Canadian Labour Reporter

their posted position). $0.50 per hour technician bonus. $1 per hour for working 8-hour afternoon shift or nightshift or 10-hour shift. Paid holidays: 14 days includ- ing 5 floating days Vacations with pay: 0.83 shifts per month of service to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work performed outside standard workday or standard workweek and greater than 40 hours per week. For employees working 8-hour shift or week- end shift, time and one-half for all work performed on Satur- day and Sunday and on statu- tory holidays. Employees may voluntarily elect to work ex- cess hours maximum 13 hours total per 24-hour period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $500 every 24 months per dependent. Eye examinations once every 24 months per dependent. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Physio- therapists unlimited coverage; $35 for initial visit $20 per hour for each subsequent visit, $200 each per year for psychol- ogists/social workers; $1,200 per year for speech therapists; $35 per visit maximum $420 per year for chiropractors; $30 per visit maximum $360 per year for naturopaths; $50 per visit maximum $600 per year for massage therapists. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3 or regular wages up to 26 weeks. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 50% of regular wages to maximum of $2,500 per month AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $70,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for cover- age of $70,000. Dependent policy of $14,000. Pension: Employees contrib- ute 5% of base pay and com- pany pays 7% of employee's base pay. Bereavement leave: 40 working hours for death of spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, child-in- law. 3 working days for death of sibling, sibling-in-law, stepsibling, grandparent, stepgrandparent, grandchild, great-grandchild (2 days for weekend employees). 1 work- ing day to attend funeral of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, great-grandparent. Seniority – recall rights: 36 months for layoffs. Employee will not accumulate seniority during leave of absence for personal reasons exceeding 2 weeks (2-week period may be extended to 4 weeks if leave is for family matter). Call-in pay: Guaranteed mini- mum of $150. Employee will have option to work minimum of 4 hours total. Probationary period: 180 cal- endar days. Severance: 8 weeks working notice of termination and 2.4 weeks' pay per year of service (no cap). Tool allowance: Company supplies necessary tools and equipment at no cost to em- ployees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.8% in- crease): Production operator (full rate after 4 years): $26.68 General maintenance: $27.04 Production operator (student rate): $15.50 Maintenance journeyperson (full rate): $40 Editor's notes: Transfers: Employees temporarily transferred by company to lower-rated position will not have pay re- duced. Standby: $100 for each 24-hour period on call with pager and employee must live within 3 kilometres of plant location. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay for prescription safety glasses as necessary. Employees will be allowed to purchase glasses from optometrist of their choice, provided glasses conform to CSA standard Z195-1970. Eye examinations relating to prescription safety glasses will be covered once each 12-month period. First aid: Employer will provide training for all interested employees in first aid and CPR applications. All employees taking training will be paid at straight-time rate of pay; training will be held on shift when possible. Paid education leave: Employer will pay $0.01 per hour per employee for all compensated hours for paid education leave. Early production exit plan: If senior employee meets requirements and is looking to retire or resign earlier than retirement plan, employer will offer $15,000 as retire- ment package for those 50 years old with 20 years of service. Hearing aids: $2,500 every 3 years for employees and depen- dants. Orthopedic shoes: $500 per pair every 12 months for custom-fitted orthopedic shoes. $400 per pair maximum of $1,200 every 12 months for inserts. SENIOR HOUSING Cypress View Foundation Medicine Hat, Alta. (80 health-care, kitchen, maintenance, administrative employees ) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 46 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2023. Ratified on Oct. 27, 2020. Signed on Dec. 15, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 0% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 0% Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 0% Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 1% Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for all hours worked 1 shift between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. $2.75 per hour for all employees working on Sat- urday or Sunday. $1 per hour for all hours worked, while in charge, from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. each day and for all hours on weekend for health-care aide (HCA) who is assigned to be in charge (1 assigned HCA to be in charge for each shift). $0.50 per hour from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day for baker assigned to be in-charge. Paid holidays: 12 days. Em- ployee may be permitted to accumulate holiday lieu time (for employees who do not request day off on holiday) maximum 24 hours for use at future date. Vacations with pay: 8 hours for each 208 hours worked, maximum 80 hours, to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 20 years. Employee may bank time, maximum 2 weeks. Unused time from previous year will be paid out in December of current year. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 8 hours in 24- hour period or 40 hours per week. Double time for work after 4 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40% of premiums. Reimbursement of 80% of core basic services; 50% of all extensive services; 50% of all periodontal services, maximum annual reimburse- ment of $2,000 per insured person per benefit year; 50% of eligible orthodontic services for dependent children life- time maximum of $2,000 per participant. Sick leave: Full-time employ- ees who have completed pro- bation will have income-pro- tection bank topped up to 8 days on Jan. 1 of each year (pro-rated for part-time em- < from pg. 1 3 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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