Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 Effective 2022: 2% Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 1 Christmas float day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be taken as time off in lieu. May be banked, maximum 16 hours, but will be paid out at Dec. 31 each year. Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of premiums, employee pays 15% of premiums. Employees will participate in Alberta Health Care, AUMA extended health and vision care, AUMA dental basic option number 1 and option number 2, AUMA weekly indemnity, AUMA group life (3 times annual salary), AUMA long- term disability. Employer will implement health spending account of $400 per year. Sick leave: 2 days per month. Unused portions will be accu- mulated, maximum 80 days. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 10 days per year. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 4 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months (previously 18 months). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.1% increase): Bookkeeper Probation 4 months: $21.75 rising 3 steps to $22.85 Level 1: $22.99 rising 3 steps to $24.16 Level 2: $24.23 rising 3 steps to $25.46 Level 3: $25.46 rising 3 steps to $26.76 Clerk 3 Probation 4 months: $20.27 rising 3 steps to $21.30 Level 1: $21.12 rising 3 steps to $22.19 Level 2: $22.24 rising 3 steps to $23.37 Level 3: $23.37 rising 3 steps to $24.56 Pages Probation 4 months: $15.10 rising 3 steps to $15.25 Level 1: $15.20 rising 3 steps to $15.50 Level 2: $15.30 rising 3 steps to $15.75 Level 3: $15.40 rising 3 steps to $16 Program and tech librarian Probation 4 months: $28.13 rising 3 steps to $29.56 Level 1: $28.69 rising 3 steps to $30.15 Level 2: $29.26 rising 3 steps to $30.75 Level 3: $30.10 rising 3 steps to $31.63 ENERGY Toronto Hydro Toronto (470 inside employees) and the Power Workers' Union, CUPE Local 1000 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2018, to Jan. 31, 2022. Signed on Aug. 28, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 2.3% Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2.3% Effective Feb. 1, 2020: 2.3% Effective Feb. 1, 2021: 2.3% Shift premium: 6% for shift employees who work on 7-day rotating shift schedule which includes weekends, public holidays; $0.70 per hour for those whose schedule does not include weekends, public holidays. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Heritage Day if proclaimed, plus 3 additional holidays. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 15 years, 30 days after 25 years. Any portion of 1 year's vacation may be carried over. Overtime: Double time when continuing work after regular stopping time. Meal allowance: $15 after 4 hours of overtime. Dental: 50% co-insurance basis for fixed prosthodontic (including implants) services. 50% co-insurance basis, lifetime maximum $4,000 per employee, $4,000 per family member cov- ered, for orthodontic services Vision: $550 per person cov- ered (previously $450 per per- son covered) for 2-year period. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $600 per person covered for 2-year pe- riod. Laser eye surgery coverage of 67% coinsurance, lifetime maximum $1,500 per person covered. $80 per person for eye exams, once every year for de- pendent children younger than 21, once every 2 years for other persons covered. Paramedical: $150 for initial visit; $70 per subsequent visit for physiotherapist. $500 per year (previously $475 per year) for chiropractor (including X-rays). Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $525 per year. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $550 per year. $50 per visit per person for osteopath, chiropodist, podiatrist, regis- tered massage therapist. $1,000 per person (previously $850 per person) per contract year for psychologist/psychothera- pist, acupuncture, naturopath, speech therapist, dietician (pay- able only after OHIP ceases to pay any portion of expenses). Pension: Employee participa- tion in OMERS pension plan will commence on date of hire. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, steppar- ent, partner, spouse, child, stepchild. 3 days for death of brother, brother-in-law, sis- ter, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, parent- in-law, grandchild, relative residing in employee's home. 1 day for death of aunt, aunt- in-law, uncle, uncle-in-law, relative other than those listed. Maximum 6 employees are per- mitted, without loss of pay, to serve as pall-bearers at funeral of fellow employee or retired employee. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Probationary period: 5 months for new classifications; 6 months for new employees. Severance: After 3 years of service, for each week of con- tinuous layoff, up to maximum number of weeks equal to number of years of service, employee will receive 1 week's straight-time pay. Safety shoes: $225 per year (previously $170 per year). $270 per year for distribution-service technicians, certified power- cable persons, certified crew leader, cable, certified power- line persons, system-response representatives, certified crew- leader line. May be carried over into following year, maximum 1 year's entitlement. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide overalls, coveralls, quilted-bib overalls, parkas, gloves, pants, shirts Tool allowance: Employer will provide tools necessary for em- ployees to carry out duties. Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre, plus $300 per year to cover difference in insurance cost between pleasure and business driving for employees who use own vehicles. Sample rates of weekly pay (current, after increase): Printer: $912.13 rising 3 steps to $1,216.22 Accounting clerk level 1: $950.11 rising 3 steps to $1,266.37 Office clerk: $950.11 rising 3 steps to $1,266.37 Engineering records tech.: $1,024.19 rising 3 steps to $1,365.58 Accounting clerk level 2: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 Computer operator: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 Energy service clerk: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 System perf. tech. level 1: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 Telecom field technician: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 Telecom technician level 1: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 U.G. field technician: $1,103.57 rising 4 steps to $1,533.08 Senior office clerk level: 1 $1,105.34 rising 3 steps to $1,474.13 Customer-service rep.: CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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