Canadian Labour Reporter

FEBRUARY 24, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 23, 2014: 2.75% Effective Sept. 23, 2015: 2.75% Paid holidays: 12.5 days. Unchanged. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. $25 per day for employees called in to work during scheduled vacation. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Time off in lieu of pay dependent on employer's approval. Medical benefits: Effective 2015, health spending account cov- erage for individuals increase annually by $100. $750 every 7 years for hearing aids, previously $500 every 5 years. Bereavement leave: Up to 5 days. Effective upon ratifica- tion, immediate family includes father, step-father, mother, step-mother, brother, step-brother, sister, step-sister, spouse, fiancé, child or ward of employee, step-child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or any relative permanently residing with employee. Additional 2 days for employee's spouse or child. Spouse now includes same-sex or common-law partner. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 6 months. Sample rates of pay, current: Clerk typist: $36,338 per year Rates appeal officer: $44,666 Customer service representative: $51,254 Purchasing agent/auditor: $58,819 Business analyst/senior underwriter: $72,301 Editor's notes: Stand-by pay: Minimum 1 hours' pay, effective 2014. Previously no pay for the first 30 minutes. Acting pay: Employees required to fill-in for a higher job classification will be paid that wage for 1 day, previously 10. Health and well- being spending account: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, $300 for fitness programs. Downtown living: $50 per month for employees re- quired to work at downtown location. n ADMINISTRATION Acadia Toyota MONCTON, N.B. (7,500 administrative employees) and the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW) Local 4501. Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2015. Signed on Sept. 3, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective March 4, 2013: 2% Effective March 3, 2014: 2% Paid holidays: 10 days Vacations with pay: 4% of earnings to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 7 years and 4 weeks 25 years. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums. No other informa- tion available. Sick leave: Employer will pay regular wages for 50% of sick time up to 3 paid days. LTD: 100% of premiums paid by employee. Mandatory partici- pation. No other information available. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums. No other informa- tion available. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums. No other information available. Bereavement leave: 5 days. 3 paid days and 2 unpaid for em- ployee's parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law or mother-in-law. 2 paid days and 3 unpaid for employee's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. If em- ployee is notified of death while at work, the employee will be relieved from duty and paid for the balance of the workday. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Probationary period: 1,040 hours. Safety shoes: $75 annually. $100 starting in 2014. Unclaimed allowance will not carry over to a subsequent year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer pays 70% of costs to supply and provide weekly cleaning of uniforms. Uniforms include 5 coveralls and/or 5 sets of shirts and pants. 2 company caps provided to each employee annually at no cost. Tool allowance: $125 annually. $150 starting in 2014. Un- claimed allowance will not carry over to a subsequent year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Service Technician I: $22.75 Service Technician II: $20.75 Service Technician III: $18.50 Service Technician IV: $17.25 Licensed Technician: $15 Acadia Toyota Certified Vehicle Technician I: $12.50 Acadia Toyota Certified Vehicle Technician II: $11 Parts Advisor I: $17.50 Parts Advisor II: $15.50 Parts Advisor III: $14 Parts Advisor Trainee: $11 Toyota Touch Detailer: $15 Toyota Touch Detailer I: $14 Toyota Touch Detailer II: $12 Toyota Touch Vehicle Washer: $10.50 Editor's notes: Non-compete: Any employee undertaking work outside the employer's operation that could be construed as be- ing competitive with the employer's operation will be subject to immediate discipline including termination without notice. Accidents: Employees are not required to bear the cost of any of the deductible if the employer establishes they were unable to prevent the accident. An employee whose driving record has been accident-free for 5 years who is deemed responsible for committing a traffic violation and is involved in an accident will pay 50% of the insurance deductible. An employee who is deemed responsible for committing a second or subsequent traffic violation and is involved in an accident within a 5 year period will pay 100% of the employer's insurance deductible and the employee will be subject to immediate dismissal with- out notice. Moment of silence: Each year on April 28 work will stop and 1 minute of silence will be observed in memory of workers killed or injured on the job.

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