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following is offered as full and final settlement of all outstanding issues between the NSGEU (Local 42, Health Care Bargaining Unit) and the CDHA: Wages Article 16.01 Stand-by Compensation The Employer offers to adjust standby rate as follows: Effective October 31, 2014 Increase standby rate (for 8 hours or less) from $13.50 to $16.21 and from $27.00 on a holiday to $32.40. Article 18.04 A joint review of scheduling practices on holidays will be undertaken with Union participation. Article 22.02 (c) Record of disciplinary action-Delete Article 32.23 Layoff Exception b) Notwithstanding 32.24 (Contracting Out), an employee who has eight (8) years seniority shall not be laid off except where the reason for layoff is beyond the control of the Employer including, but not limited to, complete or partial destruction of plant, destruction or breakdown of machinery or equipment, unavailability of supplies and materials, fire, explosion, accident, labour disputes, etc., if the Employer has exercised due diligence to foresee and avoid the cause of layoff. Article 34.13 Shift Premiums Effective October 31, 2014 Increase premiums from $1.75/hr to $1.85/hr Article 34.14 Weekend Premiums Effective October 31, 2014 Increase premiums from $1.75/hr to $1.85/hr Wages to be determined by arbitration as described below.

Article 45.03 Members of the bargaining unit who have resigned or retired since October 31, 2011 will have thirty (30) days from the date of signing of this agreement to apply in writing for the retroactive wage increase. MOA 6 Satellite Hemodialysis Clinics The parties agree to meet and jointly undertake a review of the provisions of this MOA. MOA Hours of Work The parties agree that within 90 days following date of ratification, a joint labour management committee will be established in order to review the hours of work of employees in the bargaining unit in the Classification of Allied Health Instructor (article 14.01 (d)(i)), and those working in position that were previously included in the Public Health and Drug Dependency Services bargaining unit (MOA #5 (2)). MOA 11 Retention Incentive Upon completion of twenty-five years of service with the Employer, all permanent employees will receive an additional salary increment of 3.5% greater than the highest rate in effect for the applicable classification. All remaining Employer proposals are withdrawn. All remaining Union proposals are withdrawn.

Arbitration Agreement NSGEU and Capital Health agree to submit the issue of increases in the rates of pay to final and binding arbitration by a Board of Arbitration. NSGEU and Capital Health will both name a nominee to the Board of Arbitration and provide the other party with the names of three qualified persons who are acceptable to serve as Chair of the Board of Arbitration by April 30, 2012. The Chair of the Board of Arbitration shall be a person who is generally acceptable as a labour arbitrator and who is available to conduct the arbitration hearing by June 3, 2012 and to render a decision by June 15, 2012. NSGEU or Capital Health may notify the other party by May 1, 2012 that one of the persons proposed by the other party is acceptable to serve as Chair of the Board of Arbitration and that person shall be appointed as Chair. If none of the persons proposed by NSGEU and Capital Health are mutually acceptable, either party may request the Chair of the Nova Scotia Labour Board to appoint the Chair of the Board of Arbitration; either NSGEU or Capital Health may exclude one of the persons proposed by the other party from consideration and the Chair of the Nova Scotia Labour Board shall select one of the remaining four persons as Chair of the Board of Arbitration. NSGEU and Capital Health shall provide written submissions and documentary evidence to the Board of Arbitration at least seven days before the hearing by the Board; the hearing shall be limited to oral submissions from the parties. The Board of Arbitration shall issue an award which determines the rates of increases in pay of all employees in the bargaining unit during the renewed Collective Agreement over a term of three years starting on Nov. 1, 2011; the rates of increases in the award shall not be less than a total uncompounded percentage increase of 6.5 per cent nor greater than a total uncompounded percentage increase of 9.05 per cent. At the conclusion of mediation, Capital Healths last offer for a wage increase was: November 1, 2011 2%; November 1, 2012 2%; November 1, 2013 2.5% At the conclusion of mediation, NSGEUs last offer for a wage increase was: November 1, 2011 2.9%; November 1, 2012 2.9%; November 1, 2013 3.25% The Board of Arbitration shall use its best efforts to render a final and binding decision on the issues by June 15, 2012.