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clean-up crew, fishmeal, wet- end workers will receive rubber boots, rubber gloves when worn-out pair is turned in. When employees work in area of abnor- mally high noise levels, employer will supply 5 pairs of hearing protection for each 100 days worked. Snack-line workers will receive 2 aprons, 5 pairs of nylon gloves each 100 department-days worked. Employer will provide wet-end, fishmeal employees oil clothes or rain gear of enduring quality. Tool allowance: Employer will pay 50% replacement cost for any tool lost or stolen, maximum $150 per year, for employees required to use own hand tools for work provided value of tools used by employee exceeds $150. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Probationary packers (first 80 hours worked): $11.25 + $0.75 Probationary packers (80 to 160 hours worked): $11.25 + $0.50 Qualified packers (guaranteed minimum hourly rate): $11.25 Students (minimum wage): $11.25 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.7% increase): Gr. 4P (can reconditioning, clean-up janitor, golden- smoke packers, manual pep- per worker, SAP/fish packing reclaim belt operator, SAP line workers/repack): $14.43 rising 3 steps to $15.54 Gr. 6P (freezing and holding class 2, general labour, Her- masa line packer, QA assistant): $15.29 rising 3 steps to $16.46 Gr. 7P (Hermasa line tray off/ SAP 2 tray off ): $15.53 rising 3 steps to $16.73 Gr. 8P (Busse cart unloader, can-washer operator (#10), clean-up crew, control tank operator, freezing and holding class 1, labelling-machine oper- ator 1 machine, labelling room tally person, lift-truck operator class 2, packing room tally per- son class 2, pan-station opera- tor, precooker operator, precut machine operator, quality-con- trol inspector, sealing-machine feeder, sealing-machine opera- tor, smoker operator, snack-line worker, weigher): $15.76 rising 3 steps to $16.96 Gr. 9P (tank operator): $15.94 rising 3 steps to $17.17 Gr. 10P (floor person, grading- room operator, depalletizer operator, labelling-machine operator 2 machines, packing- room tally-person class 1, pollution-room operator, retort operator 2, sauce-room operator, tally person, tank- room operator B): $16.04 rising 3 steps to $17.27 Gr. 11P (flow-wrapper opera- tor, lift-truck operator class 1, vision-line operator): $16.26 rising 3 steps to $17.52 Gr. 13P (checker class 1, quality checker, retort hauler): $16.58 rising 3 steps to $17.85 Gr. 14P (fish-unloading pump operator, grading-room opera- tor A, lift-truck operator class 1A, quality-assurance coordi- nator class 2, tank-room opera- tor A): $16.82 rising 3 steps to $18.11 Gr. 15P (quality-assurance coordinator class 1, retort operator class 1): $17.81 rising 3 steps to $19.19 Gr. 16P (quality assurance coordinator class 1A): $18.58 rising 3 steps to $20.01 Editor's notes: Licensing: In view of provincial licensing requirements for electricians, welders, stationary engineers, employer will pay annual licensing fees for those employed in these trades. Standby pay: Any maintenance employee who is not normally required to wear pager or cellphone and is asked to be on standby during non-scheduled hours and is not permitted to leave home or community, will be guaranteed minimum of 1 hour of pay for duration of shift covered. 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE HR VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS Voting for the 2019 Readers' Choice Awards is underway — and we want your opinion on who you think is the best at what they do. Cast your ballot today, and in July we'll reveal the winners in a special feature in Canadian HR Reporter. It's an exclusive look into who you, and your peers, think are the top companies in the country. Voting closes on March 18. www.hrreporter.com/2019-readers-choice-awards 2 0 1 9 READERS' WINNER CHOICE