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December 6, 2021

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hours worked as corporate trainer. $0.60 per hour (pre- viously $0.55 per hour) for off-shift work (defined as shift where majority of employee's scheduled hours fall between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m.). Effective Jan. 1, 2022: $0.65 per hour. Employee who is temporarily assigned to work in higher pay- ing classification will receive higher rate of pay for all time employed, unless employee works 4 hours or more in which event employee will be paid for entire shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 consec- utive weeks outside April 1 and Sept. 30 inclusive or 4% to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 19 years. Employees will be allowed to carry over up to 2 weeks of un- used time from year to year. Overtime: Time and one-half for workers after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week for employees working 5-day workweek. Time and one-half for workers after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week for employees working 4-day workweek. Double time for all hours worked on overtime shift for employee who works double shift of 16 hours or more. Time may be banked, maximum 32 hours for those regularly working 8-hour shifts or 40 hours for those regu- larly working 10-hour shifts from Jan. 1 to Dec. 25 (unused banked overtime will be paid out by Dec. 31 of same year). Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $0.40 per hour worked into UFCW/Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Benefit Trust Plan. Dental: Employer will contrib- ute $0.38 per hour worked into Manitoba Food and Commer- cial Workers Dental Plan. Pension: Employee may con- tribute 2.5% of regular earnings into Maple Leaf Foods pension plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, common-law spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild). 2 ad- ditional working days, without pay, may be given to travel to attend funeral, when funeral is more than 500 kilometres (1-way) from employee's resi- dence. 1 day for death of grand- parent-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs. 2 years for employee who has not worked due to illness or injury. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours at time and one-half for each call-in (time worked on call-in is not used for calculat- ing overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week). Probationary period: 22 weeks for full-time employees; 980 hours for part-time em- ployees. All probationary em- ployees will be required to wear blue helmet containing sticker with their name on it for dura- tion of probationary period. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for all disciplinary references. Safety shoes: Employer will provide each employee with 1 pair of quality safety boots or safety rubber boots free of charge each year and each year thereafter on anniversary date; earlier due to wear and tear. Probationary employees who are issued company-supplied footwear will not be eligible for reimbursement for 6 months. Employees working in freezer in cooler, will be provided with winter boots and replacement liners as needed. Employees will, at their option, be en- titled to purchase own CSA- approved safety boots or safety rubber boots and employer will reimburse cost maximum $200 (previously $175) once every year. Uniforms/clothing: Laun- dered cooler coats, pants (shirts as required), aprons, rubber footwear, wet wear, "mousetraps", knives, steels, scabbards, safety head gear, coveralls, mesh gloves, rubber gloves, hair nets, balaclavas, beard nets, cotton gloves, win- ter bib coveralls, winter mitts, freezer/winter jackets will be provided by employer. Tool allowance: Trades em- ployees must supply own tools. Employer will provide each employee required to use own tools $300 every 6 months, based on date of hire. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): For employees hired on or be- fore Dec. 8, 2014: General 1 Start: $15.70 rising 3 steps to $16.70 520 hrs: $15.70 rising 3 steps to $16.70 2080 hrs: $15.70 rising 3 steps to $16.70 General 2 Start: $16.10 rising 3 steps to $16.80 520 hrs: $16.40 rising 3 steps to $17.10 2080 hrs: $16.80 rising 3 steps to $17.50 Semi 1 Start: $17.35 rising 3 steps to $18.70 520 hrs: $17.85 rising 3 steps to $19.20 2080 hrs: $17.95 rising 3 steps to $19.70 Semi 2 Start: $18.45 rising 3 steps to $19.90 520 hrs: $18.90 rising 3 steps to $20.35 2080 hrs: $19.50 rising 3 steps to $20.95 Skilled 1 Start: $20.10 rising 3 steps to $21.65 520 hrs: $20.60 rising 3 steps to $22.15 2080 hrs: $21.15 rising 3 steps to $22.70 Skilled 2 Start: $20.65 rising 3 steps to $22.70 520 hrs: $21.15 rising 3 steps to $23.20 2080 hrs: $21.70 rising 3 steps to $23.75 Maintenance Helper: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $24.65 Editor's notes: Education, training trust fund: Employer will contributions $0.15 per hour into Manitoba Food and Com- mercial Workers Local 832, Education and Training Trust Fund: SOCIAL SERVICES Community Living St. Catharines St. Catharines, Ont. (203 social workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2276 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2024. Ratified in March 2021. Signed on Oct. 21, 2021. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2021: 0.3% Effective April 1, 2022: 0.5% Effective April 1, 2023: 0.8% Paid holidays: 14 days includ- ing 1 floater day for full-time employees. 9 days for part-time employees. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month up to 10 days to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 4 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 1 additional day for every 2 ad- ditional years to maximum of 6 weeks. Part-time relief up to 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 in 1 shift and 40 in 1 week, all hours on assigned day off. Employees on sleepover shift, overnight awake shift, or community par- ticipation support who work 10 hours in 1 shift, overtime rates apply to 10-hour day, which is within 40-hour week. Time and one-half for employees who at- tend mandatory staff meetings or training outside of 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: If employee is required to work extra continu- ous full shift as overtime, 2 free meals will be supplied during such shift in addition to over- < 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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