Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS months (may be extended for further 6 months); maximum 1,950 or 2,080 hours of work for all employees other than full- time employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for any document, writ- ten statement related to disci- plinary action. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for first year of employment plus 1 week's pay for each succeeding year of employment, maximum 28 weeks' pay. Safety shoes: Maximum $300 per year (previously $250 per year) reimbursement. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide coveralls; special- ized gloves (welding, rubber); hard hats; aprons; welding goggles; dust-protection equip- ment; eye-protection equip- ment (except prescription lenses); ear-protection equip- ment; pool uniform; goggles; deck shoes. Mileage: Employee using private vehicle for own con- venience while travelling on employer business will be paid amount equal to Treasury Board of Canada rates for Northwest Territories up to cost of travel by commercial airline. Sample rates of annual pay (current): Level 9 Step 1: $54,706.66 Step 2: $56,041.42 Step 3: $57,436.34 Step 4: $58,877.93 Step 5: $60,382.13 Step 6: $61,947.75 10 Step 1: $56,041.42 Step 2: $57,436.34 Step 3: $58,877.93 Step 4: $60,382.13 Step 5: $61,947.75 Step 6: $63,573.52 11 Step 1: $57,436.34 Step 2: $58,877.93 Step 3: $60,382.13 Step 4: $61,947.75 Step 5: $63,573.52 Step 6: $65,265.61 12 Step 1: $58,877.93 Step 2: $60,382.13 Step 3: $61,947.75 Step 4: $63,573.52 Step 5: $65,265.61 Step 6: $67,025.24 13 Step 1: $60,382.13 Step 2: $61,947.75 Step 3: $63,573.52 Step 4: $65,265.61 Step 5: $67,025.24 Step 6: $68,854.85 14 Step 1: $61,947.75 Step 2: $63,573.52 Step 3: $65,265.61 Step 4: $67,025.24 Step 5: $68,854.85 Step 6: $70,756.90 15 Step 1: $63,573.52 Step 2: $65,265.61 Step 3: $67,025.24 Step 4: $68,854.85 Step 5: $70,756.90 Step 6: $72,736.33 20 Step 1: $72,736.33 Step 2: $74,794.32 Step 3: $76,935.83 Step 4: $79,159.60 Step 5: $81,475.47 Step 6: $83,883.45 21 Step 1: $74,794.32 Step 2: $76,935.83 Step 3: $79,159.60 Step 4: $81,475.47 Step 5: $83,883.45 Step 6: $86,387.19 22 Step 1: $76,935.83 Step 2: $79,159.60 Step 3: $81,475.47 Step 4: $83,883.45 Step 5: $86,387.19 Step 6: $88,990.41 23 Step 1: $79,159.60 Step 2: $81,475.47 Step 3: $83,883.45 Step 4: $86,387.19 Step 5: $88,990.41 Step 6: $91,697.99 24 Step 1: $81,475.47 Step 2: $83,883.45 Step 3: $86,387.19 Step 4: $88,990.41 Step 5: $91,697.99 Step 6: $94,516.07 25 Step 1: $83,883.45 Step 2: $86,387.19 Step 3: $88,990.41 Step 4: $91,697.99 Step 5: $94,516.07 Step 6: $97,444.69 26 Step 1: $86,387.19 Step 2: $88,990.41 Step 3: $91,697.99 Step 4: $94,516.07 Step 5: $97,444.69 Step 6: $100,492.40 27 Step 1: $88,990.41 Step 2: $91,697.99 Step 3: $94,516.07 Step 4: $97,444.69 Step 5: $100.492.40 Step 6: $103,659.22 Editor's notes: Winter leave: 2 additional days will be given to all employees, provided leave is taken between Oct. 1 and April 30 and employee liquidates minimum of 5 days of leave for each day of winter leave used. Games leave: 8 days per year to attend preliminary trials; any 1 session of the games for employees who compete as athletes or are officially designated as coaches or managers for the Arctic Winter Games, Canada Summer Games, Canada Winter Games. Wellness leave: Em- ployees will be entitled to 1 day of sick leave or special leave per year to promote wellness and maintain good physical and mental health. Northern allowance: $7,715.79 per year (previously $7,564.50 per year) to every indeterminate employee and to every casual employee who exceeds 960 hours of continuous employment. Standby pay: 1 hour of pay for each 8 consecu- tive hours or portion thereof employee is on standby; 1.5 hours of pay for each 8 consecutive hours on day of rest or holiday. Cooling-off period: Employee who willfully terminates employment due to misunderstanding or argument will be allowed to return to work and remain employed if employee does so within 2 working days. Long-term service awards: Employee who has been at step 6 pay level for 3 years will be entitled to $900 (previously $750) and thereafter $300 per year (previously $7,50 every 3 years). FROZEN FOOD MANUFACTURING Western Waffles Brantford, Ont. (360 manufacturing workers) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada, Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Rati- fied in August 2020. Signed July 1, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2020: 3% Effective July 1, 2021: 3% Effective July 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon shift. $1 per hour for night shift. $1 per hour to any employee assigned to train or re-train another em- ployee. Higher rate for all hours worked on higher rated job if employee remains there for 1 hour shift or more. Paid holidays: 11 days includ- ing 1 floater day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked in excess of 8 in 1 day, 40 in 1 week, or up to 11 hours on statutory holiday. Double time for hours worked in excess of 11 in 1 day or 48 in 1 week. Time and one-half for maintenance employees work- ing on Saturday or Sunday. Meal allowance: $5, provided as soon as possible after end of regular shift, or employees who work more than 3 hours of overtime after regular shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for ex- tended health care plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for dental plan. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. 5 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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