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June 8, 2020

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Christmas Eve as special holi- day. Vacations with pay: 4 hours per pay period (96 hours) to start, 6 hours per pay period (144 hours) after 2 years, 8 hours per pay period (192 hours) after 8 years, 10 hours per pay period (240 hours) after 15 years, 12 hours per pay period (288 hours) after 24 years for full-time employees in operations branch. 3.3 hours per pay period (80 hours) to start, 5 hours per pay period (120 hours) after 2 years, 6.7 hours per pay period (160 hours) after 8 years, 8.3 hours per pay period (200 hours) after 15 years, 10 hours per pay period (240 hours) after 24 years for full-time employees in fire-prevention branch. Any unused vacation from accrual bank will be placed in vacation bank. Full-time employees may request to carry over maximum 50% of vacation bank for up to 1 year. Any carried-over hours in vacation bank must be used within carry-over year or will be scheduled by employer. Overtime: Time and one-half for all scheduled and approved overtime hours worked; double time for unscheduled overtime, including required shift exten- sions. Overtime hours may be banked and taken as paid time off (maximum 48 hours at any time and banks will be fully paid out in last pay period of year). Meal allowance: Employer will make provisions for supplying sustenance to employee, maxi- mum $10 value for each em- ployee present at event, when employees are attending emer- gency incident and required to work in excess of 4 hours and time occurs over what would normally be considered meal- time. Payment in lieu of suste- nance will not be provided. Sick leave: 9 hours per pay pe- riod, maximum accrual of 756 hours. Pension: All full-time employ- ees will participate in Local Authorities Pension Plan Bereavement leave: 6 days for death of relative (adult inter- dependent partner, children, grandchildren, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, legal dependants, wards, parents, parents-in-law, siblings, sib- lings-in-law, spouse). 1 day to attend funerals as pallbearer or mourner. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months following layoff. Call-in pay: Double time for call-ins with less than 24 hours' notice (2-hour minimum dura- tion). Probationary period: 6 months of continuous service (may be extended by additional 6 months, providing employee has been given written explana- tion). When probationary em- ployee is absent for 10 or more shifts during probationary period, period will be extended by total number of days absent with no loss of seniority. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for documented verbal reprimands, related documen- tation; 24 months for employee who has been subject to disci- plinary action. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will issue: 4 shirts, 4 pants, 4 duty T-shirts, 1 seasonal shell, 1 toque, 1 belt, 6 pairs of socks, 1 pair of duty boots (issue-quality), 1 ball cap, 1 jacket, 1 number-one dress uniform. Employer will provide every employee with required protective clothing (1 pair of coveralls, 1 pair of structural firefighting boots, 1 helmet with face-shield, 1 bunker coat and pants with suspenders, 2 balaclavas, 1 pair of firefighting gloves, 1 pair of work gloves, 1 breathing-apparatus mask (fit- tested annually), 1 pair of safety glasses or goggles). Fire-pre- vention branch employees will also be issued: 1 pair of cover- alls, 1 pair of rubber-structural firefighting boots Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.1% increase): Captain (122%): $56.51 rising 3 steps to $59.97 Lieutenant (112%): $51.88 ris- ing 3 steps to $55.05 Sr. firefighter (after 8 years at first-class/103%): $47.71 rising 3 steps to $50.63 First-class firefighter (perma- nent placement/100%): $46.32 rising 3 steps to $49.15 Second-class firefighter (1 year in position/90%): $41.69 rising 3 steps to $44.24 Third-class firefighter (1 year in position/85%): $39.37 rising 3 steps to $41.78 Fourth-class firefighter (6 months in position/80%): $37.05 rising 3 steps to $39.32 Probationary firefighter (6 months in position/75%): $34.74 rising 3 steps to $36.86 Fire-prevention branch Fire-prevention officer 2 (112%): $51.88 rising 3 steps to $55.05 Editor's notes: Line-of-duty death: In event of employee's line-of-duty death, employer will contribute maximum $5,000 towards costs incurred to provide full-honours service for employee whose death has been attributed to work performed. Training sessions: If employee attends training sessions which are required by employer for performance of job or as require- ment for promotion, time spent attending training will be considered time worked. CONSTRUCTION e Utility Contractors' Association of Ontario Provincewide, Ontario (2,300 utility workers) and the Labourers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), Ontario Provincial District Council Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022. Ratified on May 1, 2019. Signed on May 1, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2019: 2% Effective May 1, 2020: 2.3% Effective May 1, 2021: 1.9% Shift premium: One and one- eight times regular day shift rate for shift work. Paid holidays: 10 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 6 p.m. and all hours worked on Saturdays. Double time for all hours worked on Sundays, statutory holidays. Meal allowance: $60 per day for employees remaining away from place of residence within 60 kilometres; $120 per day for more than 100 kilometres away. Pension: Labourers' Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of parent, sibling, child, spouse, grandparent, parent- in-law. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours paid for emergency/trouble jobs. Probationary period: 3 months. Uniforms/clothing: Em- ployer provides protective and wet-weather clothing, safety reflective vests, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves as needed. Reimbursement of up to $250 for loss of clothing due to fire on employer's premises. Mileage: $0.55 per kilometre for employees required to use own vehicle travelling to jobs. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.9% increase): Bell work only (Holland Land- ing and Mississauga 905) Unskilled labourers: $27 rising 1 step to $27.39 < from pg. 1 Sick leave: 9 hours per pay period, maximum accrual of 756 hours. 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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