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September 17, 2018

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September 17, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS floating holidays. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 23 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 80 hours biweekly. May be taken as time off in lieu, but must be taken within 60 days. Meal allowance: 1 paid meal per full 8-hour shift for each member of bargaining unit. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for plan equivalent to former Liberty Health Dental Plan No. 9. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $300 every 24 months (previously $275 every 24 months). Paramedical: $500 per year for chiropractic services. Sick leave: 12 hours per month. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of one and one-half salary of employee. Pension: Employees are ob- liged to enrol in Ontario Mu- nicipal Employee's Retirement System (OMERS). Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of mother, father, stepparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, grandchildren, stepbrother, stepsister, son-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. 4 additional unpaid days may be given where necessary because of distance. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with less than 2 years' seniority; 24 months after 2 years' seniority; 36 months for Workplace Safety and Insur- ance Board claims. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours of work or 3 hours of pay at time and one-half regular hourly earnings. Probationary period: 45 days worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months, except for incidents of resident abuse, workplace violence, workplace harass- ment. At 18-month intervals, providing that employee's rec- ord has been discipline-free for 18-month intervals, employer, union, employee will meet to review disciplinary record and employer will consider removal of disciplinary sanction. Uniforms/clothing: $150 per year for all employees who are required to wear uniforms or who are required to abide by dress code of Spruce Lodge. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.8% increase): RPN Start: $23.54 rising 2 steps to $24.21 6 months: $24.23 rising 2 steps to $24.92 12 months: $25.06 rising 2 steps to $25.78 18 months: $25.72 rising 2 steps to $26.46 Pool coordinator Start: $20.17 rising 2 steps to $20.75 6 months: $20.80 rising 2 steps to $21.40 12 months: $21.49 rising 2 steps to $22.11 18 months: $22.31 rising 2 steps to $22.95 Environmental services/pro- gram coordinator Start: $19.69 rising 2 steps to $20.25 6 months: $20.42 rising 2 steps to $21 12 months: $21.17 rising 2 steps to $21.77 18 months: $21.86 rising 2 steps to $22.48 Cook 1 Start: $19.20 rising 2 steps to $19.75 6 months: $19.93 rising 2 steps to $20.50 12 months: $20.66 rising 2 steps to $21.25 18 months: $21.44 rising 2 steps to $22.06 Therapy coordinator Start: $19.07 rising 2 steps to $19.61 6 months: $19.74 rising 2 steps to $20.30 12 months: $20.42 rising 2 steps to $21 18 months: $21.25 rising 2 steps to $21.86 Activity/volunteer coordinator Start: $18.69 rising 2 steps to $19.23 6 months: $19.35 rising 2 steps to $19.91 12 months: $20.04 rising 2 steps to $20.62 18 months: $20.82 rising 2 steps to $21.42 Cook 2 Start: $18.55 rising 2 steps to $19.08 6 months: $19.20 rising 2 steps to $19.75 12 months: $19.90 rising 2 steps to $20.47 18 months: $20.71 rising 2 steps to $21.30 H.C.A./P.S.W. Start: $18.40 rising 2 steps to $18.93 6 months: $19.03 rising 2 steps to $19.57 12 months: $19.73 rising 2 steps to $20.29 18 months: $20.58 rising 2 steps to $21.17 Resident assistant support worker Start: $17.57 rising 2 steps to $18.07 6 months: $17.91 rising 2 steps to $18.43 12 months: $18.93 rising 2 steps to $19.47 18 months: $19.97 rising 2 steps to $20.54 Lifeguard 1 Start: $17.53 rising 2 steps to $18.03 6 months: $17.86 rising 2 steps to $18.38 12 months: $18.89 rising 2 steps to $19.43 18 months: $19.94 rising 2 steps to $20.51 Dietary aide Start: $17.42 rising 2 steps to $17.92 6 months: $17.74 rising 2 steps to $18.25 12 months: $18.76 rising 2 steps to $19.30 18 months: $19.83 rising 2 steps to $20.40 Maintenance Start: $17.01 rising 2 steps to $17.50 6 months: $17.35 rising 2 steps to $17.85 12 months: $18.37 rising 2 steps to $16.89 18 months: $19.44 rising 2 steps to $20 Housekeeping aide Start: $16.15 rising 2 steps to $16.61 6 months: $16.74 rising 2 steps to $17.22 12 months: $17.19 rising 2 steps to $17.69 18 months: $19.23 rising 2 steps to $19.78 Editor's notes: Medical certificate: If employer requires employee to produce medical certificate for sick-leave absence, excluding WSIB claims and absences, and physician charges employee for certificate outside of OHIP, em- ployer will reimburse employee, maximum $20 per certificate. RETAIL GROCERY Real Canadian Wholesale Club Provincewide, Alberta (330 sales specialists, pharmacy assistants) and the Retail, Health Care and Services Employees Union, CLAC (Christian Labour Association of Canada), Local 301 Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 21, 2017, to Oct. 28, 2023. Signed on Dec. 13, 2017. Shift premium: $2 per hour for all hours worked between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $3 per hour (previously $2 per hour) when starting shift between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. $1 per hour for all work on Sunday. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked as lead-hand. $0.40 per hour for employees designated as lead-specialist. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked as relief for department managers (in

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