Canadian Labour Reporter

August 20, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 12 mt: $35.23 rising 3 steps to $36.93 2 yr: $37.48 rising 3 steps to $39.29 Grade 13 Start: $34.62 rising 3 steps to $36.30 12 mt: $36.98 rising 3 steps to $38.77 2 yr: $39.34 rising 3 steps to $41.24 Grade 14 Start: $36.70 rising 3 steps to $38.47 12 mt: $39.20 rising 3 steps to $41.09 2 yr: $41.70 rising 3 steps to $43.71 Grade 15 Start: $38.91 rising 3 steps to $40.78 12 mt: $41.56 rising 3 steps to $43.56 2 yr: $44.21 rising 3 steps to $46.34 Grade 16 Start: $41.24 rising 3 steps to $43.21 12 mt: $44.05 rising 3 steps to $46.16 2 yr: $46.86 rising 3 steps to $49.11 Editor's notes: Standby: $210 per week Friday to Friday plus $27 per day extra for any holiday occurring in standby period. $30 per day plus $27 per day extra for any holiday occurring in standby period for short-term standby. Hear- ing aids: $2,000 per ear every 3 years. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay, maximum $225 (single vision) and $275 (bifocals) for 1 pair of CSA-approved prescription safety eye glasses. BEER PRODUCTION Molson Breweries Toronto (320 production, maintenance employees) and the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers, Local 325/National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on Feb. 17, 2017. Shift premium: $0.70 per hour for work on afternoon shift. $1.30 per hour for work on mid- night shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 week to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Employ- ees hired after Jan. 1, 2010, will not be eligible for 7 weeks of vacation. Vacation bonus: On May 1 of each year, employees who have 3 years or more of seniority will be paid bonus of 20% of normal vacation pay- ment. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours on 1 shift, double time after 11 hours. For retail-store employ- ees, time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week or on Sunday. Meal allowance: $10 for work- ing 3 hours after regular shifts or for employees called at home on day of overtime required. Dental: Maximum reimburse- ment for basic services: $1,000 per year. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $1,350 per year. Combined life- time maximum for restorative, orthodontic services: $7,000. Vision: $250 per person per 24-month period. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $400 per person per 24-month period. Paramedical: $300 per year each for chiropractor, massage therapist. Weekly indemnity: 70% of wages during 26-week period. Sick leave: 6 days per year. Un- used portion will be paid out on first payday of December. LTD: 66 2/3% of wages during first 78 weeks of plan. AD&D: Coverage of $95,000. Life insurance: Coverage of $95,000. Pension: DB plan for employ- ees who participated in plan prior to Jan. 1, 2010. DC plan for employees who participated in plan after Jan. 1, 2010. Em- ployer, employee will contrib- ute 5% (previously 4%) of base wages into plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (same-sex partner, parents, brothers, sisters, mother-in- law, father-in-law, daughter-in- law, son-in-law, grandchildren). Seniority - recall rights: 30 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at appropriate overtime rate. Probationary period: 90 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for written warnings or reprimands; 30 months for suspensions. Safety shoes: $150 will be paid by Feb. 1 each year to all regular employees not issued rubber boots as regular footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees will be provided with rub- ber boots, aprons, protective clothing where necessary. $250 per year in lieu of employer laundering 1 set of uniform per week. Tool allowance: $395 per year for regular tradesman to replace worn or broken tools or to up- grade tools. $115 per year for apprentices upon ratification of second year of program. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2% increase): Packaging employee: $34.65 ris- ing 3 steps to $35.35 Brewing employee: $34.65 ris- ing 3 steps to $35.35 Warehouse employee: $34.65 rising 3 steps to $35.35 Maintenance tradesperson: $40.55 rising 3 steps to $41.37 Oilers and battery changers: $35.68 rising 3 steps to $36.40 Temporary employees: $16.61 rising 3 steps to $16.94 Probationary employee: $16.61 rising 3 steps to $16.94 Maintenance probationary: $27.88 rising 3 steps to $28.44 Maintenance temporary: $25.73 rising 3 steps to $26.25 Packaging, brewing, warehouse employees hired after Jan. 1, 2010 First 52 weeks: $21.09 rising 3 steps to $22.71 Second 52 weeks: $22.15 rising 3 steps to $23.85 Third 52 weeks: $23.21 rising 3 steps to $24.99 Fourth 52 weeks: $24.26 rising 3 steps to $26.13 Fifth 52 weeks: $25.32 rising 3 steps to $27.27 Sixth 52 weeks: $26.37 rising 3 steps to $28.40 Seventh 52 weeks: $27.43 rising 3 steps to $29.54 $1,000 lump sum for all full- time, permanent employees upon ratification Editor's notes: Hearing-aid benefit: $500 maximum for hearing aids in any 3-year period. Covered expenses include cost installation, repair and maintenance, batteries for hearing aid or aids. Hearing-aid benefit: $500 maximum for hearing aids in any 3-year period.

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