Canadian Labour Reporter

March 2, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 sister of employee or of spouse). Additional unpaid leave may be given if requested by employee. Seniority – recall rights: Seniority will be maintained for 6 months in any 4-year period of employee's temporary transfer to non-scope position; 3 months for employee's permanent transfer to non- scope position; 90 days for other authorized leaves that are not for purpose of personal commercial business. Recall will be 24 months after probation; 36 months after 3 years of seniority. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at employee's regular rate when hours are not consecutive to regularly scheduled shift. Probationary period: 400 actual in-scope hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months, with exception of discipline related to official complaint of harassment. Safety shoes: $400 per year (previously $300 per year) for safety wear (CSA-approved safety boots, welding sleeves or jackets, coveralls, prescription safety glasses) to employees who are required to wear equipment (janitors and courier driver exempt), after 6 months of service. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide leather-faced work gloves, mono goggles (prep and blast), face shields, ear protection, welding gloves, non-prescription safety glasses, welding helmets, respirators, knee pads, safety head protection. $150 for per year (previously $100 per year) for welders, repair-bay technicians, special-projects assistants, manufacturing technicians. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.3% increase): Janitor 1: $13.52 rising 2 steps to $14.24 Janitor 2, courier driver: $15.29 rising 2 steps to $16.10 Senior janitor: $17.98 rising 2 steps to $18.93 Prepper, parts coordinator, shipper/receiver, aftermarket parts assistant: $20.08 rising 2 steps to $21.15 Finisher, riveter, sandblaster, equipment operator, tool-crib clerk, inventory assistant/ shipper and receiver, transport operator: $22.48 rising 2 steps to $23.67 Metal fabricator, CNC plasma operator, finisher (limited # required): $23.44 rising 2 steps to $24.68 Repair-bay technician 1: $21.62 rising 2 steps to $22.77 Welder, painter, suspension technician, paint kitchen: $23.44 24.02 24.68 Maintenance technician 1: $18.94 rising 2 steps to $19.94 Maintenance technician 2: $22.75 rising 2 steps to $23.96 Maintenance technician 3: $25.43 rising 2 steps to $26.78 Paint trainer, special-projects assistant, maintenance technician 4: $27.95 rising 2 steps to $29.44 Repair-bay technician 2: $23.79 rising 2 steps to $25.05 Repair-bay technician 3: $25.74 rising 2 steps to $27.11 Manufacturing technician 1: $24.07 rising 2 steps to $25.35 Manufacturing technician 2: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.40 Manufacturing technician 3: $28.14 rising 2 steps to $29.63 Editor's notes: Required training: Employees will be paid regular rates for travel time to attend external training course that is requirement of job, if travel time is on weekend. If travel time extends beyond employee's regular shift between Monday and Friday, employee will be paid overtime rates. Travel meal allowance: $35 per full day; $8 for breakfast, $12 for lunch, $15 for supper, for meals missed during partial days. Humanity fund: Employer will deduct $0.02 per hour for USW humanity fund. HEALTH CARE VHA Home Healthcare Toronto (1,000 occupational therapists) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1 Renewal agreement: Effective March 11, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Ratified on March 11, 2019. Signed on June 7, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.25% Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days, to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 3 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 8 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for occupational therapist visits greater than 50 visits per 2-week period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of $500 every 24 months (previously $350 every 24 months). Weekly indemnity: Coverage of 67% of weekly earnings, maximum $1,500 per week. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $50,000 (previously $25,000). Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $50,000 (previously $25,000). Pension: Employer contributes 1%, employee contributes 1% to Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of current spouse (including same-sex, common- law partners) son, daughter, stepchild (including child of common-law or same-sex partner). For delayed interment, funeral or ceremony, 1 day may be reserved by employee to attend services with pay. 1 day for death in immediate family (parent, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in- law, stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister, legal guardian). Seniority – recall rights: Lesser of 24 months or length of seniority; lesser of 36 months or length of seniority for absence due to illness or disability. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for warning letter or record of verbal counseling; 18 months for suspension or other sanction. Mileage: $0.42 per kilometre if employee is assigned work outside designated service area. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): First-visit rate Step 1: $60.62 Step 2: $63.44 Step 3: $65.57 Step 4: $67.82 Regular visit Step 1: $55.53 Step 2: $58.09 Step 3: $60.02 Step 4: $62.08 Hourly rate Step 1: $30.55 Step 2: $32.11 Step 3: $33.27 Step 4: $34.51 Not-found visits Step 1: $24.60 Step 2: $25.69 Step 3: $26.50 Step 4: $27.38 Editor's notes: Criminal reference check: As condition of employment, all employees are required to undergo criminal reference check (CRC). Employer will cover full cost of CRC conditional upon successful completion of probationary period.

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