| Manitoba Benefits Summary |
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The Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) represents more than 11,000 nurses province-wide. These nurses work in acute care, long term care, home care and in the community. As the Union for nurses in Manitoba, one of our most important roles is to maintain nursing as an attractive profession for those currently practicing and those who may enter nursing in the future. The MNU continually strives for improvements in working conditions, wages and benefits through negotiating new Collective Agreements. MNU has a written binding contract between our Union and employers which specifies the terms and conditions of employment at the workplace. The Collective Agreement obligates the employer to be fair and reasonable where it affects the employees’ job and future. Currently the majority of MNU members are covered by a three year collective agreement expiring March 31, 2013. Key Collective Agreement BenefitsWagesGeneral Duty RN - Start $62,508.308 annual full-time to a maximum of $73,692.138 after 5 years ($31.021/hr - $36.572/hr) Licensed Practical Nurse - Start $47,849.490 annual full-time to a maximum of $58,495.586 after 6 years ($23.747/hr - $29.030/hr) Effective October 1, 2012, nurses with 20 or more calendar years of continuous service will receive a 2% Long Service Step on the salary scale. Northern AdjustmentmentSalary scales for all occupational classifications are increased an additional 5% (non-compounded) to reflect the higher cost of living in the North. Isolation AllowancesIsolation/Remoteness Retention Allowance shall be payable in a lump sum annually to all nurses [including full-time, part-time and casual] as follows: Churchill Regional Health AuthorityEffective October 1, 2009:
Nor-Man Regional Health Authority
Burntwood Regional Health Authority
The above amounts shall be prorated on the basis of all regular hours worked in the previous twelve (12) month period [October 1 of the previous year to September 30th of the current year]. The parties further agree that such lump sum payment shall be provided to applicable nurses within one pay period of the last date of the bi-weekly period following September 30th of each year. Academic AllowancesIn addition to wages, hourly academic allowances are as follows:
Premiums
Vacations: (Prorated for part-time)
Recognized Holidays (statutory holidays)
Income Protection for IllnessEarned at 1.25 days per full month of employment for personal illness, certain amount may be used for family illness - Pro-rated for part-time. (Disabililty & Rehabilitation Plan covers most nurses as well) Educational Development$200 annually to attend approved workshops and courses and may be used to purchase recommended/required books Bereavement LeaveUp to 4 working days without loss of pay for family members, etc. Up to 1 day for mourner, and 1 day for pallbearer. Pre-retirement LeaveEarned on the basis of 4 days per year of employment (prorated for part-time) Input into DecisionsNurses have input through Nursing Advisory Committees and Union Management Committees Protection from unjust disciplineThrough grievance/arbitration procedures Other benefits for nursesSome benefits MNU members enjoy are not covered in the collective agreement but are provided through jointly trusteed pension and benefits boards: PensionThe majority of nurses contribute to a defined benefit pension plan through the Healthcare Employees Pension Plan (HEPP). The benefits are competitive in the health care market and have superior early retirement provisions. The benefit is dependent upon your years of contributory service in the plan. Nurses also attained a jointly funded COLA fund for all health care workers covered by the Healthcare Employees Pension Plan (HEPP). Contributions to the COLA fund will begin in 2014 and COLA will begin to be paid in 2018. Disability & RehabilitationThe majority of nurses participate in the Healthcare Employees Benefit Plan (HEBP) D & R plan which protects their income in case of long term illness and disability at 66 2/3% of their income. The Employer pays the entire premium to a maximum of 2.3%. Dental PlanThe majority of nurses participate in the HEBP Dental Plan which covers:
100% basic benefits Contributions are matched 50-50 between employer and employee. Group Extended Health Benefits – Basic Plan and Enhanced PlanThe majority of nurses can access voluntary group health benefits through HEBP and cover ambulance, semi-private rooms and travel insurance as well as comprehensive coverage of medications and paramedical services. Visioncare is accessible under the Enhanced Group Health Plan. The group health plan is 100% employee paid. Note: There is a Retiree Group Health Plan available upon retirement paid by the member. Effective April 1, 2010, a Health Spending Account (HSA) shall be made available to top up the existing benefits provided in the HEBP "Enhanced" Extended Health Benefit Plan and the HEBP Dental Plan. The annual HSA benefit amounts shall be:
April 1, 2010 - $250 for full-time nurses
April 1, 2011 - $500 for full-time nurses To qualify for the full-time benefit, a nurse must have been paid for a minimum of 1,500 hours in the previous calendar year. Hours paid at overtime rates do not count. Unutilized HSA monies are not carried over to the subsequent year. Group Life BenefitsThe majority of nurses can access group life benefits through HEBP which provides coverage in event of death up to 4 times their salary. There is also accidental death and dismemberment coverage. The employer pays for the cost of the first 1 times salary coverage and the employee can choose as their expense up to 3 x salary as coverage. More BenefitsEmployee Assistance Plan (EAP)EAP services are available for the majority of nurses working in Manitoba. Legal Expense Assistance Plan (LEAP)This MNU plan provides legal expense assistance and reimbursement to nurses who are MNU members and need legal assistance for issues that arise out of the workplace, e.g. inquests, complaints to licensing/registering organizations, among others. |
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