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June 24, 2019

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be banked and taken as time off in lieu, maximum 40 hours of over- time (60 straight-time hours). Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, em- ployee pays 50% of premiums until fourth year of employment when employer pays 100% of premiums. Employer will pro- vide $400 per year for health spending account. Sick leave: 1.5 days for each month worked, maximum 20 days. Employees may use up to 5 days per year from sick leave for personal/wellness days. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of current spouse (in- cluding common-law spouse, same-gender partner), parent, brother, sister, child, parent-in- law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law, sister-in- law, grandparent, grandchild, legal guardian, other family member as defined in employ- ment standards code. Employer may grant employees time off to attend funeral as pallbearer or mourner with or without pay. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 1 hour at overtime rate. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.6% increase): Assistant 1 Step 1: $18.74 rising 2 steps to $19.23 Step 2: $19.30 rising 2 steps to $19.81 Step 3: $19.88 rising 2 steps to $20.40 Step 4: $20.48 rising 2 steps to $21 .01 Step 5: $21.09 rising 2 steps to $21.64 Assistant 2 Step 1: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.39 Step 2: $18.46 rising 2 steps to $18.94 Step 3: $19.01 rising 2 steps to $19.51 Step 4: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.09 Step 5: $20.17 rising 2 steps to $20.70 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 10.3% increase): Casual/temp: $13.60 rising 3 steps to $15 Editor's notes: First aid: Employer will provide and maintain first-aid equipment and provide first-aid training to all employees. Sunday work: No employee will be required to work on Sundays. ENTERTAINMENT Hard Rock Casino (Great Canadian Casinos) Coquitlam, B.C. (430 dealers, dealer supervisors, boxmen, slot attendants, slot attendant supervisors, count-team members, count-team supervisors, cage cashiers, cage supervisors, commis chefs, demi chefs de partie, senior chefs de partie, dishwashers, kitchen cleaners, shipper/receivers, guest-relations hosts, guest-service representatives, retail associates, guest-service supervisors, ushers, ticket agents, usher supervisors, sushi chef, security officers, security supervisors) and the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) Renewal agreement: Effective July 22, 2018, to Jan. 31, 2022. Ratified on July 24, 2018. Signed on July 24, 2018. (First agree- ment.) Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 31, 2019: 2% Effective Jan. 31, 2020: 2% Effective Jan. 31, 2021: 2% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for all hours worked between midnight and 7 a.m. on grave- yard shift. $2 per hour for all hours worked as first-aid at- tendants. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 10 years, 25 days or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Dou- ble time after 12 hours per day. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for basic provincial medical plan for employee and families. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $200 every 24 months if 18 or older and 12 months if 17 or younger. Includes prescribed eyeglasses, contact lenses, laser eye cor- rective surgery, prescription sunglasses, prescription safety glasses. Annual eye examina- tions covered separately up to reasonable and customary fees. Sick leave: 3 8-hour paid days per year. Employees hired after end of first pay period of each year will not receive paid sick days until following year. Un- used days will be paid out in first quarter of following year. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, parent, guardian, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild of employee, someone living with employee as member of family). Upon request, employee will receive maximum 3 additional days without pay of leave. Seniority – recall rights: 16 weeks for layoff; 6 months if employee accepts employment in non-bargaining unit position within Hard Rock or at an- other Great Canadian worksite; 3 years for medical leave. Probationary period: 650 hours or 5 months worked, whichever is greater. Discipline: Sunset clause is 17 months. Severance: 1 week after 3 months of service; 2 weeks after 12 months of service; 3 weeks plus 1 week per addi- tional year of service, maximum total 8 weeks, after 3 years of service. Uniforms/clothing: When employer provides specific clothing that employee is re- quired to wear, clothing will be supplied to employee at no cost. Uniforms will be repaired or replaced when no longer ser- viceable at no cost to employee. New shirts will be provided when required. Cleaning allow- ance: $1.25 per shift for super- visors, security officers; $1 per shift for all other employees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.1% increase): Cashier Probation: $14.07 rising 3 steps to $14.93 Step 1 past probation: $14.57 rising 3 steps to $15.46 Step 2: $16.25 rising 3 steps to $17.24 Step 3: $17.75 rising 3 steps to $18.84 Step 4: $18.25 rising 3 steps to $19.37 Cage supervisor Probation: $20.25 rising 3 steps to $21.49 Step 1 past probation: $20.75 rising 3 steps to $22.02 Step 2: $21.25 rising 3 steps to $22.55 Step 3: $21.75 rising 3 steps to $23.08 Step 4: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $23.61 Count team supervisor Probation: $20.25 rising 3 steps to $21.49 Step 1 past probation: $20.75 rising 3 steps to $22.02 Step 2: $21.25 rising 3 steps to $22.55 Step 3: $21.75 rising 3 steps to $23.08 Step 4: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $23.61 Guest relations host Probation: $17.68 rising 3 steps to $18.76 Step 1 past probation: $18.18 rising 3 steps to $19.29 Step 2: $18.68 rising 3 steps to $19.82 Step 3: $19.18 rising 3 steps to $20.35 Step 4: $19.68 rising 3 steps to $20.88 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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