Canadian Labour Reporter

June 24, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 day or for all hours worked in excess of maximum regular work week. Sick leave: 5 sick days per year after minimum 1 year of se- niority. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: Unused sick days over course of year will be paid out at $100 per day. This will be paid out in first pay day in December. Engineer- ing employees who work alter- nate schedule of 12 hours shift will get 48 hours of sick-time paid equalling 4 days. Pension: Employer will contrib- ute $0.75 per hour (previously $0.60 per hour) worked for each full-time employee into Ontario United Food and Commercial Workers Union Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (hus- band, wife, child, father, mother, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents or grandparents of employee's spouse, stepchil- dren, stepparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, same-sex partner). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 5 hours of pay at regular rate or hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 90 cal- endar days worked for full-time; 180 calendar days for part-time. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Uniforms/clothing: Doorman, valet employees: Employer will provide long johns, scarves, appropriate headwear, gloves in winter; in summer, employer will provide short-sleeve white shirts and ties (and hats for doormen). Driveway employ- ees will be allowed to wear UV protection sunglasses as dictated by company policy. Room attendants may, at time of next approved individual uniform change or at time of hire, choose from either dress- based uniform or slacks-based uniform. Employer will supply gloves, hats to employees en- gaged in outside banquet cater- ing functions during fall, winter and spring. Tool allowance: $85 (previ- ously $75) per collective agree- ment year to employees in cook 1, cook 2 and pantry-cook classifications, after 1 year of seniority, for purchase or main- tenance of knives. $50 per year, less deductions required by law, to employees in maintenance department. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Banquets Servers: $14 rising 4 steps to $14.50 Houseperson: $14 rising 4 steps to $15.65 Service express Service express attendant: $16.05 rising 4 steps to $17.70 Service-express attendant (N): $16.84 rising 4 steps to $18.49 Service-express agent: $20.41 rising 4 steps to $22.81 Daly's Servers: $14 rising 4 steps to $15.65 Busperson: $15.90 rising 4 steps to $17.55 Greeter: $19.55 rising 4 steps to $21.95 Culinary Chef de partie: $25.86 rising 4 steps to $28.26 Cook 2: $23.70 rising 4 steps to $26.10 Cook 3: $19.50 rising 4 steps to $21.90 Stewards Steward: $19 rising 4 steps to $21.40 Banquet steward: $20.26 rising 4 steps to $22.66 Beverage Bartenders: $14.85 rising 4 steps to $16.50 Beverage coordinator: $17.49 rising 4 steps to $19.14 Driveway Door attendant: $14.89 rising 4 steps to $16.54 Valet: $14.89 rising 4 steps to $16.54 Housekeeping House person: $19.10 rising 4 steps to $21.50 Room attendant: $19.81 rising 4 steps to $22.76 Laundry Attendant: $19.12 rising 4 steps to $21.52 Storeroom Clerk: $19.33 rising 4 steps to $21.73 Receiver: $20.45 rising 4 steps to $22.85 Engineering Carpenter: $27.54 rising 4 steps to $30.49 Maintenance 1: $25.65 rising 4 steps to $28.60 Maintenance 2: $24.22 rising 4 steps to $27.17 Maintenance 3: $21.64 rising 4 steps to $24.59 Front-office Front-desk agent: $20.41 rising 4 steps to $22.81 Front-desk agent (N): $21.01 rising 4 steps to $23.41 Editor's notes: Investigation time limits: Employer will limit indefinite investigation suspensions to 56 hours when employee is suspended pending investigation. Meetings, training: For mandatory meetings or training, employees will be paid minimum of 3 hours so long as training does not continue for 3 hours, employee agrees to work remaining hours as required. When employee does not agree to work remaining hours, as required, employee will only be paid for length of meeting or training. Parking gratuity: Employer will pay $1.75-per-car gratuity for long- term valet parking. Distribution of gratuity will be based on hours worked for both valet and door in month. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $1.85 per hour. Coffee compensation: Employer will provide lump-sum payment of $50, less deductions required by law, to room attendants. Gratuities: Employer will pay employees 12% gratuity for complimentary items, vouchers including surprise and delight SPG, gift certificates, as amended from time to time. Education, training fund: Employer will contribute $1,200 (previously $1,100 per year) to union's education and training fund. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Edmonton Concrete Lafarge Western Canada Edmonton (13 operator, labourers) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955 Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2018, to Feb. 29, 2020. Ratified on March 29, 2018. Signed on May 11, 2018. Shift premium: $1 per hour for work between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. $2.50 per hour for work be- tween 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. $2 per hour for foreman in charge at each plant location. $1 per hour for junior lead-hand at each plant location. $1 per hour for employee safety representative assigned within bargaining unit. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 12 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 21 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 8 hours of Saturday, double time thereafter. Time and one-half for first 4 hours, after 8 hours Monday through Friday, double time thereafter. Double time for all work on Sunday. May be banked, maxi- mum 40 straight-time hours Meal allowance: $10 if em- ployee works 12 hours per shift, provided overtime is un- scheduled (if employee has not been notified in person at least 2 hours prior to quitting time on previous day or overtime requirements have not been identified on shift-scheduling tape). Medical benefits: Employer will pay $1.50 for each hour worked (previously $1.45 per hour) by each employee into Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Wellness Trust Fund. Employer pays 50% of cost of Alberta Health Care pre- miums, employee pays 50%. Pension: Employer will pay $4.50 for each hour worked (previously $4.25 per hour) by each employee into Operating

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