Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 n RETAIL ALCOHOL Black Velvet Distilling Company LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. (85 employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401. Renewal agreement: Effective June 10, 2013, to June 9, 2016. Signed on Sept. 13, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective June 10, 2014: 2.5% Effective June 10, 2015: 3% Shift premium: Time and one-half for shift employees on a Sat- urday or Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Medical benefits: 90% coverage for prescription drugs, $1 de- ductible per prescription. Vision: $1,000 lifetime maximum for laser eye surgery. Effec- tive Sept. 12, 2013: $280 for prescription glasses every 2 years for employees and dependents. $85 for eye examinations every 2 years. Effective June 10, 2014: $290 for glasses every 2 years, $90 for exams every 2 years. Effective June 10, 2015: $300 for eye examinations every 2 years. Paramedical: $60 per chiropractor visit, up to $360 per year. $60 per massage therapist or acupuncture treatment, up to $360 combined per year. STD: 66.67% of earnings up to $1,200 per week, effective Sept. 12, 2013. LTD: 60% of basic monthly earnings, 85% of net earnings. Max- imum $2,000 per month. AD&D: $62,000. Life insurance: $80,000. $7,500 lump sum payment if employ- ee's spouse dies, $5,000 upon the death of a child. Pension: Effective Sept. 12, 2013, employer offers a defined con- tribution pension plan, matches contributions up to 5%. Defined benefit plan: $56.50 per month, effective January 2014. $58 per month, effective July 1, 2014. $59.50 per month, effective July 1, 2015. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, including em- ployee's mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, husband, wife, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, son, daughter, step children, brother, sister, grandpar- ents or grandchildren. 1 day for daughter-in-law or son-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Safety-related suspensions removed after 5 years, disciplinary records ending in suspension removed after 3 years, all other disciplinary reprimands removed after 2 years. Safety shoes: Effective Sept. 1, 2013, $180 per year. Effective June 10, 2014: $185 per year. Effective June 10, 2015: $190 per year. $150 one-time boot allowance for summer students. Tool allowance: Hand tools provided. Sample rates of pay, current: Lead hand millwright: $36.11 per hour Plant co-ordinator: $36.11 Power engineer: $36.11 Journeyman mechanic: $35.25 Instrument technician: $35.25 Project mechanic (Millwright): $35.25 Master blender: $32.87 Blender: $31.91 Distribution co-ordinator: $31.10 Automatic dumping and filling operator: $30.36 Materials handling operator: $29.60 Bottling equipment operator: $29.60 Barrel warehouseman: $29.18 Bottling services (quality assurance): $28.80 Student: $19.55 Editor's notes: Environmental policy: Employer recognizes its corporate and social responsibility to protect the environment and health and safety of employees. Company to establish and review environmental objectives. Reporting pay: Employees re- porting to work but unable to work shall be paid for at least 4 hours at straight time rates. Wash-up: 5-minute wash-up period at the end of each shift. n EDUCATION University of British Columbia VANCOUVER (3,320 professors and librarians) and the Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia. Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014. Signed July 24, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2012: 2.45% Effective July 1, 2013: 2.4% Effective July 1, 2012: 1% lump sum payment as productivity development per year Medical benefits: Medical Services Plan of British Columbia. 80% coverage for prescription drugs. Dental: 100% coverage for basic preventative and restorative services. 70% coverage for major restorative services. 65% coverage, up to $3,000 lifetime maximum for orthodontics. Vision: Extended health benefits: $250 every 2 years. Collective Agreements Collective Agreements Summaries of economic features of recent collective agreements from all sectors of the economy, public and private. The editor's notes, at the end of each summary, contain interesting tidbits from the collective agreement language.

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