Hydro-Québec
Location: Province-wide in Quebec
Union: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4250
Affiliation: Canadian Labour Congress
Number of Employees: 3,750
Bargaining Unit: scientific employees and other professionals
A 60-month renewal agreement, effective from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019, settled in November 2013 at the bargaining stage. Duration of negotiations: 5 months.
Wages
| Effective January 1, 2015 |
Effective January 1, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 4.2%* | 3% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| Specialist Level A | $46,007 – $82,156 [$44,153 – $78,845] |
$47,388 – $84,621 |
| Specialist Level C | $61,458 – $102,432 [$58,981 – $98,303] |
$63,302 – $105,505 |
| Specialist Level D | $68,625 – $114,376 [$65,859 – $109,766] |
$70,684 – $117,807 |
*Integration of incentive plan into wages
| Effective January 1, 2017 |
Effective January 1, 2018 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.75% | 2.5% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| Specialist Level A | $48,691 – $86,948 | $49,908 – $89,122 |
| Specialist Level C | $65,043 – $108,406 | $66,669 – $111,116 |
| Specialist Level D | $72,628 – $121,047 | $74,443 – $124,073 |
| Effective January 1, 2019 |
|
|---|---|
| General Adjustments | ** |
| Annual Rates | |
| Specialist Level A | – |
| Specialist Level C | – |
| Specialist Level D | – |
** Unit will receive the same increase as granted to other Hydro-Québec of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
*Incentive Plan
This plan will end in 2014 and be incorporated with wages on January 1, 2015 up to 4.2%.
Hours of Work
35 hours per week [unchanged].
Paid Holidays
13 days [unchanged].
Paid Vacation
4 weeks after 1 year of service, 5 weeks after 20 years and 6 weeks after 30 years [unchanged].
Pre-retirement Vacation: at age 60 years, employees are entitled to 1 week of additional vacation per year; 2 weeks at age 61; 3 weeks at age 62; 4 weeks at age 63; and 5 weeks at age 64 and over [unchanged].
Changes in Premiums, Indemnities and Allowances
Fixed premiums, indemnities and allowances increase by 2.75% in 2015, 3% in 2016, 2.75% in 2017 and 2.5% in 2018.
Meals: $17.00 [$13.39] per meal in 2014.
Employee Benefits
Contributions to employee benefits plan: temporary wage reduction of 0.5% in 2014; 1.5% in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and 0.5% in 2018.
A direct drug payment card will also be implemented [new provision].
Ongoing employee benefits upon retirement for employees ineligible for early or optional retirement, effective January 1, 2015: employees pay 50% [n/a] of premium if they have 25 years or more of service upon retirement; 65% [n/a] with less than 25 years of service upon retirement.
Retirement Plan
Employee contributions: 8.5% [7.5%] of wages in 2015; 9.25% in 2016; 10% in 2017; and 10.75% in 2018. In 2019 and subsequent years, employee contributions to the retirement plan are set at 50% [22.4% in 2013] of the current cost of the plan, and may not increase by more than 0.5% per year.
The temporary terms and conditions of the retirement plan are: the 85 Factor (sum of age and years of service) with no minimum age, 2 transitional benefit payments of 0.2% each, and the option to buy-back absences will continue in effect until the end of 2015.
Adoption and Paternity Leave
Starting January 1, 2014: 1 week paid at a rate of 100%; plus 5 weeks paid in an amount corresponding to the difference between 95% of wages and benefits payable under the Régime québécois d’assurance parentale (RQAP) [5 days paid paternity leave; 2 days paid leave for employees adopting a child other than the child of their spouse or for their own child; 5 days paid leave for employees adopting the child of their spouse or for their own child.]
Labour-Management Committee
Retirement Plan: A joint committee will be established to analyze changes made to the legislative component of retirement plans and to propose adjustments to lower the cost of the plan [new provision].
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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.