Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 later time up to 6 a.m.). $0.60 per hour (previously $0.50 per hour) for all hours worked on regularly rotating first, second, third shifts. $1.10 per hour (pre- viously $1 per hour) for all hours worked on schedules support- ing continuous operations. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus last work day before Christmas Day, last work day before New Year's Day, floater day (to be declared by employer). 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, 6 weeks or 12% after 30 years. After 30, 35, 40 years of service employee will receive 1-time payment of 1 week's pay. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, double time after 12 hours per day. Double time for all scheduled work on Saturday and Sunday (provided employ- ee worked 40 hours per week). Time and one-half for employ- ees on schedules supporting continuous operations for all hours worked on employee's scheduled day off (providing employee works majority of hours on each of days of normal schedule in that work week). Time may be banked, maxi- mum 24 hours per year. Meal allowance: $10 if em- ployee works 2 hours in excess of regular daily work hours and is otherwise not eligible for double-time pay. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for plan equivalent to Manulife or equiv- alent carrier (semi-private). Dental: Orthodontic: lifetime maximum $2,000. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $200 per 24-month period for employee, dependants. Em- ployer will reimburse employee for 1 eye examination every 24 months, maximum $75. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of regular weekly earnings. Employees with 23 years of service will receive 70 per cent of regular weekly earnings. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 60% of employee's straight- time hourly rate multiplied by 173, payable each month after 180 days of disability. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 times base salary (previ- ously $44,000). Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (parents, sister, brother, spouse, children, grandparent, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law). Employees who work 12-hour shifts will receive 36 hours' pay if ab- sent for 3 days. Employees who work 8.5-hour shift will receive 25.5 hours' pay if ab- sent for 3 days. Employees who work 8-hour shift will receive 24 hours' pay if absent for 3 days. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law of if employee will not be able to attend funeral of member of immediate family. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years to start; 3 years after 5 years of service. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay for each call-in at time and one-half. Probationary period: 13 weeks within 6-month period. Severance: 1 1/2 week's regular non-overtime wages per year of service, maximum 30 weeks. Safety shoes: $175 per year (previously $150 per year) for mandatory safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: When employer requires safety glasses to be worn, they will be provided for by employer (pre- scription, non-prescription). Work gloves will be provided by employer and will be re- placed when required. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.6% increase): Maintenance vehicle mechanic: $37.10 rising 3 steps to $39.18 40 kg icing operator/Rovema operator/bulk-liquid loader/ central-process operator/truck operator/yard service: $34.60 rising 3 steps to $36.53 Centrifugal operator/general maintenance: $34.03 rising 3 steps to $35.93 Lab attendant: $33.67 rising 3 steps to $35.55 1/4-kilo operator/2 kg SIG operator/IBC operator/Ropak operator A/material handler: $33.23 rising 3 steps to $35.09 Second-floor operator/valve- pack operator/warehouse at- tendant: $33 rising 3 steps to $34.85 1 kg 500 gm icing operator/ packaging-utility operator/ utility operator: $32.74 rising 3 steps to $34.58 Raw-sugar operator/blender operator: $32.04 rising 3 steps to $33.84 Payloader operator/10-kilo operator/40 kg brown operator: $31.79 rising 3 steps to $33.57 Process support: $30.09 rising 3 steps to $31.77 Student rate: $17.06 rising 3 steps to $18.02 Editor's notes: First-aid course: Employee, who is requested to take first-aid course on own time, will be reimbursed 2 hours' pay for each attendance that is 16 hours maximum per course. HEALTH CARE Health Employers Association of British Columbia Provincewide, British Columbia (44,000 nurses) and the British Columbia Nurses' Union (BCNU) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022. Ratified on Jan. 25, 2019. Signed on Nov. 1, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2019: 2% Effective April 1, 2020: 2% Effective April 1, 2021: 2% Shift premium: Casual avail- ability bonus: $2 per hour for all hours worked at end of each 3-month period for casual employees eligible to receive bonus. $0.70 per hour for evening shift. $3.50 per hour for night shift. $2.30 per hour for each hour worked between 11 p.m. on Friday and 11 p.m. on Sunday. $1 per hour for each hour worked between 11:30 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, and between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday (premium will be in addition to night, weekend pre- miums). $5 per hour for every hour that unit, department or program is working short for units, departments or pro- grams with 10 or fewer nurses within same baseline classifi- cation on unit; $3 per hour for every hour that unit, depart- ment or program is working short for units, departments or programs with 11 or more nurses within same baseline classification on unit. $2 per hour for each hour worked for employees who work straight- time shift within 24-hours of start of shift. $1.25 per hour for nurse 3 general duty nurse designated in charge of unit, department or worksite. $9.38 per shift to nurses designated in charge of worksite for speci- fied shift. $1.25 per hour for nurse 3 nurse who relieves in higher rated position within bargaining unit. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 20 days af- ter 1 year, 21 days after 5 years, 22 days after 6 years, 23 days af- ter 7 years, 24 days after 8 years, 25 days after 9 years, 26 days after 10 years, 27 days after 11 years, 28 days after 12 years, 29 days after 13 years, 30 days after 14 years, 31 days after 15 years, 32 days after 16 years, 33 days after 17 years, 34 days after 18 years, 35 days after 19 years, 36 days after 20 years, 37 days after 21 years, 38 days after 22 years, 39 days after 23 years, 40 days after 24 years, 41 days after 25 years, 42 days after 26 years, 43 days after 27 years, 44 days after 28 years, 45 days after 29 years. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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