Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS administrative coordinator, IST/clerk, accounts receivable/ clerk, business development/ coordinator, corporate services/ coordinator, EOHS/coordina- tor, safety and training Step 1: $31.53 Step 2: $32.59 Step 3: $33.75 Accounting assistant, manage- ment accounting/credit and collections representative/ customer care representative/ natural gas applications repre- sentative Step 1: $29.67 Step 2: $30.71 Step 3: $31.76 Receptionist Step 1: $28.50 Step 2: $29.27 Step 3: $30.49 Editor's notes: Personal paid days: All permanent employees will be entitled to 6 personal paid days off per year, with no carryover or payout from year to year. Standby pay: $38.45 (previously $37.88) for each normal day; $99.24 (previously $97.77) for each scheduled day of rest, recognized holidays and corporate days off. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $39.03 for each normal day; $100.73 for each scheduled day of rest, recognized holidays and corporate days off. For standby after 7 consecutive days on standby $9.48 each day for days 8 to 14; $15.98 each day for day 15 and beyond. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $9.99 each day for days 8 to 14; $16.22 each day for day 15 and beyond. Board and lodging: Employees will be reimbursed for meals purchased while on overnight stays. $12.57 for breakfast; $14.86 for lunch: $22.28 for dinner; $8 for incidentals. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $12.76 for breakfast; $15.08 for lunch: $22.61 for dinner; $8 for incidentals. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay 100%, maximum $300 per employee, every 24 con- secutive months. CARGO SERVICES Swissport Canada Vancouver (71 customer-service, baggage, operations agents) and Unifor, Local 2002 Renewal agreement: Effective March 28, 2018 to March 27, 2021. Signed on March 26, 2018. Wage adjustments: (For employees earning more than $16.38 per hour) Effective year 1: 3% Effective year 2: 3% Effective year 3: 3% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour (previously $1.25 per hour) for leads. $3 per hour (previously $2 per hour) for operations agents. $1 per hour for tempor- ary instructors. $2 per hour for baggage agents. $2.25 per hour for flight coordinators. $2 per hour for ticketing. $0.45 per hour for shifts beginning on or after 10 p.m. up to and includ- ing 4 a.m. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time may be banked, maximum 120 hours for full-time employees, 80 hours for part-time em- ployees. After 120 hours or 80 hours, all overtime will be paid out for balance of year. Employ- ees who have less than 40 hours in time bank at end of year will have option of carrying these hours over to next year, max- imum 40 hours. Medical benefits: Employer will provide 100% of premiums for basic coverage under B.C. Medical Services Plan. Full- time employees will become eli- gible for benefit on the first day of month following completion of probation period. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums (after 60 months of service). Vision: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums (after 60 months of service). Coverage of $300 every 24 months; $25 every 24 months for eye exams. Sick leave: 5 days per year, paid at 75% of day's wages, after 1 year of service. Unused cred- its may be accumulated and carried over to following year, maximum 10 days or at employ- ee's option be paid out at 75% at end of each year. STD: Coverage of 75% weekly earnings, maximum 52 weeks. AD&D: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums (after 60 months of service). Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums (after 60 months of service). Pension: Employer will match employee contributions, max- imum $50 per month after 2 years of service to RRSP that will be set up through Sun Life. On Dec. 31 of each year, employees will have ability to transfer money from hourly overtime bank into RRSP as ex- tra voluntary contribution. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (par- ent, spouse (common-law, same- sex), child, brother, sister, father or mother of spouse, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren of employee and spouse). 2 additional days off, without pay, for death of spouse, parent, child. Additional 14 days, without pay, for death in family outside of Canada. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' paid at appropriate overtime rate. Probationary period: 120 cal- endar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 4 days' pay for each year of service, maximum 48 days' pay, after 2 years of ser- vice. Safety shoes: Employer will reimburse flight ops, baggage agents for CSA-approved safety shoes, maximum $110, every 24 months. Re-con agents will be provided with CSA-approved toe-cap when required. Uniforms/clothing: All per- sonnel who have completed training and who have direct contact with public will wear uniforms at all time while on duty. Employer will provide 1 complete uniform (2 jackets, 4 skirts or pants, 5 shirts, 2 ties or rosettes, 1 overcoat supplied on 50/50 cost share basis) to all new hires. Upon request em- ployer will provide maximum 2 maternity jumpers for required period of pregnancy. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Start: $11.50 hourly rising 3 steps to $14.70 12 months: $11.50 rising 3 steps to $14.90 24 months: $13.10 rising 3 steps to $15.10 36 months: $13.90 rising 3 steps to $15.30 48 months: $14.50 rising 3 steps to $15.50 60 months: $15.50 rising 3 steps to $15.70 96 months $17.25 rising 3 steps to $18.05 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): 72 months: $16.50 84 months: $17 Editor's notes: Hearing protection: Employer will provide CSA-standard hearing protection for each employee who performs duties on ramp or at bridges. Paid education leave: Employer will pay $0.03 per compensated hour worked into fund established by union for paid education leave. Social justice fund: Employer will pay $500 every March 31 into social justice fund.

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