Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $26.01 Step 2: $25.26 rising 7 steps to $27.31 Step 3: $26.50 rising 7 steps to $28.65 Step 4: $27.74 rising 7 steps to $29.99 Support staff Administrative assistant 2 Step 1: $21.79 rising 7 steps to $23.56 Step 2: $23.04 rising 7 steps to $24.93 Step 3: $24.27 rising 7 steps to $26.25 Step 4: $25.51 rising 7 steps to $27.60 Receptionist or file clerk Step 1: $16.11 rising 7 steps to $17.40 Step 2: $17.05 rising 7 steps to $18.44 Step 3: $17.95 rising 7 steps to $19.41 Step 4: $18.89 rising 7 steps to $20.44 HR/payroll assistant 1 Step 1: $21.20 rising 7 steps to $22.93 Step 2: $22.40 rising 7 steps to $24.22 Step 3: $23.57 rising 7 steps to $25.49 Step 4: $24.75 rising 7 steps to $26.76 Office assistant 3 Step 1: $26.91 rising 7 steps to $29.11 Step 2: $28.34 rising 7 steps to $30.65 Step 3: $29.80 rising 7 steps to $32.23 Step 4: $31.23 rising 7 steps to $33.77 Cashier/waterslide attendant Step 1: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39 Step 2: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39 Step 3: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39 Step 4: $15.15 rising 7 steps to $16.39 Support staff Program coordinator 1 Step 1: $19.74 rising 7 steps to $21.35 Step 2: $20.82 rising 7 steps to $22.52 Step 3: $21.97 rising 7 steps to $23.75 Step 4: $23.08 rising 7 steps to $24.97 Technical 1 Step 1: $26.91 rising 7 steps to $29.11 Step 2: $28.34 rising 7 steps to $30.65 Step 3: $29.80 rising 7 steps to $32.23 Step 4: $31.23 rising 7 steps to $33.77 Editor's notes: Long-service benefit: Upon tenth anniversary date of employment, employee will be credited with 20 working days as bonus to be paid out upon retirement, resignation, permanent lay-off. Upon each annual anniversary date of employment thereafter, employee will be credited with additional 2 days. Standby duty: $40 per day for employee on stand-by duty. Time and one-half for all hours worked when employee is called in while on standby duty. HEALTH SERVICES Sodexo Canada (Call Centre) MacKenzie Health Richmond Hill, Ont. (16 call-centre workers) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Local 374 Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2018 to March 31, 2023. Signed on Nov. 30, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2019: 1.6% Effective April 1, 2020: 1. 65% Effective April 1, 2021: atch CUPE central hospital Effective April 1, 2022: Match CUPE central hospital Shift premium: $0.30 per hour (previously $0.25 per hour) for all hours worked where majority of hours fall between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Effective April 1, 2020: $0.35 per hour. Effective April 1, 2021: $0.40 per hour. Effective April 1, 2022: $0.45 per hour. $1 per hour for each hour during temporary assignment when employer temporarily assigns employee to carry out assigned responsibilities of higher paying classification inside or outside bargaining unit for 1 shift or more. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 float holidays. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one- half for all work after 7.5 or 8 hours per day or 75 or 80 hours biweekly. Medical benefits: Employer contributes 75% of premiums, employee contributes 25% of premiums. Dental: Employer contributes 75% of premiums, employee contributes 25% of premiums. Vision: Coverage of $300 every 24 months. Sick leave: 1 day per month. Employees can carry over sick time from year to year, maximum 120 days (first 32 days of illness will be at 100% of salary; remaining days will be at 75% of salary). Life insurance: Employer contributes 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will contribute 2% to group RRSP. Effective April 1, 2020: 3%. Effective April 1, 2021: 4%. Bereavement leave: 3 days (within 7-day period following death) for death of sister, brother, mother-in-law, father- in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent of spouse. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, to attend funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months for temporary assignments outside bargaining unit; 24 months for positions outside bargaining unit, layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half straight-time hourly rate for work performed on each call- in. If 4-hour period overlaps and extends into regular shift, employee will receive 4-hour guarantee payment at time and one half and his regular hourly rate for remaining hours of regular shift. Probationary period: 450 hours of work. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for letter of reprimand or suspension (any leave of absence more than 30 continuous calendar days will not count). Severance: 2 weeks' salary for each year of service, maximum 12 weeks' pay when employee resigns within 30 days after receiving notice of layoff; 4 weeks' salary when employee resigns later than 30 days after receiving notice. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Call-centre associate 6 months: $18.50 Level 1: $22.42 Level 2: $22.91 Level 3: $23.40 Level 4: $23.89 Level 5: $24.32 Lump-sum payments Full-time: $2,000 Part-time: $1,000 Casual employees: $400 (payment will be within 2 pay periods from date of ratification) Editor's notes: Retirement allowance: Employee who elects early retirement option will receive 2 weeks' salary for each year of service, plus prorated amount for additional partial year of service, maximum 52 weeks' salary. Personal emergency leave: Employees will be entitled to 2 paid, 8 unpaid days per year. Medical certificates: When employee is required to have physician complete employer's form, employees will be reimbursed for medical certificates, maximum $50 per certificate.

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