Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS After 5 years: $48,283 After 6 years: $50,208 After 7 years: $54,240 STA To start: $76,908 After 1 year: $78,062 After 2 years: $79,233 After 3 years: $80,421 After 4 years: $81,627 After 5 years: $82,852 After 6 years: $84,095 After 7 years: $85,356 Editor's notes: Standby: 1 hour pay for each day of week on which standby duty occurs. Parking: Employee who uses vehicle to travel to and from work will receive free parking space at or near place of employment, subject to YVR availability. Public transit: Employee who uses public transit to travel to and from place of employment will be reim- bursed, maximum $50 per month. Long-service: Premium of $500 will be paid on June 1 of year 8 to employees who have completed more than 8 years of service. Each year of service beyond 8 will result in additional $250 premium, paid on June 1. SENIOR CARE Corporation of the County of Middlesex (Strathmere Lodge) Strathroy, Ont. (210 nurses, support workers, cooks, clerks, seamstresses, aides, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 302 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on June 12, 2018. Shift premium: $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) when majority of hours worked are between 3 p.m. and 8 a.m. following day. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.75 per hour. $0.65 per hour (previously $0.60 per hour) for hours worked between 10 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Sunday. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.70 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 13 years. Employees will receive 1 extra day per year — after 20 years of service — until vacation total reaches 6 weeks. 7 weeks after 31 years. Overtime: Time and one- half for all work after normal scheduled shift, on employee's scheduled day off or in excess of 80 hours during any 2-week pay period. May be banked, max- imum 24 hours and must be used within year earned. Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Dental: Employer will pay 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. $2,000 (pre- viously $1,750) lifetime max- imum for orthodontic coverage for dependants younger than 17. Vision: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of $400 (previously $350) every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months for $100 (pre- viously $80). Effective Jan. 2, 2020: $450 every 24 months. Paramedical: $40 (previously $30) for massage, physiother- apy, chiropractic. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $45; $450 for orthotics. Sick leave: 1 and one-half days for each month of service, plus 3 personal days per year. 3 days will be credited after 3 months of service, when credited days begin. LTD: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of monthly earnings, max- imum $4,000. Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 and one-half times annual salary. Pension: Employer will pay 50% of contributions required for OMERS. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parents, stepparents, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, step-child). 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grand- child, sister-in-law, brother- in-law, daughter-in-law, son- in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, step- brother, stepsister, stepgrand- parent, stepgrandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Time and one-half for all hours worked, minimum 3 hours for each call-in. Probationary period: 60 days of service for full-time; 340 hours or 6-month period, whichever comes first, for part- time. Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months; 24 months for disci- pline is imposed for resident abuse. Safety shoes: $50 for full-time employees, $25 for part-time employees. $100 per year when employer requires employee to wear safety shoes. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 5 standard uniforms for full-time employees, 3 standard uniforms for part- time employees for those who are required to wear uniforms and who wish to wear supplied items. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.2% increase): Registered practical nurse/RPN clinical support/RPN adminis- trative support Start: $29.54 rising 5 steps to $31.08 Year 1: $ 29.94 rising 5 steps to $31.50 Year 2: $ 30.15 rising 5 steps to $31.72 Tradesperson/restorative care aide/adjuvant Start: $26.70 rising 5 steps to $28.09 Year 1: $27.09 rising 5 steps to $28.50 Year 2: $ 27.32 rising 5 steps to $28.74 Personal-support worker/cook/ accounts clerk Start: $24.66 rising 5 steps to $25.94 Year 1: $25.03 rising 5 steps to $26.33 Year 2: $25.25 rising 5 steps to $26.56 Maintenance/nursing assistant/ receptionist/ward clerk Start: $23.82 rising 5 steps to $25.06 Year 1: $24.22 rising 5 steps to $25.48 Year 2: $24.43 rising 5 steps to $25.70 Assistant cook Start: $24 rising 5 steps to $25.25 Year 1: $24.22 rising 5 steps to $25.48 Year 2: $24.43 rising 5 steps to $25.70 Seamstress/food-service worker Start: $23.49 rising 5 steps to $24.71 Year 1: $23.76 rising 5 steps to $25 Year 2: $23.94 rising 5 steps to $25.19 Lead-laundry/stock keeper/ laundry washer, worker/ dietary-aide/housekeeper Start: $23.21 rising 5 steps to $24.42 Year 1: $23.48 rising 5 steps to $24.70 Year 2: $23.74 rising 5 steps to $24.98 Editor's notes: Meals: Employer will provide meals to employees for $4 per meal. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $5 per meal. Meals: Employer will provide meals to employees for $4 per meal.

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