Corporate Responsibility Report 2012

Workforce & Compensation

Workforce

Workforce - Employees Company-wide

WORKFORCE 2012
Total number of employees Company-wide 910
# of employees in Canada 734
# of employees in USA 176

Workforce - Status

WORKFORCE 2012
Permanent full-time employees 899
Permanent part-time employees 11
Temporary/provisional full time and part time 23
Casual (not included in above) employees 3
Long-term disability (not included in above) 8

Age

Age 2012
# of employees under 35 307
Age 35-49 377
Age 50-plus 226
Employee Volunteer Hours 2012
# of hours that employees reported volunteering in their communities 15,000 hours

Employee New Hires

Employee New Hires - Location

EMPLOYEE NEW HIRES 2012
Canada new hires (%) 106 (79%)
U.S. new hires (%) 29 (21%)

Employee New Hires - Gender

EMPLOYEE NEW HIRES 2012
Women new hires (%) 45 (33%)
Men new hires (%) 90 (67%)

Employee New Hires - Age

EMPLOYEE NEW HIRES 2012
New hires under 35 (%) 70 (52%)
New hires 35-49 (%) 47 (35%)
New hires 50+ (%) 18 (13%)

Workforce Turnover

Workforce Turnover Rate

EMPLOYEE TURNOVER 2012
Employee turnover reason shows the contribution of each cause of turnover to the overall turnover rate on an additive basis. The employee turnover rate shows turnover rates within different segments of employees.3.9
Company-wide turnover rate (%) 12.2%
Turnover rate (union) (%) 8.0%
Turnover rate (non-union) (%) 14.2%
Turnover rate (male) (%) 9.5%
Turnover rate (female) (%) 19.7%
Turnover rate (under 35) (%) 11.4%
Turnover rate 35-49 (%) 12.7%
Turnover rate 50 + (%) 12.4%
Turnover reason: dismissal (%) 1.0%
Turnover reason: shortage of work (%) 0.0%
Turnover reason: unsuccessful probation (%) 0.1%
Turnover reason: resignation (%) 5.6%
Turnover reason: retirement (%)

1.0%
Turnover reason: other (%) 4.5%

Workforce Turnove Reason

EMPLOYEE TURNOVER 2012
Employee turnover reason shows the contribution of each cause of turnover to the overall turnover rate on an additive basis. The employee turnover rate shows turnover rates within different segments of employees.3.9
Company-wide turnover rate (%) 12.2%
Turnover rate (union) (%) 8.0%
Turnover rate (non-union) (%) 14.2%
Turnover rate (male) (%) 9.5%
Turnover rate (female) (%) 19.7%
Turnover rate (under 35) (%) 11.4%
Turnover rate 35-49 (%) 12.7%
Turnover rate 50 + (%) 12.4%
Turnover reason: dismissal (%) 1.0%
Turnover reason: shortage of work (%) 0.0%
Turnover reason: unsuccessful probation (%) 0.1%
Turnover reason: resignation (%) 5.6%
Turnover reason: retirement (%)

1.0%
Turnover reason: other (%) 4.5%

ABSENTEEISM

 		2012
Rates of absenteeism by region (%): 1.6% or less in all regions

Gender Diversity

Gender Diversity - Totals

GENDER DIVERSITY 2012
Number of male employees (include total percentage) 666 (73%)
Number of female employees (include total percentage) 244 (27%)

Gender Diversity - Management Positions overall in Canada

GENDER DIVERSITY 2012
Number of employees in management positions overall in Canada 169
- Number of women in management 45 (27%)
- Number of men in management 124 (73%)

Gender Diversity - Management Positions overall in U.S.

GENDER DIVERSITY 2012
Number of employees in management positions overall in US 26
- Number of women in management 3 (12%)
- Number of men in management 23 (88%)

Gender Diversity - Entry-Level Management

GENDER DIVERSITY 2012
# of and salary comparison of women in entry-level management 25 women: $82 earned per $100 earned by men
# of and salary comparison of men in entry-level management 51 men

Gender Diversity - Mid-Level Management

GENDER DIVERSITY 2012
# of and salary comparison of women in mid-level management 18 women: $95 earned per $100 earned by men
# of and salary comparison of men in mid-level management 70 men

Gender Diversity - Upper Management

GENDER DIVERSITY 2012
# of and salary comparison of women in upper management 5 women: $87 earned per $100 earned by men
# of and salary comparison of men in upper management 26 men

Retirement

Retirement  2012
Percentage of employees eligible to retire in the next 5 years  
TOTAL CPC 4%
Percentage of employees eligible to retire in the next 10 years  
TOTAL CPC 14%
 

Collective Agreements

We have positive work relations with six labour unions, four Canadian and two American, which together represented approximately 32% of our labour force in 2012. In Canada, this represents approximately 37% of our overall workforce and 15% of our overall workforce in the United States.

Zero days were lost to strikes in 2012. However, we experienced a 52-day lockout at our Island Generation facility in British Columbia. Production at the facility was not impacted by the lockout, and the company and union engaged in mediation which ultimately led to ratification of a new Collective agreement and the end of the lockout. Six grievances were filed in 2012; two due to policy, and four were individual grievances.

The three bargaining units in Alberta are:
Civic Service Union (CSU) 52;
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1007; and
Communication, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) Union of Canada Local 829.

Outside of Alberta, we have agreements with three unions:
Communication, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) Union of Canada Local 1123 in Campbell River, British Columbia;
Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 470-1 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and
Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 310 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.

In 2013, Capital Power will be bargaining one new collective agreement with UWUA 310 –Tiverton, Rhode Island.

At the date of publication, Capital Power’s collective agreements were:

  • IBEW 1007 - Oct 21, 2012 to Dec 12, 2015
  • CEP 829 - Aug 2, 2011 to Dec 14, 2013
  • CSU 52 - Nov 18, 2012 to Dec 13, 2014
  • UWUA 470-1 - June 7, 2011 to June 6, 2016
  • CEP 1123 - May 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2015
  • UWUA 310 - currently negotiating first agreement

The minimum notice period for operational changes varies among the collective agreements. On average, employees receive a minimum of 24 hours notice for a change in shift. The company can, however, direct employees with minimal notice during emergent situations.

Further information about our collective agreements can be found in our AIF at www.sedar.com.

 

This is our compensation.

WAGES & COMPENSATION  2012
Employee wages and benefits (in $) $117,543,101 CDN;
$20,147,549 US
Canada Only
 13.56% that accessed the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Employees that are members of registered defined contribution plan CDN - 317 (44.1%)
US - 145 (81.5%)
Canadian Employees that are members of Local Authority Pension plan (LAPP), a multi-employer defined benefit plan 402
COMPARISONS – WAGES  2012
% workforce paid more than minimum wage (national)  
- Company-wide 100%
- Canada only 100%
- USA only 100%
Difference between Capital Power’s lowest starting wage and local minimum wage (Alberta) $10.44
# of employees earning lowest starting wage (national)         
- Company-wide 6
- Canada only 3
- USA only 3

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