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April 6, 2020

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS service (600 or 800 hours per year for compressed work schedules). LTD: Coverage of 66.66% of salary after 17 weeks of disability, maxi- mum $6,500 per month. AD&D: Coverage of 2 times an- nual salary. Life insurance: Coverage of 2 times annual salary. Pension: All employees will par- ticipate in OMERS (Ontario Mu- nicipal Employees Retirement System) pension. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (wife, husband, common-law spouse, daughter, son, still-born child, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, per- son in loco parentis). 3 days for death of son-in-law, daughter-in- law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of pay at time and one-half regular hourly rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years when employee has been documented or informally disci- plined; 5 years for all Police Ser- vices Act convictions. Uniforms/clothing: $1,150 per year (previously $1,100 per year) or $4 per day (previously $3.50 per day) or any part thereof, for em- ployees who are placed in plain- clothes details for training, special assignments. Sample rates of pay (current, af- ter 5.8% increase): Cadet (first-class): $48,405 rising 3 steps to $51,233 Recruit-in-training(first-class): $58,294 rising 3 steps to $61,701 Constable Fourth-class: $70,220 rising 3 steps to $74,323 Third-class: $78,168 rising 3 steps to $82,736 Second-class: $88,768 rising 3 steps to $93,956 First-class: $100,770 rising 3 steps to $106,659 D/constable Second-class: $104,088 rising 3 steps to $110,171 First-class: $107,406 rising 3 steps to $113,683 Sergeant Second-class: $114,043 rising 3 steps to $118,005 First-class: $111,489 rising 3 steps to $120,707 Staff sergeant Second-class: $122,276 rising 3 steps to $129,422 First-class: $129,451 rising 3 steps to $137,017 Editor's notes: Retired members: Minimum 4 hours' at hourly rate for rank held by employee at retirement for employee who has retired (is in immediate receipt of OMERS pension) and who attends court as result of former duties. On-call: $4 per hour while scheduled working on-call duty. Hearing aids: $1,000 every 3 years. Cleaning allowance: Employer will sup- ply 40 cleaning chits per year for cleaning of uniforms or business suits, if applicable; 2 chits per year for cleaning of parkas or overcoats, if applicable (cleaning outlet designated by employer will accept each chit as payment). POWER/NETWORK SERVICES Anixter Canada Edmonton (29 warehousemen, shipper/receivers, lead-hands) and the Teamsters, Local 362 Renewal agreement : Effec- tive Aug. 1, 2019 to July 31, 2023. Ratified on July 19, 2019. Signed on Dec. 10, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 1, 2019: 1.5% Effective Aug. 1, 2020: 1% Effective Aug. 1, 2021: 1.25% Effective Aug. 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour above warehouseman rate for shipper/receiver. $1 per hour above warehouseman rate for lead-hands. $0.75 per hour for employee working on after- noon shift (shift commencing after 1 p.m.). $1.50 per hour for employee working night shift (shift commencing after 10 p.m.). Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay : 1 day per month worked, maximum 10 days, to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% af- ter 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Employees with 10 or more years of seniority will be able to carry over 1 week of vacation time to next year but carried over week must be used following vacation year or it will be deemed forfeited. O vertime: Time and one-half for hours worked in excess of regular shift per day, Monday to Friday. Time and one-half for hours worked on sixth day in workweek; double time for all work on Sunday. Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums (previously employer pays 55% of premiums, employee pays 45% of premiums) for Anixter Canada Employee Benefit Pro- gram. Sick leave: 5 paid days per year as sick/family responsibil- ity leave as defined by Alberta Employment Standard Code. Employee will receive payment (made at Christmas) for any unused days per year. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employees are enti- tled to participate in company pension plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, common-law spouse, mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, son, stepson, daughter, stepdaughter, broth- er, stepbrother, brother-in-law, sister, stepsister, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren of employee). 1 additional day for funeral outside Alberta. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoffs; 9 months for employee who receives leave of absence to take posi- tion within company that is be- yond sphere of bargaining unit; 1 year for employee who re- ceives leave of absence to take position with union that is be- yond sphere of bargaining unit. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of work, at time and one-half. Probationary period: 60 days worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: Employer will provide $160 once per year for safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms, goggles, gloves to all employees as re- quired which will be replaced due to normal wear and tear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.3% increase): Warehousemen Start rate: $22.05 rising 3 steps to $23 12 months: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $24.10 24 months: $23.75 rising 3 steps to $24.80 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Part-time: $17.50 Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms, goggles, gloves to all employees as required.

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