Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS fuel tanks (premium will only be paid to employees working inside tank). $40 per day for incidentals for each Saturday, Sunday, statutory holiday that employee was not actively working but remained de- ployed including travel for em- ployee who remains at another IMP base of operation. Paid holidays: 11 days plus 1 floating holiday per year after 1 year of seniority. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for work in excess of scheduled hours of work; double time af- ter 12 hours of work in 24-hour period; double time for work after 8 hours worked on em- ployee's first day of rest and for all hours worked on second or subsequent days of rest. Time may be banked and taken as time off, maximum 100 hours in bank. Employees may carry over maximum 80 hours from 1 fiscal year to another. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for benefit plan B. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Maximum $1,500 per year for basic and major services combined. Paramedical: $1,500 or $800 per year based on employee preference. Sick leave: Maximum 6 sick days per fiscal year. Life insurance: Coverage of 1 or 2 time annual earnings based on employee preference. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child. 3 days for death in immediate family (father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, spouse, child, step- child, father-in-law, mother-in- law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, any relative of employee residing in employee's household). 2 additional unpaid days may be requested and will be approved where travel is required greater than 500 kilometres. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months to start; 12 months af- ter 1 year of service; 18 months after 3 years of service. Call-in pay: Greater of com- pensation for all hours worked at appropriate overtime rate or compensation equivalent to 4 hours of pay at straight-time rate. Probationary period: 3 months from day employee is first hired (period will be ex- tended for equivalent period by any absence from worksite of 1 week or more; absence from worksite will include any period of time employee is on type training). Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for any document or written statement related to disciplinary actions. Severance: 1 week of pay for each year of service. Safety shoes: $170 (previously $100 every 12 months) for CSA-approved safety boots on initial hire and then every 18 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide and pay for all reasonable protective devices, clothing, other equipment necessary to properly protect employees from injury and unhealthy conditions in perfor- mance of work. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 8.8% increase): Apprentice technician Level A: $25.26 rising 4 steps to $27.48 B: $24.36 rising 4 steps to $26.50 C: $23.48 rising 4 steps to $25.54 D: $22.57 rising 4 steps to $24.55 E: $21.66 rising 4 steps to $23.56 F: $20.76 rising 4 steps to $22.59 G: $19.86 rising 4 steps to $21.62 H: $18.96 rising 4 steps to $20.62 I: $18.05 rising 4 steps to $19.63 CSH technician AVN/AVS/ ACS After MRA authorization A: $30.72 rising 4 steps to $33.42 After 12 months B: $30.07 ris- ing 4 steps to $32.70 After 6 months C: $29.33 rising 4 steps to $31.91 Date of hire D: $28.60 rising 4 steps to $31.10 Crew chief: $38.52 rising 4 steps to $41.90 Deputy crew chief: $32.77 ris- ing 4 steps to $35.65 Maintenance planner After 12 months A: $27.86 ris- ing 4 steps to $30.31 After 6 months B: $27.05 rising 4 steps to $29.42 Date of hire C: $26.20 rising 4 steps to $28.49 Senior maintenance planner After 12 months A: $30.36 ris- ing 4 steps to $33.03 After 6 months B: $28.67 rising 4 steps to $31.18 Date of hire C: $27.88 rising 4 steps to $30.33 Stores person After 12 months A: $25.06 ris- ing 4 steps to $27.26 After 6 months B: $24.53 rising 4 steps to $26.68 Date of hire C: $23.77 rising 4 steps to $25.87 Senior stores person After 12 months A: $26.53 ris- ing 4 steps to $28.85 After 6 months B: $26.03 rising 4 steps to $28.31 Date of hire C: $25.28 rising 4 steps to $27.51 Administrative assistant After 12 months A: $19.89 ris- ing 4 steps to $21.65 After 6 months B: $19.66 rising 4 steps to $21.38 Date of hire C: $19.51 rising 4 steps to $21.23 CPT/FCE support supervisor: $41.64 rising 4 steps to $45.29 CPT/FCE support technician: $36.34 rising 4 steps to $39.53 Editor's notes: Birth of child: Employer will grant employee leave, with pay, for 1 working day after birth of child into em- ployee's family. Standby: Employee will be given 1 day off in week following week when employee was on standby and $15 per shift on standby. Travel time: Employee will be paid straight-time rates for all time spent traveling when employees travel on any day including Saturdays, Sundays, statutory holidays. SOCIAL SERVICES Elmira District Community Living Elmira, Ont. (158 residential care support workers) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Local 253 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023. Ratified on March 2, 2021. Signed on Sept. 10, 2021. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2020: 1% Effective April 1, 2021: 1% Effective April 1, 2022: 1% Paid holidays: 13 days includ- ing 3 floater days and civic holi- day for full-time employees. 10 days for part-time and casual employees plus 1 to 4 floater days, depending on service time. When full-time employee is scheduled to work on paid holiday, employee will have option of: being paid straight- time for hours and have 1 lieu day or being paid public holiday Standby: 1 day off in week following week when employee was on standby and $15 per shift. 5 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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