Canadian Labour Reporter

regular scheduled working hours are changed by com- pany (starting or finishing times) and notice is given before noon of last scheduled day off; 2 overtime shifts for notice provided after noon. $0.96 per hour rising 2 steps to $1.01 per hour for day shifts (previously $0.95 per hour). $1.98 per hour rising 2 steps to $2.07 per hour for afternoon shifts (previously $1.95 per hour). $3.51 per hour rising 2 steps to $3.68 per hour for nights shifts (pre- viously $3.46 per hour). 10% per hour above incumbent's current wage rate or current pay structure, whichever is greater, for relief operations supervisor. 5% per hour above mechanic specialist wage rate for maintenance-crew leader. Paid holidays: 11 days plus holiday on last Friday of March. Vacations with pay: 10 hours per month, maximum 15 days, to start, 15 days after 2 years, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 15 years, 30 days after 24 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of normal number of daily hours; for all hours worked on days of rest. Triple time for work on paid holiday in following situ- ations: for non-shift workers more than 7.5 hours; for shift workers more than 8 hours. Double time when employee is assigned to work on differ- ent crew. Employees may bank overtime, cumulative maxi- mum of 5 shifts (37.5 hours) per year. Meal allowance: Employer will provide 1 meal for any em- ployee who performs unsched- uled continuous work greater than 10 hours plus additional meal for each subsequent pe- riod of continuous work of 4 hours. Medical benefits: Employee is eligible to participate in company flex benefit plan on first of month following 3 months of employment, which includes life insurance, AD&D, LTD, extended health, dental, vision care. Pension: Employee is eligible to participate in company pen- sion plan on first of month following 3 months of regular employment. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate fam- ily (parents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, employee's spouse, common-law spouse, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren). 3 days for death of grandpar- ent, spouse's grandparents, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle. Seniority – recall rights: Call-in pay: Minimum 6 hours of pay at base rate or applicable overtime pay for all hours worked, whichever is greater, for emergency or maintenance work (except where employee has been called into plant within 3 hours from start of regu- lar shift and continues into regular shift, in which case normal overtime provisions will apply). Employer will pay to employee who lives outside 16-kilometre radius of plant, allowance at current company rate per kilometre if driving car or will provide transporta- tion for employee. Probationary period: 180 consecutive calendar days. Severance: 3 weeks of pay (112.5) hours at regular rate plus 3 weeks of pay at em- ployee's regular rate of pay for each year of service, maximum 52 weeks. Safety shoes: Employer will reimburse employees 100% of cost for CSA-approved safety footwear including inserts, maximum $375 for first pair (previously maximum $225 for first pair); $150 for second pair; $150 for third pair. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.8% in- crease): Operational classifications 1: $35.61 rising 2 steps to $37.32 4: $40.55 rising 2 steps to $42.50 7: $45.51 rising 2 steps to $47.70 8: $47 rising 2 steps to $49.26 9: $49.14 rising 2 steps to $51.50 11: $52.20 rising 2 steps to $54.71 12: $53.88 rising 2 steps to $56.46 13: $55.44 rising 2 steps to $58.10 Maintenance Mechanic 1: $56.23 rising 2 steps to $58.93 Mechanic specialist: $58 rising 2 steps to $60.78 Editor's notes: Humanitarian fund: Employee will contribute $20 per year to fund and employer will match employee con- tribution to Unifor humanitarian fund. Personal days: All employees will be given 4 personal days per year with no carryover to following year. AUTOMOBILE PARTS MANUFACTURING ZF Canada Midland, Ont. (287 manufacturing employees) and Unifor, Local 1411 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 26, 2019 to Nov. 26, 2022. Ratified in November 2019. Signed on Nov. 26, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 26, 2019: 1.3% Effective Nov. 26, 2020: 1.3% Effective Nov. 26, 2021: 1.3% Job progression employees After 12 months of employ- ment: $1 wage increase After 24 months of employ- ment: $1 wage increase After 36 months of employ- ment: $1 wage increase After 48 months of employ- ment: $1 wage increase After 60 months of employ- ment: $1.50 wage increase Shift premium: 5% of base hourly rate for working second shift (starting between 4 a.m. and noon). 7% of base hourly rate for third shift (starting be- tween 8 p.m. and 4 a.m.). Over- time premiums will be paid on shift premiums. Lead-hand is paid greater of highest straight-time hourly rate of employee in group they are leading or class 6 rate plus $0.10 per hour. Group leader is paid highest straight-time hourly rate of employee in group they are leading, plus $0.10 per hour. $0.30 per hour above highest straight-time rate paid to any employee in group they are leading for skilled-trades group leader. $0.50 per hour while operating dual presses. $0.50 per hour while operating clinch-nut machine. $0.50 per hour when heat treat set-up and operate run 2 furnaces (austemper and annealing furnace). Paid holidays: 15 days, includ- ing 7 days over Christmas/New Year's period. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 12 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 30 years. Employee must have worked at least 700 hours in qualifying year to be eligible. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work done in excess of employee's regular daily sched- < from pg. 1 Personal days: Employees will be given 4 days per year with no carryover to following year. 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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