Canadian Labour Reporter

MARCH 17, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Sample rates of pay, current: Finance clerk: $26.72 per hour, rising in 5 steps to $29.50 Planning and lands administrator: $27.59, rising in 5 steps to $30.47 MMOS clerk: $26.72, rising in 5 steps to $29.50 Receptionist: $22.85, rising in 5 steps to $25.23 Janitor: $18.96, rising in 5 steps to $20.92 Community works foreman: $32.21, rising in 5 steps to $35.52 Heavy equipment operator: $27.84, rising in 5 steps to $30.73 Garbage truck driver: $22.77, rising in 5 steps to $25.14 Mechanic: $36.41, rising in 5 steps to $40.17 Building maintainer: $26.65, rising in 5 steps to $29.40 DPW foreman: $32.21, rising in 5 steps to $35.52 General labourer: $20.83, rising in 5 steps to $22.98 Recreation co-ordinator: $28.88, rising in 5 steps to $31.88 Recreation attendant: $20.70, rising in 5 steps to $22.84 Arena attendant: $22.15, rising in 5 steps to $24.45 Pool attendant (bronze certification): $16.45 Pool attendant (silver certification): $21.92 Pool attendant (gold certification): $27.40 Editor's notes: Winter bonus days: 1 day for every 5 days liqui- dated between October and March. Up to 4 winter bonus days per year. Extreme weather: Except in emergencies, employees not required to work in extreme weather conditions. Reporting pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time or appropriate com- pensation at overtime rates (whichever is greater) if employee is called into work, but no work is available. Compassionate care: Up to 8 weeks unpaid to provide support to gravely ill family member, including spouse, common-law spouse, child, child of spouse, parent, spouse of parent, any other person included in Employment Insurance Act. Travel: $138.55 per diem when employee is required to travel. Effective April 1, 2013: $21.10 for breakfast, $29.85 for lunch, $70.30 for dinner, $17.30 for incidentals. Up to $45 per day for child care, upon receipt. n TrUCKinG ken Johnson Trucking LANGLEY, B.C. (35 truck drivers) and the Teamsters Local Union No. 31. Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5% Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for instructional drivers while training. Paid holidays: 11 days. Double time for first 8 hours worked on a named holiday, triple time for the 9th and 10th hour worked on a named holiday, quadruple time for 11th and 12th hours. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 21 years. Employees with more than 2 weeks of vacation may take them in one continuous period, only if during off-season (June 1 to Sept. 30, inclusive, Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, inclusive, or spring break). Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Medical benefits: Teamsters Health and Welfare Trust Plan. Sick leave: Half-day earned per month, up to maximum accu- mulation of 30 days. Pension: Teamsters National Pension Plan. Effective Jan. 1, 2014: $2.15 per hour contributed by employer. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: $2.30 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: $2.45 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for parent, spouse, brother, sister, child, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepchildren, legal guardian, grandparents, spouse's grandparents or grand- children. Given 24 hours' notice, employee may take 1 day un- paid leave to attend any other funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. 18 months if employee has ac- crued at least 5 years of seniority. Call-in pay: 10-hour guarantee: Employee who has been called in for duty and starts trip is guaranteed minimum 10 hours' work or pay in lieu. If no work is available, employee receives minimum 5 hours' pay at straight time rates. 5-hour guarantee: If employee reports to work as scheduled and no work is pro- vided, employee receives minimum 5 hours' pay, unless notified otherwise 2 hours prior. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: Coveralls, chemical-protective clothing and equipment provided by employer. Employees provide suitable clothing, gloves, shoes, protective winter clothing to perform job appropriately. Sample rates of pay, current: Drivers: 5-axle: $24.58 per hour, 35.43¢ per kilometre 6-axle: $24.58, 35.85¢ per km 7-axle: $24.58, 36.31¢ per km 8-axle: $24.58, 36.74¢ per km Editor's notes: Compassionate care: Employees requesting leave of absence for compassionate care reasons shall not be unrea- sonably denied. Reclassifying: Employees unable to perform job duties as a result of health reasons will be reclassified into an- other position. Accidents: If employee cannot carry out duties as a result of an accident, they will be paid full day's wages. Wait time: Up to 10 hours' pay for each 20-hour period em- ployee spends waiting to load or unload trucks, equipment to be repaired, roads to be cleared. Expenses: Company provides credit card to be used to cover truck maintenance or other busi- ness related to job duties. Union enhancement fund: Employer contributes 5¢ per hour for the enhancement of all people de- pendent on Teamsters Local Union No. 31. n MainTEnanCE Les Moulins de Solanges SAINT-POLYCARPE, QUE. (20 plant and maintenance employees) and the Bakery, Confec- tionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) Local 55. Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 23, 2013, to Nov. 7, 2016. Signed on Sept. 23, 2013.

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