Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 from Feb. 1 to Jan. 31. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours (or 10 hours, if 10-hour shifts are established) per day or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $489 per month (previously per $465 month) to Teamsters Local Union Health and Welfare Plan for each eligible employee. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $355 per month to Teamsters of Ontario Pension Plan for each eligible employee. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, children. 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, brothers, sisters, in-law relationships, grandpar- ents). Employee may request to extend time allowed for leave which will not be unreasonably denied but will be unpaid. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Probationary period: 90 calendar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 14% increase): Border ambassadors: $18.23 rising 5 steps to $20.84 New hires 0 to 3 months: full rate less $1 4 to 12 months: full rate less $0.50 After 12 months: full rate Casuals: full rate less $1 Editor's notes: Union fund: Employer will contribute $0.05 per hour for each hour worked by all bargaining unit employees to Teamsters, Local 879 union advancement fund. Personal days: 2 personal days in following calendar year for full-time employees who have 1 year of service. COMMUNICATIONS Bragg Communications (Eastlink) Digby/Clare/Yarmouth/Barrington/Shelburne, N.S. (10 technicians) and Unifor, Local 919-M Renewal agreement: Effective June 13, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2021. Signed on May 1, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 1.5% Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Rates will be increased by general wage increase as determined by employer in its sole discretion. Shift premium: 15% of basic hourly rate for all hours worked between midnight and 6 a.m., except when hours are being worked by employee on night shift (9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.) and occurs at least 5 nights per week on continuous or rotating ongoing basis, in which case night differential will not be paid. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 10 days af- ter 1 year, 15 days after 3 years, 20 days after 10 years. 0.83 days' vacation with pay for each month worked before Sept. 1 for employees hired before Sept. 1 in any year Overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked immedi- ately preceding or immediately following employee's scheduled tour of duty. Double time for all work after 12 hours per day. Meal allowance: $20 for em- ployee working at least 2 hours beyond regularly scheduled tour of duty. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employ- ee pays 50% of premiums, after 3 months of service. Sick leave: 4.67 hours per month of service, maximum 56 hours per year; 2 hours per month of personal leave. Com- bined maximum 80 hours per year. Leave will not be cumula- tive from one year to another. Pension: Employees are re- quired to join company pension plan after 1 year of service. Em- ployer will match employee's contribution to plan, maximum 4.5% of employee's normal weekly earnings (excluding overtime, standby, callback and other fringe benefits). Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, common law spouse, child, father, mother, brother, sister. 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, any other relative residing with employee. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate regardless of time recorded on employee's time card for that first hour. In addition, payments of 1 bonus hour at applicable overtime rate of time and one-half for each fourth hour worked. Probationary period: 180 days of continuous, compensated service. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $215, inclusive of HST, per year for all employees required to wear safety foot- wear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.5% increase): AST Level 1: $25.33 rising 1 step to $25.71 Level 2: $26.28 rising 1 step to $26.67 Level 3: $27.23 rising 1 step to $27.64 Level 4: $28.15 rising 1 step to $28.57 Level 5: $29.12 rising 1 step to $29.56 System tech Level 1: $21.40 rising 1 step to $21.72 Level 2: $22.16 rising 1 step to $22.49 Level 3: $22.93 rising 1 step to $23.27 Level 4: $23.65 rising 1 step to $24 Level 5: $24.38 rising 1 step to $24.75 Service tech Level 1: $17.65 rising 1 step to $17.91 Level 2: $18.39 rising 1 step to $18.67 Level 3: $19.16 rising 1 step to $19.45 Level 4: $19.89 rising 1 step to $20.19 Level 5: $20.64 rising 1 step to $20.95 Editor's notes: Standby: $250 for standby period. Minimum of 2 hours' pay for each occasion of work. Time will commence when call was made and includes any travel time to and from employee's residence. Travel time while on such assignments will be considered as time worked and be paid at applicable rate. Child's birth/adoption: Employee may receive 2 days unpaid leave immediately preceding or following birth or adoption of child. Employee may use available sick days, personal days, vacation days, if employee wants to be paid for either or both of leave days. Licensing: As condition of employment, all employees covered by agreement will have valid Nova Scotia Class 5 driver's licence. Test equipment: Employees will be responsible for lost test equipment, maximum $150, if it is determined that loss was due to employee negligence. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Meal allowance: $20 for employee working 2 hours beyond regular tour of duty.

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