Canadian Labour Reporter

November 19, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS PLASTIC COMPONENTS Ventra Group Peterborough, Ont. (330 production, skilled-trades, clerical, IT workers) and Unifor, Local 1987 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 10, 2017, to Feb. 9, 2020. Signed on Feb. 10, 2017. Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for emergency-response team (ERT) members. $0.65 per hour for afternoon shift. $0.70 per hour for midnight shift. When employee reports earlier than 5 a.m., employee will be paid 3 hours of midnight-shift pre- mium. $0.25 per hour for relief person. $1 per hour for lead- hand. $0.50 per hour for utility operator. Paid holidays: 6 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 2 weeks or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or on Saturday. Double time for all work on Sunday (ex- cept where time worked is part of midnight start-up shift for following day). Meal allowance: $10 to em- ployee who works overtime without 1 day's notice if em- ployee works at least 2 hours of overtime beyond scheduled shift. Will be paid out on same day. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $300 every 2 years. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 5 days per year for office, clerical employees. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will contribute $1 per hour to group RRSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of wife, husband, father, mother, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, stepparents, step- children, same-sex spouse, foster children. 3 days for death of grandfather, grandmother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter in-law, son in-law, stepbrother, stepsister. Seniority – recall rights: 36 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours of pay at applicable hour- ly rate. Probationary period: 40 work days or 320 hours worked with- in 12-month period, whichever comes first. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week of sever- ance pay per year of service, maximum 26 weeks, (subject to provisions of Employment Standards Act, 2000) whether or not employee has 5 years of service. Safety shoes: $130 per year; $160 per year for those that are required to wear safety foot- wear (inside paint, cart main- tenance, shipper/receiver, driv- er/cleaner, material handler, injection set-up, skilled trades, grinder operators). Uniforms/clothing: Protective devices and other equipment deemed necessary to protect employees from disease and injury will be supplied 100% to ministry-standard pricing by employer. Each ERT member will be responsible for own equipment and clothing. Tool allowance: Employer will pay $500 on Jan. 15 for remain- ing years of contract for skilled- trades workers. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Assembly department Glue-line operator: $21.93 ris- ing 2 steps to $22.98 Production worker: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 Janitor: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 Material handler: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 PSPD department Utility operator: $21.53 rising 2 steps to $22.58 Picker: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Production: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 Injection-moulding depart- ment Utility operator: $25.48 rising 2 steps to $26.53 Set-up: $24.98 rising 2 steps to $26.03 Grinder operator: $22.03 rising 2 steps to $23.08 Material handler/Raymond Reach: $22 rising 2 steps to $23.05 Production worker: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 Paint department Utility operator: $25.48 rising 2 steps to $26.53 Paint set-up: $24.98 rising 2 steps to $26.03 Chemical monitor: $23.98 rising 2 steps to $25.03 Paint kitchen: $22.98 rising 2 steps to $24.03 Cart maintenance: $20.48 rising 2 steps to $21.53 Production worker: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 Material handler: $20.43 rising 2 steps to $21.48 Office Computer-system analyst: $24.88 rising 2 steps to $25.93 Material-control clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Maintenance-control clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Maintenance-planning clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Maintenance-stores clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Payroll and benefit clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Accounts-payable clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Secretary: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Purchasing clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Inventory-control clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Shipping/receiving clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Data-entry clerk: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Receptionist: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Floater: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Scrap tracker: $21.03 rising 2 steps to $22.08 Editor's notes: Education-leave fund: Employer will pay $0.02 for all hours worked on quarterly basis to union for employees' paid education-leave fund. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay 100% coverage for prescription safety glasses that are CSA-approved and replaced when broken. Educational assistance: On successful completion of approved course, employer will refund maximum $200 for tuition cost of relevant, recognized education courses (not including textbooks or materials). Donations: Employer will make annual donations of $100 each during life of collective agreement to Renaissance House. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay 100% coverage for prescription safety glasses that are CSA-approved and replaced when broken.

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