Canadian Labour Reporter

November 11, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 GROCERY WAREHOUSE Loblaws Ajax Distribution Centre Ajax, Ont. (990 warehouse, sanitation, clerical employees, mechanics) and Unifor, Local 222 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 27, 2019 to Feb. 13, 2022. Signed on Feb. 27, 2019. Wage adjustments: Full-time end-rate warehouse/ sanitation/lumping employees Effective Feb. 24, 2019: $0.50 per hour Effective Feb. 9, 2020: $0.75 per hour Effective Feb. 14, 2021: $0.75 per hour Full-time maintenance depart- ment employees Effective Feb. 24, 2019: $2.30 per hour Effective Feb. 9, 2020: $0.75 per hour Effective Feb. 14, 2021: $0.75 per hour Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for employees assigned as lead-hands. $0.40 per hour for employees assigned to af- ternoon shift; $0.50 per hour for employees assigned to night shift. $0.40 per hour for employ- ees assigned to freezer depart- ment or for employees assigned to handle freezer loads. $3 per hour for certified MHE trainers and trainer helpers. $1 per hour for current maintenance em- ployee with electrician licence and 2 current maintenance em- ployees with millwright licence. $0.40 per hour for employees on afternoon shift. $0.50 per hour for employees on night shift. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 personal paid holiday per year (unused personal days cannot be carried forward into follow- ing year and will be paid out on last pay period of year). Vacations with pay: 4 hours per month to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years. Vacations are not cumula- tive and any unused time will be paid out at end of vacation year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: $750 or $1,500 maxi- mum coverage per year. Vision: Basic benefit: $250 every 24 months, every 12 months for those younger than 18. Addition- al $500 lifetime for laser surgery. Eye exam: once every 24 months, once every 12 months for those younger than 18. Weekly indemnity: 66.67% of weekly earning, maximum $1,000 (plan G, 70%). Sick leave: 4 hours for each month without absences. May be accumulated, maximum 6 days. Unused credits will be paid out in last pay period of year. LTD: 67% of first $4,500 of monthly earnings, plus 50% of remainder, maximum $8,200. AD&D: Coverage of 2 times an- nual earnings. Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times annual earnings. Pension: On first day of month after probationary period, em- ployee may make contributions into employer group RSP: vol- untary employee contributions only with less than 1 year of ser- vice; employer will match, max- imum 3%, after 1 year of service; employer will match, maximum 3.5%, after 5 years' service. Employees may also make ad- ditional RRSP contributions above maximum that will not be matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child (includ- ing stepchild). 4 days for death of sister, brother, parent (in- cluding stepparent), grandchild. 3 days for death of grandparent, parent of spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. For justified reasons (military, religious) re- lating to death of family mem- ber, employee may withhold use of 1 day of leave to future date. Seniority – recall rights: 15 months, or period of time equal to accumulated seniority, whichever is less, for layoffs. 90 days if employee accepts position within company but outside bargaining unit. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' work or pay at time and one- half regular hourly wage rate. Probationary period: First 480 worked hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: Maximum $135 per year for CSA-approved footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply all employees with protective safety clothing and devices at no cost to employee. Employer will supply jacket and gloves to employees in grocery department; perishable suit (jackets and pants) and gloves to employees in perishable de- partment; freezer suit (jacket and pants), freezer boots, toque, gloves and balaclava to employ- ees in freezer department; jack- et or freezer suit to employees in refrigerated areas of facility. Tool allowance: Employer will supply all employees with nec- essary tools, equipment at no cost to employee. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Warehouse Start rate: $19 12 months: $20 24 months: $20.91 36 months: $22.05 48 months: $24.15 rising 3 steps to $26.15 Sanitation Start rate: $15.44 12 months: $17.75 24 months: $21.65 rising 3 steps to $23.65 Lumping Start rate: $17.54 rising 3 steps to $19.54 Mechanic Start rate: $33.78 rising 3 steps to $37.58 Clerical (hours) 0: $17 2,000: $18 4,000: $19 6,000: $20 8,000: $20.75 10,000+: $21.50 rising 3 steps to $24.15 All full-time employees in warehouse, sanitation, lump- ing classification (who did not receive raise when employer increased start rate: in Febru- ary 2018) will receive $2,000 signing bonus within 2 weeks of ratification. All full-time employees in warehouse, sanitation, lump- ing classification (at start rate or who did receive raise when employer increased start rate in February 2018) will receive $500 signing bonus within 2 weeks of ratification. All full-time employees in cleri- cal department (earning between $21.50 and $23.40 per hour as of ratification will move to $24.15 effective Feb. 24, 2019) and will receive $750 signing bonus with- in 2 weeks of ratification. All full-time employees in cleri- cal department earning $24.15 per hour will receive $500 sign- ing bonus within 2 weeks of ratification. Effective Feb. 9, 2020: all full- time employees in clerical department earning $24.15 per hour will receive 2% lump sum. Effective Feb. 14, 2021: all full-time employees in clerical department earning $24.15 per hour will receive 2% lump sum. All full-time employees in clerical department (earning less than $21.50 per hour as of ratification) will receive $2,000 signing bonus within 2 weeks of ratification. All part-time employees will receive $500 signing bonus within 2 weeks of ratification. (Employee will have option to have employer deposit signing bonus into personal RRSP) Editor's notes: Paid education leave: Employer will pay $0.03 per hour per employee into Unifor Paid Education Leave Program to provide paid education leave. Social justice fund: Employer will pay $0.01 per hour per employee for all compensated hours to Unifor Social Justice Fund. Independent medical examination: If employer has valid reasons to question employee's medical fitness for work, employer can request employee attend independent medical examination that will be at employer's expense. Tuition reimbursement: $4,000 per year for employees who successfully completed approved course. Hearing aids: $500 every 5 years.

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