Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS per year for orientation and mobility specialists to purchase outdoor clothing. Mileage: $0.52 per kilometre when employee uses own vehicle. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Classification A (driver/guide, administrative assistant) Years of service Start rate: $19.39 rising 2 steps to $20.17 Year 1: $20.34 rising 2 steps to $21.16 Year 2: $21.29 rising 2 steps to $22.15 Year 3: $22.32 rising 2 steps to $23.22 Year 4: $23.14 rising 2 steps to $24.07 Year 5: $23.86 rising 2 steps to $24.82 Year 6: $24.56 rising 2 steps to $25.55 Classification B (specialists early-intervention, specialists service-coordination, specialist client-support, vision- rehabilitation therapist (ILS) (non- certified), specialists assistive-tech (non-certified) LVS, O&M (non-certified)) Start rate: $22.93 rising 2 steps to $23.86 Year 1: $24.26 rising 2 steps to $25.24 Year 2: $25.59 rising 2 steps to $26.62 Year 3: $26.94 rising 2 steps to $28.03 Year 4: $28.27 rising 2 steps to $29.41 Year 5: $29.60 rising 2 steps to $30.80 Year 6: $30.94 rising 2 steps to $32.19 Classification C (registrar, assistive technology assistant – shop) Start rate: $20.39 rising 2 steps to $21.21 Year 1: $21.34 rising 2 steps to $22.20 Year 2: $22.29 rising 2 steps to $23.19 Year 3: $23.32 rising 2 steps to $24.26 Year 4: $24.14 rising 2 steps to $25.12 Year 5: $24.86 rising 2 steps to $25.86 Year 6: $25.56 rising 2 steps to $26.59 Classification D (certified low-vision therapist, certified vision-rehabilitation therapist (ILS), certified assistive- technology instructional specialists, certified orientation and mobility specialist) Start rate: $24.43 rising 2 steps to $25.42 Year 1: $25.76 rising 2 steps to $26.80 Year 2: $27.09 rising 2 steps to $28.18 Year 3: $28.44 rising 2 steps to $29.59 Year 4: $29.77 rising 2 steps to $30.97 Year 5: $31.10 rising 2 steps to $32.36 Year 6: $32.44 rising 2 steps to $33.75 Editor's notes: Employee birthday: Employees will receive birthday off with pay. Medical notes: Employer will pay for maximum 4 medical certificates per year, after receipt provided and expense is claimed on employee expense form. Certificate is only reimbursable if certificate is not covered by another agency (i.e. insurance claim). Certificate is only reimbursable if certificate is not covered by another agency (i.e. insurance claim). Citizenship ceremony: Employees will be entitled to maximum one-half day of leave to attend citizenship ceremony to receive certificate of citizenship. Accommodations: Employer will provide standard of single accommodation in good standard room. Reimbursement will be made for incidental expenditures such as tips and telephone calls, including reasonable personal calls home, made using most cost-effective method. Maximum $30 per night for gratuitous lodging expenses is allowed when employee stays with family or friends during business trip. No receipt is required. Cellphone: Employer will provide cellphones to employees who require cellphone for work purposes. Meal allowance: Actual meal expenses, maximum $50 per day not including taxes and gratuities, when employee works during or through meal periods; when beyond designated home base; when employee is away from home for extended period. Parking: Employees will be responsible for paying $40 per month in offices where parking cost is not covered and employer will cover balance. TRAILERS Doepker Industries Moose Jaw/Annaheim/Saskatoon, Sask. (120 janitors, operators, technicians, production employees) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW), Locals 5917-27, 1-184 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2021. Signed on May 1, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2018: 3.25% Effective May 1, 2019: 2.5% Effective May 1, 2020: 2.75% Shift premium: Time and one-half for 1 shift if employer changes shifts without minimum 7 days' notice. $2.50 per hour for crew chiefs. $1.25 per hour for afternoon shifts. $2 per hour for night shifts. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: Employee's option to use, maximum 1 week of vacation time from second year's entitlement, to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Employer will schedule at least 1 winter maintenance period per year between Christmas and New Year holidays. Maintenance periods will be considered vacation time for all employees not scheduled to work, except maintenance staff, cleaning volunteers. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per 24-hour period or after 40 hours per week for 8-hour day shifts. Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per 24- hour period or after 40 hours per week for 10-hour afternoon shifts. Double time for all work after 48 hours per week. Meal allowance: $12 and 30-minute unpaid break if employer requests employee to work more than 2 hours after current shift (does not apply if request is made day prior to employee's scheduled shift). Pension: If employee contributes 2.75%, employer will contribute matching 2.75%; after 5 years of service, if employee contributes 3.75%, employer will contribute matching 3.75%; after 10 years of service, if employee contributes 4.75%, employer will contribute matching 4.75%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, child, brother or Travel meal allowance: $35 per full day; $8 for breakfast, $12 for lunch, $15 for supper, for meals missed during partial days.

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