Community Living Services Collective Agreement - British Columbia ...

CSSBA and CSSEA - Community Living Services (03/2012) Page 41
26.8 Maintenance Agreement
The parties will abide by the terms of the Maintenance Agreement including the capacity to dispute the
classification in accordance with the Maintenance Agreement (Information Appendix C).
26.9 Transportation Allowance
(a) An employee who uses her own motor vehicle to conduct business, on behalf of and at the request
of the Employer, will receive an allowance of 41¢ per kilometre.
Prior to submitting a claim, employees must accrue their mileage expenses until their claim is a
minimum of $10.
(b) If the employee uses public transportation, the Employer will reimburse the employee the cost of
public transportation for all travel on the Employer's business.
(c) The parties agree that they have a duty to accommodate employees who are unable to retain a
Class IV licence for medical reasons. The duty to accommodate will also apply where an employee
does not presently require a Class IV licence and her position is changed to require a Class IV, but the
employee is unable to obtain a Class IV due to medical reasons.
(d) No employee will be required to continue to transport a specific client in their own vehicle when
that client has damaged the employee's vehicle and that employee has had to make an insurance claim
on more than one occasion. In such cases, the Employer will make alternate transportation
arrangements for that client which may include another employee willingly using her vehicle.
26.10 Meal Allowance
Employees on the Employer's business away from their worksite or out of their region and with the
approval of the Employer will be entitled to reimbursement for meal expenses incurred to the maximum
set out below. This article will not apply to employees who, on a day-to-day basis, do not work in a fixed
location.
26.11 Travel Advance
Breakfast $ 8.50
Lunch $10.50
Dinner $19.25
Regular employees, who are required to proceed on travel status, will be provided with an adequate travel
advance. The amount of the advance will be determined by such factors as time away from headquarters
and the frequency of reimbursement.
26.12 Salary Rate Upon Employment
The hiring rate of pay for a new employee will not be higher than the rate of pay for an existing employee
in the same classification with similar work experience, training and education.
ARTICLE 27 - HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS
Health and Welfare benefits will be provided by the Healthcare Benefit Trust (HBT) or another
competitive carrier who is able to supply equivalent coverage.
Note: See Memorandum of Agreement # 2 (RE: Superior Benefits and Provisions)
27.1 Eligibility
Coverage for a regular employee under these Plans will commence on the first day of the month
following the month in which the employee successfully completes her probation period or her trial
period not to exceed three months.