Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS necessary because of distance. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Employee who is called in will receive minimum 3 hours' pay at regular rate of pay. Employee who has left premises and is called back will receive minimum 3 hours' pay at time and one-half regular rate of pay. Probationary period: 3 months or 488 hours worked, whichever comes first; 250 hours for casual employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for letters of discipline; 24 months for suspensions. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Health-care aide Start: $18.45 rising 2 steps to $19.10 1,950 hours: $20.71 rising 2 steps to $21.44 3,900 hours: $21.38 rising 2 steps to $22.13 5,850 hours: $22.02 rising 2 steps to $22.79 7,800 hours: $22.72 rising 2 steps to $23.52 9,750 hours: $23.24 rising 2 steps to $24.60 11,700 hours: $23.93 rising 2 steps to $24.78 13,650 hours: $24.67 rising 2 steps to $25.54 Licensed practical nurse Start: $24.50 rising 2 steps to $25.37 1,950 hours: $27.24 rising 2 steps to $28.21 3,900 hours: $28.35 rising 2 steps to $29.35 5,850 hours: $29.47 rising 2 steps to $30.51 7,800 hours: $30.59 rising 2 steps to $31.67 9,750 hours: $31.64 rising 2 steps to $32.76 11,700 hours: $32.91 rising 2 steps to $34.07 13,650 hours: $34.22 rising 2 steps to $35.43 Recreation aides Start: $14.40 rising 5 steps to $14.65 Post-probation: $14.96 rising 5 steps to $15.22 1,950 hours: $16.57 rising 3 steps to $16.86 3,900 hours: $17.20 rising 3 steps to $17.50 5,850 hours: $17.81 rising 3 steps to $18.12 Bus driver Start: $17.20 rising 2 steps to $17.80 Post-probation: $17.76 rising 2 steps to $18.39 1,950 hours: $19.52 rising 2 steps to $20.21 3,900 hours: $20.25 rising 2 steps to $20.96 5,850 hours: $20.66 rising 2 steps to $21.38 Cook (non-certified) Start: $16.42 rising 2 steps to $17.00 Post-probation: $16.96 rising 2 steps to $17.56 1,950 hours: $18.68 rising 2 steps to $19.34 3,900 hours: $19.17 rising 2 steps to $19.85 5,850 hours: $19.77 rising 2 steps to $20.47 Dietary aide/server/dishwash- er/housekeeper/cook's helper Start: $14.36 rising 3 steps to $15.26 Post-probation: $14.61 rising 3 steps to $15.67 1,950 hours: $15.88 rising 2 steps to $16.44 3,900 hours: $16.18 rising 2 steps to $16.75 5,850 hours: $16.49 rising 2 steps to $17.08 Cook (papered) Start: $19.10 rising 2 steps to $19.77 Post-probation: $19.66 rising 2 steps to $20.35 1,950 hours: $21.56 rising 2 steps to $22.32 3,900 hours: $22.17 rising 2 steps to $22.95 5,850 hours: $22.76 rising 2 steps to $23.57 TRANSPORTATION Reimer Express Lines Woodstock, Ont. (3 office employees) and the Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, Local Union No. 879 Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2022. Signed on May 25, 2018. Shift premium: Time and one- half for all work performed after 8 a.m. on Saturday and prior to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus day before Christmas and 1 person- al day. Vacations with pay: 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 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $488 per month (previously $478 per month) for each employee to Local Union Health and Welfare Plan. Sick leave: One-half day per month, maximum 2 sick days per year, after 1 year of service; maximum 1 day per year for employees with less than 1 year of service. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $438 per month (pre- viously $480 per month) for each employee to Teamsters and Motor Transport Industrial Relations Bureau of Ontario Pension Plan. Effective Oct. 1, 2019: $464 per month. Effective Oct. 1, 2020: $490 per month. Effective Sept. 30, 2021: $516 per month Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, spouse, son, daughter, sister, brother, grandparents, grandchildren, stepparent, stepchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews). Seniority – recall rights: 24 working months. Call-in pay: If employee is requested to report before regular shift, all time prior to regular starting time will be paid at overtime rate and regu- lar day will commence at regu- lar starting time. Probationary period: 60 cal- endar days. Safety shoes: $75 plus applic- able taxes per year when em- ployees are required to wear safety shoes/boots. If employ- ees furnish medical evidence of inability to wear standard safety shoes/boots, employer will contribute equivalent cost of standard safety shoes/boots al- lowance toward cost of special safety footwear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.7% increase): Full-time: $18.30 rising 4 steps to $19.90 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Part-time: $15 Editor's notes: Provisions for medicals: Employer will pay for all medical examinations which may be required by employer in cases where there is reasonable justification. If examination must be taken outside normal working hours, employee will be given minimum of 3 days' notice and will be paid $10. If travel outside municipal boundary of City of Woodstock is required, flat amount of $15 will be paid to employee. Parking facilities: Employer will provide adequate parking facilities for all employees at terminal and ensure that facilities are properly maintained on regular basis. Industry fund: Employer will contribute $0.05 per hour to Teamsters Union, Local 879 Advancement Fund. Probationary period: 3 months or 488 hours worked, whichever comes first; 250 hours for casual employees.

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