Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS leave may be given when re- quested. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months after 1 year of service for layoffs. Probationary period: 90 cal- endar days of employment. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for records of employ- ee discipline. All employees employed at ratification will have disciplinary records fully expunged and any other files that may exist. Safety shoes: $75 per year reimbursement for employees who are required to wear safe- ty shoes, and who have com- pleted probationary period. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees who are required to wear uniforms or special apparel during working hours will have uniforms, special apparel provided by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.2% in- crease): Kitchen department Sous chef: $22.06 rising 4 steps to $23.88 Lead cook: $18.36 rising 4 steps to $19.87 Cook 1: $17.85 rising 4 steps to $19.32 Cook 2: $17.34 rising 4 steps to $18.77 Dishwasher: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Food and beverage depart- ment Team lead: $18.36 rising 4 steps to $19.87 Server: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Host: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Support: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Room department Team lead: $18.77 rising 4 steps to $20.32 Room inspector: $16.32 rising 4 steps to $17.67 Laundry attendant: $16.32 ris- ing 4 steps to $17.67 Room attendant: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Public-areas attendant: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Maintenance department Team lead: $21.93 rising 4 steps to $23.74 Maintenance (non-ticketed): $18.87 rising 4 steps to $20.43 Guest-service department Team lead: $19.89 rising 4 steps to $21.53 Night auditor: $18.87 rising 4 steps to $20.43 Front-desk agent: $17.85 rising 4 steps to $19.32 Valet: $15.30 rising 4 steps to $16.56 Editor's notes: Meetings outside of working hours: Employees at work who are requested to attend information meetings or training exercises — outside of working hours — will be paid regular hourly rate for all time longer than 15 minutes. Citizen- ship ceremony leave: 1 half-day to attend citizenship ceremony to receive certificate of citizenship. Special event/tour gratu- ities: 60% level and will be allocated to unionized staff working event or during tour dates. WORKPLACE SAFETY RESOURCES Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Hamilton (64 health and safety agency employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2022. Signed on July 26, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2018: 2.25% Effective April 1, 2019: 2% Effective April 1, 2020: 2% Effective April 1, 2021: 2.25% Shift premium: 4% when employee, on acting basis, per- forms substantially duties of position at higher salary range Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month to start, 1 2/ days per month after 5 years, 2 1/12 days per month after 21 years, 2 2/3 days per month after 28 years. Employee may carry over unused credits, maximum 30 days, from 1 fiscal year to next fiscal year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on first day or rest; double time thereafter. Double time for all work on second day of rest (ex- cept when employee is request- ed to work on first day of rest and, to meet convenience of employee's own personal plans, is allowed to work instead on second day of rest, employee will be compensated at time and one-half for first 7.5 hours and double time thereafter). May be taken as compensatory leave (unused leave will be paid in cash on last day of fiscal year in which it is earned). Double time for all work on Sunday. Medical benefits: Coverage will be provided under Govern- ment of Canada Public Service Health Care plan. Dental: Coverage will be pro- vided under public service den- tal care plan. Sick leave: 1 1/4 days for each month during which employee receives minimum 10 days' pay. May be accumulated. Credits earned but unused will be restored to employee whose employment was terminated due to end of specified period of employment and who is re- appointed within 1 year from end of period. STD: Public Service Disability Plans. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (fa- ther, mother, stepfather, step- mother, foster-parent, brother, sister, spouse, common-law partner resident with employ- ee, child, child of common-law partner, stepchild, ward of employee, grandchild, grand- parent, spouse's parents, any relative residing in employee's household). Additional 3 days for travel related to death. 1 day for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle. Call-in pay: Greater of com- pensation at applicable over- time rate or compensation equivalent to 3 hours' pay at applicable overtime rate (mini- mum of 3 hours' pay will apply only first time that employee reports for work during 8 hours, starting with employee's first reporting) when called in on day of rest. Greater of minimum 3 hours of pay at ap- plicable overtime rate or paid at applicable rate of overtime for time worked, when employee is called in to work after employ- ee has completed work for day and has left place of work). Probationary period: 6 months from date of hire (em- ployer may extend probation- ary period for up to 3 additional months). Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for any document or writ- ten statement related to disci- plinary action. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for first year of employment; 1 week's pay for each year of ser- vice on first layoff. 1 week's pay for each year of employment, less previous severance pay- ment, on second layoff. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 8.8% increase): CC/OHS/03 Min: $39,290 rising 4 steps to $42,737 Marriage leave: 5 days, with pay, to get married (will be given only once over term of employment). December 14, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 4

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