Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER seniority for 1 month after promotion. 6 months for fail- ing to rent available vehicle. 6 months or length of time equal to employee's seniority, for being without valid work per- mit, without valid provincial driver's license or appropriate municipal taxi driver's license. Bereavement leave: 3 days (after 6 months of seniority) including day of funeral for funeral of spouse, parent, sib- ling, stepparent, parent-in-law. Probationary period: 90 days Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months; 24 months for sexual harassment, sexual assault, theft, taxi voucher fraud, or refusal of guide animal. Uniforms/clothing: Taxi driv- ers are required to be neatly dressed and well-groomed. T-shirts displaying objection- able or vulgar remarks, tank tops, and muscle shirts are prohibited. Tool allowance: Each driver will be supplied for daily 12- hour period roadworthy safe 4-door vehicle with proper weather-resistant tires for all seasons and seating capacity for not less than 4 passengers in compliance with applic- able municipal by-laws and containing: illuminated roof sign clearly stating company's name; tablet or 'hard meter'; electric rear window defrost- er; company business/receipt cards; heater; air conditioning; working point-of-sale ter- minal; copy of ownership and insurance in each car. Sample rates of weekly pay (current, after increase): Non-accessible vehicle rentals $620 for gas vehicles, rising in year 3 to $640 $630 for hybrid vehicles, rising to $665 by year 4 Accessible taxi rentals $500 rising to $550 in year 3 $185 weekly dispatch fee, ris- ing to $190 in year 3 Sample rates of daily pay (current, after increase): $135 Monday to Wednesday, rising annually to $150 by year 4 $155 Thursday to Saturday $100 Sundays $850 monthly plate rental, ris- ing to $860 in year 3 Editor's notes: Dispatch: Employer to supply, maintain, operate computerized dispatch system to ensure all calls are dis- patched in fair and equitable manner. Daily rental period for taxis is 12 consecutive hours with changeover at 4:30. Dispatch errors: $10 (provided driver is unable to get another dispatched fare within 30 minutes of original no-load) when company employee (call taker, dispatcher) makes mistake by dispatching driver to wrong residential address and driver goes to address and is unable to get customer. Mechanical failure: Employer will bear cost of hotel room when taxi driver must stay over- night due to mechanical failure. Taxi package: Employee will be provided with illuminated roof sign clearly stating employer's name; tablet or hard meter connected to tablet; electric rear-window defroster; employer's business/receipt cards; heater; air conditioning; working POS terminal; copy of ownership, insurance in each car. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Lafarge Construction Materials Grande Prairie, Alta. (10 drivers) and Teamsters, Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021. Ratified on July 25, 2019. Signed on Oct. 1, 2019. Shift premium: $3 per hour for drivers who assist in training new employees. $2 per hour to all employees working on shifts commencing between midnight and 4:59 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 17 years, 1 additional day for employees after 25 years. If employee terminates employ- ment at any time during year, employee will be paid accrued vacation pay to date of termina- tion. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on Sat- urday. Double time for all work on Sunday. Meal allowance: $15 as meal allowance, which will be in- cluded on regular pay cheque, if employee is required to work more than 12 hours in any shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployee pays 25% of premiums (previously employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums) to Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan. Pension: All employees will participate in Teamsters Prai- rie Provinces Pension after 1 year of employment. Employer will contribute $3.25 per hour worked (previously $3.10 per hour). Effective June 1, 2020: $3.40 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sons, daughter, sisters, brothers, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, stepmother, step- father, stepson, stepdaughter, common-law spouse). Seniority – recall rights: 9 months after layoffs; maximum 180 days when employee takes leave of absence to take position within company that is beyond sphere of bargaining unit; 365 calendar days for employee who is on unpaid leave of absence. Probationary period: First 90 calendar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for written reprimands or warning letters. Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $125 per year) for employees who are expected to wear CSA-certified boots in compliance with employer pol- icy at all times while working. Employees are allowed to carry- over 1 years' worth of allowance and purchase boots every other year for double allowance. Mileage: $0.48 per kilometre when employee travels to proj- ect or job that is more than 10 kilometres beyond corporate limits of city Sample rates of pay (current, after 2.9% increase): Mixer driver: $30.90 rising 2 steps to $31.80 Trailer driver: $31.90 rising 2 steps to $32.80 Editor's notes: Coffee break: Coffee, tea will be provided for employees by employer. Training rate: $3 per hour less than em- ployee classification rate when employing employee who has not previously worked for employer, whose skill and ability are unknown or unproved. Physical examinations: Employer may require physical examination, at its own expense, of any em- ployee. However, employer will give employee 24 hours' notice prior to such examination and employer will pay for all time lost. Licensing: Employees who are required to take time off for driving or other tests for obtaining or renewing licenses, may do so only at employer convenience and after providing 7 days' notice to employer. Employer will provide, when necessary, equipment appropriate to test to be taken and will pay for time lost. Driver will be reimbursed full cost of medical examination which employee has undergone as requirement for maintaining Alberta Vehicle Operators License, Class 1, (after 1 year of service). COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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