Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 23, 2013: 3% Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 3% Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 3% Effective Nov. 1, 2016: 3% Shift premium: $1 per hour for the night shift. $1 per hour for foremen. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 17 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Sick leave: 3 days per year. 4 days starting in November 2016. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or child. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, father-in- law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandchil- dren. 2 days for employee's son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 1 day for employee's grandfather or grandmother. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 90 days for millers, electrical engineers and laboratory employees. 30 days for all other employees. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Safety shoes: $100 per year. Uniforms/clothing: The employer provides repairs and clean daily uniforms. The employer provides winter gear including vests and coats when necessary. Tool allowance: The employer provides all necessary tools. Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase): Mechanic: $20.25 per hour Miller: $19.75 Packaging Attendant: $16.15 Laboratory Attendant: $18 Editor's notes: Birth and adoption: 5 days leave. n COnSTrUCTiOn Saint John Construction Association PROVINCE-WIDE, NEW BRUNSWICk (120 masonry workers) and the International Union of Bricklay- ers and Allied Craftworkers (IUBAC) Local 8. Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 4, 2013, to July 31, 2017. Signed on Dec. 4, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 4, 2013: 3% Effective Aug. 3, 2014: 3% Effective Aug. 2, 2015: 3% Effective July 31, 2016: 3.5% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for work done from a height above 65' and $1 per hour for work done from a height above 100'. $3 per hour for foremen. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: Payable at 11% in accordance with the New Brunswick Vacation Pay Act. No other information available. Overtime: Time and one-half. Double time for all industrial work and for all work on Saturdays and Sundays. Pension: $5.50 per hour worked. No other information avail- able. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law or grand- parent. Mileage: 45¢ per km. 47¢ per km effective Aug. 2, 2015. Sample rates of pay current: Masonry workers: $28.50 Mason helpers: $22.32 Editor's notes: Moonlighting: No employees will accept em- ployment from any person or persons other than the employer. First violations result in a $100 fine and a week-long suspen- sion. Quarters: Quarters, heated when necessary, will be pro- vided to change clothing or eat lunch. No company tools or equipment will be stored in such quarters. Scaffolding: All scaf- folding is to have a back rail. Accidents: Regardless of how slight an accident, injured employees are required to report to the job office immediately. Subcontracting: The employer agrees to only engage subcontractors who employ members of the IUBAC. n HEaLTH CarE District Health Authorities, Acute Care PROVINCE-WIDE, ExCLUDING HALIFAx, NOVA SCOTIA (6,000 nurses) and the Nova Scotia Nurses' Union (NSNU). Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2012, to Oct. 31, 2014. Signed on Jan. 14, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2012: 2.5% Effective Nov. 1, 2013: 3% Shift premium: $1.75 per hour for all hours worked between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and all hours worked on weekends. Increasing to $1.85 effective Oct. 31, 2014. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Up to 112.5 hours to start, 150 hours after 5 years, 187.5 hours after 15 years and 225 hours after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Double time after 4 hours over- time. Meal allowance: $8 after 4 hours overtime. Sick leave: 11.25 hours for each 162.5 regular hours paid to a maximum of 1125 hours sick leave credit. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's father, mother, step-father, step-mother, guardian, brother, sister, step-broth- er, step-sister, spouse, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, step-child, ward, grandparent, step-grandparent, grandchild, step-grandchild or any relative permanently residing with the employee. 1 day for employee's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 day without pay for the em- ployee's aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or the grandparents of the

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