Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days for each month of service to start, 3 weeks or 15 days after 1 year, 4 weeks or 20 days after 9 years, 5 weeks or 25 days after 15 years, 6 weeks or 30 days after 25 years. Maximum car- ryover of vacation days beyond calendar year will be limited to 5 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for all overtime hours worked after 8 hours per day or after 40 hours per week when averaged over 4-week period. May be taken as time off in lieu but all banked time off must be used by calendar year-end. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 9 hours per month of service after probationary period ends. Employees may accumulate credits , maximum 90 days. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer, employee contribute matching contribu- tions of 5% of gross wages to group RRSP/TFSA. Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 6% of gross wages. Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 7% of gross wages. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse (includ- ing common-law), same-sex partner, child, ward, stepchild, adopted or foster-child, fa- ther, mother, legal guardian, sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, fiancé, fian- cée. 2 additional days may be given where distance to be trav- eled warrants. One-half day for funeral of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. 1 day may be given, without pay, to attend funeral of close friend or relative if no- tice in writing is given 24 hours in advance. Employee is en- titled to maximum 22 hours of paid leave if employee provides proof of being executor Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for continuous layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours. For in-service or staff meetings requiring attendance, minimum will be 2 hours pay or time in lieu. Probationary period: 3 months of continuous service. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for disciplinary letters and related documents. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): LA 1 Start rate: $15.82 rising 2 steps to $16.46 Step 1: $16.19 rising 2 steps to $16.84 Step 2: $16.53 rising 2 steps to $17.20 Step 3: $16.91 rising 2 steps to $17.59 Step 4: $17.30 rising 2 steps to $18 Step 5: $17.68 rising 2 steps to $18.39 LA 2 Start rate: $17.88 rising 2 steps to $18.60 Step 1: $18.27 rising 2 steps to $19.01 Step 2: $18.71 rising 2 steps to $19.46 Step 3: $19.13 rising 2 steps to $19.90 Step 4: $19.53 rising 2 steps to $20.32 Step 5: $20 rising 2 steps to $20.81 LA 3 Start rate: $19.42 rising 2 steps to $20.21 Step 1: $19.87 rising 2 steps to $20.67 Step 2: $20.32 rising 2 steps to $21.14 Step 3: $20.79 rising 2 steps to $21.63 Step 4: $21.28 rising 2 steps to $22.14 Step 5: $21.77 rising 2 steps to $22.65 Editor's notes: First-aid training: Employer will provide first aid CPR, AED (automated external defibrillator) training course for all of permanent employees with full pay. Refresher courses will be provided every 3 years of employment. Doc- tor's certificate: Employer reserves right to require doctor's certificate for sick leave. Employer will reimburse employee for cost of certificate. Use of personal vehicle: $5 per trip flat-rate for employees who do short trips in town using personal vehicle on library business. AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS Tiercon Hamilton/Oshawa, Ont. (220 manufacturing employees) and the Workers United Canada Council (WUCC), Local 314 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified in January 2020. Signed on Jan. 1, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2020: 3.8% Effective July 1, 2021: 2.7% Effective July 1, 2022: 2.7% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon shift (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.). $0.60 per hour for night shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.). Employees will be paid at rate of pay for job class to which they are transferred or previous rate, whichever is highest, for all hours worked on temporary transfers when transfer is for convenience of employer. $1 per hour for lead-hands. Paid holidays: 11.5 days, in- cluding 1 half-day on Dec. 24 and 1 personal floater day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked in excess of weekly scheduled hours (10 hours per day or 40 or 42.5 hours per week). Each em- ployee will be required to work mandatory overtime, maxi- mum 4 hours per week, Mon- day to Friday inclusive. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ex- tended health care plan. (Em- ployer pays 90%, employee pays 10% for employees hired after Aug. 29, 2013). Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 90% of basic ser- vices, 50% of major restorative and orthodontic. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $200 every 24 months for prescription safety glasses if required. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of Use of personal vehicle: $5 per trip flat-rate for employees who do short trips in town using personal vehicle. Savings plan: Employer will contribute $0.14 per hour to employee bank account. 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER

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