Canadian Labour Reporter

Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2021 with Ontario Employment Standards Act. Mileage: $0.49 per kilometre for employees required to op- erate their vehicle in course of their duties. Sample rates of hourly pay (current start/maximum, af- ter 1.5% increase): Care coordinator/psychogeri- atric and elder abuse resource consultant/education coordi- nator/geriatric assessor/care connector/registered nurse/ home and community care therapist/professional practice educator: $34.98/$46.63 rising 1 step to $35.50/$47.33 Placement coordinator/LTC coordinator: $32.04/$40.01 rising 1 step to $32.52/$40.61 Nurse practitioner: $56.02/$63.25 rising 1 step to $56.86/$64.19 Registered practical nurse: $34.76/$37.62 rising 1 step to $35.28/$38.19 Clinical nurse specialist wound: $45.38/$54.02 rising 1 step to $46.06/$54.84 Advance practice clinician: $48.43/$56.66 rising 1 step to $49.15/$57.51 Editor's notes: Professional development: Payment for courses approved by employer — 50% upon successful completion of course and 50% 1 year later, provided that employee is still continuously employment and applies in writing. Flu vaccine: Em- ployees will be required to be vaccinated for influenza. Those who refuse may be placed on unpaid leave or may use vacation time during any outbreak. Hearing aids: $600 once every 3 years. OIL PRODUCTION Suncor Energy Base Plant and Firebag Fort McMurray, Alta. (2,899 oil production employees) and Unifor, Local 707-A Renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 3, 2019 to May 1, 2023. Ratified on July 3, 2019. Signed on May 14, 2019. Shift premium: Double time when employee schedule does not permit 12-hour break be- tween work periods. Double time for first shift worked, when employee is given new schedule and starting time if more than 1 hour sooner or lat- er of previous schedule. Time may be banked, maximum 56 hours. Paid holidays: 9 days (11 days plus 1 floating day for employ- ees on certain schedules). Vacations with pay: During first year of service, employee may take 1 week off after 6 months of service (remain- ing 2 weeks will be taken after first year of service is done), 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. 24 hours of travel time with pay at employee's hourly rate will be granted each year to each employee in conjunction with annual vacation. Overtime: Double time for all work after 40 hours per week, when averaged over employee's shift cycle. Meal allowance: Suitable hot meal (eaten on company time) for employee who works more than 2 hours beyond regular stopping time and has not had 8 hours of notice of overtime prior to shift. Meals will be furnished thereafter at 4-hour intervals throughout remaining period of work. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse (including common- law, same-sex), parent (includ- ing stepparent, foster parent) of employee or employee's spouse, child (including step- child, foster-child) of employee or employee's spouse, grand- parents (including stepgrand- parents) of employee or em- ployee's spouse, grandchildren (including stepgrandchildren) of employee or employee's spouse, sister/brother (includ- ing in-laws), daughter/son (including in-laws)). Additional 2 days for travel for employees not covered by overtime agree- ment. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs. 1,040 work- ing hours per year for employee who accepts promotion or trans- fer out of bargaining unit. Call-in pay: Greater of applica- ble overtime rate or minimum of 4 hours' pay computed at ap- plicable overtime rate (employ- ee will not be required to return to work on regular shift for less than 2 hours). If call-in extends up to commencement of em- ployee's regular shift, employee will normally take 8-hour break. However, if requested to work after commencement of employee's regular shift, em- ployee will receive applicable overtime rate for hours worked. Probationary period: 480 working hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for letters of discipline. Severance: 2 weeks' pay plus 2 weeks' multiplied by 1.15, pro- vided employee has at least 1 year of continuous service with employer. Employer will reim- burse employee for training or moving costs incurred within 2 years of termination, maximum $2,000, provided expense is for outside employment oppor- tunity, less any other training or moving subsidy available to employee. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees will receive twice weekly clothing changes and additional coveralls may be supplied. $125 per year for any employee who works majority of time outdoors and is not being supplied with Nomex winter clothing. Tool allowance: All required tools will be supplied by em- ployer at no cost to mainte- nance employees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Unit leader completed 2 years in classification: $70.09 rising 3 steps to $76.78 Unit leader upon promotion: $68.81 rising 3 steps to $75.37 Dual-ticket journeyman/shovel operator/upgrading control room operator/extraction con- trol room operator/energy and utilities control room operator/ power system operator 2/mine senior operator: $67.36 rising 3 steps to $73.79 Journeyman completed multi- skilling program/warehouse technician phase 8/maintainer operator tailings/extraction fine-tailings control room op- erator/senior laboratory tech phase 10/power system opera- tor 1: $66.48 rising 3 steps to $72.82 Journeyman/plant support equipment operator/extraction operator/upgrading operator/ energy and utilities operator phase 5/extraction fine-tailings operator phase 7/laboratory tech phase 9/warehouse tech- nician phase 7/mine operator phase 7/maintenance services operator 64 months/tire spe- cialist 64 months/lube special- ist 64 months: $63.62 rising 3 steps to $69.69 Extraction operator/plant support equipment operator/ upgrading operator/extraction fine-tailings operator phase 6/energy and utilities opera- tor phase 4/laboratory tech. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff. 1,040 hours for employee who accepts promotion or transfer. January 18, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2021

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