Canadian Labour Reporter

HEALTH CARE Omni Health Care Picton/Jasper/Almonte/Brighton, Ont. (286 long-term care home workers) and Health, Office and Professional Employees United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022. Signed on Feb. 5, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2019: 1.5% Effective May 1, 2020: 1.5% Effective May 1, 2021: 1.5% Shift premium: $0.30 per hour for all hours worked on evening or night shift; for em- ployees required to rotate be- tween 2 or more shifts. $9 per shift for employee required to be in charge of building and unable to leave premises. $0.20 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. Fri- day and 11 p.m. Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 23 years, 7 weeks or 4% after 25 years. Almonte only: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 6 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 12 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 7.5 in 1 shift and 75 hours biweekly. Time and one-half for all hours worked on statu- tory holiday. Meal allowance: Any em- ployee required to work extra continuous 2 hours of over- time at end of shift will be provided with meal. Medical benefits: Employer pays 9.5% per month, em- ployee pays 3.5% per month into UFCW benefit trust fund (previously employer pays 9% per month, employee pays 3.25% per month). Dental: Employer pays $0.41 per hour into UFCW trusteed dental plan (Ontario). Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum of 20 days for full- time employees on staff as of Oct. 5, 1986; 1 day per month, maximum 6 days for employ- ees on staff after Oct. 5, 1986. Maximum 6 days for part- time employees. Almonte only: Maximum 12 days for full-time employees, part- time employees. Pension: Employer pays $0.69 per hour into Canadian Com- mercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (previously em- ployer pays $0.59 per hour). Bereavement leave: 5 calen- dar days for death of parent, spouse, sibling, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, child-in-law, stepchild, rela- tive who has been residing in same household. 3 calendar days for death of stepparent, sibling-in-law, stepsibling, spouse's grandparent. 1 day for funeral of aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew. Almonte only: 5 days for death of step- parent; 1 day for funeral of aunt-in-law or uncle-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. If employee is absent on long-term leave longer than 1 year, temporary position will be re-posted as permanent vacancy. When employee returns to active employment, employee will utilize bumping rights to be reinstated in accordance with seniority. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at overtime rate for call-in after leaving work. When employee is called in as replacement one-half hour before or after start of shift and attends within 1 hour of call, employee will be paid for full scheduled shift. Any legitimate complaint in con- nection with distribution of call-ins will be adjusted by providing employee with 1 ex- tra shift equal to those hours of lost call-in within 4-week period of complaint. Probationary period: Sooner of 60 shifts worked or 4 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for written disci- plinary warnings. Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year for full-time; $50 per year for part-time to be paid May 1 of each year. Mileage: $0.42 per kilometre for use of personal vehicles for business purposes. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.5% in- crease): Nurses aide (start): $18.81 ris- ing in 1 step to $19.09 Nurses aide (2 years): $19.09 rising in 2 step to $20.60 Health care aide/personal support worker (start): $19.14 rising in 1 step to $19.43 Health care aide/personal support worker (2 years): $20.59 rising in 1 step to $20.90 General aide (dietary/house- keeping/laundry aides)(start): $18.71 rising in 1 step to $18.99 General aide (dietary/house- keeping/laundry aides)(2 years): $20.19 rising in 1 step to $20.49 Cook (start): $19.85 rising in 1 step to $20.15 Cook (2 years): $21.29 rising in 1 step to $21.61 Registered practical nurse (start): $24.16 rising in 1 step to $24.52 Registered practical nurse (2 years): $24.87 rising in 1 step to $25.24 Maintenance (start): $20.76 rising in 1 step to $21.07 Maintenance (2 years): $22.19 rising in 1 step to $22.52 Registered nurse Maplewood in Brighton (start): $30.29 ris- ing in 1 step to $31.51 Registered nurse Maplewood in Brighton (9 years): $44.80 rising in 1 step to $46.23 Editor's notes: Weather: In event of serious snow storm or ice storm, employees who report late, but within 2 hours of scheduled starting time, will be paid for full scheduled shift. Scheduling: No employees will work more than 7 con- secutive days on, with 2 consecutive days off. Employer will attempt to schedule 5 consecutive days on with 2 consecu- tive days off with at least 1 weekend off in 2 weeks for full-time employees. Professional development: Any employee required by employer to take professional development course will have fee for course paid for by employer. If atten- dance is during working hours, time spent will be paid for by employer as though employee was at work. If course re- quires travel, employer will provide gas money or transportation. Education and training fund: Employer will pay $500 on Dec. 1 of each year of collective agreement to UFCW Education and Training Fund. In-service (Almonte Country Haven only): Employees attending 4 or more in-service sessions in calendar year will be paid $5 for each session at- tended, except when employee attends during working hours. Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year for full-time; $50 per year for part- time (paid on May 1 each year). 7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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