Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employ- ee pays 50% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, husband, wife, children, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents, spouse (common-law spouse), stepchildren, stepparents, stepgrandparents, any relative who resides with employee). Additional 7 days without pay if funeral occurs outside of a 700-kilometre radius of employee's normal work location. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs; 24 months where there is no reasonable likelihood of return to work. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at applicable overtime rate, when called in after working day is over; minimum 4 hours' pay at applicable rate, when called in on day off. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 discipline-free months after verbal or written warning; 15 dis- cipline-free months after receiv- ing any form of suspension. Safety shoes: $100 reimburse- ment after 6 months of employ- ment, for approved footwear required for Edmonton airport sites. $150 reimbursement thereafter every 12 months. Uniforms/clothing: All uni- forms, when supplied by em- ployer, will be without cost to employee. Upon termination of employment, all uniform pieces will be returned to employer (failure to do so will result in deduction from final pay, maxi- mum $430). Employer will pro- vide 2 pairs of pants, 4 shirts, 1 multi-purposed jacket-parka, normal cresting, 1 sweater, 1 windbreaker. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.1% increase): AEO and ATL, airside escort D: $22.92 rising 2 steps to $23.85 Groundside supervisor/super- visor escort DA: $19.43 rising 2 steps to $20.22 Guardhouse, central office: $18.73 rising 2 steps to $19.49 General ranks: $17.78 rising 2 steps to $18.50 New hires 0 to 6 months: $16 6 to 12 months: $16.25 After 12 months: General Eligible employees will receive $1,500 signing bonus to be paid within 30 days of ratification (employees with more than 12 months seniority as of June 1, 2018 and have completed at least 1,600 scheduled work hours in previous 12 months). All other qualified employees will receive $750 signing bonus to be paid within 30 days of ratification (employees must have more than 12 months seniority as of June 1, 2018 and have completed at least 1,000 scheduled work hours in previ- ous 12 months). Editor's notes: Parking allowance: Employer will pay 100% of cost of staff parking. Teamsters fund: Employer will contribute $0.05 per regular hour worked for each employee to Teamsters union/industry advancement fund. POULTRY PROCESSING Maple Leaf Foods o/a Maple Leaf Poultry Brampton, Ont. (230 production employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2018 to May 31,2021. Signed on Dec. 24, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective June 3, 2018: $0.50 per hour (all maintenance employees). Shift premium: $0.50 per hour will be paid to employ- ees working on second shift (scheduled shifts that start at or after 1:15 p.m. but before 11 p.m.). Effective May 31, 2020: $0.55 per hour. $0.60 per hour (previously $0.55 per hour) will be paid to employees working on third shift (sched- uled shifts that start at or after 11 p.m. but before 4 a.m.). $0.50 per hour for all hours worked as live hanger. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 floating holiday (floating holi- days which are not used will not be paid out.). Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of daily or weekly schedule (8 hours per day or 40 hours per week); double time after 12 hours of work. Time and one-half for all work on sixth scheduled shift; double time for all work on sev- enth scheduled shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer will contrib- ute $0.51 for all hours worked to United Food and Commer- cial Workers Trusteed Dental Plan-Ontario. Vision: $240 every 24 months (previously $230 every 24 months). Eye examinations can be claimed within $220 maximum. Effective June 1, 2020: $250 every 24 months. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 60% of employee's average weekly wage to EI maximum, max- imum 26 weeks. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $30,000. Pension: Effective ratification, employees who are not cur- rently enrolled in existing DB pension plan will have option for 1-time irrevocable election to join DB pension plan. If no election is made, once eligible employee will be required to join DC plan. Employer match- es mandatory employee contri- bution, maximum 2%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, son, daughter). 3 days for death of brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for death of grandparent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 90 work- ing days accumulated within 6 consecutive months. Severance: 1 week per year of service after 1 year of seniority; 2 weeks per year of service after 5 years of seniority, maximum 34 weeks. Safety shoes: $230 per year for 2 pairs of leather safety boots for maintenance employees. $200 per year for rubber safety boots for all other plant em- ployees. Employees may still elect to purchase 3 pairs of boots per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply aprons, hairnets, gloves where required and laun- CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs; 24 months where there is no reasonable likelihood of return to work.

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