Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS ALCOHOL DISTRIBUTION Liquor Control Board of Ontario Provincewide, Ontario (6,990 retail, warehouse, technical employees) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2021. Signed on June 25, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2017: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 0.5% Effective April 1, 2018: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 1% Effective April 1, 2019: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2019: 1% Effective April 1, 2020: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 1% Shift premium: $18 per day to employee acting for store manager in manager's absence, provided employee works for minimum 3 consecutive hours. $2 per hour for each hour employee replacing another employee in higher classification, provided employee works for minimum 1 shift. $1 per hour for all regular hours worked between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. if more than 50% of hours fall within this period. $2 per hour for all work on night shift. $2 per hour casual employee working on night shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/3 days per month after 8 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 16 years, 2 1/2 days per month after 26 years. Additional 5 days, one-time only, after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one- half for all work after normal work day or on Sunday (does not apply to retail, store and depot, retail POS/help-desk employees), double time for work on second scheduled day off. Meal allowance: $10 for cost of 1 meal, provided employee works 3 hours or more of over- time. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Maximum $3,000 per year, per insured employee; $3,000 per year for each of dependant basic and major treatments. 50% reimbursement, lifetime maximum $3,000, for eligible dependants 6 years old to 18 years old for orthodontic treatment. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $340 (previously $300) per insured person in any 24-month period. $80 once every 2 years for eye exams not covered under provincial health plan. Paramedical: $50 per visit for each visit not subsidized by OHIP for chiropractor, osteopath, chiropodist, naturopath, podiatrist, physiotherapist, speech therapist, massage therapist, acupuncturist. Combined maximum $2,000 per year. $50 per half hour per family member for psychologist or social worker or Master of Social Work and psychotherapy or testing and $35 for all other purposes. $160 for surgery by podiatrist, performed in podiatrist's office. Sick leave: 30 days. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 100% of salary or $20,000, whichever is greater. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of mother, father, brother, sister, stepmother, stepfather, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, spouse. 3 days for death of mother-in- law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandpar- ents, spouse's grandparents, great-grandparents, spouse's great-grandparents, grandchild, ward, guardian. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Probationary period: Min- imum 400 hours per 6-month period. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years. Severance: 1 week's notice for each year of seniority, minimum 4 weeks, maximum 15 weeks. Safety shoes: $150 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 5 long-sleeve or short-sleeve shirts or blouses per year. Warehouse main- tenance employees will be provided with 2 clean shirts and 2 clean pairs of trousers per week. $400 payable on Sept. 1 each year for all other ware- house employees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.8% increase): Retail stores and depots: $15.23 rising 7 steps to $16.26 Logistics: $15.23 rising 7 steps to $16.26 Liquor store manager (03 A store assistant/04 C store man- ager): $31.14 rising 7 steps to $33.23 Liquor store manager 2 (B store assistant): $30.30 rising 7 steps to $32.33 Liquor store manager 1 (D store manager): $28.60 rising 7 steps to $30.51 Liquor store clerk grade 3 (cus- tomer service representative) Step 1: $15.23 rising 7 steps to $16.26 Step 2: $16.42 rising 7 steps to $17.52 Step 3: $17.71 rising 7 steps to $18.90 Step 4: $19.09 rising 7 steps to $20.37 Step 5: $20.57 rising 7 steps to $21.97 Liquor store clerk grade 2 (PPT cashier): $26.30 rising 7 steps to $28.06 Clerk grade 5 (retail depots only): $32.30 rising 7 steps to $34.47 Senior security officer: $23.56 rising 7 steps to $25.14 In-store special-events coordi- nator: $27.35 rising 7 steps to $29.19 Building maintenance mechan- ic and HVAC mechanic (GTA service centre): $32.84 rising 7 steps to $35.03 Control console operator: $31.84 rising 7 steps to $33.97 Warehouse foreman/woman 2: $32.03 rising 7 steps to $34.18 Utilities person: $25.80 rising 7 steps to $27.53 Clerk grade 4 (logistics opera- tions clerks only): $28.62 rising 7 steps to $30.53 Computer operator grade 2: $26.53 rising 7 steps to $28.31 Draftsperson: $25.55 rising 7 steps to $27.27 Lab technician grade 3: $30.98 rising 7 steps to $33.06 Marketing research analyst: $35.34 rising 7 steps to $37.71 Purchasing officer 3: $35.27 rising 7 steps to $37.64 Category analyst: $35.70 rising 7 steps to $38.09 Editor's notes: Relocation expenses: When employee accepts position outside of work area and distance from residence is greater than 50 kilometres, employer will reimburse approved relocation expenses, maximum $5,000. Separation allowance: When employee resigns after receiving notice of layoff, employee will receive: $1,000 for 1 year of seniority; $2,000 for 5 years of seniority; $3,000 for 10 years of seniority; $4,000 for 15 years of seniority; $5,000 for 20 years of seniority. Hearing aids: Maximum $2,500 (2 x $1,250 per ear) in any 36-month period. Relocation expenses: When employee accepts position and distance from residence is greater than 50 kilometres, employer will reimburse expenses, maximum $5,000.

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