Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER Top: $24.54 rising 2 steps to $25.59 DZ driver Start: $23.39 rising 2 steps to $24.44 Step 1: $23.88 rising 2 steps to $24.93 Step 2: $24.38 rising 2 steps to $25.43 Top: $24.94 rising 2 steps to $25.99 Tractor-trailer driver Start: $24.11 rising 2 steps to $25.16 Step 1: $24.63 rising 2 steps to $25.68 Step 2: $25.17 rising 2 steps to $26.22 Top: $25.70 rising 2 steps to $26.75 Installer Start: $25.33 rising 2 steps to $26.38 Step 1: $25.91 rising 2 steps to $26.96 Step 2: $26.52 rising 2 steps to $27.57 Top: $27.09 rising 2 steps to $28.14 Maintenance technician: $29.17 rising 2 steps to $30.22 Mechanic's helper: $21.19 ris- ing 2 steps to $22.24 Industrial mechanic (mill- wright): $30.33 rising 2 steps to $31.38 Editor's notes: Employee training: Employer will provide payment of wages, maximum 40 days each year (including time spent on JHSC certification (Joint Health and Safety Committee) training), on aggregate basis employees selected by union for health, safety, WSIB training. Humanity fund: Employer will provide one-time per year, $25 deduction from wages of all employees (on last pay in January of each year) to USW humanity fund. Educational fund: Employer will provide $25 per employees to STAC (Steelworkers Toronto Area Council) Services Fund and $125 per employee to USW educational fund. Employer will also donate $3,000 to educational fund. Lifeline Canada Foundation: Employer will contribute $1,500 per year to Lifeline Canada Foundation. SENIOR CARE Points West Living Lac La Biche Lac la Biche, Alta. (35 cooks, aides, LPNs, maintenance employees) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 047 Chapter 057 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified on Jan. 20, 2020. Signed on Feb. 27, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 0.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 0.5% Shift premium: $2.75 per hour to employees working shift where majority of shift falls be- tween 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. $3.50 per hour to employees working shift where majority of shift falls between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $2.50 per hour to employees working shift where majority of shift falls within 64-hour period beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5, 8 or 12 hours per day or all work after 75, 80 or 84 hours per 2-week period. May be accumulated, maximum 42 hours, and taken as time off in lieu. Time off not taken by March 31 in any year will be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Employ- er will provide $300 per year for health spending account. Dental: Coverage of 70% for basic, 100% for accidental in- juries. Paramedical: $300 per year for chiropractors, physiothera- pists, podiatrists, naturopaths, osteopaths, psychologists/social workers, speech therapists, mas- sage therapists. Sick leave: Employee will be given credit of 2.59% of hours worked as sick leave from date of employment. AD&D: Coverage of $25,000. Life insurance: Coverage of $25,000. Pension: Employer will provide voluntary RRSP for all regular employees. Participating em- ployees may contribute to RRSP and employer will match em- ployee's contribution, maximum 3% of employee's gross earnings. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of mother, father, mother- in-law, father-in-law, husband, wife, son, daughter, stepchildren, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, stepparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents of employee or employee's spouse, grandchild, fiancé. 2 additional days, without pay, when neces- sary for employee to travel 300 kilometres or more 1-way to attend funeral or memorial ser- vice. 1 day, with pay, for death of another relative, close friend. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months following layoff. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of basic rate or applicable over- time rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 500 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for employee who has been subjected to disciplinary action. Severance: 2 weeks per year of service if permanent employee has not been recalled within 18 months after layoff. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre for employee who uses personal ve- hicle on employer business. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Cook Step 1: $17.70 rising 3 steps to $18.06 Step 2: $18.21 rising 3 steps to $18.57 Step 3: $18.76 rising 3 steps to $19.14 Hospitality aide Step 1: $15.54 rising 3 steps to $15.86 Step 2: $16 rising 3 steps to $16.32 Step 3: $16.48 rising 3 steps to $16.80 Care aide Step 1: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.01 Step 2: $18.19 rising 3 steps to $18.54 Step 3: $18.74 rising 3 steps to $19.12 Health-care aide Step 1: $20.32 rising 3 steps to $20.72 Step 2: $21.37 rising 3 steps to $21.80 Step 3: $22.08 rising 3 steps to $22.52 Step 4: $22.74 rising 3 steps to $23.20 Step 5: $23.48 rising 3 steps to $23.95 Step 6: $24 rising 3 steps to $24.48 Step 7: $24.70 rising 3 steps to $25.20 LPN Step 1: $26.98 rising 3 steps to $27.53 Step 2: $28.16 rising 3 steps to $28.72 Step 3: $29.27 rising 3 steps to $29.86 Step 4: $30.42 rising 3 steps to $31.02 Step 5: $31.55 rising 3 steps to $32.19 Step 6: $32.65 rising 3 steps to $33.31 Step 7: $33.98 rising 3 steps to $34.66 Maintenance Step 1: $23.23 rising 3 steps to $23.70 Step 2: $23.93 rising 3 steps to $24.41 Step 3: $24.65 rising 3 steps to $25.15 Editor's notes: Schedule changes: Employee will be paid time and one-half for first shift of changed shift schedule when change is made with less than 10 calendar days' notice. Hearing aids: $700 every 5 years. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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