Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS change. 3 hours pay at their basic rate of pay if employee reports for work as scheduled and is required by employer not to commence work but to return to duty at later hour (employee will be compensated for that inconvenience). $2.75 per hour to employees work- ing shift wherein majority of hours is between 4 p.m. and midnight. $2.25 per hour to employees working rotation where weekend shift is part of regular workweek. $2 per hour (previously $1.50 per hour) where employee substitutes on another job outside scope of bargaining unit. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floater holiday (if holiday is not taken by last day of March in following year, it will be paid out). Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 2 years, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. Supplementary vacation (applicable to em- ployees hired prior to ratifica- tion for period of April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2019): 5 additional days after 25 years, 5 days af- ter 30 years, 5 additional days after 35 years. Employee may be permitted to carry forward portion of vacation entitle- ment to next vacation year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or on scheduled days of rest. May be taken as time off but must be taken by last day of June or will be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer will provide $750 per year for professional development and lifestyle account for approved continuing education or health and dental expenses or accred- ited online learning, approved pharmacy resources; $250 per year for approved lifestyle ex- penses which are: fitness cen- tre memberships, instructed fitness classes, sports club fees, fitness or sports instruc- tion. Sick leave: 2 hours paid but if entire day is taken off, it will be unpaid. Employees may use banked vacation or overtime hours to cover loss of pay. Pension: Employer, employee pay matching contributions of 3% each into Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd. Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse (common-law, same- sex relationship), parent, child, brother, sister, fiancé, grand- parent, grandchild, steppar- ent, stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister). 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian. 2 additional days when employee must travel 320 kilometres 1-way from employee's residence to attend funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months following layoff. Call-in pay: Paid for all hours worked during on-call period or for 3 hours, whichever is longer, at time and one-half. Paid for all hours worked or for 2 hours, whichever is greater, at double time when employee who has not been assigned on- call duty is called and required to report for work on call-in basis. Probationary period: 1,040 hours worked exclusive of overtime hours (period may be extended, maximum 3 months or 480 hours, whichever is greater). Hours worked as casual employee in same clas- sification will be considered as contributing to comple- tion of probationary period, maximum 344 hours, provided that not more than 3 months have elapsed since employee worked for employer. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for employee who has been subject to disciplinary action. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of employment, maximum 40 weeks' pay. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Pharmacist 1 Step 1: $49.12 Step 2: $50.36 Step 3: $51.58 Step 4: $52.81 Step 5: $54.04 Step 6: $55.26 Step 7: $56.50 Step 8: $57.72 Pharmacy technician 1 Step 1: $29.29 Step 2: $30.25 Step 3: $31.23 Step 4: $32.39 Step 5: $33.38 Step 6: $34.46 Step 7: $35.58 Pharmacy assistant Step 1: $17.54 Step 2: $18.18 Step 3: $18.84 Step 4: $19.48 Step 5: $20.13 Step 6: $21.05 Step 7: $22.23 Editor's notes: Late shift transportation costs: Employee will be reimbursed for cost of reasonable, necessary, substantiated transportation expense to place of residence for employee who normally returns to place of residence by public transporta- tion following completion of regularly scheduled shift and is prevented from doing so by remaining on duty longer than shift and past time when normal public transportation is available. On-call pay: $3.25 per hour (previously $3 per hour) on regularly scheduled days of work; $4.50 per hour (previously $4.25 per hour) on days off and holidays. Appointments proof: When employer requests satisfactory proof for medical appointments, employer will reimburse employee any fee charged, maximum $25. INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE MANAGEMENT Federal Bridge Corporation (Blue Water Bridge) Point Edward, Ont. (40 bridge attendants, maintenance, custodial employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Local 501 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 7, 2019 to Nov. 6, 2023. Signed on Dec. 16, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 7, 2019: 1.5% Effective Nov. 7, 2020: 1.5% Effective Nov. 7, 2021: 1.75% Effective Nov. 7, 2022: 2% Additional $1 per hour increase for employees hired after Nov. 1,2007 Shift premium: If required to work, without having had re- quired hours off after working previous shift, employee will be paid double time for hours worked up to required number of hours after last punch-out and regular rate for work there- after. $2 per hour for all hours worked between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. $8 per hour for main- tenance employees for high climbing on bridge (defined as any work that is required to be performed off road deck/side- walk); additional $4 per hour for work performed in exten- sion equipment, such as basket truck, which is extended be- tween 80 and 100 feet. of $3.50 to each employee for each day employee handles or respond to situations with elevated hazard risk such as handling of dangerous goods or responding On-call pay: $3.25 per hour on regular days; $4.50 per hour on days off and holidays. 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