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April 22, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 $28.90 rising 2 steps to $29.90 Stationary engineer third: $30.49 rising 2 steps to $31.49 Stationary engineer fourth: $27.40 rising 2 steps to $28.40 Grade 5 (live-hang progression) 0 to 6 months: $19.29 rising 2 steps to $20.09 7 to 12 months: $20.09 rising 2 steps to $20.89 13 + months: $20.88 rising 2 steps to $21 Editor's notes: Medical examinations: Employer will pay for yearly medical exams required for plant employees, including drivers' medical examinations, once every 3 years. Training and education fund: Employer will contribute $0.03 per hour to United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175 Training and Education Fund. Orthotics: Maximum 1 pair of orthotics per year, maximum $400 per pair. HOTELS Hilton Saint John Saint John, N.B. (120 hotel, kitchen, maintenance, security employees, engineers) and Unifor, Local 2002 Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 10, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2021. Signed on Aug. 10, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.75% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2.95% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for lead-hand and for employ- ees providing training. Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 3 floating holidays (previously 2 floating holidays plus anniver- sary of hotel hire date). Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one- half after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be banked as time off in lieu but will be paid out on last pay pe- riod prior to Christmas. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employ- ee pays 50% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Sick leave: 16 hours for first 520 hours worked and 16 hours for next 520 hours worked for total of 1,040 hours, plus ad- ditional 8 hours after working 1,040 hours. Maximum accu- mulation of 100 hours. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Pension: After 1 year of service, employer will match employee's contribution to group RRSP, maximum 4%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, wife, husband, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, child, common-law spouse, mother-in-law, father- in-law, sister-in-law, brother- in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, grandparent, grandchild. Additional 2 days burial occurs outside of province. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece. 1 unpaid day to attend funeral as pallbearer, flower bearer, reader. Seniority – recall rights: 12 consecutive months. Probationary period: 520 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months. Severance: 1 weeks' pay for each year of service, maximum 15 weeks, after 36 months of service. Safety shoes: $250 per year (previously $100 per year) for safety footwear per year for em- ployees in engineering, house- men, TCC housemen, kitchen, stewarding, bellman depart- ments. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $300 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Protec- tive devices, other equipment deemed necessary to protect employees from injury will be supplied by employer. Employer will provide uniforms to em- ployees who are required to wear uniforms in performance of duties. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 11% increase): Banquet Wait staff: $11.37 rising 4 steps to $12.63 Floor coordinator: $13.50 rising 4 steps to $15.01 Engineering Engineer A: $13.87 rising 4 steps to $15.44 Engineer B: $16.76 rising 4 steps to $18.62 Engineer B: $19.95 rising 4 steps to $22.18 Security/maintenance: $15.36 rising 4 steps to $17.06 F and B outlets Room service: $11.91 rising 4 steps to $13.24 Wait staff/bartender: $11.37 rising 4 steps to $12.63 Host/ess: $13.45 rising 4 steps to $14.95 Front desk Bell desk: $11.91 rising 4 steps to $13.24 Guest service agent: $15.42 rising 4 steps to $17.15 Housekeeping House attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55 Laundry attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55 Room attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55 Kitchen General cook: $12.21 rising 4 steps to $13.57 Cook, block 1: $12.24 rising 4 steps to $13.60 Cook, block 2: $12.36 rising 4 steps to $13.74 Cook, block 3: $12.75 rising 4 steps to $14.18 3rd commis: $13.06 rising 4 steps to $14.52 2nd commis: $14.15 rising 4 steps to $15.72 1st commis: $15.59 rising 4 steps to $17.33 Demi chef parti: $16.87 rising 4 steps to $18.75 Stewarding Steward: $11.91 rising 4 steps to $13.24 TCC housemen House attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55 Editor's notes: Paid education leave: Employer will contribute $2,500 per year (previously $2,250 per year), on Jan. 1, to paid education leave fund for upgrading employees' skills in all aspects of trade union functions. Parking: Employer will offer employees, reduced parking rates in Market Square underground parkade, as long as this is made available by parkade owners. Paid education leave: Employer will contribute $2,500 per year, on Jan. 1, to paid education leave fund.

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