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December 10, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS may be given when employee must miss more than specified days of work due to length of trip required to attend funeral, memorial or interment service. 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year with less than 1 year of service; 2 years after 1 year of service. Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours' pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: 120 working days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: After 1 year of service, 2 weeks' pay for first and 1 1/2 weeks' pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 45 weeks for first layoff. 1 1/2 weeks' pay for each succeeding year of service, maximum 45 weeks for second layoff. Safety shoes: $250 every 18 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply appropriate extreme weather outdoor clothing to employees who are required to work outdoors during winter season. Replacement of parka in second year of contract will be at discretion of employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.4% increase): Decontamination worker/util- ity person: $25.19 rising 4 steps to $27.31 Editor's notes: Marriage leave: Employees with more than 6 months' service may be given 5 days' leave with pay after being married. Safety glasses: Safety work glasses (prescription, non-prescription) will be paid for and supplied by employer. On-call pay: $35 for each 24-hour period for employees who are on-call outside standard work hours, maximum 157 days per year. SENIOR LIVING Woods Park Care Centre Barrie, Ont. (180 nurses, aides, cooks, attendants) and Teamsters Canada, Local 419 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 30, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2020. Signed on April 1, 2018. Shift premium: $0.28 for each hour worked on afternoon or evening shifts only for employ- ees who rotate over 2 or more shifts. $0.30 per hour (previ- ously $0.15 per hour) for work between 11 p.m. Friday and ending at 11 p.m. Sunday. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 float holidays. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 weeks or 6% after 4 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 7 1/2 hours per day or 75 hours in 2-week period. May be taken as time off in lieu. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Blue Cross Extended Health Care Plan. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $250 every 24 months (previously $160 every 24 months). Sick leave: 1.25 days per 162.5 hours worked, maximum ac- cumulation 45 days, after 3 months of service. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $30,000. Pension: Employer contributes 4%, employee contributes 4% to Teamsters Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of spouse, child, step- child, parent, sibling. 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in- law, guardian, grand- parent, grandchildren, son-in- law, daughter-in-law. 2 days if funeral is not attended. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 36 months. Probationary period: 450 working hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months, except in case of incidents involving third-party interface such as residents and family where records will remain on file; 18 months for suspensions. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will pay $0.07 per hour for uni- form allowance. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.5% increase): RPN Probation: $24.56 rising 5 steps to $25.91 Start: $24.69 rising 5 steps to $26.05 1 year: $25.21 rising 5 steps to $26.59 2 years: $25.81 rising 5 steps to $27.22 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.3% increase): HCA Probation: $19.78 rising 3 steps to $20.62 Start: $19.90 rising 3 steps to $20.75 1 year: $20.29 rising 3 steps to $21.15 2 years: $20.82 rising 3 steps to $21.71 Nurse aide Probation: $19.48 rising 3 steps to $20.31 Activity aide Start: $19.60 rising 3 steps to $20.43 1 year: $20.10 rising 3 steps to $20.96 2 years: $20.61 rising 3 steps to $21.49 Program aides Probation: $19.32 rising 3 steps to $20.14 Start: $19.56 rising 3 steps to $20.39 1 year: $20.10 rising 3 steps to $20.96 2 years: $20.61 rising 3 steps to $21.49 Dietary aide Probation: $18.86 rising 3 steps to $19.66 Start: $19.35 rising 3 steps to $20.17 1 year: $19.89 rising 3 steps to $20.74 2 years: $20.46 rising 3 steps to $21.33 Cook Probation: $20.54 rising 3 steps to $21.41 Start: $20.79 rising 3 steps to $21.68 1 year: $21.36 rising 3 steps to $22.27 2 years: $21.88 rising 3 steps to $22.81 RH guest Probation: $15.83 rising 3 steps to $16.50 Attendant Start: $15.94 rising 3 steps to $16.62 1 year: $16.43 rising 3 steps to $17.13 2 years: $16.94 rising 3 steps to $17.66 Pension: Employer contributes 4%, employee contributes 4% to Teamsters Pension Plan.