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November 29, 2021

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Bulk chemical operator pro- gression/bulk chemical op- erator: $35.94 rising 3 steps to $37.03 Maintenance mechanic pro- gression/maintenance me- chanic: $37.65 rising 3 steps to $38.79 Delivery Specialist: $33.37 ris- ing 3 steps to $34.38 Shipper/receiver operator: $33.37 rising 3 steps to $34.38 Employees hired after Jan. 1, 2018 Bulk chemical operator: $35.94 rising 3 steps to $37.03 Chemical operator level 4: $34.66 rising 3 steps to $35.71 Chemical operator level 3: $33.37 rising 3 steps to $34.38 Chemical operator level 2: $30.37 rising 3 steps to $31.29 Chemical operator level 1: $28.22 rising 3 steps to $29.08 Chemical operator trainee: $25.80 rising 3 steps to $26.58 Employees will receive lump sum payments: Jan. 2022: $1,500 Jan. 2023: $750 Jan. 2024: $750 Jan. 2025: $1,000 LONG-TERM CARE Villa Leonardo Gambin Centre Woodbridge, Ont. (178 long-term care workers) and the Labourers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), Local 3000 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2022. Ratified in June 2021. Signed on Oct. 25, 2021. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1% Shift premium: $0.35 per hour where employee is required to work from Friday 11 p.m. and Sunday 11 p.m. $1 per hour for employees assigned responsibility of supervisor for 1 full shift or more. $0.30 per hour for employees required to rotate over 2 or more shifts, where majority of hours are worked between 3 p.m. on 1 day and 7 a.m. on next day. Paid holidays: 12 days includ- ing 2 float days. All employees receive Christmas or New Year's off on rotating basis. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 22 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked more than 7.5 in 1 day or more than 75 in 2-week period and all hours on statutory holidays. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for standard hospital coverage and drugs up to $2,500 per insured person per year. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employees pays 25% of premiums for full-time employees and 50% of premi- ums, employees pays 50% of premiums for part-time em- ployees for 70/30 co-payment of #9 plan with 9-month recall, 1-year lag on ODA fee guide and $1,500 maximum per in- sured person per year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $325 per 24 months. Effective Jan. 1, 2022: $345 every 24 months. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $300 annually. Sick leave: 22.5 hours upon completion of 900 hours of work, then 7.5 hours for each 152.5 hours worked, up to 18 days. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $25,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $25,000. Pension: Employer deducts 3% of wages from each employee and matches those contribu- tions (4% for RNs and RPNs) to Labourers' Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada (LPF). Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, par- ent, child. 3 paid days for death of sibling, sibling-in-law, parent-in-law, child-in-law, grandparent, spouse's grand- parent, grandchild. Additional unpaid leave may be given if travel is necessary. 1 day may be deferred for delayed interment. 1 paid day for death of aunt or uncle. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for layoffs or absence from work longer than 24 months due to illness accident or WSIB where there is no rea- sonable likelihood of employee returning to work in near fu- ture. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half for call- back after leaving work. Probationary period: 450 hours in period of no longer than 6 months. May be extend- ed up to 375 hours (50 shifts). Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for letter of reprimand, suspension or other sanction; 24 months for third-party interactions. Any leave of ab- sence longer than 30 calendar days will not contribute to 12- or 24-month period. Uniforms/clothing: $0.07 per hour for all hours worked (not paid) to employees who are re- quired to wear uniform (upon completion of probation). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1% increase): PSW (start): $19.48 rising 1 step to $19.68 PSW (1,800 hours): $21.05 ris- ing 1 step to $20.79 PSW (5,400 hours): $21.88 ris- ing 1 step to $22.10 Restorative (start): $19.61 ris- ing 1 step to $19.80 Restorative (1,800 hours): $21.17 rising 1 step to $21.38 Restorative (5,400 hours): $22.02 rising 1 step to $22.24 Programs (start): $20.36 rising 1 step to $20.56 Programs (1,800 hours) $21.29 rising 1 step to $21.50 Programs (5,400 hours): $22.20 rising 1 step to $22.42 Dietary/housekeeping/laundry (start): $15.77 rising 1 step to $15.93 Dietary/housekeeping/laundry (1,800 hours): $16.84 rising 1 step to $17.01 Dietary/housekeeping/laundry (5,400 hours): $17.88 rising 1 step to 18.06 Cook (start): $20.08 rising 1 step to $20.28 Cook (1,800 hours): $22 rising 1 step to $22.22 Cook (5,400 hours): $22.68 ris- ing 1 step to $22.90 RN (start): $31.19 rising 1 step to $31.51 RN (1,800 hours): $32.42 rising 1 step to $32.74 RN (5,400 hours): $34.90 rising 1 step to $35.25 RN (10,800 hours): $38.61 ris- ing 1 step to $39 RN (16,200 hours): $44.83 ris- ing 1 step to $45.28 RPN (start): $25.18 rising 1 step to $25.43 RPN (1,800): $25.83 rising 1 step to $26.09 RPN (5,400): $27.44 rising 1 step to $27.72 Editor's notes: Benefits substitution: Upon completion of probation, permanent part-time and full-time employees may ex- ercise 1-time option to receive $0.65 per hour in lieu of benefits. These employees accumulate sick leave of 7.5 hours for each 152.5 hours worked up to 105 hours and receive $10,000 life insurance coverage. Part-time employees who are regularly scheduled for less than 52.5 hours biweekly will be paid $0.69 per hour in lieu of health and sick leave benefits. Uniforms/clothing: $0.07 per hour for all hours worked (not paid) to employees who are required to wear uniform. November 29, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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