Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 Shift premium: $1.15 per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, between 6 p.m. and midnight. $1.40 per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, between mid- night and 6 a.m. $1.40 per hour for work on Saturday, Sunday. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus first Monday in August. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 21 years, 7 weeks after 28 years. For employees hired after May 12, 2014: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 28 years. Unused time may be carried over into following year. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime, double time thereafter. Double time or 3 hours of pay min- imum, whichever is greater, for all work on day of rest. May be converted to compensatory leave and carried over into fol- lowing fiscal year if not used, but will be paid out if not used in that year. Meal allowance: $6.25 for work more than 2 hours over- time in excess of daily schedule or shift; additional one-half hour paid lunch (at time and one-half ) break after 3 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 95% of premiums, em- ployee pays 5% of premiums. Employer pays 80% of prescrip- tion drug expenses, employee pays 5%. Employer pays 70% per cent of provincial medical premium, employee pays 30%. Dental: Employer pays 95% of premiums, employee pays 5% of premiums. $1,000 maximum per year per person for basic. $2,000 maximum per year per person for major. $2,000 life- time maximum per child for orthodontic. Vision: Maximum $300 for each 4-year period. Lifetime maximum $300 for visual cor- rection by laser. Sick leave: 7 days. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse resident with employee, child, child of common-law spouse, stepchild, ward of employee, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents, grandparents of employee's spouse, grandchildren, any relative residing in employee's household). 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: Equivalent to length of senior- ity after 6 months of service; 2 years after 2 years of service; 4 years after 4 years of service. Call-in pay: 3 hours' pay at applicable overtime rate or compensation at applicable overtime rate (if period of over- time worked is not contiguous to scheduled hours), whichever is greater. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year or 2 years. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 5.1% increase): For employees hired before May 12, 2014 (classification) A1 Max: $45,546 rising 3 steps to $47,885 Min: $35,037 rising 3 steps to $36,836 Step 1: $36,203 rising 3 steps to $38,062 Step 2: $37,409 rising 3 steps to $39,329 Step 3: $38,655 rising 3 steps to $40,641 Step 4: $39,946 rising 3 steps to $41,998 Step 5: $41,277 rising 3 steps to $43,396 Step 6: $42,652 rising 3 steps to $44,843 Step 7: $44,075 rising 3 steps to $46,338 Step 8: $45,546 rising 3 steps to $47,885 A2 Max: $50,926 rising 3 steps to $53,542 Min: $38,948 rising 3 steps to $40,948 Step 1: $40,272 rising 3 steps to $42,340 Step 2: $41,647 rising 3 steps to $43,786 Step 3: $43,066 rising 3 steps to $45,278 Step 4: $44,535 rising 3 steps to $46,822 Step 5: $46,052 rising 3 steps to $48,417 Step 6: $47,622 rising 3 steps to $50,067 Step 7: $49,245 rising 3 steps to $51,774 Step 8: $50,926 rising 3 steps to $53,542 A3 Max: $56,041 rising 3 steps to $58,919 Min: $42,858 rising 3 steps to $45,059 Step 1: $44,323 rising 3 steps to $46,599 Step 2: $45,831 rising 3 steps to $48,184 Step 3: $47,393 rising 3 steps to $49,827 Step 4: $49,009 rising 3 steps to $51,526 Step 5: $50,677 rising 3 steps to $53,279 Step 6: $52,407 rising 3 steps to $55,098 Step 7: $54,191 rising 3 steps to $56,974 Step 8: $56,041 rising 3 steps to $58,919 For employees hired after May 12, 2014 (classification) T1 Max: $84,342 rising 3 steps to $88,673 Min: $52,083 rising 3 steps to $54,757 Step 1: $54,655 rising 3 steps to $57,462 Step 2: $57,355 rising 3 steps to $60,300 Step 3: $60,186 rising 3 steps to $63,277 Step 4: $63,159 rising 3 steps to $66,402 Step 5: $66,278 rising 3 steps to $69,681 Step 6: $69,552 rising 3 steps to $73,123 Step 7: $72,987 rising 3 steps to $76,735 Step 8: $76,591 rising 3 steps to $80,524 Step 9: $80,374 rising 3 steps to $84,502 Step 10: $84,342 rising 3 steps to $88,673 T2 Max: $94,498 rising 3 steps to $99,351 Min: $57,860 rising 3 steps to $60,832 Step 1: $60,769 rising 3 steps to $63,890 Step 2: $63,824 rising 3 steps to $67,101 Step 3: $67,034 rising 3 steps to $70,477 Step 4: $70,403 rising 3 steps to $74,019 Step 5: $73,944 rising 3 steps to $77,741 Step 6: $77,661 rising 3 steps to $81,649 Step 7: $81,565 rising 3 steps to $85,753 Step 8: $85,666 rising 3 steps to $90,066 Step 9: $89,974 rising 3 steps to $94,595 Step 10: $94,498 rising 3 steps to $99,351 T3 Max: $107,816 rising 3 steps to $113,352 Min: $64,912 rising 3 steps to $68,246 Step 1: $68,291 rising 3 steps to $71,798 Step 2: $71,846 rising 3 steps to $75,536 Step 3: $75,585 rising 3 steps to $79,467 Step 4: $79,519 rising 3 steps to $83,602 Step 5: $83,657 rising 3 steps to $87,953 Step 6: $88,012 rising 3 steps to $92,531 Step 7: $92,592 rising 3 steps to $97,347 Step 8: $97,412 rising 3 steps to $102,414 Step 9: $102,483 rising 3 steps to $107,745 Step 10: $107,816 rising 3 steps to $113,352 Editor's notes: Lifting restriction: No employee will be required to lift, by hand, any object heavier than 22.7 kilograms. Permanent transfer: When employee is transferred permanently from 1 working place to another, employee will be entitled to $300 lump-sum compensation if distance between residence and new working place has increased by 3 kilometres. Standby: 1 hour's pay at straight time, minimum $20, for each 8-hour period on standby. Hearing benefits: $750 for each 60-month period. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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