Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 or over-scale as of ratification) Effective June 3, 2018: $1,000 lump sum Effective March 17, 2019: $1,250 lump sum Effective March 22, 2020: 1.5% increase to top rates for junior and senior warehouse-men (pre-ratification), all truck shop and transportation positions (Active employees who were on the payroll at start rate or in the progression) Effective June 3, 2018: $500 lump sum Effective March 17, 2019: $625 lump sum Effective March 22, 2020: 1.5% off-scale increase Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked as lead-person. $0.80 per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) paid to afternoon-, night-shift employees. $1.10 per hour to designated freezer person (if employee works mini- mum 2 hours in freezer and is redirected to work elsewhere, employee will receive premium for entire shift.). Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week; double time after 1 hour of work. Double time for all work on second day off per week, third day off per week for 10-hour shift workers. Meal allowance: $6 when employee works unscheduled overtime of 3 or more hours at end of shift. Medical benefits: Sobeys Group Insurance Plan. Employ- er will pay full cost of Alberta Health Care Premium. Sick leave: 4 hours for each month of employment, maxi- mum 12 days, after 3 months of service. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Sobeys Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: For death in the immediate family (spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, step-child, step-parent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, legal dependant, spouse's parents) employee will be granted paid leave of absence. Length of absence will be at discretion of employer. In case of current spouse, parent, child, leave will be minimum of 3 days. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: When employee is called in to work earlier than regular starting time, overtime rates for work performed prior to regular assigned starting time will only apply if employee works more than 8 hours on that shift or hours worked will ex- ceed hours of basic work week. Probationary period: 320 hours worked (modified work is not considered hours worked). Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for written repri- mands, 18 months for minor discipline (no more serious than verbal warning). Severance: 1 week per year of service, maximum 40 weeks, for warehouse closure. Safety shoes: 75% of cost of new boots, maximum $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: 75% of cost of coveralls or cold/wet jackets, maximum $110 per year. Tool allowance: If employee is required to use personal tools on job as part of employment and tool is broken while per- forming work, employer will replace broken tool with one of equivalent quality. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Level Junior warehouseman 1: $13.62 2 (501 hours): $14.18 3 (1,001 hours): $14.74 4 (1,501 hours): $15.30 5 (2,001 hours): $15.63 6 (2,501 hours): $15.96 7 (3,001 hours): $16.29 8 (3,501 hours): $16.63 9 (4,001 hours): $16.97 10 (4,501 hours): $17.30 11 (5,001 hours): $17.63 12 (5,501 hours): $17.96 13 (6,001 hours): $18.30 14 (6,501 hours): $18.47 rising 3 steps to $18.75 Senior warehouseman (pre- ratification) 14 (6,001 hours): $18.47 15 (6,501 hours): $18.81 16 (7,001 hours): $19.15 17 (7,501 hours): $20.16 18 (8,001 hours): $21.38 19 (8,501 hours): $27.54 rising 3 steps to $27.95 Senior warehouseman (post- ratification) 14 (6,001 hours): $18.47 15 (6,501 hours): $18.81 16 (7,001 hours): $19.15 17 (7,501 hours): $20.16 18 (8,001 hours): $21.38 19 (8,501 hours): $22.02 20 (9,001 hours): $22.68 21 (9,501 hours): $23.36 22 (10,001 hours): $24.06 23 (10,501 hours): $24.79 24 (11,001 hours): $25.93 Janitor and salvage (post-ratifi- cation) 1: $16 2 (501 hours): $16.30 3 (1,001 hours): $16.60 4 (1,501 hours): $16.90 5 (2,001 hours): $17.20 6 (2,501 hours): $17.50 7 (3,001 hours): $17.80 8 (3,501 hours): $18.10 9 (4,001 hours): $18.40 10 (4,501 hours): $18.70 11 (5,001 hours): $19 12 (5,501 hours): $19.30 13 (6,001 hours): $19.60 14 (6,501 hours): $19.90 15 (7,001 hours): $20.20 16 (7,501 hours): $21 Chief engineer and pre- ratification trailer mechanic: $34.42 rising 3 steps to $34.94 Maintenance non-ticketed: $27.54 rising 2 steps to $27.95 Transport trailer mechanic: $31 rising 2 steps to $31.47 Signing bonus: $1,000 for full- time employees on payroll on date of ratification, $500 for part-time employees. Editor's notes: Security cards: Employees continuously reporting to work without card will be required to retrieve card on own time. Damaged cards will be replaced at no cost. First lost card per year will be replaced at no cost. For each subsequent lost card, employees will be charged $5 per card in that year. SENIORS CARE Bethany Care Society Calgary (12 professional, technical employees) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 1, 2017, to July 31, 2020. Ratified on Dec. 21, 2018. Signed on Jan. 20, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective 2017: 0% Effective 2018: 0% Effective 2019: Re-opener for wage grids only Shift premium: $2.75 per hour for all work where majority of hours are between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. $3.25 per hour for all work where majority of hours are between 5 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday. $1 per hour for all hours worked during tem- porary assignment performing substantive duties of classifica- tion not covered by collective agreement. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days af- ter 1 year, 20 days after 2 years, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Additional 5 days after 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, 40 years, 45 years. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Safety shoes: 75% of cost of new boots, maximum $125 per year.

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