Canadian Labour Reporter

hour); $1.91 per hour for B shift (previously $1.81 per hour); $3.35 for C shift 8-hour shifts (previously $3.18 per hour); $1.27 per hour for D shift (pre- viously $1.21 per hour); $2.97 per hour for N shift 12-hour shifts (previously $2.82 per hour). $0.89 per hour for dirty work when approved by super- visor. Paid holidays: 10 days in- cluding 2 floater days (to be determined in October of each year for following year). Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years, 7 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked outside of normal work period and on statutory holidays. Meal allowance: If 8-hour shift employee is scheduled to work more than 9.5 con- tinuous hours (13.5 hours for 12-hour shift employees), employer will provide meal if requested. Second meal, if requested, will be provided if employee works more than 13.5 continuous hours. Meals will be provided if employee is called into work on such short notice that employee is unable to provide own meal. Medical benefits: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 85% of premiums, employee pays 15% of premiums. 100% reim- bursement, maximum $2,000 per year for each employee and each eligible dependant, for basic, preventive care (routine oral examination, cleanings, fillings). 50% re- imbursement for restoration, replacement care (crowns, inlays, dentures). $1,000 per year for each covered depen- dant (lifetime maximum of $2,000) for treatment to cor- rect malocclusion of teeth. Vision: Employer pays 85% of premiums, employee pays 15% of premiums. $250 per 24 month period for each em- ployee and each eligible de- pendant. Reimbursement for annual eye exams, maximum $100. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums for coverage of 75% of basic earnings. Sick leave: No specific limits with reasonable medical evi- dence, other than they cannot be for unlimited period of time. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 60% of basic earnings. Life insurance: Employer pays 85% of premiums, em- ployee pays 15% of premiums for group life insurance. Pension: DB plan for employ- ees on seniority list as of June 2, 2010. Employees contribute 3.4% of maximum pension- able earnings under CPP and 5% of earnings in excess of CPP maximum, employer covers balance of cost. DC plan for employees hired after June 2, 2010 funded wholly by company. Employer will con- tribute $39 per month (previ- ously $37.23) per employee into employee savings plan and group RRSP. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $40 per month. Bereavement leave: 3 work- ing days to attend funeral of parent, spouse, child, sibling, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 1 month for each month of se- niority, maximum 36 months for layoffs; 6 months for em- ployee who accepts position out-of-scope. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' at straight time, except where employee starts 2 hours or less before regular working time and continues working into regular work period. Probationary period: 1,500 hours worked. Severance: 2 weeks' pay plus 2 additional weeks for each complete year of continuous service multiplied by 1.3 for employees with 1 or more year of service. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.6% in- crease): Flexible-wage supervisor: $57.11 rising 2 steps to $60.88 Provincial C of Q and grand- fathered tradespersons/fire captain/operator technician: $53.55 rising 2 steps to $57.09 Pilot plant lead technician: $52.85 rising 2 steps to $56.35 Certificate of apprenticeship: $51.50 rising 2 steps to $54.91 CST/pipefitter/millwright/re- frigeration millwright: $50.89 rising 2 steps to $54.25 Pilot plant technician: $50.13 rising 2 steps to $53.44 Non-flexible trades people/ technician/technician trainee: $48.83 rising 2 steps to $52.05 Flexible trainee (4T): $44.93 rising 2 steps to $47.90 Fire captain trainee/operator technician trainee/technician trainee: $42.91 rising 2 steps to $45.75 Flexible trainee (5T): $41.80 rising 2 steps to $44.56 Operator technician trainee process technician: $40.35 rising 2 steps to $43.01 Flexible trainee (6T): $38.77 rising 2 steps to $41.33 CPET second co-op work term at ARL students: $38.09 rising 2 steps to $40.60 Trades assistant: $36.67 rising 2 steps to $39.09 ICET third co-op work term at ARL students/CPET first co-op work term at ARL stu- dents: $33.75 rising 2 steps to $35.98 ICET/MTIM first and second co-op work term at ARL stu- dents: $27.47 rising 2 steps to $29.28 Product transfer warehouse person/stores technician: $26.28 rising 2 steps to $28.02 Trainee, stores trainee: $25.33 rising 2 steps to $27 Summer student: $14.45 ris- ing 2 steps to $15.40 Editor's notes: Fridays: Monday-to-Friday day shift employees receive 1 Friday off in each 4-week cycle or compensation day if during employee's vacation period. Lost time accident: Employee injured at work who is entitled to workers' compen- sation will be paid allowance equal to regular earnings for up to 52 weeks provided employee assigns to employer all com- pensation received during that period. Orthotics: 1 pair per year, maximum $475 per pair. PHARMACY RETAIL Rexall/Pharma Plus Pharmacies Edmonton (32 pharmacists, technicians, assistants) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 5, 2019 to Dec. 4, 2023. Ratified on Dec. 5, 2019. Signed on July 13, 2020. Shift premium: 1.5 times basic rate of pay for all hours worked on first shift of changed sched- ule, unless change is due to un- foreseen emergency, if notice of schedule change is less than 10 calendar days in advance of effective date of schedule < from pg. 1 Severance: 2 weeks' pay plus 2 additional weeks for each year of service multiplied by 1.3. 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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