Candu Energy Inc.
Location: Mississauga, Chalk River, Ontario
Union: Society of Professional Engineers and Associates
Affiliation: Independent-local
Number of employees: 230
Bargaining unit: technical employees
A 65-month renewal agreement, effective from July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016, settled in August 2013 at the mediation stage after a work stoppage. Duration of negotiations – 18 months.
Salaries
| Effective July 1, 2011 |
Effective July 1, 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| L1, Welder | $40,400 - $52,600 [$39,800 - $51 800] |
$40,800 - $53,100 |
| L2, Technician-Development | $52,700 - $63,600 [$51,900 - $62,700] |
$53,200 - $64,200 |
| L5, Quality Insurance Officer | $83,200 - $92,000 [$82 000 - $90,600] |
$84,000 $ - $92,900 |
| Effective January 1, 2013 |
Effective January 1, 2014* |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| L1, Welder | $41,600 - $54 200 | $42 400 - $55 300 |
| L2, Technician-Development | $54,300 - $65 500 | $55 400 - $66 800 |
| L5, Quality Insurance Officer | $88,700 - $94 800 | $87 400 - $96 700 |
| Effective January 1, 2015 |
Effective January 1, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| Annual Rates | ||
| L1, Welder | $43,200 - $56,400 | $44,300 - $57,800 |
| L2, Technician-Development | $56,500 - $68,100 | $57,900 - $69,800 |
| L5, Quality Insurance Officer | $89,100 - $98,600 | $91,300 - $101,100 |
Hours of Work
37.5 hours per week [unchanged].
Paid Holidays
12 days [unchanged].
Paid Leave
15 days after 6 months, 16 after 6 years, 17 after 7, 18 after 8, 19 after 9, 20 after 10, 21 after 14, 22 after 16, 23 after 18, 24 after 20, et 25 after 22, 26 after 23, 27 after 25, 28 after 27, and 29 after 29, 30 after 31 [unchanged].
Performance pay and career progression
Salary increases of all employees will be administered based on performance. Salaries will be examined at each pay scale review on the date that the new wage schedules take effect.
The amounts of performance pay for July 2012 will be based on 50% of the career progression performance pays schedule; amounts for 2013 to 2015 will be determined on the basis of performance notes and the employee’s career progression performance pay schedule.
1.6% (0.8% July 2012) for expenses related to bargaining unit performance with regard to merit increases. The grid used must balance expenses lower than 1.4% (0.7% July 2012) or higher than 1.8% (0.9% July 2012) to include all expenses in this range.
In 2016, the performance increase will be applied in accordance with the following percentages: 1.5% for bargaining unit performance expenses. The grid used must balance expenses lower than 1.3% or higher than 1.7% to include all expenses within this range.
The distribution of increases is based on the following breakdown: developmental needs, 2%; meets expectations most of the time, 10%; successfully meets expectations, 63%; consistently exceeds expectations, 20% and far exceeds expectations, 5%.
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Note: Summary reflects the information received at time of ratification.