Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS in other family (legal guardian, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother, mother- in-law (including common- law), father-in-law (including common-law), daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, child of spouse or common-law partner or any relative residing in employee's household). Pay will be limited to number of scheduled working days prescribed plus 1 day to attend funeral, if not within prescribed days. 1 additional tour of duty will be granted to attending funeral service if interment for imme- diate family member occurs at time other than funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs. Employee's seniority will not be terminated when remaining away from work because of sickness or disability. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: First 6 calendar months of employ- ment. Time lost for personal or health-related reasons will not be counted toward completion of probationary period (period will be extended by number of working days employee was absent from work). Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for suspensions or disci- plinary actions, including letters of reprimand or any adverse reports. Severance: 3 weeks' pay for each year of service, prorated to nearest month, maximum 60 weeks' salary. 1 additional week severance pay per year of service, maximum 12 addi- tional weeks of severance pay, for employees who volunteer to be laid off or are approached by employer to volunteer to be laid off. Uniforms/clothing: Maximum of $1,500 per full-time anchor. $300 per year (previously $200 per year) for employees who regularly perform anchor duties; $200 per year (previously $100 per year) for employees who regularly perform photo- journalist duties for anchor photojournalists. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.5% increase): Group 1 (janitor) Start: $15.52 rising 2 steps to $16.07 6 months: $16.10 rising 2 steps to $16.67 Level 1: $16.88 rising 2 steps to $17.48 Level 2: $18.04 rising 2 steps to $18.68 Level 3: $19.40 rising 2 steps to $20.09 Group 6 (traffic clerk) Start: $15.94 rising 2 steps to $16.50 6 months: $16.62 rising 2 steps to $17.21 Level 1: $17.31 rising 2 steps to $17.92 Level 2: $18.22 rising 2 steps to $18.86 Level 3: $19.13 rising 2 steps to $19.81 Level 4: $19.98 rising 2 steps to $20.68 Level 5: $21.18 rising 2 steps to $21.93 Level 6: $22.77 rising 2 steps to $23.58 Group 8 (graphic artist) Start: $17.02 rising 2 steps to $17.62 6 months: $17.75 rising 2 steps to $18.38 Level 1: $18.48 rising 2 steps to $19.13 Level 2: $19.45 rising 2 steps to $20.14 Level 3: $20.67 rising 2 steps to $21.39 Level 4: $22.37 rising 2 steps to $23.16 Level 5 (top): $24.31 rising 2 steps to $25.17 Group 9 (ENG/EFP/studio) Start: $17.64 rising 2 steps to $18.26 6 months: $18.39 rising 2 steps to $19.04 Level 1: $19.15 rising 2 steps to $19.82 Level 2: $20.16 rising 2 steps to $20.87 Level 3: $21,41 rising 2 steps to $22.17 Level 4: $23.18 rising 2 steps to $24 Level 5 (top): $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Group 12 (creative writer/ production floater) Start: $19.08 rising 2 steps to $19.76 6 months: $19.90 rising 2 steps to $20.60 Level 1: $20.72 rising 2 steps to $21.45 Level 2: $21.81 rising 2 steps to $22.58 Level 3: $23.17 rising 2 steps to $23.99 Level 4: $25.08 rising 2 steps to $25.96 Level 5 (top): $27.26 rising 2 steps to $28.22 Group 13 (video journalist anchor/tech director) Start: $19.52 rising 2 steps to $20.21 6 months: $20.36 rising 2 steps to $21.07 Level 1: $21.19 rising 2 steps to $21.94 Level 2: $22.31 rising 2 steps to $23.10 Level 3: $23.70 rising 2 steps to $24.54 Level 4: $25.65 rising 2 steps to $26.56 Level 5 (top): $27.88 rising 2 steps to $28.86 Group 15 (senior technician) Start: $25.44 rising 2 steps to $26.34 6 months: $26.46 rising 2 steps to $27.39 Level 1: $27.47 rising 2 steps to $28.44 Level 2: $29.17 rising 2 steps to $30.20 Level 3: $31.20 rising 2 steps to $32.31 Level 4 (top): $33.92 rising 2 steps to $35.12 Editor's notes: Standby: Employees assigned to standby during off hours will be compensated at $2 per hour; $40 on scheduled day off. Taxi for transportation: When employees are required to end or start tour of duty when public transportation is not available and other arrangements cannot be made, taxi fare home will be provided when required maximum $20. Per diem: Employees who are on special assignment or out-of-town overnight will be reimbursed for meals, maximum: $15 breakfast (previously $12); $20 for lunch; $30 for dinner (previously $27). AUTOMOBILE PARTS Hendrickson Spring Stratford Operations Stratford, Ont. (205 industrial trade workers) and the United Steelworkers of America (USW) Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2023. Ratified in January 2021. Signed on Jan. 19, 2021. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2021: 4% Effective Nov. 1, 2022: 3% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for all hours on second shift, rising to $0.85 per hour on Nov. 1, 2022. 85 per hour for all hours on third shift, rising to $0.95 per hour per hour on Nov. 1, 2022. Paid holidays: 14 days including 2 days between Dec. 24 and Jan. 1 to be designated by employer. Vacations with pay: None unless plant shutdown to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 12 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours worked prior to and beyond normal sched- uled shift in 1 day and double time for all work beyond that. Double time for all hours worked over 12 consecutive hours in workday and all hours worked on statutory holiday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on sixth shift worked in calendar week if at least 40 hours (5x8 workweek) or 36 hours (3x12 workweek) worked. Double time for all hours worked on seventh shift worked in calendar week beyond 40/48 hours and all hours worked between 7 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday if May 24, 2021 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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