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pay plus premium pay for each hour worked. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 12 years, 30 days after 16 years. 1-time addition of 1 day in 25th year. 1-time ad- dition of 2 days in 30th year. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 176 in 4-week period for full-time employees. Can be banked as straight time from 160 to 176 hours and time and one-half above 176; time and one-half for hours worked beyond 44 in 1 workweek for part-time or casual employees. Meal allowance: $10 for break- fast, $15 for lunch, $25 for sup- per with submission of expense sheet. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ex- tended health benefits includ- ing prescription drugs, conva- lescent care, special ambulance attendance, private duty nurs- ing, speech aids, hearing aids. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage in accordance with ODA fee with $25 single/$50 family deduct- ible, up to $1,500 per year for basic coverage. 50% reimburse- ment up to $1,000 for ortho- dontics. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $250 per person (increases to $300 on April 1, 2022) in any 24-month period and $100 for eye exam. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ortho- paedic shoes and supplies up to $250 per year, paramedical specialists (speech therapist, massage therapist, psychologist or social worker, chiroprac- tor (1 X-ray exam per benefit year), osteopath (1 X-ray exam per benefit year), chiropodist/ podiatrist (1 X-ray exam per benefit year), physiotherapist (no annual maximum), acu- puncturist, naturopath) up to $500 per year. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays full premiums for 66 2/3% of basic weekly earnings up to $489 per week for greater of EI maximum or 17 weeks. Elimination period of 1 day for bodily injury or 8th day of sick- ness. Sick leave: 12 paid days per year for full-time employees. Up to 10 can be carried over (previously 6). 1 paid day per year for part-time employees with 5,500 hours of service. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage after 17 uninterrupted weeks of disabil- ity. 60% of pre-disability earn- ings less direct income benefits up to $2,500 per month. Maxi- mum amount 85% of net pre- disability earnings, including LTD benefits and other sources of income. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $10,000 reduced to half at age 65. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of annual earnings rounded to next highest $1,000, maximum of $50,000. Pension: Employer contributes 1.5% of employee's annual sal- ary towards RRSP contribution plan. Employee must match or voluntarily exceed employer contribution. Bereavement leave: Full-time employees: 5 working days for death of parent, sibling, child, current spouse, stepchild, stepparent, stepsibling. 3 work- ing days for death of grand- parent, grandchild, current parent-in-law, sibling-in-law, child-in-law, ward, guardian. 1 working day for death of any other relative or close friend. Additional unpaid time off may be requested. Up to 2 days can be banked to be used within 6 months for burial or memo- rial service. Part-time/casual employees: 3 working days for death of parent, sibling, spouse, child. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for layoffs. Probationary period: 3 months or 540 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for discipline notices. Mileage: Employees required to use personal vehicle for em- ployer business receive $0.44 per kilometre for any travel in excess of 100 kilometres for single trip. Sample rates of hourly pay (current start/year 3, after 1% increase): Part-time/casual support workers: $18.94/$20.22 rising 1 step to $19.13/$20.41 Overnight sleep attendant: $15.41 rising 1 step to $15.56 Direct support staff/overnight wake attendant, maintenance: $21.47/$22.94 rising 1 step to $21.69/$23.16 Primary support staff: $22.74/$24.34 rising 1 step to $22.97/$24.57 Lump sum signing bonus: $50 less deductions for all employ- ees who are employed on ratifi- cation date of March 2, 2021. GROCERY RETAIL Sobeys Capital (Safeway Operations) Brooks, Calgary, Camrose, Canmore, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Alta. (6,090 retail grocery employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local 401 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Aug. 10, 2020 to Aug. 9, 2025. Ratified on Aug. 10, 2020. Signed on Aug. 10, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 10, 2020: 1.5% Shift premium: $35 per day for employees temporarily reliev- ing location manager in store, other than home store. $35 per day for employees temporarily relieving location manager in home store for more than 1 day. $2 per hour for each full hour worked between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1 per hour to lead-hand for all full hours in stores where night stocking is in effect, who is in charge of night-stocking crew. $1 per hour to employee designated as clerk in charge who — in absence of store man- ager, store supervisor, assistant store manager — assumes responsibility for operation of store and acts in this capacity for 2 consecutive hours or more during all hours store is open to public. $1 per hour to clerk in charge who is present for night shopping hours or responsible for lock-up at close of business from time store manager, store supervisor, assistant manager are absent from store. $1.75 per hour for employees assigned to relieve variety operator for 1 week or longer. $1.50 per hour for employees assigned to re- lieve floral operator for 1 week or longer. $1.50 per hour for employees assigned to relieve coffee bar operator for 1 week or longer. $1 per hour for each hour worked on Sunday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% af- ter 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 13 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 18 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 23 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked in excess of basic workweek or regular daily hours scheduled by em- ployer. Compensating time- off will not be given in lieu of overtime pay. Double time when employee works more than 10 continuous hours in any 1 day or more than 11 in case of 9-hour basic workday. Time and one-half for any time worked by part-time em- ployee greater than 5 days in 1 week (southern Alberta only). Double time for full-time employees working on day off (southern Alberta only). Time and one-half for all time Mileage: Employees required to use personal vehicle for employer business receive $0.44 per kilometre. October 18, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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