hours of work

36.25 hours per week [unchanged].

Premiums

Weekend: $1.25 [$0.75] per hour.

Paid holidays

11 days [unchanged].

Paid vacation

3 weeks earned after 1 year, 4 after 8, and 5 after 20 [unchanged].

Allowances

Retirement: Effective March 31, 2016, allowance is discontinued for those with a continuous service date falling on or after this date [new addition]. Any employee with continuous service falling before March 31, 2016 may receive an immediate lump sum payment based on the employee’s full years of continuous service either immediately or on their retirement [new addition].

Layoff [new addition]: the employer shall pay such an employee a layoff allowance equal to 5 days’ pay for each full year of continuous service but not exceeding 125 days’. The accumulation of service for the purpose of calculating a layoff allowance shall continue after March 31, 2016 for all employees.

Bereavement Leave

Two consecutive [new addition] days in the event of death of employee’s aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.

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Note: This summary reflect the information found in the collective agreement.