Canadian Labour Reporter

GROCERY RETAIL Metro Ontario (Food Basics franchises) Provincewide, Ontario (7,100 grocery store workers) and United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 19, 2018 to Aug. 19, 2023. Ratified in March 2019. Signed on July 19, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 18, 2019: 2.4% Effective Aug. 23, 2020: 2.4% Effective Aug. 22, 2021: 2% Effective Aug. 21, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $1.60 per hour for hours worked on Sunday for employees hired full-time before June 22, 2004. $0.80 per hour for employees scheduled to work 4 or more hours be- tween 10 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. $1 per hour for night lead clerk. $0.50 per hour for employee assigned responsibilities of office duties in absence of bookkeeper. $8 per shift for clerk assigned store closing responsibilities in absence of store manager or assistant store manager (previously $5 per shift). $6 per shift for employee assigned on temporary basis to management position. Paid holidays: 10 days (9 days for employees hired after Aug. 19, 2012 as those employees are not eligible to take Civic Holi- day off ). Vacations with pay: Employ- ment standards minimum to start, 2 weeks after 1 years, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years (previously 17 years). Overtime: Time and one-half for authorized hours in excess of regular work week (40 hours) or daily hours (8), all hours worked on scheduled day off. Time and one-half for all hours worked on public holiday (minimum 4 hours, previously 6 hours). Double time for work- ing holiday when store is not open for business. Employee called in for overtime will be guaranteed minimum 4 hours of work time (provision will not apply where overtime is worked at beginning of day im- mediately followed by regularly scheduled shift). Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for On- tario Hospital Insurance Plan. Dental: Employer pays $0.26 per hour for all hours worked in store into jointly trusteed dental benefit trust fund des- ignated by union (additional contribution of $0.03 per hour at call of joint trustees). Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $25 single and family deductible with 80% co-insurance feature. Plan will provide $200 over 2 years (previously $175 over 2 years) for frames, lens, prescription glasses; $200 over 2 years for artificial eyes, service of visual training, non-cosmetic correc- tive prescription contact lens, resulting from visual acuity of less than 20/40 or corneal dis- ease (special cases only). Laser eye surgery will be covered maximum $175 over 2 years. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums. STD: 66 2/3% of weekly salary, maximum of $485 per week (previously $400 per week), payable on first day of accident or hospitalization; fourth day of sickness, with STD apply- ing to first 2 weeks of absence, followed by 15 weeks of Ul, fol- lowed by 35 weeks of STD. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage begin- ning at 53 weeks at 66 2/3% of employee's basic monthly earnings, maximum $1,500 per month. Pension: Employer pays $0.95 per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) into Canadian Commer- cial Workers Industry Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 paid days for death of spouse, par- ent, sibling, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling-in-law, child-in-law, stepparent, stepchild. 1 day can be retained for internment at later date within 1 year. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months; 18 months after 5 years of service. Probationary period: 45 worked days (60 worked days in new stores). Severance: 1 week's notice or pay for employees with more than 3 months' seniority. 2 weeks' notice or with more than 1 year's seniority. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide each employee with 5 uniform garments per year at no cost, after probation. Employer will supply each store with 1 freezer coat per freezer, but no less than 2 freezer coats per store. Employer will supply 2 garments to each store for use on carry-out, carriage pickups. Sample rates of pay (current, after 4% increase): Grocery produce clerk/cashier, wrapper/service/ (full-time): $18.20 rising 2 steps to $18.90 Grocery produce/clerk/ca- shier/wrapper/service (new full-time after Aug. 19, 2012 with 36 months service): $17.20 rising 2 steps to $17.90 Department heads: $21.20 ris- ing 2 steps to $21.90 Part-time employees (6,501 hours and greater): $14.55 ris- ing 1 step to minimum wage plus $0.60 per hour Students (1,301 to 1,950 hours): student minimum wage plus $0.05 per hour Students (greater than 1,950 hours): student minimum wage plus $0.10 per hour Editor's notes: Termination vacation pay: Employee whose employment is terminated will be given vacation pay: 4% of earnings for work performed with less than 5 years of service; 6% of earnings for work performed with 5 years of service; 8% of earnings for work performed with 10 years of service; 10% of earnings for work performed after 18 years of service. LABOUR UNION Health Sciences Association of Alberta Edmonton (73 administrative assistants, accounting assistants, events planners, database coordinators, technicians, analysts, labour relations officers, researchers) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 1, 2019 to Feb. 28, 2022. Ratified on Nov. 25, 2019. Signed on Jan. 1, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective March 1, 2019: 0% Effective March 1, 2020: 0% Effective March 1, 2021: wage reopener that is no less than 0% Shift premium: $3 per hour compensation for hours worked for employee who is designated to perform du- ties of job outside scope of bargaining unit for 1 day or longer. $30 for each overnight stay, when private arrange- ments are made by employee, when employee is away from Termination vacation pay: Employee whose employment is terminated will be given vacation pay. 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